Orleans Parish

Shall the city of New Orleans levy a special annual fee (except that no fee shall be imposed upon any parcel whose owner qualified for the special assessment level provided by Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Louisiana Constitution), to be called the Maple Area Residents Security Tax District Fee, on each improved parcel of land in the Maple Area Residents Security Tax District (which District is comprised of that area of the city of New Orleans located within and including the following perimeter streets and avenues: the middle of South Carrollton Avenue to Willow Street, the middle of Willow Street to Audubon Street, the middle of Audubon Street to St. Charles Avenue, the middle of St. Charles Avenue to the middle of South Carrollton Avenue) as specified by Resolution R-08-690 (as corrected) of the City Council of New Orleans in an amount not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) in 2010 and not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) plus annual increases of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each year from 2011 through 2014, which fee is estimated to generate approximately five hundred ten thousand dollars ($510,000) annually, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage the security, beautification and overall betterment of the Maple Area Residents Security Tax District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Maple Area Residents Security Tax District, which additional security (public or private) or any other services or betterments provided by the District shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the State of Louisiana or the city of New Orleans or their departments or agencies or by other political subdivisions?