The administrator of the program warned that although they would start accepting applications again, the city had already received far more applications than it could fund.
“We have to be serious about stopping all types of violent crime, and that includes crimes committed by wealthy developers,” Councilwoman Kristin Palmer said.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office said that renewing the tax isn’t Cantrell’s “preference,” and that she wanted to propose a new set of property taxes next year instead.
The president of the The New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund said the fund already had an “agreement” with the Host Committee to make the payments, but couldn’t say whether that agreement had been formalized or was legally binding.
Council members allow Entergy to include nuclear power in the renewable plan, over objections from some environmental advocates. And a group of distressed renters demands action on moving rental assistance funds more quickly.
The meeting did not produce any firm answers on what could have been done to avoid the drop in water pressure.
Cantrell administration expects the money will be needed to make up for a weak local economy for several years.
Last year, voters rejected a plan from Cantrell that would have cut the library’s budget by nearly 40 percent.
The ballot measure authorizing the tax gave control to the unelected FQMD board, which city officials have criticized.
The change comes as vaccine demand has started to wane.
