Clerk's Note: Due to Hurricane Katrina, the regular Parish Council meeting scheduled for September 1 could not be held. Certain items from that meeting agenda appear herein. The remaining items from September 1 will appear on the regularly scheduled October 6 meeting agenda.


Call to Order by Honorable Steve Stefancik, Chairman

Invocation by

Pledge of Allegiance by

Roll Call:

    Marty Dean
    Russell Fitzmorris
    James A. “Red” Thompson
    Patricia Brister
    Marty Gould
    Gary Singletary
    Steve Stefancik
    Jerry Binder
    Joe Impastato
    Chris Canulette
    Barry D. Bagert
    Henry Billiot
    Joe “Coach” Thomas
    Ken Burkhalter

    1) Ord. Cal. No. 3165 - Ordinance adopting the 2006 Operating Budget. (Stefancik/President)

    2) Ord. Cal. No. 3166 - Ordinance to establish the 2006-2010 Capital Improvement Budget and Program, and further identify Fixed Asset and Grant Awards. (Stefancik/President)

    The Parish Council will hold a Public Hearing in Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2005, to review the proposed Parish Operating and Capital Improvement Budgets prior to adoption.

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

    Regular Council Meeting            August 4, 2005
    Council Committee Meetings        August 24, 2005
    Special Council Meeting            September 15, 2005

    1) Ord. Cal. No. 3147 - Ordinance amending zoning of 25 acres from R-Rural to A-4.
(Ward 1, District 1) (ZC 04-11-094) (Zoning Commission approved 8/3/2005) (Stefancik/President)

    Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany to reclassify land on the north side of Vista Street, south of I-12, west of Highway1077, containing 25 acres, from R-Rural to A-4 Single Family Residential.

    2) Ord. Cal. No. 3148 - Ordinance amending zoning of 4.5 acres from R-Rural to A-3.
(Ward 1, District 1) (ZC 05-06-040) (Zoning Commission approved 8/3/2005) (Stefancik/President)

    Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany to reclassify land on the west side of Ruelle Du Chene Drive, south of Brewster Road, containing 4.5 acres, from R-Rural to A-3 Suburban.

    3) Ord. Cal. No. 3149 - Ordinance amending zoning of 4.319 acres from R-Rural to C-2.
(Ward 6, District 6) (ZC 05-08-053) (Zoning Commission approved 8/3/2005) (Stefancik/President)

    Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany to reclassify land on the north side of Highway 36, west of Reed Road, east of Deer Run Road, containing 4.319 acres, from R-Rural to C-2 Highway Commercial.

    
    4) Ord. Cal. No. 3150 - Ordinance to extend moratorium on certain property abutting a portion of Highway 190. (Districts 5 & 10) (Gould/Billiot)

    Ordinance to extend for an additional six (6) months the moratorium on the issuance of building permits for the construction or placement of building structures on certain property within unincorporated St. Tammany Parish abutting a portion of Highway 190 south and east from its intersection with Causeway Boulevard to its intersection with Florida Street.

    5) Ord. Cal. No. 3151 - Ordinance to extend moratorium on certain property within Highland Park Subdivision (Binder)

    Ordinance to extend for an additional six (6) months the moratorium on issuance of permits for construction or placement of building structures on property within a certain portion of Highland Park Subdivision.

    6) Ord. Cal. No. 3152 - Ordinance to revoke a portion of an unnamed alley in Lacombe Park Subdivision. (Ward 7, District 7) (REV 05-08-003) (Planning Commission approved 8/9/05)
(Stefancik/President)

    7) Ord. Cal. No. 3153 - Ordinance authorizing Parish President to accept dedication and donation of John T. Prats Road for inclusion into the Parish Road Maintenance System.
(Ward 10, District 2) (Stefancik/President)

    8) Ord. Cal. No. 3154 - Ordinance to correct Road Inventory to include Cotton Lane.
(Ward 8, District 11) (Stefancik/President)

    9) Ord. Cal. No. 3155 - Ordinance to amend Ord. C.S. No. 05-1049, adopted February 3, 2005, which established the “Personnel Policies” to provide for amendments thereto. (Stefancik/President)

    10) Ord. Cal. No. 3156 - Ordinance amending the Parish Code, Chapter 20, to establish a new Section 20-015.00, Mailboxes within Parish Rights-of-way. (Stefancik/President)

    11) Ord. Cal. No. 3157 - Ordinance providing for the sale of not exceeding $14,000,000 of Sales Tax Refunding Bonds (Jail) and for other matters in connection therewith.
(Stefancik/President)

    12) Ord. Cal. No. 3158 - Ordinance providing for issuance of Sales Tax Refunding Bonds (Jail) and for other matters in connection therewith. (Stefancik/President)

    13) Ord. Cal. No. 3159 - Ordinance providing for the sale of not exceeding $31,000,000 of Sales Tax Refunding Bonds (Justice Complex) and for other matter in connection therewith.
(Stefancik/President)

    14) Ord. Cal. No. 3160 - Ordinance providing for issuance of Sales Tax Refunding Bonds (Justice Complex) and for other matters in connection therewith. (Stefancik/President)

    15) Ord. Cal. No. 3161 - Ordinance to extend moratorium for Tantella Ranch area.
(Ward 1, District 1) (Dean)

    Ordinance to extend for an additional six (6) months the moratorium on issuance of building permits for construction of placement of structures on any properties within unincorporated St. Tammany abutting, in whole or in part, Tantella Ranch Road and any properties abutting, in whole or in part, Highway 1077 from Highway 190 to the Parish line, and which properties use said roadways for purposes of ingress and egress said properties.

    16) Ord. Cal. No. 3162 - Ordinance to amend the Parish Code to provide for creation of the 22nd Judicial District Children and Youth Planning Board, establishing the composition thereof, and to provide for other matters relative to La. R.S. 46:1941.1 et seq. (Stefancik)

    17) Ord. Cal. No. 3164 - Ordinance to amend Ordinance C. S. No. 05-1162, adopted August 4, 2005, and Appendix B of the Parish Code, Subdivision Regulatory Ord. No. 499, specifically Section 40-020.0 Exemptions. (Singletary)

    18) Resolution C. S. No. C-1506 - Resolution approving issuance of not exceeding $2,300,000 of General Obligation Refunding Bonds of Gravity Drainage District No. 5. (Gould)
(Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    19) Resolution C.S. No. C-1507 - Resolution establishing Warranty Obligations. (Stefancik/President) (Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

Warranty Obligations continued:

    20) Resolution C.S. No. C-1508 - Resolution to concur/not concur with Slidell annexation.
(Ward 9, District 12) (Stefancik/President)(Government Affairs recommended Concur 8/24/2005)

    Resolution to concur/not concur with City of Slidell annexation and rezoning of 10.375 acres bounded on the north by Lopez Street, on the south by Windsor Place Subdivision, on the west by the western boundary of Highland Park Subdivision, and on the east by the rear of Lot 11, Square 20, and Lot 22, Square 20 Highland Park Subdivision, from Parish A-4 Single Family to City of Slidell PUD District.

    21) Resolution C.S. No. C-1509 - Resolution to concur/not concur with Slidell annexation.
(Ward 9, District 12) (Stefancik/President)(Government Affairs recommended Concur 8/24/2005)

    Resolution to concur/not concur with City of Slidell annexation and rezoning of a Parish right-of-way located within Highland Park Subdivision, being a portion of the Bridge Street, Arbor Street, Plum Street and DeSoto Street right-of-way (all unconstructed), from Parish A-4 Single Family to City of Slidell PUD District.

    22) Resolution C.S. No. C-1510 - Resolution to concur/not concur with Slidell annexation.
(Ward 9, District 11) (Stefancik/President)(Government Affairs Referred to Council 8/24/2005)

    Resolution to concur/not concur with City of Slidell annexation and rezoning of 3.09 acres located on Highway 190 West in Section 37, Township 8 South, Range 14 East, from Parish C-2 Highway Commercial to City of Slidell C-4 Highway Commercial.

    23) Resolution C.S. No. C-1511 - Resolution stating Parish Council endorsement of Rainbow Automotive of Hammond, LLC, for participation in Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program. (Stefancik/President) (Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    24) Resolution C.S. No. C-1512 - Resolution stating Parish Council endorsement of TTG Investments, LLC, for participation in Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program. (Stefancik/President)
(Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    25) Resolution C.S. No. C-1513 - Resolution stating Parish Council endorsement of Citizens Savings Bank for participation in Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program. (Stefancik/President)
(Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    26 Resolution C.S. No. C-1514 - Resolution stating Parish Council endorsement of Best Buy Stores, LP, for participation in Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program. (Stefancik/President)
(Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    27) Resolution C.S. No. C-1515 - Resolution for waiver of Parish Road Construction Standards to accept a gravel road into the Parish Selective Road Maintenance System Inventory.
(Ward 10, District 2)(Stefancik/President)
(Commerce & Development recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    28) Resolution C.S. No. C-1516 - Resolution to amend Ordinance C.S. No. 04-0988, the 2005- 2009 Capital Improvement Budget and Program, Fixed Asset and Grant Awards. (Stefancik/President) (Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    29) Resolution C.S. No. C-1517 - Resolution certifying that St. Tammany Parish Government has no bond funding sufficient to fund the project entitled “La. Highway 22 and Bayou Tete L'Ours Area Drainage Improvements, Planning and Construction”. (Ward 4, District 4) (Stefancik/President) (Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    30) Resolution C.S. No. C-1518 - Resolution certifying that St. Tammany Parish Government has no bond funding sufficient to fund the project entitled “Camp Salmen Acquisition and Improvements, Planning and Construction”. (Stefancik/President)
(Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    31) Resolution C.S. No. C-1519 - Resolution certifying that St. Tammany Parish Government has no bond funding sufficient to fund the project entitled “Diversified Foods, Emergency Infrastructure Upgrade, Planning and Construction”. (Stefancik/President)
(Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    32) Resolution C.S. No. C-1520 - Resolution certifying that St. Tammany Parish Government has no bond funding sufficient to fund the project entitled “Haas Road Retention Pond Project”. (Stefancik/President) (Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    33) Resolution C.S. No. C-1521 - Resolution certifying that St. Tammany Parish Government has no bond funding sufficient to fund the project entitled “Maritime Training Institute Complex, Planning and Construction”. (Stefancik/President)
(Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    34) Resolution C.S. No. C-1522 - Resolution to amend Ordinance C.S. No. 04-0988, the 2005- 2009 Capital Improvement Budget and Program, Fixed Asset and Grant Awards.
(Stefancik/President) (Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    35) Resolution C.S. No. C-1523 - Resolution establishing Millage Rate for the year 2005.
(Stefancik/President) (Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    
    36) Resolution C.S. No. C-1528 - Resolution establishing one (1) year extension of securities. (Stefancik/President)

    1) Ord. Cal. No. 3131 - Ordinance to extend for an additional six (6) months the moratorium on the issuance of permits for construction or placement of building structures on property within a portion of The Birg Boulevard Subdivision, less and except land released by resolutions of the Parish Council. (Ward 3, District 5) (Introduced 8/4/2005)
(Public Safety Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    2) Ord. Cal. No. 3132 - Ordinance to extend for an additional six (6) months the moratorium on the issuance of permits for construction or placement of building structures on certain property within a portion of Tammany Forest Subdivision. (Ward 7, District 7)
(Introduced 8/4/2005) (Public Safety Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    3) Ord. Cal. No. 3133 - Ordinance amending zoning of 57,600 sq. ft. from LC to A-6.
(Ward 3, District 1) (ZC05-07-047)(Zoning Commission approved 7/12/2005) (Introduced 8/4/2005)
(Commerce & Development Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany to reclassify land on the north side of Three Rivers Road, east of Charlie Street, west of Bravo Street, containing 57,600 square feet, from LC Light Commercial to A-6 General Multi Family Residential.

    4) Ord. Cal. No. 3134 - Ordinance amending zoning of 57,600 sq. ft. from SA to A-6.
(Ward 3, District 1) (ZC05-07-048)(Zoning Commission approved 7/12/2005) (Introduced 8/4/2005)
(Commerce & Development Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany to reclassify land on the west side of Bravo Street, north of 11th Street, east of Charlie Street, south of 10th Avenue, containing 57,600 square feet, from SA Suburban Agricultural to A-6 General Multi Family Residential.

    5) Ord. Cal. No. 3136 - Ordinance to revoke a portion of Highland Drive right-of-way in Piney Ridge Park Subdivision west of Slidell. (Ward 9, District 11)(Planning Commission approved 7/12/2005) (Introduced 8/4/2005)(Commerce & Development recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    6) Ord. Cal. No. 3137 - Ordinance amending the 2005 Operating Budget.
(Introduced 8/4/2005) (Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    7) Ord. Cal. No. 3138 - Ordinance providing for levy of two percent (2%) sales and use tax effective December 1, 2006. (Introduced 8/4/2005)
(Finance Committee recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    Ordinance providing for the levy within Sales Tax District No. Three of St. Tammany, effective December 1, 2006, of a two percent (2%) sales and use tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and upon the sale of services in said District, providing for the assessment, collection, payment thereof and the dedication of the proceeds of said tax and the purpose for which the proceeds of the tax may be expended, such tax having been authorized at a special election held July 16, 2005.

    8) Ord. Cal. No. 3140 - Ordinance to amend Parish Code, Chapter 20, Article III, to add a new section creating Lighting District No. 14 for Ashton Oaks Subdivision, Phases 1 through 4. (Ward 8, District 9) (Introduced 8/4/2005) (Public Safety recommended adoption 8/24/2005)

    9) Ord. Cal. No. 3144 - Ordinance to impose a six (6) month moratorium on issuance of permits for construction or placement of building structures on property within a portion of Tammany Hills and a portion of Ingram Estates Subdivisions. (Ward 3, District 5)
(Introduced 8/4/2005) (Public Safety recommended adoption 8/24/2005)