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2026-08-11 - City Council

Summary

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Built from the city's posted agenda and approved minutes as read. Vote summaries were partly extracted by script and some resolution headings are truncated in the source, so unnamed items are unverified.

  • Council members present: Tabatha Taylor (Chair), Gary Brooks, Jim Taliaferro, Grayson Boucher, Alan Jackson Jr, James Green. Absent: Ursula Bowman.
  • Adopted unanimously a resolution endorsing the city's application to the Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grants program for about $175 million (Linwood Bridge replacement and Medical Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Phase II; the 20 percent local match is to come from city property value, programmed infrastructure and partner investment), and an Off-System Bridge Replacement Program compliance resolution (Res 76, Res 84). See Linwood Bridge and Medical Corridor Transit Grant.
  • Adopted unanimously a cooperative endeavor agreement and ground lease with the Caddo Parish School Board to convert the former Mooretown Elementary school into a Community Resource Center under the Block by Block initiative (Res 81). See Mooretown Community Resource Center.
  • Adopted unanimously a cooperative endeavor agreement with Shreveport Green for the Glen Cove Community Garden on Southfield Road (Res 74). See Cooperative Endeavor Agreements.
  • Adopted unanimously a Clean Water State Revolving Fund pre-application agreement with the state environmental agency (Res 75). See Clean Water and Water Supply.
  • Adopted unanimously a mineral lease request for District C (no surface operations, minimum $3,000 per acre bonus, 25 percent royalty) (Res 79); Res 66, a District A mineral lease, was tabled and Res 78 and Res 80 (District G mineral leases) were postponed. See Mineral Leases and Pipeline Rights-of-Way.
  • Postponed two Restoration Tax Abatement endorsements (Res 82, Res 83). See Restoration Tax Abatement Endorsements.
  • Postponed two ordinances for sales of surplus city property (Ord 75, Ord 76), and adopted unanimously Ord 72 amending the minimum bid price for the city-owned property on Texas Street. See Surplus Property Sales and SIRA.
  • Adopted unanimously the 2026 General Fund budget amendment (Ord 73) and the Water and Sewer Fund budget amendment (Ord 74). See 2026 Budget Amendments.
  • Adopted unanimously a water and sewer donation acceptance for the Provenance Phase IV-B development (Res 77) and a recognition resolution (Res 85; the honoree name is truncated in the source and omitted here).
  • Residents spoke in public comment on Res 66, 75, 78, 80, 81 and 85.

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