Youngsville Chamber of Commerce Membership Meeting June 9, 2015
Pledge led by Mayor Ken Ritter
Prayer led by Tommy Faulk , Jr.
Member Introductions
May 12, 2015, Membership meeting minutes were emailed. On a Motion by Gerard Labat and a second by Simone Champagne to accept the minutes of the May. All in favor none opposed. Motion Passed
Guest Speakers- J.P. Stoshak, Have Notary will Travel and Certified NRA Firearms Instructor
Louisiana Notaries derived from the old “Solicitor” used in Northern Louisiana because of the shortage of attorneys to execute, mortgages, successions, leases, etc. The broad powers were put in place to assist the working poor. Duties of Notaries vary from state to state; Louisiana is the only state in the
Union that has Civil Law Notaries. Louisiana Notaries are duly commissioned by the Governor for Life; they are governed by broad civil law powers reserved for attorneys in other states. No Louisiana Notary can represent anyone in a court of law before a judge unless they approved by the bar or going pro sec.
They cannot give legal advice but can dispense Notarial Advice. Notaries may prepare any document relative to civil law to include, succession, last will and testament, mortgage, LLC, appraisments, matrimonial, conveyances, protests, acknowledgments and prepare authentic affidavits and all instruments in writing. A properly signed civil law contract with two witnesses is an authentic act that can be disputed in a court of law, but almost impossible to overturn.
Notaries go as far back as the 14 th Century. New Orleans is the home of the Notarial Archives established in 1867 by the Louisiana State Legislature it contains over 40 million pages of signed acts by
New Orleans Notaries that go back three centuries. It is the only archive in the US dedicated to Notarial records.
Guest Speaker – JP Stoshak, Firearms Instructor
Instruction includes pistols, automatics, revolvers, single /double action, semi automatic or whatever is needed. Fees include completion of all required documentation. Upon completion the participant is only responsible for fingerprints and costs of the permit. The cost for a five-year permit is $125. Lifetime permits can also be purchased however; they require a five-year recertification. Your Drivers License photo is used on your conceal weapon permit.
2 nd speaker – Jeremy Hidalgo – School Board Member District
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Donald Aguillard will the guest speaker for the July Meeting.
School Board will conducted a public meeting at Broussard Community Center, June 10, to discuss the potential rezoning of children that currently live in Broussard and attend Youngsville Schools. The School
Board have identified 180+ Students that live in the area near N. Larrivere, Hwy 92, St. Etienne Road and
Fairfield toward Hwy 90 one mile deep. Those students would be redirected to Katherine Drexel
Elementary and Broussard Middle to reduce overcrowding at Youngsville Schools and to allow for future growth. School Board hopes to they can compromise with parents to come up with a solution.
Additions are currently underway at Green T Lindon and Youngsville Middle School at the end of both phases there should be at least two to three spare classrooms to prepare for the influx of families moving into the community.

The School Board recently identified 95-100 million of bonding capacity to build a new high school in
Youngsville and add 3 wing additions to middle schools. The estimated costs of the new high school is 65 million. A good learning environment and academics is the primary goal. There will be athletics with a school mascot and football, baseball and most sports. There will be no football or baseball stadiums we hope to utilize local resources. At least three years before the new high school is built.
The additional funds will be used for wing enhancements at Plantation Elementary, Milton Elementary-
Middle School and Katherine Drexel Elementary. While we do have overcrowding issues at Ernest Gallet we recognize that some of those students come to Youngsville from Pinhook Road area and we will have to address that phase of rezoning in the near future possible rerouting them to Plantation Elementary.
We can barely keep up with the growth at Milton Elementary-Middle. There are ten empty classrooms at Katherine Drexel 110 of the redirected children from Youngsville Schools would occupy those classrooms. There are 7 empty classrooms at Broussard Middle School. Our plans for Katherine Drexel expansion are to bring the English Second Language program to one facility rather than busing students throughout the parish.
Addressed questions from the audience about butler buildings and high school project timeline, school of choice as it relates to the new high school.
Ken Ritter publicly complimented School Board Member Jeremy Hidalgo, District on being approachable, a pleasure to work with and his ability to connect all of the pieces on the high school project. He also complimented the school board as a whole on their efforts. Mr. Hidalgo thanked
Mayor Ritter and recognized the Mayor and City Council for the commitment to the project by providing infrastructure by way of sewer, water and potential road improvements for the high school project.
Membership – Mandi Pooler – 117 members – 28 new members this year.
BAC – Pam Granger – The committee has gathered information and provided to the City of Youngsville for consideration. They hope to make a presentation to the City Youngsville when time permits.
Councilman Stansbury is hosting Economic Development meeting on June (Monday after this meeting)
BAC will be attending to support and provide input concerns.
Marketing and Fundraising – Jeremy Hidalgo
Replace “Member of the Week” in the Acadiana Gazette to promoting your business on Facebook, increasing our reach. The changes now provide our members feedback on to changes in the layout of our add in recent issues We are now able to see how many people viewed your profile and report it to you adding value to your investment in the chamber. We now do two “Member of the Week” rather than one.
Also, thanks to Acadiana Bottling for providing drinks and lunch for our luncheon today.
City of Youngsville – Ken Ritter
Reported on new initiative 5.5 acres on Hwy. 92 near the fire station (where fireworks stand is twice per year). The City hired a landscape architect look at property and come up with conceptual design of what to utilize. The design includes a one-acre dog park (as requested by residents), walking trail, lots of trees and a pond with berms. Funding not secure a this time but he hopes to include it in the budget as they move forward with budget process. This would work well with the approved 6 ft. sidewalk project that

has already been approved by the council from City Hall to Sugar Mill Pond. Mayor and Council are consumed with budget at this time they are working diligently to assure the needs of community are addressed during this process.
Announcements –
Jeremy Hidalgo – offered members the opportunity to make 5-minute presentation about their business at the monthly luncheon. If you have a preference on what month, please specify. Members interested should contact the chamber to be included on the agenda.
Penny Frederick - Waterview Apartments will host our first Business After Hours in August. More information coming soon. We hope to have a great turnout for this event.
Congratulations to Angie Eckman for her feature in FACE MAGAZINE. Always want to commend our members for their accomplishments.
Jason Bland – Trinity Outdoors – Friends & Fellowship Fishing Tournament was cancelled because of repairs made at Sugar Mill Pond. – Car, Truck & Bike Show Fundraiser with a BBQ Cooking Competition at Blackem Coliseum looking for more teams. Look for us on Outdoor Channel in near future.