Tonight’s City Council Agenda

There will be a council meeting tonight at 6PM in the Central High School Auditorium.  The public is invited.  The agenda is below.

I. Preliminary Business
1) Call to Order
2) Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
3) Roll Call
4) Approval of the minutes from the January 27, 2015 council meeting

II. Unfinished Business None

III. New Business

1) Mayor’s report and presentations.

2) Report from Jennifer Sims, City Attorney, regarding status of Administrative Hearing matters within the City of Central.

3) Presentation of Annual Audit Report by Faulk & Winkler. 4) Introduction of the following item(s) (with public hearing to be held at the February 24, 2015 council meeting):
a) An ordinance to amend the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year General Budget to appropriate funds for surveying, design and engineering plans for various road construction projects. (By Council Member Ellis)
b) An ordinance to amend and reenact Appendix 1, Chapter 19, Section 19.2, Subsection (3) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Central relative to accessory dwelling units and to provide for all related matters. (By Council Member Fralick) Commission Action (January 22, 2015): A motion to recommend approval was made by Mr. Bijan Sharafkhani, seconded by Mr. T. J. Johnson. Vote: 6 yeas (Messrs: Burns, Johnson, Matlock, Rauls, Sharafkhani, Walker), 0 nays, and 1 absent (Mr. Anderson) and the motion carried.

5) Public Hearing and action regarding the following instrument(s): a) A resolution to appoint Monroe Almond and John Porche to the Central Police Department as Reserve Officers. (By Council Member Evans) IV. Zoning Cases 1) Introduction of the following item(s) (with public hearing to be held at the February 24, 2015 council meeting):
a) CUP-5-14 Conditional Use Permit. An ordinance to grant a Conditional Use Permit for a fueling station with a convenience store on property located at the southeast corner of the Central Thruway and Greenwell Springs Road intersection in Section 38, T6S, R2E, GLD, EBR, LA. Applicant: Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Gavin Ballenger. (By Council Member Fralick) Commission Action (January 22, 2015): A motion to approve CUP-5- 14 was made by Mr. Bijan Sharafkhani, seconded by Mr. T.J. Johnson. Vote: 6 yeas (Messrs: Burns, Johnson, Matlock, Rauls, Sharafkhani, Walker), 0 nays, and 1 absent (Mr. Anderson) and the motion carried.
b) CUP-6-14 Conditional Use Permit. An ordinance to grant a Conditional Use Permit for horse training and boarding stables for property located at 10439 Dyer Road on Tract A-1-B of the former W.L. Doherty property which is on the north side of Dyer Road west of the Blackwater Road intersection in Section 23, T5S, R1E, GLD, EBR, LA Applicant: Tim Williams (By Council Member Fralick) Commission Action (January 22, 2015): A motion to approve CUP-6- 14 was made by Mr. T.J. Johnson, seconded by Mr. David Matlock with the following stipulations: 1) The maximum number of horses shall be eight (8). 2) The applicant shall install a six (6) foot high solid wooden fence that is a minimum of seventy-five (75) linear feet on the eastern and western property lines to screen the proposed business from nearby residences. 3) The applicant shall obtain all required permits and licenses. Vote: 5 yeas (Messrs: Burns, Johnson, Matlock, Sharafkhani, Walker), 1 nay (Mr. Rauls), and 1 absent (Mr. Anderson) and the motion carried. 
c) SS-24-14 Waiver requiring connection to the public sewer. An ordinance to grant a waiver of Section 7:4.4A(4)(a) of the Development Code or Ordinance No. 2009-08 requiring connection to the public sewer for the five subdivided lots of Tract 13 of the former Westbrook Tract and Carl B. Heine property located on the south side of Denham Road between the El Ranchitos and White Oak Run Road intersections in Section 48, T5S, R2E, GLD, EBR, LA for single family residential use and to provide for related matters. Applicant: Carl Newlin (By Council Member Fralick) Commission Action (January 22, 2015): A motion to approve SS-24-14 was made by Mr. T. J. Johnson, seconded by Mr. David Matlock with the following stipulations: 1) There shall be no further subdivision of any lots until public sewer is provided. 2) The previously approved subdivision, Case SS-21-11, is hereby rescinded. Vote: 6 yeas (Messrs: Burns, Johnson, Matlock, Rauls, Sharafkhani, Walker), 0 nays, and 1 absent (Mr. Anderson) and the motion carried. 
d) SS-25-14 Waiver requiring connection to public sewer. An ordinance to grant a waiver of Section 7:4.4A(4)(a) of the Development Code and Ordinance No. 2009-08 requiring connection to the public sewer for three subdivided lots of Tract A-1-A-4 of the former Mary Lou Smith property located on the northwest corner of the McCullough and Joor Road intersection in Section 19, T5S, R2E, GLD, EBR, LA for single family residential use and to provide for related matters. Applicant: Newell Whitney (By Council Member Fralick) Commission Action (January 22, 2015): A motion to approve SS-25-14 was made by Mr. Graydon Walker, seconded by Mr. Harry Rauls. Vote: 6 yeas (Messrs: Burns, Johnson, Matlock, Rauls, Sharafkhani, Walker), 0 nays, and 1 absent (Mr. Anderson) and the motion carried. 
e) RZ-05-14 Site Plan Revision – 18235 Magnolia Bridge Road. An ordinance to revise the previously approved site plan for RZ-05-14 for property located at 18235 Magnolia Bridge Road, which is on the south side of Magnolia Bridge Road west of the Greenwell Springs Road intersection, on Lot G of the former Kennard Lawrence Tract in Section 66, T6S, R2E, GLD for an animal kennel. Applicant: Shauna Nicosia, Smooch My Pooch. (By Council Member Fralick) Commission Action (January 22, 2015): A motion to approve RZ-5-14 Site Plan Revision was made by Mr. T. J. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Bijan Sharafkhani. Vote: 6 yeas (Messrs: Burns, Johnson, Matlock, Rauls, Sharafkhani, Walker), 0 nays, and 1 absent (Mr. Anderson) and the motion carried. 

2) Discussion and action regarding the following case(s):
a) PUD-2-14 Planned Unit Development Preliminary Plan Cypress Lakes Estates. An ordinance to grant a Conditional Use Permit for the preliminary plan for the proposed Planned Unit Development: Cypress Lakes Estates consisting of 75 single family residential lots, located at the southwest corner of the Sullivan Road and Sparkle Road intersection on Tracts B-1, C, D, E-1 and E-2 and to provide for related matters. Applicant: Jonathan Starns. (By Councilman Evans) Commission Action (November 20, 2014): A motion to recommend approval of PUD-2-14 was made by Mr. T. J. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Graydon Walker. Vote: 4 yeas (Messrs: Anderson, Burns, Johnson, Walker), 2 nays (Messrs: Matlock, Rauls), 1 absent (Messr: Sharafkhani) and the motion carried. Council Action (January 13, 2015): Public Comment: Jonathan Starns, Karen Kennedy, Janis Weber, Dan Weber, R. J. Saucier, Brooke Perot, Tony Bull. Council Member Vance moved to defer this item to the February 10, 2015 Council meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member Messina. Vote: 3 yeas (Evans, Messina, and Vance), 2 nays (Ellis and Fralick), 0 absent. Motion passed.

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