2026-10-26 - Administrative Conference

Summary

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Built from the posted agenda for the Administrative Conference (and the paired October 27 Council meeting, 2026-10-27 - City Council); the minutes were not posted, so outcomes are not recorded here.

• Notice posted October 23, 2026: conference Monday, October 26 at 3:00 p.m., regular meeting Tuesday, October 27, both in the Government Chamber.
• No public hearing, consent legislation or appeals; appointments listed for six boards or posts, including the Solid Waste Superintendent (Appointments and Confirmations).
• Single-reading resolutions: a utility billing system support agreement (Utility Billing System Contract), Fire and Police Civil Service pay scales (Pay Scales and Employee Benefits), a pipeline servitude on city property (Mineral Leases and Pipeline Rights-of-Way) and temporary downtown UTV streets for the Downtown Development Authority (Downtown Development Authority and UTVs).
• Introduced for later adoption: five cooperative endeavor agreements (Cooperative Endeavor Agreements), a mineral lease request, a Cross Lake Blvd no-parking zone and four zoning cases (Zoning Cases and Rezonings).
• Second reading: amendments to the 2026 General Fund and Golf Fund budgets (2026 Budget Amendments), employee and retiree contributions, and the solid waste disposal fee (Solid Waste Fees and Fund).
• Tabled 2027 budget ordinances (102 to 120) must be adopted by December 15 (2027 Budget).

Agenda

1. Call to order, invocation, roll call
2. Approval of minutes of the October 12 and 13, 2026 meetings (2026-10-12 - Administrative Conference, 2026-10-13 - City Council)
3. Awards, Mayor's communications and required reports: Property Standards, Revenue Collection Plan and Implementation, Master Plan Committee, Budget to Actual Financial
4. Public hearing: none
5. Adding items, public comments, confirmations and appointments
   • Appointments: Metropolitan Planning Commission, SIRA, Shreve Memorial Library, Solid Waste Superintendent, Northwest Louisiana Finance Authority (re-appointment), Zoning Board of Adjustment (two re-appointments and one new) (Appointments and Confirmations)
6. Consent agenda: no resolutions or ordinances
7. Resolutions on second reading or single reading
   • Res 105: supplemental agreement for support, maintenance and cloud hosting of the utility management billing system (UMBS support agreement)
   • Res 111 and 112: pay scales for Fire and Police Civil Service personnel effective December 1, 2026 (pay scales)
   • Res 113: pipeline servitude and right-of-way agreement on city property (pipeline servitude)
   • Res 116: temporary designation of downtown streets for utility terrain vehicles of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA UTVs)
   • Res 117: recognizing November 2026 as National Family Caregivers Month
8. Introduction of resolutions (not to be adopted before November 10)
   • Res 118 to 122: five cooperative endeavor agreements with arts, education and social-service organizations (cooperative endeavor agreements)
   • Res 123: request to the State Mineral and Energy Board to seek bids for an oil, gas and mineral lease on property in Districts F and G (mineral lease)
9. Introduction of ordinances (not to be adopted before November 10)
   • Ord 121: no parking zone on both sides of the 1500-1600 blocks of Cross Lake Blvd (no-parking zone)
   • Ord 122, 123, 124, 125: zoning cases 26-80-C (Live Oak Street), 26-83-C (Texas Avenue), 26-119-C (Flournoy Lucas Road) and 26-122-C (Linwood Avenue) (zoning cases)
10. Ordinances on second reading and final passage

• Ord 98 and 99: amending the 2026 General Fund and Golf Enterprise Fund budgets (2026 budget amendments)
• Ord 100: Chapter 66 Sec. 141, contributions by active employees and retirees (employee contributions)
• Ord 101: Chapter 74 Sec. 74-54, disposal fee per ton of normal waste (solid waste disposal fee)

11. Tabled legislation

• Ord/Res 15 (a recognition) and Res 66 (mineral lease request, District A) (mineral lease)
• 2027 budget ordinances 102 to 120, to be adopted no later than December 15, 2026: Capital Improvements, General Fund and the special revenue, enterprise, internal service and debt service funds (2027 Budget)

12. Appeals (property standards, alcoholic beverage, MPC/ZBA, SOB, taxi): none
13. Reports from officers, boards and committees; Clerk's report: none
14. Additional communications from the Mayor and Council members
15. Executive session: none
16. Adjournment

Sources

• Agenda: https://shreveportla.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=1810&compileOutputType=1
• Council portal: https://shreveportla.primegov.com/public/portal
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7qa2XlcbGo (City of Shreveport YouTube channel, @CityofShreveportLa)
• Town: Shreveport