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Rayne City Council handles routine agenda

By resolution, the Rayne City Council is asking that the city’s rating under the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System remain unchanged as a result of the variance granted last month for the Rayne Guest Home expansion project.
The resolution was adopted during a fairly routine meeting of the council Monday night.
The variance allowed the Guest Home to move forward with a planned $8.5 million expansion on the facility located just off Robert Street in the southeastern section of the city.
The resolution points out that, had the required 12-inches above the street crown city regulation been enforced, the floor elevation for the new building would have been nearly 10 inches higher than the existing building, which would have necessitated that the internal connection between existing and new floors incline or slope approximately 3 percent.
“The floor elevation proposed for the new building must be kept the same as that of the existing building because the two floors will be constantly traversed inside by elderly and handicapped residents, who would otherwise be at great risk to slips and falls should such connection be constructed with any inclIne,” the resolution reads.
The resolution also  points out that, during the “historical meteorological event of 18 inches of rain in 36 hours” in mid-August, “the existing floor remained above all ... flood waters.”
It is also noted in the resolution, adopted unanimously by the council, that the action taken by the council in granting the variance “is in no way intended to set a broad precedent for approval of future requests that may be lacking in similar merit.”
In other business, Mayor Charles “Chuck” Robichaux explained recent tweaks to the city’s insurance program for retired employees that he said will save the city about $100,000 in the coming year.
The new program, he said, will not only lower premium for retirees, but will offer better benefits.
“And with the savings to the city, it’s a win-win-win,” Robichaux said.
Council members also approved the appointment of Wayne Wyatt to the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission, replacing Larry J. Menard, who recently resigned his seat .
Wyatt’s appointment is effective immediately for a term of five years.
The council also:
• granted permission for the National Association of University Women to conduct a street drive March 3 and 4, 2017;
• approved a liquor permit for Nonc Kev’s Specialty Meats at 1421 The Boulevard.

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