MINUTES - New Roads, Louisiana
MINUTES
CITY OF NEW ROADS CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
August 4, 2015
The New Roads City Council met in regular session at 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the City Hall in New Roads, Louisiana. Mayor Robert A. Myer called the meeting to order.
PRESENT: Vernell Davis, Kurt Kellerman and Kirk White
ABSENT: Anthony Daisy and Bernadine St. Cyr
Notice of this meeting was duly exercised and mailed per bylaws:
Adoption of Minutes of Regular Meeting of June 16, 2015, Regular Meeting of July 7, 2015 and Board of Adjustments Meeting of July 7,2015
Motion by Mr. Kellerman and seconded by Mr. White.
RESOLVED, that the minutes be approved in their entirety.
A roll call vote resulted as follows:
YEAS: Kellerman, White, and Davis
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Daisy and St. Cyr
On a vote of 3-0-0-2, the motion carried.
Public Hearing – LCDBG Grant Application
Motion by Mr. White and seconded by Mr. Kellerman that the public hearing be opened.
Mayor Myer explained that the application will be submitted for funding to upgrade and rehabilitate the Sixth Street Sewer Lift Station.
RESOLVED, that the resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign application for funding under FY 2016-FY2017 LCDBG program be adopted.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the resolution to hire engineering services for the LCDBG program be adopted.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the resolution to hire administrative consultant for the LCDBG program be adopted.
A roll call vote resulted as follows:
YEAS: Kellerman, White, and Davis
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Daisy and St. Cyr
On a vote of 3-0-0-2, the motion carried.
Agenda Amendment(s)
Mayor Myer proposed the following amendment(s) to the agenda.
Item 7A Accept Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Police Jury
Item 7B Introduction of Ordinance to Adopt the Uniform Building Code
Motion by Mr. Kellerman and seconded by Mr. White.
RESOLVED, That the agenda be amended.
A roll call vote resulted as follows:
YEAS: Kellerman, White, and Davis
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Daisy and St. Cyr
On a vote of 3-0-0-2, the motion carried.
Engineer’s Report
The city engineer reported on the following:
LGAP Projects – Clear lien certificate has been issued and submitted.
Motion by Mr. Kellerman and seconded by Mr. White.
RESOLVED, that the clear lien certificate be accepted.
A roll call vote resulted as follows:
YEAS: Kellerman, White, and Davis
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Daisy and St. Cyr
On a vote of 3-0-0-2, the motion carried.
Acceptance of Cooperative Endeavor Agreement from Police Jury
Motion by Mr. Kellerman and seconded by Mr. White.
RESOLVED, that the cooperative endeavor agreement be accepted.
A roll call vote resulted as follows:
YEAS: Kellerman, White, and Davis
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Daisy and St. Cyr
On a vote of 3-0-0-2, the motion carried.
Introduction of Ordinance to Adopt the Uniform Building Code
Mayor Myer presented a proposal for the reinstatement of the building permit program and called for the introduction of an ordinance to adopt the uniform building code.
After some discussion, a motion was offered by Mr. White and seconded by Mr. Kellerman.
RESOLVED, that the ordinance be introduced.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that a public hearing be held on August 18, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
A roll call vote resulted as follows:
YEAS: Kellerman, White, and Davis
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Daisy and St. Cyr
On a vote of 3-0-0-2, the motion carried.
Marty Maley – Announcement Candidacy for State Attorney General
Kayla Cobb, a representative from Mr. Maley’s office, appeared before the council to announce Mr. Maley’s candidacy for State Attorney General.
Planning & Zoning Commission Appointments
Mayor Myer informed the council that there were two vacancies on the Planning and Zoning Commission. He recommended that Ben Farrar and Arthur Ewing be appointed to fill the vacancies.
Motion by Mr. Kellerman and seconded by Mr. Davis.
RESOLVED, that the appointments be approved.
A roll call vote resulted as follows:
YEAS: Kellerman, White, and Davis
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Daisy and St. Cyr
On a vote of 3-0-0-2, the motion carried.
Mayor’s Report
Mayor Myer stated that “In my Mayor’s report, I am sending you our City of New Roads bank balances. The bottom line is you know in seeing we have 2.4 million dollars and another half million dollars in Lamp accounts. So the unfortunate story that ran on Channel 2 is deemed sad especially since it was Dewey Dukes that was gave Chris Nakatamoto Anthony Daisy’s phone number. Daisy confirmed that because Anthony would not talk to them without saying where’d you get this from”.
He also stated that “Mr. Dukes is hurting the parish, he’s hurting the city with this foolish vendetta to malign the city. The bottom line is we have a process that we that Dee goes through. I think ya’ll know me well enough now I’m not even gonna blame any one of our employees for anything.Payroll goes into electronic ACH authorized clearing house. Somewhere between could have been human error on our part could have been human error on their part could have been electronic error in between money did not get transferred overnight into the employees bank accounts direct deposit. Councilman White and Councilman Daisy sign those checks and we got employees those checks the same day”.
Lacour House Grand Opening
Mayor Myer announced that the grand opening was scheduled for August 5, 2015 from 12:00 to 4:00.
First Annual CNR High School Football Classic
The football jamboree is scheduled for August 28th and will feature Catholic of Pointe Coupee vs. False River Academy and St. John vs. Christian Life. In addition, a reception for the coaches will be held on August 23rd and a dinner for the football players will take place on August 25th.
High School Football Scrimmages
Livonia High School and False River Academy will play several football scrimmages at Community Park.
Press Releases
A press release announcing the Louisiana Highway Safety “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign along with a press release for the recently awarded Keep Louisiana Beautiful grant was distributed.
Council Reports
Mr. White reported that the Airport Commission will change the term limits for its commission members from a lifetime term to a five year staggered term.
Mr. Kellerman reiterated his request to order payroll checks, reported that he had received an estimated utility bill and did not receive a return telephone call to address the matter and questioned the status of the calculations for the utility bills under the new system.
Mr. Davis reported on the condition of the empty lot at the intersection of Rose and Bernard Street. He also requested additional police patrol to combat drug activity.
Mr. Kellerman asked if the city was paying all of its vendors in a timely manner.
With no further business to come before the council, the meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
______________________________
Robert A. Myer, Mayor
_______________________________
Lynette H. Nelson
Executive Assistant/Grants Manager
-----------------------
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
[pic]
................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.
Related download
- philosophers science fiction speculative fiction
- franklin learning activities pbs
- death of a salesman tg
- the silent film project 12 31
- bloodlines of illuminati cia
- state of minnesota district court county
- kentucky ancestors kentucky historical society
- north hunterdon voorhees regional high school district
- home page nmu archives
- doctoral dissertations by author
Related searches
- highest roads in the united states
- county roads in wyoming
- blm roads oregon
- florida map with roads and cities
- highest mountain roads in us
- new roads auto loans reviews
- city of cross roads tx
- cross roads texas 76227
- florida cashless toll roads map
- florida toll roads for visitors
- minutes to minutes seconds
- el paso county roads department