PUBLIC NOTICE - - - NOTICE The Lafayette City Council met in Regular Session on April 7, 2026 and adopted the following ordinances: CITY ORDINANCE NO. CO-024-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE FY 25/26 OPERATING BUDGET AND ADJUSTING THE MANNING TABLES OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT BY USING PRIOR YEAR FUND BALANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,768 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR VARIOUS SALARY ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council, that: SECTION 1: The FY 25/26 Operating Budget and Manning Tables of the Communications Department of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government are hereby amended by adjusting the appropriations of the Communications Department. SECTION 2: This transfer of funds shall be reflected in any pertinent documents which are attached and made a part hereof and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Council. SECTION 3: All ordinances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: This ordinance shall become effective upon signature of the Lafayette Mayor-President, the elapse of ten (10) days after receipt by the Lafayette Mayor-President without signature or veto, or upon an override of a veto, whichever occurs first. * * * * * CITY ORDINANCE NO. CO-025-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE LAFAYETTE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT AND LAFAYETTE CENTRÉ DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT D/B/A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR A DOWNTOWN-URBAN CORE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN; AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF $100,000 IN CITY COUNCIL DOWNTOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RESERVE FUNDS; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE USE OF $400,000 OF THE FY 2025-2026 DOWNTOWN CAPITAL BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR SAID PURPOSE BE IT ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council, that: WHEREAS, the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government (“LCG”) is responsible for the economic, cultural, infrastructure, and community development of the downtown area and broader urban core of the City of Lafayette; and WHEREAS, the Lafayette Centre Development District d/b/a Downtown Development Authority (“DDA”) is a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana created by Act No. 194 of the 1983 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, as amended, for the express public purpose of halting property value deterioration and formulating redevelopment plans for the Central Business District of Lafayette; and WHEREAS, Section 3B of the DDA’s enabling legislation requires that redevelopment plans formulated by the DDA be submitted to the Lafayette City Council for review and adoption; and WHEREAS, Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4625(F) grants the DDA the powers of a parish redevelopment authority, including the authority to conduct surveys, studies, plans, appraisals, and related work necessary to prepare for redevelopment projects and to enter into agreements with the local governing body in furtherance of such work; and WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 14(C) and Article VI, Section 20 of the Louisiana Constitution, along with the Local Services Law (La. R.S. 33:1321, et seq.) and the Cooperative Economic Development Law (La. R.S. 33:9020, et seq.), authorize political subdivisions to engage in cooperative endeavors with one another for a public purpose, including economic development, redevelopment planning, blight elimination, infrastructure improvement, and job creation; and WHEREAS, LCG and the DDA desire to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (“CEA”) establishing the legal, financial, and operational framework for comprehensive redevelopment planning work known as the Downtown-Urban Core Redevelopment Plan (the “Redevelopment Work”); and WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Work will include a comprehensive parking, transit, and mobility analysis; a parks and cultural assets analysis; and a public-private partnership opportunity analysis of catalytic sites within and adjacent to downtown, all designed to prepare the urban core for private investment and coordinated public infrastructure improvements; and WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Work will result in the formulation of a Downtown-Urban Core Opportunity Sites and Infrastructure Plan suitable for adoption by the Lafayette City Council as the official Downtown Redevelopment Plan pursuant to Section 3B of the DDA’s enabling legislation, followed by the formulation of Development Programs pursuant to Section 3C of said legislation; and WHEREAS, LCG recognizes that the DDA is statutorily empowered to conduct this Redevelopment Work and that this CEA provides the proper statutory pathway for the City Council to retain approval authority over the resulting Redevelopment Plan and Development Programs; and WHEREAS, LCG has previously set aside $100,000.00 within City Council reserve accounts for a Downtown Comprehensive Plan and desires to utilize said funds to initiate this Redevelopment Work in partnership with the DDA; and WHEREAS, LCG further desires to use $400,000.00 of the FY 2025-2026 Downtown Capital budget allocations to supplement said reserve funds in order to provide a total LCG contribution of $500,000.00 toward the Redevelopment Work, to be administered by the DDA in accordance with the CEA; and WHEREAS, the DDA will contribute $50,000.00 in cash, along with substantial in-kind administrative and staff support, toward the Redevelopment Work; and WHEREAS, the Lafayette City Council finds that the Redevelopment Work serves a clear and compelling public purpose, including elimination of blight, enhancement of infrastructure, stimulation of economic development, expansion of the tax base, and leveraging of public investment through private capital; and WHEREAS, the value of the economic development benefits anticipated to be realized by LCG as a result of the Redevelopment Work are projected to exceed the amount of public funds contributed pursuant to this ordinance, and therefore this action does not constitute a gratuitous donation of public funds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Lafayette City Council, that: SECTION 1: All of the aforedescribed “Whereas” clauses are herein adopted as part of this ordinance. SECTION 2: The Lafayette Mayor-President is hereby authorized to execute the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement by and between Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government and the Lafayette Centre Development District d/b/a Downtown Development Authority for the Downtown-Urban Core Redevelopment Plan, in substantially the same form as attached hereto. SECTION 3: The disbursement of $100,000.00 to the Downtown Development Authority from previously appropriated City Council Downtown Comprehensive Plan reserve funds is hereby authorized for purposes of funding the Redevelopment Work pursuant to the CEA. SECTION 4: The use of the FY 2025-2026 Downtown Capital budget allocation in the amount of $400,000.00 is also authorized for disbursement to the Downtown Development Authority pursuant to the terms of the CEA. SECTION 5: The Lafayette Mayor-President and the Chief Financial Officer are hereby authorized to take all actions necessary to effectuate the budget adjustments, transfers, reimbursements, and administrative actions necessary to carry out the intent of this ordinance. SECTION 6: All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 7: This ordinance shall become effective upon the signature of the Lafayette Mayor-President, the elapse of ten (10) days after receipt by the Lafayette Mayor-President without signature or veto, or upon override of a veto, whichever occurs first. * * * * * /s/ Joseph Gordon-Wiltz JOSEPH GORDON-WILTZ LAFAYETTE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL 183838-apr 10-1t $80.85