Council Committee Schedule - 2011-08-23

August 16, 2011

Mayor Jacques Roy

City of Alexandria

City Hall

Alexandria, LA  71301

Dear Mayor:

         This is the committee meetings schedule that will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in the City Council Chambers.  All Council committee meetings shall begin at 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise designated.

Economic Development Committee meeting at 3:30 p.m.

1. 1.   To consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Cit to enter into necessary contracts including a contract and development agreement with Third Street Partners, LP and New Horizons Development L. L. C. providing for a sale of 6 acres, more or less, of property from the City and otherwise concerning a portion of property formerly being part of the Hodges Stockyard Tract located on Third Street; to set out and provide relative to terms and conditions in a cooperative endeavor and development agreement between the parties; to authorize a contract to sale and a contract of sale of property for consideration from the City to the Third Parties for development and construction activities on the project site, including a new construction of commercial improvements and other facilities; and also, relative to third parties construction of commercial  improvements and other facilities; and also relative to third parties constructing an additional improvement – Riverplace Phase II –providing for sixty-four (64) additional rental units on a portion of the property; to authorize certain funding from SPARC or the capital budget for assisting development and infrastructure cost; to authorize a lease of a substation located on the subject property; authorizing incentives and public works related to the proposed cooperative endeavor and to authorize security instruments and authority for the Mayor or his designee to subordinate security instruments if necessary pertaining thereto; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

1. 2.   To hear a report from the Administration concerning the Alexandria Housing Authority.

1. 3.   To hear an update from the Administration concerning the production of Bonnie and Clyde.
   

Finance Committee Meeting at 4:00 p.m. or immediately following

1. To hear a report from the Administration concerning the expenses and income for the Alexander Fulton Hotel.

1. To discuss declaring the intention of the City Council of the City of Alexandria, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of the City of Alexandria, State of Louisiana (the “City”), to issue Utilities Revenue Bonds of the City, in one or more series, in an amount not to exceed Two Million Dollars m ($2,000,000) for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing, acquiring, extending and /or  improving the water portion of the combined electric power and light plant and system, waterworks plant and system, natural gas system and sewer system, generally describing said Bonds and the security therefore; authorizing the publication of a notice of such intention setting forth a date and time when said governing authority will meet in open and public session to hear any objections to the proposed issuance of said Bonds; providing for the filing of a petition by a certain percentage of the electors of the City objecting to the issuance of the proposed Bonds unless an election is held on the question of the issuance thereof, making a declaration of official intention under U. S. Treasury Reg. 1.1502 and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

Public Works/Zoning Committee Meeting at 4:30 p.m. or immediately following

1. To hear a report from the Administration concerning repairs to Hudson Blvd.

1. To hear an update from the Administration concerning placing a fence at West Sandy Bayou Park.

Please have your staff note the change in format for the committee meetings done in compliance with R. S. 42.7.  The Council has directed that the City Clerk may advise the public scheduling regarding committee meetings.  It is always that the intention of the council to convene committee meetings at the conclusion of the prior committee meeting unless the chairman of the meeting may indicate otherwise for the convenience of the public.  Have appropriate members from your Administration present for discussion.

Sincerely,

Roosevelt L. Johnson, President

Alexandria City Council

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