June
21, 2011
The Mayor and Council of the
Town of
Kenneth
O. Stinson, Mayor
William
“BB” Loyd, Mayor-Pro-Tem
Harold
R. Douga, Council Member
Paul
Patin, Council Member
ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT: Thad MInaldi, Town Attorney
The following
Reports were submitted:
Total Payroll for May, 2011 $ 131,550.34
Total Receipts
for May, 2011 $ 1,136,056.31
Total
Disbursements for May, 2011 $ 901,464.83
Total Bills for May,
2011 $
426,536.35
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Kenneth O. Stinson, Mayor called the meeting to
order. Rev. Kathy Fitzhugh led in prayer,
and then followed the Pledge of Allegiance.
It was moved by
Council Member Douga that the minutes of prior meetings, copies of which were
mailed to each Council Member prior to the meeting, be approved as
written. The motion was seconded by
Council Member Loyd and carried.
Mary Vice, City
Clerk gave the monthly Administration Department report. Mrs. Vice announced that the following bids
were received for the Official Journal:
$5.00
per square $3.00 per square – submitted on disk/e-mail
$3.50
per square – material not on disk/e-mail
In
addition they will publish in the Vinton News
Additional
$1.00 per square on disk/e-mail
Additional
$1.50 per square not on disk/e-mail
It was moved by
Council Member Patin that the Southwest Daily News be appointed as the Town’s
Official Journal thru June 30, 2012. The
motion was seconded by Council Member Loyd and carried.
Bills for the
month of May, 2011, were approved and payment authorized upon a motion by
Council Member Douga, seconded by Council Member Bujard and carried.
It was moved by
Council Member Douga to hear an item not on the agenda regarding the
Garrett Lawrence
informed the governing authority of the “Think Positive – Be Positive” Campaign
sponsored by the WCAC. He asked that the
council adopt a resolution in support of the campaign.
It was moved by
Council Member Loyd, seconded by Council Member Douga that the following
Resolution be adopted. The vote cast
thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Council Members Bujard, Douga, Loyd and Patin
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Council Member Merchant
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED
by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Vinton, Louisiana, in regular session
convened that the governing authority hereby approves and supports the West
Calcasieu Association of Commerce “Think Positive – Be Positive” Campaign.
APPROVED AND
ADOPTED this 21, day of June, 2011.
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Kenneth
O. Stinson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary O. Vice,
Clerk
Ms. Wendy
Aquillard, Interim Tax Assessor for Calcasieu Parish, announced to the
governing authority and public present her candidacy in the October, 2011,
election for Parish Assessor. She asked
that the citizens of Vinton support her at the polls.
Ms. Aquillard
also announced that she and some of her office staff would be in Vinton on July
20th from 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. to sign people up for the special
assessment level freezes.
Mayor Stinson
updated the governing authority on pending grants and projects.
Upon the
recommendation of the Mayor, it was moved by Council Member Douga that Cade Cole
be appointed as the town’s attorney effective July 1, 2011, with a transitional
period of July 1- August 30, 2011 with Mr. Minaldi. The motion was seconded by Council Member
Bujard and carried.
It was moved by
Council Member Patin, seconded by Council Member Loyd that the following
Resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED, that the
following millage is hereby levied on the 2011 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 2011, 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, Douga, Loyd & Patin
NAYS: None
ABSENT:
Council Member Merchant
ABSTAINED:
None
I hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true and exact copy of the resolution adopted at a regular
council meeting held on June 21, 2011, at which meeting a quorum was present
and voting.
Vinton,
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Mary
Vice, Clerk
Mayor Stinson
presented a list of vehicles to the council and requested that they deem them
as surplus property.
It was moved by
Council Member Douga that the list of vehicles (Exhibit “A”) be deemed surplus
property and auctioned off after proper advertisement. The motion was seconded by Council Member
Bujard and carried.
Council Member
Bujard discussed the extremely dry weather we have been experiencing and the
discharging of fireworks under those conditions during the 4th of
July holiday.
After
discussion, it was moved by Council Member Patin to see what the Parish Police
Jury was going to do about the problem and then follow suit.
After further
discussion, Council Member Patin withdrew his motion.
It was moved by
Council Member Patin, seconded by Council Member Douga that the following
Resolution be adopted and the vote cast thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Council Members Bujard, Douga, Loyd and Patin
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Council Member Merchant
RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
WHEREAS,
Town of Vinton Ordinance 8.5-101 allows the use,
firing, shooting or explosion of fireworks in the Town of Vinton in a place
that no fire hazard will be presented; and
WHEREAS, the Town of
WHEREAS, conditions in the Town of
Vinton are extremely dry, and the resulting conditions of grass, bushes, trees
and other vegetation in the Town of Vinton are extremely dry; and
WHEREAS, the use,
firing, shooting or explosion of fireworks in such conditions presents an
unreasonable fire hazard.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT,
exercising its powers, rights, privileges, immunities, authorities and duties,
and considering consultation with the Fire Chief and with the Mayor, and
considering the lack of rain and the prevailing extremely dry conditions
existing in the Town of Vinton, the Council resolves that conditions in the
Town of Vinton for the use, firing, shooting or
explosion of fireworks present a fire hazard.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, on the dates of July 3-4,
2011, there shall be no place in the Town of
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Kenneth
O. Stinson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary
O. Vice, Clerk
Council Member Douga
discussed issues regarding debris pick up by the garbage company that is
outside the terms of the contract. He
introduced Mr. Tony Boucher, IESI Site Manager who restated the terms of the
contract for debris pick-up.
After a lengthy
discussion it was agreed upon by the governing authority and Mr. Boucher that
the terms of the contract would be enforced.
Debris under 6’ long, bundled and weighing under 60 lbs will be picked
up by IESI. The disposal of all other debris is the responsibility of the customer.
Ricky Fox, Chief of Police gave the monthly Police
Department report.
Mr. Vice
discussed entering into a Joint Service Agreement with Louisiana Rural Water
Association, signing on to their LA-WARN program. The program offers water and waste-water
resources to municipalities during and after a disaster.
After
discussion, the council asked Attorney Minaldi to review the LA-WARN program
and give his opinion as to whether or not the town should enter into the Joint
Service Agreement.
Chief Merchant
announced that the following bids were received in response to the Notice to
Bidders for a commercial non-walk in rescue truck:
5 Alarm Fire Apparatus, Inc. Sunbelt
Fire, Inc (E-one,
Inc.)
$187,690.00
$199,900.00
Martin
Apparatus, Inc. Bonaventure
Company, Inc
14233
Interdrive
$214,921.00 $220,333.00
Ferrara
Fire Apparatus, Inc.
$231,553.00
Chief Merchant
announced that after he and the attorney reviewed the bids, the low bidder –
Five Alarm Apparatus, Inc., did not meet the bid specifications.
Upon the
recommendation of Chief Merchant, it was moved by Council Member Loyd to award
the contract for the commercial non-walk in rescue truck to Sunbelt Fire, Inc.,
(E-One, Inc.) in the amount of $199,900.00.
The motion was seconded by Council Member Douga and carried.
Ms. Anne
St.Julien requested an exception to the Set Back Ordinance. She stated she wants to turn the house
located at
After a lengthy
discussion, it was moved by Council Member Loyd to allow Ms. St. Julien an
exception to the Set Back Ordinance at
The
new location of the house shall be equal
distance from the north and south property
lines and no further west than the current
most westerly side.
The motion was
seconded by Council Member Douga and carried
There being no
further business to come before the Governing Authority, it was moved by Council
Member Douga that the meeting be adjourned.
The motion was seconded by Council Member Bujard and carried.
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Kenneth O. Stinson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary
O. Vice, City Clerk