Greater St. Martinville Economic Development District public meetings in 2025
4 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Greater St. Martinville Economic Development District
The Greater St. Martinville Economic Development District will hold a special meeting to vote on a contract with Maison Duchamp and a resolution to apply for a grant for annexation and development. No other business will be addressed at this meeting.
- Vote on Maison Duchamp contract
- Vote on Resolution to apply for Grant for annexation and development
The board unanimously approved a lease agreement set at $1 per month. Members also agreed to apply for a grant through LED’s Fast Sites program for land purchase in St. Martinville, pending research on annexation.
- Approved lease agreement at $1 per month (unanimous)
- Agreed to pursue LED Fast Sites grant application up to $25 million
- Established cash handling protocol requiring two officer signatures on counts
Greater St. Martinville Economic Development District
The Greater St. Martinville Economic Development District is meeting to discuss proposed economic development initiatives, including a building acquisition or intergovernmental agreement, annexation, and capital outlay funding. The board will also consider community engagement strategies, festival participation, and committee formation.
- Discussion of proposed economic development initiatives with speakers Kevin Madison and Marvin Grant
- Building acquisition or intergovernmental agreement
- Annexation discussion
- Capital outlay update with letters of support received and uploaded
- Rent out space after building acquisition
The committee approved a proposal to ask the city council to consider a one-year lease on Maison Duchamp. Members also discussed a potential business expansion by OMEGA Industrial Group near Terrace Hwy and a Christmas Festival on December 14, 2025.
- Approved minutes from monthly and special meetings
- Approved motion to ask city council to consider 1-year lease on Maison Duchamp
- Approved motion to move remaining agenda items to the next monthly meeting
Greater St. Martinville Economic Development District
The Greater St. Martinville Economic Development District is holding a special meeting to discuss and vote on capital outlay projects and a related resolution. The meeting is open to the public and includes a public comment period.
The Committee approved two Capital Outlay requests for the 2026-2027 period. These funds are intended for an economic development master plan and the acquisition of a building for community development and training.
- Approved $150,000 Capital Outlay request for Economic Development Master Plan (unanimous)
- Approved $160,000 Capital Outlay request for acquisition of an Economic Development Building (unanimous)
Greater St. Martinville Economic Development District
This is the inaugural meeting of the Greater St. Martinville Economic Development District. The board will vote on officers, discuss proposed economic initiatives, consider new grant opportunities, and review community engagement strategies and capital outlay. No previous minutes or old business exist.
- Vote on officers
- Discussion of proposed economic initiatives
- Consideration of new grant opportunities
- Community engagement strategies
- Capital outlay
The committee held its first meeting to establish leadership and set a monthly meeting schedule. Members discussed potential funding targets for capital outlay and various development projects. No formal votes were taken on the proposed funding amounts.
- Elected Kimya Cruz as President
- Elected Sam Hayes as Vice President
- Elected Anastasia (Stacey) Potier as Secretary
- Elected Eric Martin as Treasurer
- Elected Floyd Johnson as Parliamentarian
- Elected Yvette Morris as Chaplin
- Established term limits via pulled tabs ranging from 1 to 3 years
- Agreed to hold monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6pm