Agenda for Tomorrow’s City Council Meeting

By CS | July 8, 2013

The rules for conducting such public hearings are as follows:

1)         In compliance with R.S. 42:14(d) and Ordinance 2011-8, members of the public will be allowed to speak on any item upon which a vote is to be taken that is included on the agenda. The applicant will speak first for a period not to exceed 10 minutes. Other proponents will speak next, then the opponents. Each speaker will be allowed not more than three minutes. The speakers are requested to limit their remarks and to avoid duplication in their presentations.

              2)         The proponents will be allowed three minutes for rebuttal.

3)         Each councilman will be allowed a maximum of five (5) minutes to express his views on any one subject without interruption from the other members upon initial consideration and five (5) minutes for rebuttal.

I.          Preliminary Business

1)      Call to Order

2)      Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

3)      Roll Call

4)      Approval of the minutes from the June 25, 2013 council meeting

II.        Unfinished Business

None

III.       New Business

1)      Mayor’s report and presentations.

2)      Introduction of the following item(s) (with public hearing to be held at the July 23, 2013,  council meeting):

a)         An ordinance to provide for design standards for nonresidential structures within

            the corridor overlay district, to provide for waivers of design standards and to

            provide for related matters.  (By Mayor Pro Tempore Washington)

            This matter is scheduled to be reviewed by the Planning Commission on

            Monday, July 8, 2013.

3)      Public Hearing and action regarding the following instrument(s):

a)         An ordinance to adopt a plan for holding municipal elections on Congressional

            election dates and to provide for related matters.  (By Council Member Moak)

b)         An ordinance to enact a minimum Unassigned Fund Balance requirement for the

            City’s General Fund and to provide for related matters.  (By Council Member

            Moak)             

IV.       Zoning Cases

1)    Introduction of the following item(s) (with Public Hearing to be held at the July 23, 2013    

       council meeting:

a)         RZ-4-13 Rezoning from C-2 (Heavy Commercial) to Rural:  An ordinance to rezone from C-2 to Rural Tracts Q-1-B through D in Section 80, T5S, R1E, GLD for placement of single family residences.  (By Council          Member DeJohn)        

2)   Discussion and action regarding the following case(s):

                         None.             

V.        Other Business

1)      Public Comment

* Restricted to items not on the agenda.  A Public Comment Request to Speak Card must be turned in to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting in order to be considered. Public comment is limited to 10 speakers with three minutes each.

2)      Announcements

3)      Adjournment