City of Monroe, LA

ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                      NO.  12,240                

The following Ordinance was offered by Mr.  McFarland                who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mrs.  Ezernack                    :

WHEREAS, the Monroe Police Department’s operational headquarters, including its Patrol Division, Detective Division, and primary evidence storage, is located at 700 Wood Street, but space has become limited;

WHEREAS, because of space constraints, the Monroe Police Department currently leases additional space on Kansas Lane for secondary evidence storage;

WHEREAS, the property owned by Miller International Properties, LLC, located at 507 Wood St., recently became available for lease and offers approximately 5,637 square feet of rentable space, including areas for office space and technology storage;

WHEREAS, the City, on behalf of the Monroe Police Department, desires to lease the parcel and building at 507 Wood Street, on the terms and conditions set forth in the attached lease, primarily to move Monroe Police Department’s Detective Division and investigative technology to that building, which would free up additional space at 700 Wood Street to relocate its secondary evidence storage; and

WHEREAS, a copy of the lease agreement between the City of Monroe and Miller International Properties, LLC for the property and building located at 507 Wood Street is attached hereto and made part hereof.

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, Stacey Rowell, Director of Administration, be and is hereby authorized to enter into and execute the attached lease agreement between the City of Monroe and Miller International Properties, LLC for the property and building located at 507 Wood Street.

This Ordinance was introduced on the  27th             day of August 2024.

            Notice published on the  30th       day of  August                 , 2024.

This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced and published, was then submitted to a vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows:

AYES:            Ezernack, Woods, McFarland & Muhammad

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:      Harvey

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on  10th          day of September, 2024.

Juanita Woods                                   

CHAIRPERSON

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CITY CLERK

Oliver Friday Ellis                             

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

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MAYOR’S VETO