# JP Council Meeting (4-22-2026)


**Body:** Jeff Parish TV
**Date:** April 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Professional Services, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Jefferson Parish Council meeting was held April 22, 2026. Procurement and spending matters included approval of amendments to the 2026 operating and capital budgets. Operating-budget allocations included $22,735 for electrical swivel replacement and labor on a volunteer fire department ladder truck, $9,418 to Convergent for security-camera installation at COVID Memorial Park, and $673,540 for design and construction of Belle Meade Community Park. The amendments also allocated $275,000 to a home-elevation lift program and reduced a Grand Isle festival allocation from $100,000 to $75,000. Capital-budget amendments transferred $1 million for the Belle Meade park project and $275,000 for the lift program; the budget amendments passed 7–0. The Council selected Stewart Consulting for engineering design modifications to the East Bank Water Treatment Plant elevated water tower, under an existing pool of firms for routine water projects costing under $500,000.

The Council approved creation of an Office of Central Grants Administration and the Chief Grants Administrator position, and approved Nicole H. Gobert’s appointment, amended to take effect May 2, 2026. The Parish President cited an estimated $586 million in emergency-related grant funding received over recent years and said central oversight is intended to improve consistency, reporting, and compliance across approximately 13 departments. The Council also approved a letter of intent with the Split Sets Foundation Board to explore development, funding, and operation of a privately operated tennis and multisport facility; discussion emphasized that the proposal was preliminary and that fundraising and community engagement remained ahead. No final construction contract or funding award for that facility was made at this meeting.

**Source:** Jeff Parish TV