Special Meeting: June 27, 2007

TOWN OF ADDIS MINUTES

A special meeting of the Mayor and Town Council for the Town of Addis was called by Mayor Bourgeois and held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at the Addis Municipal Center.
Mayor Bourgeois advised that the meeting was called to pay outstanding bills; and discuss various matters as itemized on the agenda attached to and made a part of these minutes.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Bourgeois; Councilmen Cazes; Gauthreaux; Landry; Parrish; Toups
Absent: None

Bills: A motion to pay bills found in order was made by Councilman Landry, 2nd by Councilman Gauthreaux and adopted.

LCDBG Letter: Mayor Bourgeois advised that a letter was received from the State awarding the Town $313,473.00 in LCDBG funds for the improvements of eight residential streets within the Town. The grant was awarded contingent upon the Town paying for all Engineering and Administrative cost involved with the project. The Town Council agreed to pay these costs at the time the application was filed.

W. W. District #2: Mr. Larpenteur read a letter he received from Mr. Woods, attorney for W. W. District #2 in which concerns were expressed about the growth in the Town of Addis served by District #2. Mayor Bourgeois advised that he has advised the Board of Commissioners of W. W. District #2 of each of the new subdivisions. A meeting will be set up to discuss this matter.

Judy Webb-Trailer Variance: Mrs. Webb asked for a variance to the trailer ordinance concerning the age of trailers moving into town. The Webb trailer was destroyed by a tree during a recent storm and they are unable to buy a newer trailer at this time.
A motion was made by Councilman Landry, 2nd by Councilman Toups to grant a hardship variance to Mr. & Mrs. Webb, contingent upon the trailer remaining the home of Mr. and Mrs. Webb. The motion was adopted.

Mr. Calvin Blount-Sugar Mill: A motion was made by Councilman Landry, 2nd by councilman Parrish to approve the Third Filing of Sugar Mill Plantation as per plat presented, however, contingent on a 50' right-of-way for a road on Tract B-3 being dedicated. The motion was adopted.

A motion was made by Councilman Landry, 2nd by Councilman Toups to approve the preliminary plat of the 5th Filing of Sugar Mill Plantation for garden homes. The motion was adopted.
A lengthy discussion was held on the affect 3-story apartments would have on the Town's fire rating. Mr. Walker, who works with the Fire Rating for insurance purposes, gave a presentation of the town and fire department's ability to handle the 3-story apartments.
A waiver to allow 2.07 parking spaces per unit was requested, instead of the 2.25 per unit as set out in the Town's ordinance.
Councilman Toups asked that the discussion be tabled for a couple of weeks so more questions could be asked and answered. There was no action on his request.

A motion was made by Councilman Landry, 2nd by Councilman Parrish to go ahead and grant the parking variance and approve the 5th filing of Sugar Mill Plantation as per the
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preliminary plat presented. The motion was adopted with Mr. Toups and Mr. Gauthreaux voting nay.

Spectrum: Representatives from Spectrum approached the Council and asked for use of the Civic Center to hold Senior Citizens "chair" aerobics three times a week. A discussion was held on the cost of the hall and the legality surrounding its use.
A motion was made by Councilman Gauthreaux, 2nd by Councilman Cazes to grant the request to have Spectrum use the Civic Center for senior aerobics three times a week contingent upon the attorney researching the legal questions involved. The motion was adopted.

Zoning-Berthelot: Mayor Bourgeois called a public hearing to order on the proposed zoning of property owned by the Berthelots west of the main railroad track. They are asking for 70/80/100 foot lots with multi-zone uses.
Following the public hearing, a motion was made by Councilman Landry, 2nd by Councilman Toups to approve the multi-zoning on the Berthelot property, with the stipulation that the minimum lot size will be 70'. The motion was adopted.

Myhand Subdivision: Following a discussion of the subdivision of the Myhand property, a motion was made by Councilman Cazes, 2nd by Councilman Landry to approve the subdivision of the Myhand property as proposed in the plat presented. The motion was approved with Councilman Gauthreaux abstaining due to the fact that his family was involved in this property.

Annexation – Younger Tract: A motion to accept a petition for annexation of a parcel of land formerly owned by the Younger family and recently purchased by the Berthelot family, west of the main railroad tracks, and proceed with the process for annexation, was made by Councilman Toups, 2nd by Councilman Cazes and adopted.

Scott rezoning: Mayor Bourgeois advised that Mr. Scott withdrew his request for the rezoning of his property on First Street.

Painting-Maintenance Barn: A motion was made by Councilman Landry, 2nd by Councilman Gauthreaux to accept the quote of $7,200.00 from Mr. Joe Costello for the painting of the maintenance barn, contingent upon a good recommendation from Mr. Ed Reeves of Plaquemine. The motion was adopted. Mr. Ed Reeves was contacted and gave a very high recommendation for Mr. Costello.

Open Containers: A request by Mrs. Elaine Cazes for an open container permit for a "honey-do" party on July 1, 2007 at the VFW Hall was approved on a motion by Councilman Landry, 2nd by Councilman Gauthreaux and adopted.

A request by Millie Normand and Bruce Hoffman of St. John High School for an open container for an Alumni co-Ed Softball Tournament on July 14th and 15th was approved on a motion by Councilman Cazes, 2nd by Councilman Toups and adopted.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:41 p.m. on a motion by Councilman Cazes, 2nd by Councilman Parrish and adopted.