June 2026

PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE HELD AT THE CITY HALL, 101 BERARD STREET, AT 6:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY,  MAY 12,2026 Mayor Ricky Calais called the meeting to order; the Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance were recited. Monthly budget-to-actual comparisons on the General Funds, Sales Tax Funds, Park and Recreation Funds, and Utility Funds were distributed to the councilmen and Mayor. Present: Ryan Breaux, Scotty Borel, Neil Melancon, Albert Menard, and Eddy Leblanc Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Scotty Borel and unanimously carried, a resolution supporting application to AMPO for Poydras Street sidewalks was added as Item #15 to the agenda. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, open bids for surplus equipment advertised April 22, 2026 was added as Item #16 to the agenda. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Neil Melancon and unanimously carried, the minutes of the April 14, 2026 council meeting were approved. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Neil Melancon and unanimously carried the council moved to go into executive session. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Neil Melancon and unanimously carried, the council moved to come out of executive session. Chester Cedars gave an update on the litigation with RaceTrac appeal lodged by the owners and informed that the city had prevailed on every previous matter and advised the matter would be argued before the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, and that he felt the city has strong legal standing. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: Resolution of Acceptance A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE OF THE PARISH OF ST. MARTIN, LOUISIANA, AN ACT OF ACCEPTANCE FROM NCMC, LLC CONTRACTOR, PERTAINING TO THE COMPLETION OF A CONTRACT FOR THE FILTER REHABILITATION AT THE BREAUX BRIDGE WATER TREATMENT PLANT                 Whereas, NCMC, L.L.C., as Contractor, has substantially completed the Filter Rehabilitation Project, for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, as of May 5, 2026, in accordance with the plans and specifications contained in the Contract Documents pertaining thereto, with the exceptions noted on the list of deficiencies attached hereto; and                 Whereas, the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana desired to accept the work as being substantially complete, subject to the correction within the lien period of the listed deficiencies;                 Now, therefore, it be resolved by the City of Breaux Bridge, of the Parish of St. Martin, Louisiana, that the Mayor of the said City of Breaux Bridge be and is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to execute an Act of Substantial Completion, accepting the work as being substantially complete and that the Mayor be authorized and directed to have a copy of said Notice of Substantial Completion recorded in the Conveyance Records of the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana.                 The foregoing resolution was offered by Albert Menard and seconded by Ryan Breaux. This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows: YEAS: Ryan Breaux, Scotty Borel, Albert Menard, Neil Melancon, Eddy LeBlanc              NAYS:                  None ABSTAIN:          None ABSENT:            None                 And the resolution was declared adopted on this the  12th day of May 2026. /s/ Ricky Calais                                                             Ricky Calais, Mayor /s/ Kristi LeBlanc          Kristi LeBlanc, City Clerk                 Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried the public hearing on Ordinance # 2323(An Ordinance to declare vacant lot located at 329 Berard Street, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 70517 not needed for any public purpose and to dispose of such property by private sale to Jerry Hale for $2000.00 (appraised price), and matters related thereto) was opened. Mayor Calais explained the small section of the property located at the corner of Dorset and Berard Street purchased by the city to widen the road and property owner Jerry Hale was the adjacent property owner to the property purchased and advised the council the city had no use for the property. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Eddy LeBlanc and unanimously carried there being no public input, the hearing was closed. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Scotty Borel and unanimously carried Ordinance #2323 was adopted. ORDINANCE NO. 2323 Ordinance to declare vacant lot located at 329 Berard Street, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 70517 not needed for any public purpose and to dispose of such property by private sale to Jerry Hale for the sum of $2,000.00, the appraised fair market value of such property, and matters related thereto. WHEREAS, the City of Breaux Bridge (the “City”) purchased the property located at 329 Berard Street, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 70517 (the “Property”) for the purpose widening of Dorset Street (the “Project”);  WHEREAS, the Project did not require use of the entirety of the Property, and the unused portion of the Property remainingafter the Project (the “Lot”) is not needed for any public purpose by the City; WHEREAS, the City obtained an appraisal of the Lot by Ransel Real Estate Appraisals dated September 17, 2025 whereby the fair market value of the Lot was determined to be the sum of Two Thousand and No/100 ($2,000.00) Dollars (the “Appraised Value”); WHEREAS, Jerry Hale owns land adjacent to the Lot and has agreed to purchase the Lot from the City for the Appraised Value; WHEREAS, Louisiana R.S. 33:4712 authorizes a municipality to dispose of any property not needed for a public purpose; and the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen have determined that the Lot is no longer serves any public purpose;   WHEREAS, pursuant to La. R.S. 33:4712 B, before the City may sell public property to private persons, it must declare that the property is no longer needed for a public purpose, and an ordinance must be introduced, giving the reasons for the action on the part of the…

PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE HELD AT THE CITY HALL, 101 BERARD STREET, AT 6:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY,  APRIL 14,2026 Mayor Ricky Calais called the meeting to order; the Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance were recited. Present: Ryan Breaux, Albert Menard, and Eddy Leblanc Absent: Scotty Borel and Neil Melancon Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the deletion and rewording of the following item to the agenda: #7 – Adopt a Resolution in support of an application to the Lafayette MPO regarding the resurfacing of Rees Street (State highway 328) from E Bridge Street to Refinery Street Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Eddy LeBlanc and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the deletion of the following item to the agenda: #8 – Adopt ordinance #2323 (An Ordinance to declare vacant lot located at 329 Berard Street, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 70517 not needed for any public purpose and to dispose of such property by private sale to Jerry Hale for $2,000 (appraised price), and matters related thereto.) Upon motion of Ryan Breaux, duly seconded by Albert Menard and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the minutes of the March 10, 2026, City Council Regular Metting. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen adopted a Resolution supporting of the application to Lafayette MPO regarding the Rees Street sidewalk improvement. RESOLUTION CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE APPLICATION TO THE ACADIANA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION / DOTD REGARDING THE REES STREET SIDWALK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WHEREAS,   Rees Street is a major route for pedestrian traffic within the City limits of the City; and WHEREAS,   the sidewalks along Rees Street from Refinery Street to E Bridge Street would benefit from upgrading to ADA standards; and WHEREAS,   the City of Breaux Bridge is eligible to apply to the Acadiana Planning Commission and Lafayette MPO for Federal funding under the Feder Pavement Preservation Program; and WHEREAS,  the City agrees to assume full responsibility for the required match, for design and construction engineering and inspection, for managing and maintaining the project, and for legal liability incurred because of the project; and WHEREAS,  on this 14th day of April, 2026, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, did meet in open and regular session in order to consider this Resolution; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Aldermen of the City of Breaux Bridge authorizes and directs Mayor Ricky J. Calais to request the assistance of and funding from the Acadiana Metropolitan Planning organization and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development in support of the improvements to sidewalks along Rees Street from Refinery Street to E Bridge Street. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. By motion of Aldermen Alber Menard, duly seconded by Aldermen Ryan Breaux, the above Resolution was adopted by the following vote on this 14th day of April, 2026: YEAS: Ryan Breaux, Albert Menard, Eddy LeBlanc NAYS: None ABSENT: Scotty Borel, Neil Melancon         ABSTAIN: None                                            AND THIS RESOLUTION was declared adopted as of the 14th day of April, 2026 CERTIFICATE             I, Kristi LeBlanc, City Clerk of the City of Breaux Bridge, do hereby certify that the above is a true and exact copy of a resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Breaux Bridge on April 14, 2026, at which time a quorum was present and voting. _____________________________      KRISTI LEBLANC, CLERK                                                                   Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen opened public hearing on Ordinance #2325 (An ordinance to rezone lots from a C-2 Zoning District to a R-1 Zoning District, as described in Chapter 23 of the Code of Ordinances, the Zoning Ordinance, at Sec. 23-5.2, two lots located at 425 Gaston Street being identified as Parcel No. 06901K4923 and 06901G1121 of the St. Martin Parish Assessor and further to amend the official zoning map of the City of Breaux Bridge, as provided for in Sec. 23-3.3, to reflect same; and matters related thereto and in furtherance thereof.) Planning and Zoning Director, Jeremy Broussard explained the Ordinance further. Upon motion of Ryan Breaux, duly seconded by Albert Menard and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen, with no further input, the hearing was closed. Upon motion of Ryan Breaux, duly seconded by Albert Menard and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen adopted Ordinance #2325. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2325 An ordinance to rezone lots from a C-2 Zoning District to a R-1 Zoning District, as described in Chapter 23 of the Code of Ordinances, the Zoning Ordinance, at Sec. 23-5.2, two lots located at 425 Gaston Street being identified as Parcel No. 06901K4923 and 06901G1121 of the St. Martin Parish Assessor and further to amend the official zoning map of the City of Breaux Bridge, as provided for in Sec. 23-3.3, to reflect same; and matters related thereto and in furtherance thereof. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Alderman for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana duly convened in regular session on the 14th day of April, 2026, that: The regulations for the R-1 Zoning District, as set forth Chapter 23 of the Code of Ordinances, the Zoning Ordinance, at Sec. 23-5.2, as may be amended from time to time, shall hereafter apply to two certain lots located at 425 Gaston Street, being identified as Parcel Nos. 06901K4923 and 06901G1121 of the St. Martin Parish Assessor.  BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, that the City Clerk of the City of Breaux Bridge is hereby directed to file with the Chairman of the Planning Commission a copy of this ordinance that amends the official zoning map of the City of Breaux Bridge within…