Council Committee Schedule - 2014-06-24
Document Date:
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Regular Session
June 17, 2014
Mayor Jacques Roy
City of Alexandria
City Hall
Alexandria, LA 71301
Dear Mayor:
These are the meetings scheduled to be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in the City Council Chambers. All meetings shall begin at 3:30 P.M. unless otherwise designated.
Property and Zoning Committee at 3:30 P.M.
1) To consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the rezoning of property at 1172 and 1182 Rapides Avenue lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 square 1 Welch Addition, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana from “SF-2/MHO” Single Family (moderate density) with a mobile home overlay District and “B-3” General Business District to a “C-2” General Commercial District, for the establishment of a commercial business that includes the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Finance and Legal Affairs Committee meeting at 4:00 P.M. or immediately following
1) A resolution to address and transition the City of Alexandria’s Moratorium on new bingo halls and the expansion of gaming, charitable or for profit, within the City of Alexandria to regulation of bingo halls and gaming, charitable or for profit, within the City of Alexandria; to reenact a moratorium with regard to certain expansion activities; to lift the current moratorium within the confines of new legislation in the form of an ordinance; and to provide with respect thereto and create, authorize, and empower the Division of Planning to provide with reference to ambiguities or matters related to points of discretion regarding all gaming within the City of Alexandria until there is further specific legislation.
2) To consider final adoption of an ordinance lifting all Moratoria regarding the City of Alexandria’s bingo halls and expansion of gaming, charitable or for profit; regulating and franchising bingo halls and gaming, charitable or for profit, within the City of Alexandria; reenacting certain strictures with regard to expansion activities; providing overall policy and construction of law; and to provide with respect thereto generally and also by creating, authorizing, and empowering the Division of Planning to provide with reference to administrative procedures to resolve ambiguities or matters related to points of discretion regarding all gaming within the City of Alexandria consistent with a regulated and limited franchise.
Please have your staff note the change in format for the committee meetings done in the compliance with R. S. 42.7. The 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,
Charles L. Fowler, President
Alexandria City Council
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