By Bonnie Culverhouse

Minden City Council will meet in a rare Tuesday meeting tonight in order to support the first day of ball at Minden Rec Complex Monday.

During the meeting, the council is expected approve and award a bid for Street Improvement Projects to Benton & Brown for $1,247,200 over T.L. Construction with a bid of $1,555,550.

The council recently approved $1.2 million to set aside for roads.

Budgeted items include Fort Street from East Union to Homer Road, Germantown Road from Kennon Street to city limits, Mignon Street from Talton to East Union streets, Talton Street from East to East Union streets and West Street from Shreveport Road to dead end and Chandler Street from Lewisville Road to Elm Street.

In other business, council members will vote on the following items:

• Condemned property – 604 Lee Street – Rosa Jackson;

• Condemned Property – 1105 Linden Street – Essie Lee Carter Newman;

• Appointment of Brian Meeker to fill the unexpired term of Tiffany Washington-Johnson on Minden Main Street/Downtown Development Commission;

• Adopt resolution to reschedule the Minden City Council May 2024 meeting from 6 p.m. Monday, May 6 to 5 p.m. the same day;

• Adopt Resolution authorizing city clerk to reserve certain funds in order to be prepared for any emergencies in electrical rates and expansions;

• Adopt resolution authorizing mayor to execute a cooperative purchasing agreement between the City of Minden and Town of Benton regarding water meters;

• Adopt resolution adopting the City of Minden working ARPA budget;

• Authority to advertise for bids for working ARPA budgeted items;

• Authority of mayor to enter into Cooperative Endeavor Agreements between the City of Minden and the Department of the Treasury of the State of Louisiana in reference to legislative funds in the about of $100,000 and $1M that City of Minden was awarded by Act 397 of the 2023 Legislative session;

• Personnel – Minden Police Department promotion of Sgt. Shane Griffith to lieutenant;

• Personnel – Minden Police Department new hire Jason Bates as a reserve police officer; and,

• Hear financial, fire and police reports.

Following the meeting there will be presentations of Lifesaving Awards to Off. Jordan Greer, Sgt. Mitch Hackett and Sgt. Reece Tewell. Jerry Madden, president of the Galvez Chapter of Louisiana Society of Sons of the American Revolution will also present a Life Saving Award to Sgt. Reece Tewell.

Prior to the meeting, there will be a City Council workshop at 4:30 p.m. in the Pelican Conference Room at Minden City Hall.

Items to be discussed are adjudicated properties, “No Thru Traffic” signage and reports by police chief, fire chief and city clerk.

The regular meeting will be held at 6 p.m., Minden City Hall. The public is encouraged to attend.