1. Call to order by President Mackey.

2. Invocation by the Honorable Gerald "Wash" Washington, Westlake City Councilman.

3. Pledge of Allegiance.

4. Roll Call.

5. Recognition of the following Division of Planning and Development employees who have recently received professional certifications:

• Pam Sturrock, Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM); and
• Jennifer Wallace, Certified Planner (AICP) by the American Institute of Certified Planners.

6. Take appropriate action on applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers) (see attached)

7. Consideration of approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Police Jury dated July 20, 2000.

8. Take appropriate action on RZ03-022-00 which is a request by PBA Properties, Inc. to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to I-2 (Heavy Industrial) to allow a natural gas processing station. (Lincoln Road, Police Jury District 9) (see attached)

9. Consideration of adopting a resolution approving an Enterprise Zone Endorsement Application by Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association (Lake Charles Memorial Hospital) to construct a new women’s hospital located at the corner of Gauthier Road and Nelson Road in Ward Three. (see attached)

10. Consideration of adopting a resolution approving an Enterprise Zone Endorsement Application by RS Cogen, LLC to construct an electrical co-generation plant to be located within the PPG Industries plant site in the Lockport Industrial Area in Ward Four. (see attached)

11. Consideration of authorizing the Director of Planning and Development to notify the following property owners in accordance with Article II of Chapter Six of the Code of Ordinances of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, to show cause at a public hearing on September 21, 2000, or the first regular Police Jury meeting thereafter, as to why the structures on the properties as stipulated should not be condemned:

• 5946 Nobie Lane (Lot 70 of Brigas Acres Part Three Subdivision), South Lake Charles area of Ward Three (one manufactured home), Owner: Sumpter Law Office, c/o Dennis R. Sumpter, 1003 Huntington Street, Sulphur, LA 70663, CED # 92, TA # 00058408 (Police Jury District 8)
• 7509 Flounder Drive (Lot 323 of Country Pines North Part Five Subdivision), South Lake Charles area of Ward Three, Owners: Claren Paul Jones and Virginia O’Quain Jones, 4000 Ernest Street, Lake Charles, LA 70605, CED # 140, TA # 01332822 (Police Jury District 8)

12. Consideration of adopting a resolution calling for the display of the national motto In God We Trust in common areas of parish-owned buildings. (President Mackey)

13. Consideration of requesting the Special Service District Review Committee to convene for the purpose of studying the feasible alternatives for increasing efficiencies of the operation and delivery of services provided by the various types of special service districts. (Mr. Landry)

14. Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury, acting as the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Five of Wards Three and Eight, and the Chennault International Airport Authority to provide water service along Louisiana Highway 397, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute all documents related thereto.

15. Consideration of adopting a resolution approving the request of Sheriff Beth Lundy for a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury and the Sheriff's Office wherein the Parish would provide limited funding as well as surplus equipment to the Sheriff's new Traffic Division, with said division providing increased traffic patrols on parish roads with the goal of reducing traffic accidents on these roads.

16. Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Police Jury, the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Chennault International Airport Authority, the City of Lake Charles, the City of Sulphur, the City of Westlake, the Calcasieu Parish Communications District, IMCAL, and the Port of Lake Charles with reference to the development of a Government Information Consortium (GIC) for the purpose of working together to build a parishwide geographical information system, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute all documents related thereto.

17. Consideration of a request from the Calcasieu Parish School Board for the Parish to enter a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Parish and the School Board providing for the School Board’s lease/purchase of a parish-owned building which formerly housed the Sulphur Branch of the Calcasieu Parish Library System, located adjacent to Sulphur High School.

18. Receive report from the Parish Administrator regarding the status of actions recently announced by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals relative to the provision of public health services in Calcasieu Parish.

19. Take appropriate action on a vacancy created by the resignation of Ms. Abi Porter on the Workforce Investment Board. (Ms. Porter represented the Public Sector - K-12/Adult Education from the Calcasieu Parish School Board, and a letter has been forwarded to them requesting that they submit a nomination for this vacancy.)

20. Take appropriate action on a vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. John C. Grove on the Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board. (Mr. Grove represented at-large west of the Calcasieu River. Mr. Andrepont is the liaison.)

21. Take appropriate action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on August 16, 2000, for the purchase of one full-size, three-quarter ton, four-wheel drive, heavy duty crew cab, four-door pickup truck for use by the Department of Emergency Management and one diesel fire pump motor for use by the Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center. (see attached)

22. Take appropriate action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on August 16, 2000, for the purchase of two three-quarter ton, regular cab, pickup trucks with mounted bodies for use by the Parks Department, two three-quarter ton, extended cab, pickup trucks for use by the Animal Control Department, and one rubber track mini excavator for use by the Division of Engineering and Public Works. (see attached)

23. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Administrator to advertise for the sale of a 1974 Cessna Model 337 Twin Engine Airplane by the Mosquito Control Department pending FAA certification.

24. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Administrator to advertise for bids for an oil-water separator and a storage tank for use at the Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center.

25. Consideration of going into executive session to discuss Lawsuit No. 00-00081 (Fontenot vs. Police Jury).

26. ADVISE that a report will be given by Legal Counsel at the Public Works Committee meeting on August 31, 2000, with reference to the discharge of fireworks in the East Opelousas Street area.

27. ADVISE that an all day benefit fund raiser for Raymond Reynolds has been scheduled on Saturday, August 19, 2000, at the VFW in Moss Bluff. (The benefit is for extensive medical expenses related to Completely Disabled Demylatating Toxic Neuropathy.)

REGULAR MEETING – AUGUST 17, 2000

The following items were received after the agenda was faxed out on August 11, 2000, and will require a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules for consideration by the Police Jury:

Consideration of adopting a resolution amending a resolution which was adopted by the Police Jury on March 2, 2000, which approved a contract with the Louisiana Office of Elderly Affairs, on behalf of the Office of Community Services R.S.V.P. Project, in the amount of $9,528.00 to be utilized as a local cash match for its R.S.V.P. Program, to provide that the amount shall be $10,023.00, which was the amount ultimately granted by the State for this program, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury and the Director of the Office of Community Services to execute all documents related thereto.

Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a contract with the Louisiana Office of Elderly Affairs, on behalf of the Office of Community Services’ Foster Grandparent Program, in the amount of $15,100.00 to be utilized as a local match for its Foster Grandparent Program, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury and the Director of the Office of Community Services to execute all documents related thereto.