City of Monroe, LA

            ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA                                                                            NO.  12,214               

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                   

The following Ordinance was introduced by Mr.  Harvey                             , who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mrs.  Dawson                                    :

            WHEREAS, the City of Monroe is the owner of certain land located at the Monroe Regional Airport, which was previously leased to CenturyTel Service Group, LLC d/b/a Lumen (Ord. No. 11,188);

            WHEREAS, the Lumen lease terminated, and to the extent not already owned by the City of Monroe, title to all buildings and improvements, including an office building and hangar(s), vested in the City of Monroe;

            WHEREAS, the City of Monroe solicited proposals for lease of these facilities, and Pilots for Patients submitted a proposal to lease the office building and surrounding lot (~31,0512.14 sq. ft.) for use as its administrative offices;

            WHEREAS, Pilots for Patients is a non-profit organization currently based at the Monroe Regional Airport, which serves our community and the region by providing free air transportation to patients needing diagnosis and treatment at medical facilities not available to them locally;

WHEREAS, La. R.S. 33:4712 permits a municipality to lease property that is no longer necessary for public use, and La. R.S. 2:135.1 permits a municipality to lease airport facilities upon certain terms and conditions;

            WHEREAS, the City of Monroe has determined that the proposal submitted by Pilots for Patients is responsive, is fair and reasonable, and will provide significant value to the Monroe Regional Airport;

WHEREAS, the City does not have its own plans for use or development of the subject property, the property is not currently needed for any public purpose, and the City does not believe that the property will be needed for a public purpose during the term of the lease;

WHEREAS, the City deems the terms of the lease to be in the best interest of the City and that the rentals paid by Pilots for Patient under the lease are commensurate with the value of the property; and

            WHEREAS, the “Facility Lease Agreement between the City of Monroe, Louisiana and Pilots for Patients” is attached hereto and made part hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Monroe, in legal session convened, that Stacey Rowell, Director of Administration, be and is hereby authorized and empowered for and on behalf of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, to enter and execute said Facility Lease Agreement between the City of Monroe, Louisiana and Pilots for Patients; and

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the subject property is declared no longer necessary for public use, that the terms and conditions of said lease are fair and reasonable, and that the terms and conditions of the proposed lease are in the best interest of the City.

This Ordinance was introduced on March  12TH      , 2024.

            Notice published on March  18TH & 25TH and April 1ST___, 2024.

This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced, and published, was then submitted to a vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows:

AYES:            Harvey, Ezernack, Woods, Marshall & Dawson

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:      None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on  April 10th            , 2024.

Gretchen Ezernack                             

CHAIRPERSON

Carolus S. Riley                     

CITY CLERK

Oliver Friday Ellis                 

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

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MAYOR’S VETO