Monte Sano Bayou Drainage Agreement

At a glance

What: Council approved, then within two weeks replaced, an agreement with the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the Monte Sano Bayou Drainage Project, raising the ceiling from $2,380,868.52 to $2,399,760.80.
Where it stands: Resolution 59610 passed 9-0 on August 26, 2026; the replacement (Resolution 59666) was taken up as an emergency item and passed 12-0 on September 9, 2026.
Next: Execution of the revised agreement.

August 26: Resolution 59610 authorized the agreement up to $2,380,868.52. Motion Councilman Kenney, second Councilwoman Coleman. Vote 9-0, with Councilwoman Adams, Councilwoman Harris and Councilman Hudson absent.
September 9: Resolution 59666 rescinds 59610 and authorizes a new agreement up to $2,399,760.80, an increase of $18,892.28. Councilwoman Adams moved, seconded by Councilman Hurst, to declare it an emergency item (12-0); Councilman Kenney moved approval, seconded by Councilman Gaudet (12-0).
The minutes do not give the reason for the revised amount.