November 11, 2024 Town of Brusly Brusly, Louisiana The regular meeting of the Town of…
Town Minutes – May 2024
May13, 2024
Town of Brusly
Brusly, Louisiana
The regular meeting of the Town of Brusly was called to order this date, May 13, 2024, at the Brusly Town Hall, at 6:30 p.m., by Mayor Rhodes. Council Member Bourgeois led the Pledge of Allegiance. A roll call determined the following officials present:
Mayor: Scot Rhodes
Council Members: Rusty Daigle, Joanne Bourgeois, Blake Tassin, Shane André, Don Neisler
Town Attorney: Thomas Acosta, Jr.
Absent: None
Recognitions & Commendations: None
A motion to approve minutes of the Town’s regular meeting of April 8, 2024, was made by Council Member Tassin; seconded by Council Member Daigle. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comment. Hearing no comments, the motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Public Works Committee:
Mayor Rhodes read the Public Works Report for the month of April, prepared by Public Works Supervisor Shane Sarradet. There were 2.8 inches of rainfall in the month; no drainage issues; 1 “out of compliance” test result on the Sewer Treatment Facility; several catch basin sinkholes repaired; installed new aerator in cell 1 at sewer pond; edged curb on W. Main, E. Main will be done this week; new force main to sewer pond is complete; grass cutting is in full swing.
Regular bulk trash will be picked up the week of May 13th; the extra trash pickup will be May 31st. Flags will be put up for Memorial Day & fly through July 4th.
Upon the recommendation of Toby Frugé of Owen & White, a motion to approve change order #1 of the WSP Force Main Improvements Contract in the amount of $15,351.36, was made by Council Member André; seconded by Council Member Neisler. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comment. Hearing no comments, the motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Mr. Frugé also recommended accepting the completion of the Force Main Improvement Project.
A motion to accept was made by Council Member Tassin; seconded by Council Member André.
Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comment. Hearing no comments, the motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Upon the recommendation of Mr. Frugé, Council Member Bourgeois made a motion to approve the final pay app for the Road Overlay project; seconded by Council Member Tassin. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comment. Hearing no comments, the motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Mr. Frugé, of Owen & White gave a brief update on the Allene Street Drainage Project plans.
Planning and Zoning Committee:
Finance Committee:
Mayor Rhodes noted that the “Budget to Actual Comparison Report” for April, in the meeting packets, is available for Council Members to review.
Personnel Committee: None
Recreation Committee: None
Police Committee: None
Governmental Affairs Committee:
Upon the request of Mayor Rhodes, a motion to authorize the Mayor to sign a permit for sale of beer and alcohol at Alexander Park from July 19th, 2024 through July 21st, 2024, for the Carli Jo LeBlance Memorial Scholarship Softball Tournament, and July 12th 2024 through July 14th 2024, for the Brusly High Alumni Softball Tournament, was made by Council Member Neisler; seconded by Council Member André. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comment. Hearing no comments, the motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Council Member Bourgeois explained the history of the home at 844 E. Main Street, former home of Howard and Evelyn LaBauve, noting that Evelyn LaBauve provided library services from her home for the children of Brusly for many years, and made a motion to award the home a Landmark Plaque; the motion was seconded by Council Member Tassin. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comment. Hearing no comments, the motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Consideration of Vetoed Ordinances: None
Hearing & Final Action on Ordinances: None
Introduction of Ordinances:
Council Member Daigle introduced Ordinance 2 of 2024, Town Budget Adjustments 2023/2024.
Council Member Neisler introduced Ordinance 3 of 2024, Sewer Budget Adjustments 2023/2024. Council Member Bourgeois introduced Ordinance 4 of 2024, Town Budget 2024/2025. Council Member Tassin introduced Ordinance 5 of 2024, Sewer Budget 2024/2025.
Mayor Rhodes presented his 2024/2025 Budget Message to the Council.
Resolutions:
A motion was made by Council Member Bourgeois to defer the collection of the Town’s Ad Valorem tax for 2024; seconded by Council Member André. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comment. Hearing no comments, the motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Police Department Report:
Police Department Report for the month of April was given by Chief April. There was one (1) agency assists, two (2) alarms, four (4) assaults, one (1) child custody exchange, one (1) civil incident, eight (8) controlled substances, one (1) damaged property, one (1) disturbance, one (1) DUI, one (1) forgery, one (1) medical, one (1) miscellaneous, four (4) no insurance tows, five (5) non UCR reportable, one (1) obstruct justice, three (3) obstruct police, one (1) property, one (1) sexual assault, three (3) stolen property, two (2) suspicious, one (1) traffic (criminal violation), twelve (12) traffic accidents, one (1) traffic problem, three (3) warrants, three (3) weapons offenses and one (1) welfare check. For the month, there were 64 total events, 232 total citations and 305 total violations.
Through use of the Flock License Plate Camera System, there were 2 stolen vehicle alerts, 2 stops and 1 recovery (1 failure to remove from NCIC)
Mayor’s Report:
At the request of Mayor Rhodes, it was decided to hold the next regular meeting on Thursday, June 13th instead of Monday June 10th.
Remarks of Personal Privilege: None
Announcements:
West Baton Rouge Library South Branch Grand Opening will be May 17th at 11:00am.
Market Day at St. James Park will be Saturday, May 18th.
Town Hall will be closed for Memorial Day, May 27th.
Landmark & Heritage Plaque Ceremony will be June 23rd at 3:30pm.
Council Member André made a motion to adjourn; seconded by Council Member Neisler. Hearing no comments, the motion passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
/s/Scot Rhodes, Mayor /s/Blaine Rabalais, Town Clerk
