STATE OF THE CITY
5/07/2023
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2020 - Present
Crime
- Crime trends down in all categories
- Monroe Police Aspiring Change
- Academy Graduates Both Police and Fire
- Citizens AcademyÂ
Economic Development
- Hired economic developerÂ
- $8.9 Million Airport Project
- Sanitation workers given full-time employee status
- City Rebrand
- Early Education Focus
- MyGov/311 In progress
- Marina Phase 1 – $4,767,763
- Forsythe Parking Lot Overlay
- DEDD TIF Districts
- $2.9 Million Flood MitigationÂ
- Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo Expansion – $2,425,385
- Forsythe Tennis Court Facility Improvements – $4,700,00
- Recreation Centers (Various) HVAC System Upgrades – $950,000
- Banquet Hall Air Handling Improvements – $500,000
- Chennault Golf Cart Path Improvements – $250,000
- Downtown Strategic Plan
- Phases 1 and 2 Completed
- Phase 3 underway
Quality of Life
- Bus Benches / Shelters
- Civic Center Facelift
- ULM/Delta Flags Installed
- Bike Giveaway
- Trash Collection / Litter Cleanup
- Tennis Courts
- Free Wi-Fi on Buses
- Zoo Cleanup / Donations
- Berg Jones Shoe Giveaway
- Cleanest City AwardÂ
- Free Tennis & Swimming Lessons at Rec Centers
- Annual Mayor’s Cup Scholarship
- 8 murals, 13 artists, Candy Company Public Art Project
- Louisiana Percent for Art Program, Funding for 2 Basketball Court Murals
- Divine 9 Cultural Arts District Designation Granted
- Riverside Cultural District Expansion
- Parks and Rec Masterplans underway
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Infrastructure
- House Bill 2 Funding
- Sidewalk Projects
- Jackson Street Corridor Improvements – $1,491,272
- Winnsboro Road Corridor Improvements – $2,030,261
- Lee Avenue Street Improvements – $3,754,338
- South Grand Street Improvements – $1,592,000
- Parkview Street Improvements – $1,987,211
- Desiard Street Beautification Project – $3,500,00
- I20 Widening, Kansas Lane Extension
- Phase 1 – $17,725,487 – in progress
- Phase 2 – $27,000,000
- Phase 3 – $21,000,000
- Entergy Grants – $100,016
- Vehicle Fleet System
- Young’s Bayou Retention
- Phase 1 – $1,129,750
- Phase 2 – $7,000,000
- Calypso Street Pump Station Relocation – $9,187,958
- Georgia Street Pump Station – $9,032,048
- I20 Frontage Road Improvements – $1,440,903
- Kansas-Garrett I20 Connector – $46,364,455
- Downtown Sewer Collection Cleaning, Engineering Evaluation – $350,000
- North 6th Street Improvements – $1,262,768
- West Parkview Drainage Improvements – $3,022,847
- Central Avenue & Kansas Lane Mast Arm Signals – $230,000
- City-Wide Storm System Cleaning, CCTVing, Engineering Evaluation – $6,500,000
- Water Treatment Plant Renovation & Expansion – $47,778,000
- Texas-Standifer Sewer Trunk Line Repairs – $12,426,609
- Texas-Standifer Emergency Repairs – $3,193,928
- Hadley Gravity Sewer Trunk Line – $2,516,665
- Ruffin Drive Water Distribution Improvements – $781,270
- WPCC Equalization Basin Improvements – $4,090,803
- WPCC UV Disinfection System Improvements – $1,592,000
- Benoit Recreation Center Parking Lot Improvements – $707,700
- Office of Motor Vehicles Wall Damage Repairs – $57,000
- Bayou Bartholomew Pump Station Bar Screen – $130,350
- Bayou Bartholomew Pump Station Pump & Motor Repairs – $217,120
- CenturyLink Bridge Over Bayou Desiard – $85,172
- City Striping Phase V – $752,895
- City of Monroe Guardrail Systems – $128,306
- Deborah Drive Cross Drain Repairs – $667,231
- Forsythe Boat Ramp & Parking Lot Improvements – $406,389
- Forsythe Pool Demolition – $213,135
- Kansas Lane Drainage Improvements – $165,690
- Magellan & Broadmoor Improvements – $1,263,531
- North 18 Street Rehabilitation – $547,535
- Park Avenue Emergency Substation Improvements – $73,950
- Renwick Pedestrian Bridge Overpass – $785,777
- Richwood Road No. 2 Sewer Improvement – $298,177
- River Barge Street Improvements – $123,389
- WPCC Clarifier No. 3 – $486,000
- Zoo Parking Lot Improvements – $788,675
Funding Received 2020 - Present
Total Grant Funding: $57,324,437.07
Federal/State Funding: $40,782,636
- $3,180,150 – Louisiana Watershed Initiative
- $8,888,888 – MLU Flood Mitigation
- $1,445,110 – FAA COVID-19 Relief Funds
- $140,093 – Environmental Protection Agency
- $3,500,000 – Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, FEMA
- $18,100,000 – American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
- $229,053 – FEMA Assistance to Firefighters
- $229,053 – Airport Aircraft Rescue & Fire Safety Equipment
- $5,000,000 – Louisiana Water Sector Program
Transit: $2,379,926
- $1,694,502 – Annual Transit Operations, FTA
- $1,900,000 – American Rescue Plan, FTA
- $1,500,000 – State of Louisiana, FTA (3 new buses)
- $658,613 – FTA, new bus terminal
- $794,982 – CARES Act, FTA
- $1,340,162 – Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, FTA
- $1,037,765 – FEMA Transit Formula Grant
Planning and Urban Development: $3,799,376
- $4,000 – Bancorp South
- $1,563,565 – HUD CDBG Entitlement
- $2,055,404 – HUD HOME
- $134,387 – DOJ PUD CARES
- $42,020 – Waste Tire Cleanup Pilot Program
Police: $295,860
- $76,810 – Project Safe Neighborhoods
- $50,000 – DARE Grant
- $49,280 – LA Highway Safety Commission (overtime)
- $18,692 – BVP Bulletproof Vest Partnership, DOJ
- $5,405 – Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- $19,995 – COVID-19 Supplemental Funding
- $13,012 – HIDTA
- $47,040 – Victims of Crime Assistance
- $15,626 – Bureau of Justice Assistance
Miscellaneous: $989,055
- $118,105 – EDA Venable Lane Expansion
- $99,000 – USDA Rural Business Development
- $33,000 – Verizon Wireless Rebate
- $100,000 – Entergy Open Grant
- $460,00 – Conventions and Visitors Bureau
- $75,000 – CFE Fund CityStart
- $85,700 – LPG&Z Society
- $5,000 – KONA Ice
Congressional Appropriations:
- $6,000,000 – Congresswoman Letlow (FY22 Texas Standifer &FY23 Calypso St Pump Station)
- $500,000 – Senator Cassidy (FY22 Calypso St Pump Station)
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