Bossier City public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Metropolitan Planning Commission
The Metropolitan Planning Commission approved two zoning amendments for a dog kennel and a tire center, as well as two conditional use permits for alcohol sales. Two additional rezoning requests were approved for future public hearings.
- Approved rezoning of 8070 East Texas Street from R-T to I-1 for a dog kennel (Unanimous)
- Approved rezoning of 4.983 acres at Swan Lake and Airline Drive from R-A to B-3 for a tire center (Unanimous)
- Approved conditional use for alcohol sales at a cigar lounge at 777 Margaritaville Way (Unanimous)
- Approved conditional use for alcohol sales at Casa Jimador (5420 Airline Drive) pending landscaping installation before occupancy (Unanimous)
- Approved public hearing for rezoning 1.608 acres on Airline Drive to B-3 for a car wash (Unanimous)
- Approved public hearing for rezoning 2.864 acres from R-LD to B-1 (Unanimous)
- Approved minutes from August 14, August 21, and August 28, 2023 (Unanimous)
City Council
The City Council passed resolutions requesting the Bossier Parish Registrar of Voters decertify a petition for term limits and authorized the City Attorney to take legal action regarding the petition's validity. The Council also approved a contract for arbitrage rebate services and introduced ordinances for infrastructure costs.
- Requested decertify Bossier Term Limits Coalition petition (5-2)
- Authorized City Attorney to take legal action on petition validity (5-2)
- Approved contract with Bingham Arbitrage Rebate Services, Inc. (7-0)
- Introduced ordinance for $87,170.17 cost increase for Louisiana Technology Research Institute Bossier (unanimous)
- Introduced ordinance adding $50,000.00 for Bardot Lane sewer main restoration (unanimous)
- Removed item regarding special election for City Charter amendments (5-2)
- Approved August 29, 2023 meeting minutes (unanimous)
City Council
The Council approved several funding ordinances, including $4 million for a new senior center and $175,000 for municipal complex lighting. They also increased the demolition budget by $20,000 and approved a zoning change on Swan Lake Road. A motion to request the decertification of a term limits petition failed.
- Appropriated $4M from 2018 LCDA Bond Fund for a new senior center (5-1)
- Appropriated $175,000 for lighting improvements at City Municipal Complex (6-0)
- Increased 2023 General Fund Engineering Budget by $20,000 for demolitions (6-0)
- Changed zoning from R-A to B-3 for Word of God Ministries at 1790 Swan Lake Road (6-0)
- Denied motion to add resolution asking Registrar of Voters to decertify term limits petition (4-2)
- Approved minutes of August 15, 2023 meeting (unanimous)