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Notice posted at principal office and website: Monday, July 7, 2025 3:15 p.m. Date Time NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A public meeting will be held as follows: DATE: Monday, July 14, 2025 TIME: 5:30 p.m. PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Chambers 501 Willow Avenue, Sulphur, LA 70663 AGENDA: CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING: Monday, June 9, 2025 APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1. PRESENTATION by Courtney Murphy, event coordinator for the Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana - Squeeze the Day 5K run. 06-25 (Joy Abshire) 2. ADOPT the property tax millage rates for tax year 2025. ORD64-25 (Mayor Danahay) 3. PUBLIC HEARING on ordinance authorizing Mayor Mike Danahay to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with Calcasieu Parish Police Jury for overlaying Kim Street. ORD65-25 (Mayor Danahay) 4. PUBLIC HEARING on ordinance declaring certain surplus movable property of the City of Sulphur and providing for the disposal thereof (Wastewater Plant and Fire Dept. items). ORD66-25 (Mayor Danahay) 5. RULE TO SHOW CAUSE for the condition of the following addresses: a. To condemn building or structure located at 947 Beulah Street, in accordance with Article IX, Section 5-286 through 5-296 of the Code of Ordinances. (Melinda Hardy) b. To condemn building or structure located at 503 South Irwin Street, in accordance with Article IX, Section 5-286 through 5-296 of the Code of Ordinances. (Melinda Hardy) c. To condemn building or structure located at 521 Bryan Street, in accordance with Article IX, Section 5-286 through 5-296 of the Code of Ordinances. (Melinda Hardy) 6. RULE TO SHOW CAUSE FOR DEAD OR DISEASED TREE REMOVAL on private property for the following addresses: a. To condemn building or structure located at 303 East Lincoln Street, in accordance with Chapter 17, Article I of the Code of Ordinances. (Dru Ellender) 7. RESOLUTION accepting Substantial Completion for 2024 Street Overlay Project. RES28-25 (Mayor Danahay) 8. RESOLUTION reappointing Mark Rozas to the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board for the Fire Department. RES29-25 (Mayor Danahay) 9. RESOLUTION reappointing Jeremy Cain to the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board for the Police Department. RES30-25 (Mayor Danahay) 10. PUBLIC COMMENT - 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER - ONLY SPEAK 1 TIME PER ITEM. This ends the public comment section of the meeting. ADJOURNMENT The next regular City Council meeting will be held on Monday, August 11, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 501 Willow Avenue, Sulphur, LA. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to attend this meeting, please contact Arlene Blanchard at 337-527-4571, describing the assistance that is necessary. Arlene Blanchard, Council Clerk City of Sulphur 101 North Huntington Street Sulphur, LA 70663 (337) 527-4500  ORDINANCE NO. M-C SERIES ORDINANCE WHICH SETS FORTH THE GENERAL ALIMONY, STREET MAINTENANCE, AND FIRE MAINTENANCE AUTHORIZED MILLAGE RATES IN THE CITY OF SULPHUR FOR THE 2025 TAX YEAR. SECTION 1: BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, in regular and legal session convened, that the City of Sulphur of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, in a public meeting held on July 14, 2025, which meeting was conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Law and the additional requirements of Article XII, Section 3 of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S. 42:11 – 28 [R.S. 42:11, et seq.] that the following millage rate(s) be and they are hereby levied upon the dollar of each assessed valuation of all property which is subject to ad valorem taxation within said City for the year 2025 for the purpose of raising revenue: Tax Description: Millage Rate(s): General Alimony (5096 001): 5.84 mills Street Maintenance (5096 002): 5.29 mills Fire Maintenance (5096 003): 5.29 mills SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the proper administrative officials of the Parish of Calcasieu, State of Louisiana, be and they are hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to spread said taxes, as hereinabove set forth, upon the assessment roll of said Parish for the year 2025, and to make the collection of the taxes imposed for and on behalf of the taxing authority, according to law, and that the taxes herein levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all property subject to taxation as herein set forth, and collection thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law. Motioned by: Seconded by: The foregoing ordinance was read in full; the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the ordinance was adopted by the following votes: YEAS: NAYS: ABSTAINED: ABSENT: APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, on this ______ day of ____________ 2025. ________________________________ JOY ABSHIRE, Chairman I HEREBY CERTIFY that the I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have received foregoing Ordinance has been from the Mayor at ______ o’clock ___.m. presented to the Mayor on this on this ________ day of _______________, ____ day of ______________, 2025, the foregoing ordinance which has 2025, at _____ o’clock ____.m. approved/vetoed by the Mayor. __________________________ __________________________ ARLENE BLANCHARD, Clerk ARLENE BLANCHARD, Clerk  CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of the ordinance adopted at the duly called meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, which was held on July 14, 2025, at which meeting a quorum was present and voting. Sulphur, Louisiana, this 14th day of July, 2025. ________________________________________ Mike Danahay; Mayor City of Sulphur, State of Louisiana  ORDINANCE NO. , M-C SERIES ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING MAYOR DANAHAY TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY FOR THE OVERLAYING OF KIM STREET. WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 14 (C) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana provides that “for a public purpose, the State and its political subdivisions or political corporations may engage in cooperative endeavors with each other, with the United States or its agencies, or with any public or private association, corporation, or individual; and WHEREAS, the Parish and the City hereby agree to overlay approximately 2,355 feet of Kim Street; and WHEREAS, the initial term of this agreement shall commence upon execution of this agreement and shall continue until the completion of the project listed in the Scope of Work and all payments have been made. APPROVED AND ADOPTED by City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, on this _______ day of __________________, 2025. ________________________________ JOY ABSHIRE, Chairman I HEREBY CERTIFY that the I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have received foregoing Ordinance has been from the Mayor at ______ o’clock ___.m. presented to the Mayor on this on this ________ day of _______________, ____ day of ______________, 2025, the foregoing ordinance which has 2025, at _____ o’clock ____.m. approved/vetoed by the Mayor. __________________________ __________________________ ARLENE BLANCHARD, Clerk ARLENE BLANCHARD, Clerk  ORDINANCE NO. , M-C SERIES AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN SURPLUS MOVABLE PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF SULPHUR AND PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSAL THEREOF FOR WASTEWATER PLANT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ITEMS. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, the governing authority thereof, and in accordance with LA. R.S. 33:4712, that the following described surplus movable property of the City of Sulphur, not needed for public purposes, after having been duly advertised be declared surplus: DEPT TYPE DESCRIPTION YEAR MAKE MODEL SERIAL #/VIN # REASON DATE ESTIMATED VALUE WPLANT SCRAP SCRAP METAL NOT IN USE 6/2/2025 $500.00 WPLANT EQUIP GENERATOR(VERDINE) 1996 KOHLER 750 ROZD 607992 REPLACED 6/2/2025 $15,000 WPLANT EQUIP GENERATOR(GRADNEY) 1996 KOHLER 750 ROZD 607991 REPLACED 6/2/2025 $15,000 FIRE EQUIP VULCAN GAS STOVE 1998 VULCAN 481 481269598 REPLACED 6/2/2025 $300 FIRE EQUIP PEAVEY AUDIO SYSTEM 2000 PEAVEY ESCORT 0GHM0829 00511800 NOT IN USE 6/2/2025 $10.00 FIRE EQUIP HYDROSTATIC HOSE TESTER RICE HYDRO FH3 52823 NOT IN USE 6/2/2025 $50.00 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that Mayor Mike Danahay is authorized to dispose of the above-mentioned surplus movable property and to sign all paperwork in connection therewith. BE IT ALSO FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon the Mayor’s signature. APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, on this ____day of __________________, 2025. _____________________________ JOY ABSHIRE, Chairman I HEREBY CERTIFY that the I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have received foregoing Ordinance has been from the Mayor at ______ o’clock ___.m. presented to the Mayor on this on this ________ day of _______________, ____ day of ______________, 2025, the foregoing ordinance which has 2025, at _____ o’clock ____.m. approved/vetoed by the Mayor. __________________________ __________________________ ARLENE BLANCHARD, Clerk ARLENE BLANCHARD, Clerk  RESOLUTION NO. , M-C SERIES Resolution accepting Substantial Completion for the 2024 Street Overlay Project. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, the governing authority thereof, that they do hereby accept Substantial Completion for the 2024 Street Overlay Project. APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, on this day of _________________, 2025. ________________________________ JOY ABSHIRE, Chairman ATTEST: __________________________________ ARLENE BLANCHARD, Clerk WAITING ON PUNCHLIST  RESOLUTION NO. , M-C SERIES Resolution re-appointing Mark Rozas to the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board for the Fire Department. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, the governing authority thereof, that they do hereby re-appoint Mark Rozas to the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board for the Fire Department with term to expire July 29, 2028. APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, on this 14th day of July, 2025. ________________________________ JOY ABSHIRE, Chairman ATTEST: _____________________________ ARLENE BLANCHARD, Clerk  RESOLUTION NO. , M-C SERIES Resolution re-appointing Jeremy Cain to the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board for the Police Department. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, the governing authority thereof, that they do hereby re-appoint Jeremy Cain to the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board for the Police Department with term to expire July 29, 2028. APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, on this 14th day of July, 2025. ________________________________ JOY ABSHIRE, Chairman ATTEST: _____________________________ ARLENE BLANCHARD, Clerk