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AGENDA APRIL 9, 2013 6:30 P.M. SLIDELL CITY COUNCIL 2045 SECOND STREET SLIDELL, LA 70460 The Slidell City Council shall have their regularly scheduled meeting on April 9, 2013. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Suite 319, 2045 Second Street, Slidell, LA. The Agenda for the meeting shall be as follows: 1. Meeting Called to Order 2. Prayer 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Roll Call 5. Consent Calendar: A. Approval of the Minutes of the March 26, 2013, Meeting. (pp. 5-12) B. Proposed Ordinances: 4. Item No. 13-04-2981: An ordinance annexing and zoning an undeveloped Portion of property adjacent to 2170 Gause Blvd. West, containing 0.36 acres of land, from Parish HC-2 to City C-4, as petitioned by Emilie J. Silessi, (Hicks/Fraught, by request of Administration). (pp. 13-19) 2. Item No. 13-04-2982: An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2813, the Municipal Police and Municipal Employees Pay Plan for the City of Slidell, adopted May 26, 1998, reclassifying the Administrative Secretary of Planning position to Planning Assistant, from Grade 6 to Grade 7 in the Planning Department, (Hicks/Cusimano, by request of Administration), (pp. 20-27) 3. Item No. 13-04-2983: An ordinance authorizing the execution of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement by and among the City of Slidell, State of Louisiana, the Camellia Square Economic Development District, State of Louisiana, and Sika Investments, LLC, relating to the collection, use and expenditure of a one percent (1%) sales and use tax and a two percent (2%) hotel occupancy tax to be levied in said district, and providing for other matters in connection therewith, (Hicks/Cusimano, by request of Administration). (pp. 28-55) 4. Item No, 13-04-2984: An ordinance levying an additional sales tax of one percent (1.00%) in the Camellia Square Economic Development District, AGENDA SLIDELL CITY COUNCIL APRIL 9, 2013 PAGE 2 State of Louisiana (the "District"); designating the full amount of such additional sales tax as the sales tax increments in the District from which the local and state sales tax increments will be determined and used to finance economic development projects in the District in accordance with and as authorized by Part Il, Chapter 27, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended; designating the initial annual baseline collection rate and establishing a monthly baseline collection rate for the District; pledging and dedicating such tax increments to reimburse economic development costs and providing for other matters in connection with the foregoing, (Hicks/Cusimano, by request of Administration). (pp. 56-68) 5. Item No. 13-04-2985: An ordinance levying a hotel occupancy tax of two percent (2.00%) in the Camellia Square Economic Development District, State of Louisiana (the “District"), to be used to finance economic development projects in the District in accordance with and as authorized by Part Il, Chapter 27, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as. amended; and providing for other matters in connection with the foregoing, (Hicks/Cusimano, by request of Administration). (pp. 69-80) 6. Item No. 13-04-2986: An ordinance adding a new section in the Code of Ordinances for the City of Slidell, Chapter 2, Article V, Section 2-227, (Fraught), (pp. 81-82) Note: A Public Hearing will be held on the above listed ordinances on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Suite 319, 2045 Second Street. Proposed Resolutio 1. 13-09: Aresolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in the City of Slidell, State of Louisiana, on October 19, 2013 for the purpose of authorizing the renewal of the levy and collection of: (i) a ten (10) year, three (3) mill property tax for maintenance and operation of the municipal police department of the City; (ii) a ten (10) year, five (5) mill property tax for maintaining and operating sewerage works and facilities within and for the City; and (ii) a ten (10) year, five (5) mill property tax for constructing and maintaining garbage disposal work and refuse and garbage collection and disposal systems within and for the City; making application to the State Bond Commission; and providing for other matters in connection therewith, (Hicks/Cusimano, by request of Administration). (pp. 83-92) AGENDA SLIDELL CITY COUNCIL APRIL 9, 2013 PAGE 3 D. Appointments: 1. KSB - Reappoint Margaret Tingle to a two-year term ending April 2, 2015 (Beautification Committee) 2. KSB - Reappoint Rev. Donald Bryan to serve a two-year term ending April 2015 (Rotary Club of Slidell) Bids and Request to Purchase: 1. Engineering - City Barn Drainage PS Barscreens & Rakes - The Lemoine Company, LLC $3,578,500 (pp. 93-95) 6. Regular Agenda: A. B. Items Removed from Consent Calendar Special Presentations: 4. 2013 LHSAA Class 4-A Girls Basketball State Champs (Hicks) 2. Fair Housing Month (Mayor) Annual Report: 1. STARC - Dianne Baham, Executive Director Public Hearings: 1. Item No. 13-03-2975: An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 3459, adopted March 25, 2008, replacing members of the Board of Supervisors for the Fremaux Development District, (Hicks/Cusimano, by request of Administration). (pp. 96-99) 2. Item No. 13-03-2976: An ordinance declaring certain property of the City of Slidell surplus and setting the method of disposing same, (Hicks/Cusimano, by request of Administration), (pp. 100-103) Amendment A: Updates the list of surplus items, (Hicks/Cusimano, by request of Administration). (pp. 104-106)

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