Greg Able

The collective agendas primarily detail discussions and potential actions for multiple committees and the full City Council meeting scheduled for February 10, 2026. Key topics for the Legal Committee included reviewing the mayor's proposed city legislative package concerning public safety officers and expanding hearing officer authority for ordinance enforcement related to blighted properties. The Economic, Workforce and Planning Development Committee was set to hear from the President/CEO of Louisiana Central. The main Council meeting agenda included introducing ordinances for accepting low bids for bulk fuel vehicles and janitorial services, settling a legal matter with Vanessa Moreno, and executing a professional service agreement with Performance Protocol for police leadership training and recruitment. Resolutions covered authorizing advertisements for bids for various supplies (Wastewater, Gas, Cast/Ductile Iron), accepting improvements for The Reserve at North Park, Phase 1 Subdivision, and co-sponsoring several community events in April and March 2026, including the Lauren Vaughn 5-K. A public hearing was also proposed for March 24, 2026, regarding the condemnation of 26 structures.

The agenda for the Public Safety, Works and Transportation Committee meeting included hearing from Ms. Mayquie Jackson, Founder and CEO of Humanity2020 Group. The City Council meeting agenda featured an executive session to discuss the settlement recommendation from the City Attorney regarding the dispute in Vanessa Moreno v. City of Alexandria. Resolutions scheduled for authorization included advertising for bids for Electric Distribution operating supplies, Full Spectrum Imaging Systems for the Police Department, electric meters and accessories, and operating chemicals for the Wastewater Department. Ordinances set for final adoption subject to public hearing included authorizing the mayor to accept bids for bulk fuel vehicles and equipment, award a contract for janitorial services to Fresh Impression Cleaning Crew, authorize the settlement in the Vanessa Moreno case, and execute an agreement with Performance Protocol for police department leadership training.

The agenda for the Alexandria City Council meeting on January 13, 2026, covers multiple committee meetings and full council items. The Finance Committee plans to consider the final adoption of the 2025-2026 Major Budget Amendment. The Economic Workforce and Planning Development Committee will receive an update on the status of Blight Court. Full Council business includes introducing an ordinance to declare certain items surplus for a public auction scheduled for March 7, 2026. Resolutions are planned to co-sponsor a free youth symposium in March 2026 and a CPR Workshop in 2026. Ordinances for final adoption cover the acceptance of low bids for Playground Improvements and proposals for electric line worker services, utility customer service software upgrades, and Water Well Reclamation Project Professional Services. Final adoptions also involve an ordinance to declare surplus and authorize the sale of a tract of land adjacent to Industrial Port Road, and an ordinance rezoning property located at 1734 Albert Street.

The agenda items for this meeting included calling the session to order, invocation, pledge of allegiance, and roll call. A critical part of the session was an executive session to receive a report and recommendation from the City Attorney concerning the settlement of the dispute titled "Vanessa Moreno v. City of Alexandria." Key resolutions involved authorizing advertisement for bids for Electric Distribution operating supplies, the Full Spectrum Imaging System II Color Lab System and Mobile System for the Police Department, electric meters and accessories, and operating chemicals for the Wastewater Department. Ordinances scheduled for final adoption concerned accepting low bids for bulk fuel vehicles and equipment, awarding a contract for janitorial services at the Wastewater and Lab testing buildings, settling the "Vanessa Moreno v. City of Alexandria" matter, and executing a professional service agreement with Performance Protocol for leadership training and recruitment for the Police Department.

The meeting proceedings included an executive session to discuss resolution of judgments and disputes related to legal matters involving Mieacha Piper and Ebony V. Lee against the City of Alexandria and others, following a report and recommendation from the City Attorney. The consent calendar involved the introduction of several ordinances, including the acceptance of low bids for brass fittings and miscellaneous items, renewal of janitorial services for the Alexandria Zoological Park, authorization for the City Attorney to satisfy a judgment, and rezoning of property at 3220 MacArthur Drive from commercial to industrial. Resolutions adopted included co-sponsorship of the YWCA Girls on the Run Fall 2025 5K Race and the Louisiana Women in Agriculture Lunch and Learn, authorization for advertising bids for petroleum products for Wartsila engines, and setting a public hearing date for the condemnation of twenty-five structures. Ordinances adopted upon final reading included accepting the low bid for Fire Department turn out gear and landscape maintenance proposals for various city locations. One ordinance regarding metal roof replacement was delayed, and another concerning an intergovernmental agreement was removed from the agenda. A separate public hearing addressed the condemnation of structures located at 2211 N. MacArthur Drive.