A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2000
5:30 P.M.
1. Call to order by President Mackey.
2. Invocation by Reverend Dr. Ralph Milligan.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Roll Call.
5. The following has been advertised in accordance with the law for action to be taken at 5:30 p.m.:
Receive and open sealed bids for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2000-13 (Mosquito Control Facility Improvements), and take appropriate action thereon.
AGENDA NOTE: due to the issuance of an addendum on this project within the 72-hour period prior to the original scheduled bid opening (Thursday, November 2, 2000), the bid opening date was revised to November 16, 2000.
6. Presentation of 2000 Police Jury Association of Louisiana Scholarship Award in the amount of $500.00 to Ms. Julie Klumpp, a student at McNeese State University. (Mr. Breaux and Mrs. Treme)
7. Presentation of six grant awards in the amount of $15,875.00 each to the following special service districts for the projects listed below from the Governor’s Office of Rural Development by members of the Calcasieu Legislative Delegation:
Community Center & Playground
District No. Four of Ward One
(Moss Bluff) Construction of "Buddy" Ballfield
Community Center & Playground
District No. One of Ward Six
(DeQuincy) Renovation of Swimming Pool
Gravity Drainage District No. Five
of Ward Four (Sulphur) Dredging Project in Moss Lake
Ward Eight Fire Protection District
No. Two (LeBleu Settlement) Equipping of Service Vehicle
Ward Four Fire Protection District
No. Four (Houston River) Purchase of Brush Gear
Ward Five Fire Protection District
No. One (Starks) Purchase of Rescue Equipment
8. Take appropriate action on applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers) (see attached)
9. Consideration of approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Police Jury dated October 19, 2000.
AGENDA NOTE: on October 17, 2000, the Planning and Zoning Board deferred action, and on October 19, 2000, the Police Jury deferred action.
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on November 14, 2000, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be denied.]
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on November 14, 2000, and voted 8-1 to recommend that the request be denied.]
12. Take appropriate action on RZ01-035-00 which is a request by Lake Charles Naval Stores to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to R-1 (Single Family Residential) to allow a residential subdivision. (N. Perkins Ferry Road in Ward One, Police Jury District 1) (see attached)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on November 14, 2000, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted.]
13. Take appropriate action on RZ08-039-00 which is a request by Anna B. Pappillion to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to I-1 (Light Industrial) to allow a dump truck service. (P. E. Daigle Road in Ward Eight, Police Jury District 10) (see attached)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on November 14, 2000, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be denied.]
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on November 14, 2000, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be denied, with the stipulation that five manufactured homes be removed from the premises within thirty days.]
15. Take appropriate action on RZ08-034-00 which is a request by ZA’s Properties to rezone from I-2 (Heavy Industrial) to A-1 (Agricultural) to allow a construction debris landfill. (Joe Spears Road in Ward Eight, Police Jury District 10)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on November 14, 2000, and deferred action for thirty days.]
16. Take appropriate action on RZ03-040-00 which is a request by DeVillier Properties, Inc. to rezone from I-2 (Heavy Industrial) to R-MHP (Manufactured Home Park) to allow a recreational vehicle park (17 spaces). (Big Lake Road in Ward Three, Police Jury District 9) (see attached)
AGENDA NOTE: the above zoning case was inadvertently left off the agenda that was faxed last week, but it has been properly advertised.
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on November 14, 2000, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted with the following stipulations: 1) that development adhere to the site plan on file with the Division of Planning and Development, 2) that all drives and parking areas are to be hardsurfaced with crushed limestone, and 3) that petitioner obtain approval from the Health Unit regarding the sewage treatment system.]
17. Consideration of the continuation of the ditch maintenance program, in accordance with changes recommended by the Ditch Maintenance Ad-Hoc Committee at its meeting on October 26, 2000, including the addition of a $2.00 per foot of culvert surcharge to the installation fee with the costs of the catch basins to be subsidized by the Parish from the Riverboat Fund on an as-needed basis. (see attached)
AGENDA NOTE: the Ditch Maintenance Ad-Hoc Committee met on October 26, 2000, and recommended that the program be continued with the addition, as stated above, and that the staff research possible alternatives available for rebating a portion of the cost of catch basins installed since the beginning of the program and report their findings to the Police Jury on November 2, 2000. On November 2, 2000, the staff made a report with reference to the possible alternatives related to the rebating and recommended that rebates not be given, and the Police Jury deferred action until November 16, 2000.
18. Receive report from President Mackey regarding a recommended slate of nominees to serve on the Board of Directors of Calcasieu Greens, Inc., said nominees having been submitted to the Police Jury by a citizens’ selection group, the members of which were requested to serve solely for the purpose of developing such a slate of nominees to said Board.
19. Consideration of adopting a resolution granting preliminary approval for development by the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority of a project involving issuance by the Authority of not to exceed $12,000,000 of its revenue bonds to provide financing for construction and acquisition of a public golf course facility in Calcasieu Parish, accepting the beneficial interest in and to Calcasieu Greens, Inc., and any and all facilities developed, constructed financed, and/or acquired thereby, providing for Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of Calcasieu Greens, Inc., and appointing the initial directors thereof, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute all documents related thereto.
20. Consideration of adopting a resolution authorizing issuance, sale, and delivery of not exceeding $1,000,000 Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority Industrial Revenue Bonds (Groth Equipment Corporation Project), Series 2000, approving the form of the major financing documents with respect thereto, including but not limited to the bond trust indenture and the bond purchase agreement, subject to the approval of bond counsel, counsel to the authority, and the State Bond Commission, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute all documents related thereto.
21. Consideration of authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute the necessary documents for acquisition of right-of-way from Harold Glen Rhodes and Maurine Rhodes, Co-Trustees of the Rhodes Veterinary Hospital, Inc. on WPA Road in Wards Four and Seven (Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2000-03), in accordance with criteria established by the Police Jury and recommendation of the Parish Engineer.
22. Consideration of approving the Budget Committee Report dated November 16, 2000.
23. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Administrator to advertise for one telemetry system for use by Waterworks District No. Five of Wards Three and Eight.
24. ADVISE that notification has been received that Calcasieu Parish is in full compliance by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for the 2000 Annual Review which will assure Calcasieu Parish’s continued participation in the Federal Bridge Replacement Program for the year 2001.
25. Consideration of going into executive session to discuss Lawsuit Nos. 97-9315 and 97-9349 (Comeaux vs. Police Jury).
EMERGENCY ITEMS
REGULAR MEETING – NOVEMBER 16, 2000
The following items were received after the agenda was faxed out on November 10, 2000, and will require a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules for consideration by the Police Jury:
Item No. One:
Receive report from Ms. Angie Quienalty, Calcasieu Parish Registrar of Voters, on policies and procedures on voting in Louisiana, in general, and in Calcasieu Parish, specifically, as a result of problems arising in other states in the recent national presidential election.