June 17, 2008
The Mayor and Council of the Town of
Vinton, Louisiana, met in regular session at the regular meeting place of said
Mayor and Council, in the Town Hall, Vinton, Louisiana, at 6:00 p.m. on the 17th
day of June, 2008, with the following members present:
Kenneth
O. Stinson, Mayor
William
“BB” Loyd, Council Member
Kevin
Merchant, Mayor Pro Tem
Edward
J. Vice, Council Member
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT:
The
following Reports were submitted:
Total Payroll for May,
2008 $ 87,699.78
Total Receipts for May,
2008 $ 808,259.65
Total Disbursements for May,
2008 $ 818,568.46
Total Bills for May,
2008 $ 380,610.04
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Kenneth O. Stinson, Mayor called the meeting to
order. Chaplin Tatum led in prayer, and there
followed the Pledge of Allegiance.
At this time Mayor Stinson announced that
Ms. Douglass stated it was with a heavy heart that she
submitted her resignation, but due to employment issues she is having to lead by example and do the
right thing. She thanked everyone for
the opportunity to serve and said that upon her retirement she would be seeking
re-election.
It
was moved by Council Member Loyd that the minutes of prior meeting/s, copies of
which were mailed to each Council Member, be approved as written. The motion was seconded by Council Member Bujard
and carried.
Mary Vice, City Clerk
gave the monthly Administration Department report.
Ms. Vice reported that
the 2008 adjusted millage rate had been received from the
After discussion, it was
moved by Council Member Loyd and seconded by Council Member Merchant that the
following Resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED, that the
following millage is hereby levied on the 2008 tax roll on all property subject
to taxation by the Town of
6.110
Mills
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the proper administrative officials of the Parish of Calcasieu, State of
Louisiana, be and they are hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to spread
said taxes, as hereinabove set forth, upon the assessment roll of said Parish
for the year 2008, and to make the collection of the taxes imposed for and on
behalf of the taxing authority, according to law, and that the taxes herein
levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all property subject to
taxation as herein set forth, and collection thereof shall be enforceable in
the manner provided by law.
The foregoing resolution
was read in full, the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the
resolution was adopted by the following votes:
YEAS: Council Members Bujard, Loyd, Merchant &
Vice
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
I hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true and exact copy of the resolution adopted at a regular
board meeting held on June 17, 2008, at which meeting a quorum was present and
voting.
Town of Vinton,
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Mary
Vice, City Clerk
Bills for the month of May,
2008, were approved and payment authorized upon a motion by Council Member Merchant,
seconded by Council Member Loyd and carried.
Mayor Stinson announced that
two bids were received for the appointment of the Town’s Official Journal as
follows:
$3.50/square
Southwest Daily News $3.00/square (on
disk) or
$3.50/square
It was moved by Council
Member Merchant that the Southwest Daily News be appointed as the Town’s
Official Journal for the year. The
motion was seconded by Council Member Bujard and carried.
Mayor Stinson updated
the governing authority on pending grants and projects. He presented a Proclamation for the upcoming
Cigarette Butt Campaign for which we received a $1500.00 grant.
It was moved by Council
Member Merchant to recess the meeting for a Public Hearing on section 8.5-111
of the Obstruction Ordinance. The motion
was seconded by Council Member Loyd and carried.
There were several
questions from the public regarding enforcement of the ordinance.
There being no further
public comments, it was moved by Council Member Loyd that the regular meeting
be re-convened. The motion was seconded
by Council Member Merchant and carried.
It was moved by Council
Member Bujard that the following Ordinance be adopted. The motion was seconded by Council Member
Merchant and the vote cast thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Council Members Bujard, Loyd, Merchant &
Vice
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ORDINANCE
That
section 8.5-111 of the Code of Ordinances,
Sec. 8.5-111.
Obstructing public passages.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to
wilfully obstruct the free, convenient, and normal use of any public sidewalk,
street, highway, bridge, alley, road, or other passageway, or the entrance,
corridor or passage of any public building, structure, water craft or ferry, by
impeding, hindering, stifling, retarding or restraining traffic or passage
thereon or therein.
(b) The conduct in the immediately preceding
sub-paragraph (a) shall include, but not be limited to, the placement or abandonment
of basketball goals, soccer nets, hockey nets and other sports or recreation
equipment within the right of way for any public sidewalk, street, highway,
bridge, alley, road, or other passageway, or the entrance, corridor or passage
of any public building, structure, water craft or ferry.
(c) Further, insofar as the obstruction
provided in the immediately preceding sub-paragraph (b), it shall be unlawful
for any person to wilfully aid, abet, allow or approve of another person making
such obstructions.
(d) This section shall not be applicable to
the erection or construction of any barricades or other forms of obstructions
as a safety measure in connection with construction, excavation, maintenance,
repair, replacement or other work, in or adjacent to any public sidewalk,
street, highway, bridge, alley, road, or other passageway, nor to the placing
of barricades or other forms of obstruction by governmental authorities, or any
officer or agent thereof, in the proper performance of duties.
(Ord. No. 402, § 1(111),
State law reference(s)--Similar provisions, R.S.
14:100.1.
It was moved by Council
Member Loyd to recess the meeting for a Public Hearing on section 22-3 of the
Obstruction Ordinance. The motion was
seconded by Council Member Vice and carried.
There being no comment
from the public, it was moved by Council Member Merchant that the regular
meeting be re-convened. The motion was
seconded by Council Member Bujard and carried.
It was moved by Council
Member Loyd that the following Ordinance be adopted. The motion was seconded by Council Member
Merchant and the vote cast thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Council Members Bujard, Loyd, Merchant &
Vice
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ORDINANCE
That
section 22-3 of the Code of Ordinances,
Sec. 22-3.
Obstruction of public ways.
(a) It shall be unlawful to obstruct a
highway of commerce intentionally or in a criminally negligent manner by the
placing of anything or performance of any act on any railway, railroad,
navigable waterway, road, street, highway, and thoroughfare which will render
movement thereon more difficult.
(b) It shall be unlawful to willfully
obstruct the free, convenient and normal use of any public sidewalk, street,
alley, road or other passageway, or the entrance, corridor or passage of any
public building, structure or watercraft, by impeding, hindering, stifling,
retarding or restraining traffic or passage thereon or therein.
(c) The conduct in the immediately preceding
sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) shall include, but not be limited to, the placement
or abandonment of basketball goals, soccer nets, hockey nets and other sports
or recreation equipment within the right of way for any public sidewalk,
street, highway, bridge, alley, road, or other passageway, or the entrance,
corridor or passage of any public building, structure, water craft or ferry.
(c) Further, insofar as the obstruction provided
in the immediately preceding sub-paragraph (c), it shall be unlawful for any
person to wilfully aid, abet, allow or approve of another person making such
obstructions.
(Ord. No. 268, § 7, Arts. 50, 51,
It was moved by Council
Member Loyd to recess the meeting for a Public Hearing on the E-911 Address
Ordinance. The motion was seconded by
Council Member Merchant and carried.
Fire Chief
There being no further
public comment, it was moved by Council Member Merchant that the regular
meeting be re-convened. The motion was
seconded by Council Member Loyd and carried.
It was moved by Council
Member Merchant that the following Ordinance be adopted and that said Ordinance
have an enforcement date of January 1, 2009, after proper notification is given
to the public. The motion was seconded
by Council Member Vice and the vote cast thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Council Members Bujard, Loyd, Merchant &
Vice
NAYS: None
ABSENT:
None
ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR “911”
REQUIREMENT
OF VISIBLE MUNICIPAL ADDRESS
That
the Code of Ordinances,
Section 7- 9. Visible “911” Municipal
Address.
The
owner of each building, residence and other structure, whether or not occupied
by a person or persons or capable of being occupied by a person or persons,
shall cause the numbers of the municipal address of the building, residence or
structure to be prominently displayed in a place on the main building or on the
lot or property which faces a street or road and which is open to and easily
identifiable and discernable from the street line.
If
placed on a building, the numbers shall be conspicuously placed immediately
above, on or at the side of the proper door of the building so that the number
can be seen plainly from the street line. Whenever the building is situated
more than fifty (50) feet from the street line, the number must be placed and
displayed on the lot or property in a location which faces a street or road and
which is near the walk, driveway or common entrance to such building and upon a
mail box, gate post, fence post, or other appropriate place so as to be easily
identifiable and discernable from the street line.
Regarding
a lot or property which has a single municipal address but on which multiple
such buildings, residences and/or structures are built, the owner of the lot or
property shall cause the numbers of the municipal address of the lot or
property to be prominently displayed in a place on the lot or property which
faces a street or road and which is near the walk, driveway or common entrance
to the lot or property and upon the mail boxes, gate post, fence post, or other
appropriate place so as to be easily identifiable and discernable from the
street line.
Ricky Fox, Chief of
Police gave the monthly Police Department report.
Mr. James Grandigo voiced
his opinions on issues he had with the enforcement of the Obstruction Ordinance
before its amendment and ideas he has for reducing the gang activity in town.
There being no further
business to come before the Governing Authority, it was moved by Council Member
Loyd that the meeting be adjourned. The
motion was seconded by Council Member Vice and carried.
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Kenneth
O. Stinson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary
O. Vice, City Clerk