PUBLISHED January 2, 2014 AND POSTED AT PARISH COMPLEX BY December 30, 2013
AGENDA
ST. TAMMANY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
2014-01-09 AT 6:00PM
ST. TAMMANY GOVERNMENT COMPLEX
21490 KOOP DRIVE, MANDEVILLE, LA.

Call to Order by Honorable Jerry Binder, Chairman
Invocation by
Pledge of Allegiance by
Roll Call:
Marty Dean
Dennis Sharp
James A. (Red) Thompson
R. Reid Falconer, AIA
Martin W. Gould, Jr.
Richard E. Tanner
Jerry Binder
Jacob (Jake) Groby
Chris Canulette
E. L. Gene Bellisario
Maureen O'Brien
Steve Stefancik
Richard Artigue
Thomas (T.J.) Smith, Jr.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

1. Resolution C.S. No. C-3915 - Resolution to appoint a Chairman of the Parish Council for the calendar year 2014. (All Members)

2. Resolution C.S. No. C-3916 - Resolution to appoint a Vice-Chairman of the Parish Council for the calendar year 2014. (All Members)

PRESENTATIONS

1. Presentation of a Certificate of Recognition to Johnny Fitzmorris of Troop 610 for becoming a Life Scout. (O'Brien)

2. Presentation by a member of the Independence Fund Organization regarding the organization and the Track Chair. (Groby)

3. Presentation of the 2014 Budget of the Parish Coroner’s Office. (Binder)

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CONSENT CALENDAR
(PAGES 2 THROUGH 6)

Any items not pulled from the Consent Calendar are automatically approved in whole by one vote. Items pulled from the Consent Calendar are discussed and voted upon individually.

MINUTES

Regular Council Meeting - December 5, 2013

Council Committee Meeting - NONE

ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION
(Public Hearing February 6, 2014 )

1. Ord. Cal. No. 5123 - Ordinance to extend for an additional six (6) months the moratorium on the submission and review of Zoning permit applications and Planning Commission review and on the issuance of building permit applications, for the purpose of construction or placement of multi-family structures on property within unincorporated areas of Council District 12. (Binder)

2. Ord. Cal. No. 5124 - Ordinance establishing a No-Thru-Trucks Zone on Ridgewood Street (4-D-23), Maplewood Street (4-D-20) and Deval Drive (4-D-21). (Ward 1, District 5) (Gould)

3. Ord. Cal. No. 5125 - Ordinance to amend Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Parks and Recreation, Article X, Recreation District No. 9, Sec. 16-102.00 Created; Boundaries, providing for the amendment of the boundaries of Recreation District No. 9 (Ward 9, District 13) (Artigue)

4. Ord. Cal. No. 5126 - Ordinance to authorize the Parish President, to acquire certain conservation servitudes from the Archdiocese of New Orleans, for Most Holy Trinity Conservation Area. (Ward 4, District 5) (Binder/Brister)

5. Ord. Cal. No. 5127 - Ordinance to authorize the Parish President, to acquire certain parcels, rights of way and/or servitudes from the Archdiocese of New Orleans, for drainage improvements. (Ward 4, District 5). (Binder/Brister)

6. Ord. Cal. No. 5128 - Ordinance to amend Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, by adding a new article thereto creating the 'Airport Road Economic Development District', defining the boundaries thereof in accordance with and as Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statues of 1950, as amended; and providing for other matters in connection therewith (District 11 and District 14) (Binder/Brister)

7. Ord. Cal. No. 5129 - Ordinance to amend the Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, by adding a new article thereto creating the 'Hwy 59 Economic Development District', defining the boundaries thereof in accordance with and as part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended; and providing for other matters in connection therewith (District 5). (Binder/Brister)

8. Ord. Cal. No. 5130 - Ordinance to amend the Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, by adding a new article thereto creating the 'Hwy 434 Economic Development District', defining the boundaries thereof in accordance with and as Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended; and providing for other matters in connection therewith (District 7 and District 11). (Binder/Brister)

9. Ord. Cal. No. 5131 - Ordinance to amend the Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, by adding a new article thereto creating the 'Hwy 1088 Economic Development District', defining the boundaries thereof in accordance with and as Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended; and providing for other matters in connection therewith (District 5 and District 7). (Binder/Brister)

10. Ord. Cal. No. 5132 - Ordinance to amend the Parish Code of Ordinances, Appendix D, Buildings and Construction, Chapter 1 Administration, Section 108.5 Building, 108.5.10 Minimum Finished Floor Elevations. (Binder/Brister)

11. Ord. Cal. No. 5133 - Ordinance to amend the Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, by adding a new article thereto creating the 'Hwy 1077 Economic Development District', defining the boundaries thereof in accordance with and as Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended; and providing for other matters in connection therewith (District 1 and District 3). (Binder/Brister)

12. Ord. Cal. No. 5134 - Ordinance to amend the Parish Unified Development Code, Volume I (Zoning), Section 5, Zoning Districts, amending Section 5.1402 to provide for the inclusion of Veterinary Clinics (no outdoor kennels) as a permitted use. (ZC13-11-085) (Binder/Brister)

13. Ord. Cal. No. 5135 - Ordinance amending the Official Parish Zoning Map to reclassify 4.2 acres located north of Oak Ranch Road, west of Carey Road, being 37127 Oak Ranch Road, Pearl River from A-2 (Suburban District) to A-2 (Suburban District) and MHO (Manufactured Housing Overlay). (Ward 8, District 9) (ZC13-12-088) (Binder/Brister)

14. Ord. Cal. No. 5136 -Ordinance amending the Official Parish Zoning Map to reclassify 0.521 acre located west of Rose Avenue, south of Arthur Road, being 20200 Rose Avenue, Covington from A-4 (single-Family Residential District) to A-4 (Single-Family Residential District) and MHO (Manufactured Housing Overlay). (Ward 3, District 2) (ZC13-12-087) (Binder/Brister)

15. Ord. Cal. No. 5137 - Ordinance amending the Official Parish Zoning Map to reclassify 2.655 acres located south of Wager Cemetery Road, west of Perrilloux Road, being 114 Wager Cemetery Road, Madisonville from A-2 (Suburban District) to A-2 (Suburban District) and RO (Rural Overlay). (Ward 1, District 1) (ZC13-12-086) (Binder/Brister)

16. Ord. Cal. No. 5138 - Ordinance amending the Official Parish Zoning Map to reclassify 4.5 acres located west of Ruelle du Chene Drive, south of Brewster Road from A-3 (Suburban District) to A-4A (Single-Family Residential District). (Ward 1, District 1) (ZC13-11-080) (Binder/Brister)

17. Ord. Cal. No. 5139 - Ordinance to amend Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 7, Drainage and Flood Control, Article V Gravity Drainage District No. 4, Sec. 7-080.00 Established; amended boundaries, providing for the amendment of the boundaries of Gravity Drainage District No. 4. (Ward 4, District 5) (Gould)

18. Ord. Cal. No. 5140 - Ordinance to amend the 2014 Operating Budget - Amendment No. 1. (Binder/Brister) 

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RESOLUTIONS

1. Resolution C.S. No. C-3882 - Resolution approving the holding of an election in Parish Recreation District No. 10 on Saturday, May 3, 2014, to authorize the incurring of debt and issuance of bonds and the levy of a special tax therein. (Dean)

2. Resolution C.S. No. C-3883 - Resolution approving the holding of an election in Parish Recreation District No. 2 on Saturday, May 3, 2014, to authorize the levy of a special tax therein. (Tanner)

3. Resolution C.S. No. C-3884 - Resolution approving the holding of an election in Parish Fire Protection District No. 5 on Saturday, May 3, 2014, to authorize the levy of a special tax therein. (Thompson)

4. Resolution C.S. No. C-3885 - Resolution to vacate, in part, the six (6) month moratorium established by Ordinance C.S. No. 08-1741, and any subsequent extensions thereof, for the limited purpose of allowing the approval of rezoning applications and the issuance of plan review permits on Parcels A4 and A5, Flower Estates Subdivision, Covington, as more particularly described in Exhibit A attached. (Ward 1, District 1) (Dean)

5. Resolution C.S. No. C-3886 - Resolution granting approval to Parish Fire Protection District No. 13 to hold an election on May 3, 2014, to authorize the renewal of the levy and collection of a ten (10) mill ad valorem tax therein. (Dean)

6. Resolution C.S. No. C-3887 - Resolution to authorize the Parish President to enter into an agreement with Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) to provide utility assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for Fiscal Year 2014. (Binder/Brister)

7. Resolution C.S. No. C-3888 - Resolution to set the salaries of the employees of the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office pursuant to Louisiana House Act No. 181. (R.S. 13:5725) (Binder)

8. Resolution C.S. No. C-3889 - Resolution establishing Performance Obligations. (Binder/Brister)

9. Resolution C.S. No. C-3890 - Resolution to authorize the publication of a notice describing the boundaries of the Airport Road Economic Development District, and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Districts 11 and 14) (Binder/Brister)

10. Resolution C.S. No. C-3891 - Resolution to authorize the publication of a notice describing the boundaries of the Hwy 59 Economic Development District, and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (District 5) (Binder/Brister)

11. Resolution C.S. No. C-3892 - Resolution to authorize the publication of a notice describing the boundaries of the Hwy 434 Economic Development District, and providing for other matters in connection therewith (District 7 and District 11). (Binder/Brister)

12. Resolution C.S. No. C-3893 - Resolution to authorize the publication of a notice describing the boundaries of the Hwy 1088 Economic Development District, and providing for other matters in connection therewith (District 5 and District 7). (Binder/Brister)

13. Resolution C.S. No. C-3894 - Resolution to approve the appointment of Anthony Smith as Director of the Procurement Department for the remainder of the 2012-2015 Parish President's term of office. (Binder/Brister)

14. Resolution C.S. No. C-3895 - Resolution to acknowledge the receipt and review of the 2012/2013 Municipal Water Pollution Prevention Environmental Audit Report for the Castine Regional Sewage Treatment Facility. (District 7, Ward 4) (Binder/Brister)

15. Resolution C.S. No. C-3896 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 6's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of a new thermal imaging camera. (Binder/Brister)

16. Resolution C.S. No. C-3897 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 13's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of a new thermal imaging camera with receiver kit. (Binder/Brister)

17. Resolution C.S. No. C-3898 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 12's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of a new thermal imaging camera. (Binder/Brister)

18. Resolution C.S. No. C-3899 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 11's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of new equipment to outfit a new fire engine and gas detectors on two fire engines. (Binder/Brister)

19. Resolution C.S. No. C-3900 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 9's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of two new self contained breathing apparatuses. (Binder/Brister)

20. Resolution C.S. No. C-3901 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 8's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of new fire hoses. (Binder/Brister)

21. Resolution C.S. No. C-3902 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 7's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of eight new handheld Kenwood radios. (Binder/Brister)

22. Resolution C.S. No. C-3903 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 5's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of ten complete sets of personal protective equipment and a portable pump. (Binder/Brister)

23. Resolution C.S. No. C-3904 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 1's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of midland kits and chlorine A, B, and C kits. (Binder/Brister)

24. Resolution C.S. No. C-3905 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 4's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of Betts valves, dome clamps, a Hazmat shower, a Hazmat laptop computer, a Megger bonding and grounding kit and meter, a chlorine C kit, and a Seris A-E leak kit. (Binder/Brister)

25. Resolution C.S. No. C-3906 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 3's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of fifteen (15) sets of wild land fire gear. (Binder/Brister)

26. Resolution C.S. No. C-3907 - Resolution to support Fire Protection District No. 2's application for assistance from the Louisiana Office of Community Development for the purchase of two BH-20 blowhard fans. (Binder/Brister)

27. Resolution C.S. No. C-3908 - Resolution to authorize the Parish President to execute an agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) for improvements at the St. Tammany Regional Airport. (Binder/Brister)

28. Resolution C.S. No. C-3909 - Resolution to authorize the publication of a notice describing the boundaries of the Hwy 1077 Economic Development District, and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (District 1 and District 3) (Binder/Brister)

29. Resolution C.S. No. C-3910 - Resolution stating St. Tammany Parish Government's interest in participation in the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program and designation of the Enterprise Zones and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Binder/Brister)

30. Resolution C.S. No. C-3911 - Resolution to amend Ordinance C.S. No. 12-2862 the 2013-2016 Capital Improvement Budget and Program, Fixed Asset, and Grant Awards. (Binder/Brister)

31. Resolution C.S. No. C-3912 - Resolution to amend Ordinance C.S. No. 13-3052 the 2014-2018 Capital Improvement Budget and Program, Fixed Asset, and Grant Awards to make changes to the Capital Improvements List - Facilities - General Fund - Camp Salmen. (010-87) (Binder/Brister)

32. Resolution C.S. No. C-3913 - Resolution to amend Ordinance C.S. No. 13-3052 the 2014-2018 Capital Improvement Budget and Program, Fixed Asset, and Grant Awards to make changes to the Capital Improvements List - Capital - Network Computers (320-01). (Binder/Brister)

33. Resolution C.S. No. C-3914 - Resolution to amend Ordinance C.S. No. 13-3052 the 2014-2018 Capital Improvement Budget and Program, Fixed Asset, and Grant Awards to make changes to the Capital Improvements List - Capital - General Building (327). (Binder/Brister) 

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
APPEALS

1. 1. Carlo Hernandez appealing the Zoning Commission APPROVAL on November 12, 2013 for a major amendment to a 116.115 acre PUD located at the northwest intersection of I-12 and LA Highway 1088. (Districts 5 and 7) (ZC01-03-028) (Petitioner G.E.C., Inc.)
NOTE: NOTE: To concur with Zoning APPROVAL, a simple majority vote is required and introduction of a resolution.
   
NOTE: NOTE: To override Zoning APPROVAL, a majority vote of the entire Council is required and adoption of a resolution.


2. 2. Heather Hines appealing the Zoning Commission DENIAL on December 3, 2013 to rezone 0.656 acre located north of Highway 190, west of Blackwell Drive from A-2 (Suburban District) to HC-2 (Highway Commercial District). (Ward 4, District 7) (ZC13-12-084)
NOTE: NOTE: To concur with Zoning DENIAL, a simple majority vote is required and adoption of a resolution.
   
NOTE: NOTE: To override Zoning DENIAL, a majority vote of the entire Council is required and introduction of an ordinance.


ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
(Public Hearing)

1. Ord. Cal. No. 5097 - Ordinance to amend Code of Ordinances, Appendix B, Chapter 40 Subdivision Regulatory Ordinance No. 499, relative to roadway testing and inspection standards and related matters for residential and commercial subdivisions, and to provide for the modification and/or deletion of other relevant sections in connection therewith. (Introduced and referred to Planning Commission 11/7/13) (Postponed 12/5/13)

2. Ord. Cal. No. 5109 - Ordinance to amend St. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 7 Drainage and Flood Control, Article III Drainage District No. 2, Sec. 7-061.00 Reorganization, Boundaries, to amend and reestablish the boundaries of Drainage District No. 2. (Ward 9, District13) (Introduced 12/5/13)

3. Ord. Cal. No. 5110 - Ordinance amending the Official Parish Zoning Map to reclassify a parcel of land in Section 42, Township 6 South, Range 11 East, more specifically municipal address 72292 Wilkinson Street, Covington from A-2 (Suburban District) and NC-4 (Neighborhood Institutional District) to A-2. (Ward 3, District 2) (Introduced 12/5/13)

4. Ord. Cal. No. 5111 - Ordinance amending the Official Parish Zoning Map to reclassify 2.74 acres located on the north side of Bruhl Road, east of LA Highway 25, 15143 Bruhl Road, Folsom from A-1 (Suburban District) to A-2 (Suburban District). (Ward 2, District 3) (ZC13-11-082) (Zoning Commission approved 11/12/13) (Introduced 12/5/13) 

5. Ord. Cal. No. 5112 - Ordinance amending the Official Parish Zoning Map to reclassify 15,000 square feet located on north of Magnolia Drive, east of Sycamore Drive, being 4809 Magnolia Drive, Slidell from A-3 (Suburban District) to A-3 (Suburban District) & MHO (Manufactured Housing Overlay). (Ward 8, District 9) (ZC13-11-078) (Zoning Commission approved 11/12/13) (Introduced 12/5/13)

6. Ord. Cal. No. 5113 - Ordinance amending the Official Parish Zoning Map to reclassify 15,000 square feet located on north of Magnolia Drive, east of Sycamore Drive, being 4809 Magnolia Drive, Slidell from A-3 (Suburban District) to A-3 (Suburban District) & MHO (Manufactured Housing Overlay). (Ward 6, District 6) (ZC13-11-075) (Zoning Commission approved 11/12/13) (Introduced 12/5/13)

7. Ord. Cal. No. 5114 - Ordinance to authorize the Parish President to acquire certain parcels, rights of way and/or servitudes for the Pinewood Circle Site Triangle Project. (Ward 8, District 9). (Introduced 12/5/13)

8. Ord. Cal. No. 5115 - Ordinance accepting finalized subdivisions into the Road and Drainage Inventories, specifically Colonial Pinnacle Nor du Lac minor subdivision Westshore Drive (a/k/a Access Road #2). (Ward 1, District 1) (Introduced 12/5/13)

 9. Ord. Cal. No. 5116 - Ordinance amending the Official Parish Zoning Map to reclassify 3.0 acres located on north of Maison du Lac Blvd., west of LA Highway 1085 from NC-2 (Indoor Retail and Service District) to an MD-2 (Medical Clinic District).(Medical Clinic District). (Ward 1, District 1) (ZC13-11-076) (Zoning Commission approved 11/12/13) (Introduced 12/5/13)

10. Ord. Cal. No. 5118 - Ordinance to impose a six (6) month moratorium on the opening of new streets in Angelic Estates. (Ward 3, District 5) (Introduced 12/5/13)

11. Ord. Cal. No. 5119 - Ordinance to extend for an additional six (6) months the moratorium on the approval of rezoning and issuance of plan review permits, not previously received, for property abutting the Louisiana Highway 21 Planned Corridor from Lalanne Road North to Azalea Drive. (Ward 1, District 1) (Introduced 12/5/13)

12. Ord. Cal. No. 5120 - Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany Parish, La, to reclassify a certain parcel located on the west side of Isabel Swamp Road, north of LA Highway 40 and which property comprises a total 4 acres of land more or less, from its present A-2 (Suburban District) to an A-2 (Suburban District) & MHO (Manufactured Housing Overlay), (Ward 2, District 6). (ZC13-11-077) (Introduced 12/5/13)

13. Ord. Cal. No. 5121 - Ordinance to authorize the Parish of St. Tammany, through the Office of the Parish President, to acquire certain parcels, rights of way and/or servitudes from the Archdiocese of New Orleans, for Holy Trinity Drive, and further for the Parish to incorporate Holy Trinity Drive into the Parish Maintenance System. (Ward 4, District 5) (Introduced 12/5/13)

14. Ord. Cal. No. 5122 - Ordinance to Amend the 2013 Operating Budget - Amendment No. 10. (Introduced 12/5/13)

NOMINATIONS

1. Resolution to appoint a representative of the Hotel-Motel Association to the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission. (Binder)

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APPOINTMENTS

1. Resolution to appoint Tiffany Hudson to the Board of Commissioners for St. Tammany Parish Recreation District No. 2. (District 6) (Tanner)

2. Resolution to appoint one (1) member to the Board of Commissioners for St. Tammany Parish Recreation District No. 6. (Districts 2 and 6) (Tanner)