Orleans Parish

Shall the City of New Orleans levy a special annual fee, to be called the "Gentilly Terrace and Gardens Security District Fee," on each parcel zoned for residential or commercial use located within the Gentilly Terrace and Gardens Security District which District is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans located within and including the following perimeter: the east side of Elysian Fields Avenue, the south side of Filmore Avenue, the west side of Peoples Avenue, and the north side of Gentilly Boulevard), as specified by Resolution R-12-297 of the City Council of New Orleans, in an amount not to exceed two hundred sixty dollars ($260) per parcel zoned for residential use and three-hundred sixty dollars ($360) per parcel zoned for commercial use for each calendar year from 2013 through 2015, which fee is estimated to generate approximately three hundred forty-three thousand and nine hundred sixty-seven dollars ($343,967.00) annually, to be used solely and exclusively (except 1% city collection fee) to promote and encourage the security of the Gentilly Terrace and Gardens Security District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Gentilly Terrace and Gardens Security District, which additional security patrols (public or private) or any other security or 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?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy a special annual fee, to be called the "Lake Vista Crime Prevention District Fee," on each improved or unimproved single and two-family residential parcel and each multiple-dwelling or apartment parcel located within the Lake Vista Crime Prevention District (which district is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans located within and including the following perimeter: Robert E. Lee Boulevard (interior side), Marconi Drive (interior side), Beauregard Avenue (interior side), and Lakeshore Drive (interior side)), as specified by Resolution R-12-258 of the City Council of New Orleans, in an amount not to exceed two hundred twenty dollars ($220) per parcel for each year from 2013 through 2016, which fee is estimated to generate approximately one hundred forty-one thousand nine hundred dollars ($141,900) annually, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage the security of the Lake Vista Crime Prevention District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Lake Vista Crime Prevention District, which additional security patrols (public or private) or any other security or 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?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy a special annual fee, to be called the "North Kenilworth Improvement and Security District Fee," on each parcel of land (except those owned by individuals who qualify for "special assessment" as provided in Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana) located in the North Kenilworth Improvement and Security District (which district is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans located within the following perimeter: beginning at the intersection of Morrison Road and Malvern Drive, north along Malvern Drive to its intersection with south side of Curran Boulevard, then east along the south side of Curran Boulevard to its intersection with Afton Drive, then south along Afton Drive to its intersection with Aberdeen Road, then west along Aberdeen Road to its intersection with Dartmoor Drive, then south along Dartmoor Drive to its intersection with Morrison Road, then west along Morrison Road to the point of the beginning), as specified by Resolution R-12-298 of the City Council of New Orleans, in an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per parcel of land for eight (8) years commencing January 1, 2013, which fee is estimated to generate approximately sixty-four thousand two hundred dollars ($64,200.00) annually, to be used solely and exclusively (except 1% city collection fee) to promote and encourage the beautification, security, and overall betterment of the North Kenilworth Improvement and Security District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the North Kenilworth Improvement and Security District, which additional security patrols (public or private) or any other security or 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?

Shall the governing authority of the Orleans Levee District be authorized to levy and collect annually a tax of 6.07 mills on all property subject to taxation in said District (the "Tax") (an estimated $15,400,000 reasonably expected at the time to be collected for an entire year) for an additional period of thirty years beginning with the year 2016, and ending with the year 2045, the Tax being presently authorized to be levied and collected through the year 2015, for the purpose of construction, improvement and maintenance of various projects and the funding of the proceeds into bonds as set forth in the proposition approved at the election held on November 19, 1983; and (i) shall the revenues or proceeds of 5.46 mills of the Tax heretofore or hereafter received from both the original and extended authorization of the Tax be dedicated and used for the purpose of constructing and maintaining levees, levee drainage, flood protection, hurricane flood protection and for all other purposes incidental thereto, including payments required in connection with debt obligations incurred for any of the above described capital purposes; and (ii) shall the revenues or proceeds of 0.61 mills of the Tax hereafter received be dedicated and used for the operation and maintenance of those non-revenue producing assets not directly related to drainage, flood control or water resources development pertaining to tidewater flooding, hurricane control or saltwater intrusion ("Non-Flood Assets"), currently including but not limited to Lakeshore Drive, except any proceeds collected over and above that which is necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Non-Flood Assets shall remain with the Orleans Levee District to be used for the purposes set forth in part (i)?

Shall Article III, Section 3-102 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans be amended to read as follows? "Section 3-102. Number and Terms of Councilmembers. The Council shall consist of seven members, of whom five shall be elected from districts, one from the City at Large as Councilmember-at-Large, Division "1", to be voted on as a separate office, and one from the City at Large as Councilmember-at-Large, Division "2", to be voted on as a separate office. The terms of councilmembers shall be four years beginning on the first Monday in May next following their election except that a councilmember elected to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the remainder of the unexpired term. If applicable law provides for a primary and general election for Mayor and members of the Council in the year 2005 and every fourth year thereafter, the Council shall take office beginning in the year 2006 on the third Monday in January. The two Councilmember-at-Large offices shall not be considered to be new or different offices for purposes of the provisions of Section 3-105(3) of this Charter."

Shall the City of New Orleans levy a special annual ad valorem tax, to be called the New Orleans Regional Business Park Tax, on all taxable real property situated within the boundaries of the New Orleans Regional Business Park, except for any property occupied in whole or in part as a residence by an owner thereof, as specified by Resolution R-12-295 of the City Council of New Orleans, in the amount of 20.00 mills, having an estimated annual collection amount of $218,500.00, for twenty (20) years, beginning in 2013 and ending in 2032, to be used solely and exclusively for the purposes and benefit of the New Orleans Regional Business Park?

"PROPOSITION ON CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION BRIDGE TOLL Shall the toll be renewed and collected on the Crescent City Connection Bridge at the rate provided by law beginning on January 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2033, with the toll revenue dedicated solely for the following purposes along U.S. 90Z from Interstate 10 to U.S. 90: operations, maintenance, landscaping, grass cutting, trash pickup, functional and ornamental lighting, police functions, inspections, motorist assistance patrols, and capital projects on the bridges, approaches, and roadways and with further authorization for such tolls to be funded into revenue bonds for any one or more capital projects?"

"LOCAL OPTION ELECTION Within Orleans Parish School District: Shall the number of terms of office that any member of the school board may serve be limited to three consecutive four-year terms?"

Do you support an amendment to prohibit monies in the Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly from being used or appropriated for other purposes when adjustments are made to eliminate a state deficit? (Adds Article VII, Section 10(F)(4)(g))

Do you support an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana to provide that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right and any restriction of that right requires the highest standard of review by a court? (Amends Article I, Section 11)

Do you support an amendment to require legislation effecting any change to laws concerning retirement systems for public employees that is to be prefiled to be filed no later than forty-five days before the start of a regular legislative session and to require the completion of public notice requirements regarding legislation effecting such a change no later than sixty days before introduction of the bill? (Amends Article III, Section 2(A)(2), Article X, Section 29(C), and Article XIII, Section 1(A))

Do you support an amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation, in addition to the homestead exemption, the next seventy-five thousand dollars of value of property owned and occupied by the spouse of a deceased veteran with a service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent who passed away prior to the enactment of the exemption? (Effective January 1, 2013)(Amends Article VII, Section 21(K)(1))

Do you support an amendment to provide for the forfeiture of public retirement benefits by any public servant who is convicted of a felony associated with and committed during his public service? (Adds Article X, Section 29(G))

Do you support an amendment to authorize the granting of ad valorem tax exemption contracts by the city of New Iberia for property annexed by the city after January 1, 2013? (Adds Article VII, Section 21(L))

Do you support an amendment, relative to the membership of constitutional boards and commissions that have members who are selected from congressional districts, to retain the existing number of members and to provide for implementation of membership from reapportioned congressional districts by filling vacancies first from under-represented districts and then from the state at large? (Amends Article VIII, Sections 5(B)(1), 6(B)(1), and 7(B)(1) and Article X, Sections 3(A) and 43(A); Adds Article VIII, Section 8(D))

Do you support an amendment to authorize the granting of ad valorem tax exemption contracts by the Board of Commerce and Industry for businesses located in parishes which have chosen to participate in a program established for the granting of such contracts? (Effective January 1, 2013) (Adds Article VII, Section 21(L))

Do you support an amendment to provide that no law relative to the creation of a special district, the primary purpose of which includes aiding in crime prevention and security by providing for an increased presence of law enforcement personnel in the district or otherwise promoting and encouraging security in the district, shall be enacted unless three separate notices of the proposed law are published at least thirty days prior to introduction of the bill, which notice shall set forth the substance of the proposed law and whether the governing authority of the special district would be authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district, whether the parcel fee will be imposed or may be increased without an election, and the maximum amount of such fee? (Amends Article III, Section 13)