A G E N D A

REGULAR MEETING

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2001

5:30 P.M.

1.Call to order by President Mackey.

2.Invocation by Dr. Eddie Simmons, Sale Street Baptist Church.

3.Pledge of Allegiance.

4.Roll Call.

5.Comments from President Mackey, outgoing President, relative to accomplishments made by the Police Jury during the year 2000.

6.Election of President of the Police Jury for the ensuing year.

7.The newly-elected President shall assume the chair and accept nominations for Vice-President of the Police Jury for the ensuing year.

8.Presentation of plaques to the immediate Past President and Past Vice-President of the Police Jury.

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

10.Consideration of approval of payment of all current invoices.

11.Consideration of approving the minutes of the regular meeting of the Police Jury dated December 7, 2000.

12.Consideration of approval of the Agenda Committee Report dated December 28, 2000.

13.Consideration of approval of the Public Works Committee Report dated December 28, 2000. Said Committee:

(13-1)Recommended that a resolution be adopted accepting the amended plat for "Desilyn Subdivision Revised" located off of Goodrich and Thompson Roads in Section 33, Township 10 South, Range 10 West, in Ward Four.

(13-2)Recommended that a resolution be adopted accepting "Pine Mist Estates" located off of Ham Reid Road in Section 36, Township 10 South, Range 8 West, in Ward Three.

(13-3)Recommended that a resolution be adopted accepting "Sundance Subdivision" located off of N. Perkins Ferry Road in Section 19, Township 8 South, Range 8 West, in Ward One.

(13-4)Recommended that the Police Jury enter into a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury and Ward One Fire Protection District No. One wherein the Division of Engineering and Public Works will provide a survey of three acres of property located off of Joe Miller Road for the Fire District, and the Fire District will reimburse the Police Jury for the costs ($137.00) related to the survey.

(13-5)Recommended that the Parish Administrator be authorized to advertise for bids for purchase of the following vehicles and equipment for use by the Division of Engineering and Public Works:

Animal Control: one one-half ton Extended Cab Pickup Truck; Public Works: one Tow Dolly, two 60" Zero Turn Mowers, one 1200 lb. Trailer and two Mechanic Road Call Trucks; Equipment Maintenance: two one-half Ton Regular Cab Pickup Trucks and three Utility Truck Beds; Water District No. 5: one three-quarter Ton Extended Cab Pick Up Truck; Road Division: two one Ton Crew Cabs (Patching Crew); Traffic Division: one one-half Ton Extended Cab Pickup Truck; Vegetation Management: one Brush Chipper and one Boom Spray Attachment; Survey: one 1/2 Ton Extended Cab Pickup Truck; Special Drainage: two one-half Ton Extended Cab Pickup Trucks; Mosquito Control: four one-half ton pickup trucks; and one twin engine airplane.

14.Consideration of temporarily lifting the prohibition of the placement of billboard signs in Sections 33 and 34, Township 11 South, Range 13 West and Sections 34, 35, and 36, Township 10 South, Range 13 West, to allow for the refurbishment of up to five structurally unsafe, non-conforming billboard signs, as per the request of Sign Ad, Inc.

AGENDA NOTE: this consideration will only be for Sign Ad, Inc. and will not allow for the placement of additional signs.

15.Consideration of adopting a resolution indicating objection/no objection to the following proposed projects in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, provided said work meets with the rules and regulations of the Corps of Engineers and approvals are received from all appropriate state and federal agencies, and further, that any required permits are obtained from the Division of Planning and Development:

• Proposal of MPGC Lake Charles to clear, grade, excavate, and deposit fill to develop a 626 acre site to construct a golf course, 567 home residential subdivision and three commercial supporting developments. Approximately 510,000 cubic yards of material will be graded from onsite and used as fill material. Approximately 17 acres of jurisdictional wetlands consisting of pine and chinese tallow trees will be impacted by the proposed project. Said project is located in Section 19, Township 10 South, Range 7 West, in Lake Charles. The Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.

• Proposal of Wendell Ray Fontenot to excavate, deposit fill, and construct a boat slip and wharf for a private fishing pond for recreational use, access, and mooring purposes. The proposed excavation, structures, and fill are to be located in an area approximately 275 feet long by 150 feet wide. Approximately 240,000 cubic yards of material will be excavated and deposited. Said project is located on Black Bayou, left descending bank, central to a point about 9.5 miles southerly from Lake Charles. The Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.

• Proposal of Read Ellender to clear, grub, grade, and fill an area for a home site. The proposed work is to be located within an area about 220 feet long and 125 feet wide. The fill operation will consist of the placement of approximately 150 cubic yards of hauled material in wetland and non-wetland areas. Said project is located in Section 6, Township 9 South, Range 8 West, in Moss Bluff. The Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.

• Proposal of Wallace Nichols to clear, grade, and fill to develop a 21 home subdivision. The proposed work would be conducted in an approximate 64-acre area and would impact an estimated 30 acres of wetlands. Said project is located in and adjacent to wetlands which are tributary to the West Fork of the Calcasieu River, in Moss Bluff. The Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.

• Proposal of Wallace Nichols to clear, grade, and fill to develop a 32-home subdivision. The proposed work would be conducted in an approximate 76-acre home area and would impact an estimated 21 acres of wetlands. Said project is located in and adjacent to wetlands which are tributary to Indian Bayou, in Moss Bluff. The Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.

• Proposal of Dr. James McGee to install and maintain a road crossing to access a homesite. The proposed road and fill are to be located approximately 200 feet long and 20 feet wide. Approximately 950 cubic yards of fill will be required for the proposed road. Said project is located in an inlet off of Bayou Guy, along the west line of Lot G of the Kaough Subdivision, in Lake Charles. The Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.

AGENDA NOTE: any resolution of no objection to any project, if adopted, will stipulate that such "no objection" is based solely on evaluation by the Parish Planning and Development Staff relative to the project's compliance with current parish ordinances and provisions, and that no environmental assessment was made, and further, requesting the agencies and/or individuals with environmental expertise to make an evaluation and forward their findings to the U. S. Corps of Engineers.

16.Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a Novation Agreement between the Police Jury and the Louisiana Department of Labor which transfers the authority and governance of the Welfare-to-Work Program from the Private Industry Council (PIC) to the local Workforce Investment Board, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute all documents related thereto.

17.Consideration of authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute a buy/sell agreement with owners of the property at the southeast corner of the intersection of Pithon and Gill Streets (south of the Parish Government Building) subject to the performance of a certified appraisal in accordance with the Parish's Real Property Acquisition policy.

18.Take appropriate action on the vacancy created by the resignation of Ms. Marlene JW Ross as a member of the Mossville Awareness Committee. (Recommendation was made at the Agenda Committee Meeting that action on this vacancy be deferred indefinitely, due to the fact that the Mossville Awareness Committee is currently inactive.)

AGENDA NOTE: on September 7, 2000, the Police Jury deferred action until September 28, 2000, on October 5, 2000, the Police Jury deferred action until October 26, 2000, on November 2, 2000, the Police Jury deferred action until November 30, 2000, and on December 7, 2000, the Police Jury deferred action until December 28, 2000.

19.Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. James T. Platt as a member of the Board of Control of the Calcasieu Parish Public Library System. (Mr. Platt is a City of Lake Charles representative, and a letter was received from Mayor Randy Roach recommending that Mr. Platt be reappointed. Mrs. Treme is the liaison, and she recommended at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that Mr. Platt be reappointed.)

20.Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Ms. Delores Hicks as a member of the Board of Control of the Calcasieu Parish Public Library System. (Ms. Hicks is a City of Lake Charles representative, and a letter was received from Mayor Randy Roach recommending that Ms. Hicks be reappointed. Mrs. Treme is the liaison, and she recommended at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that Ms. Hicks be reappointed.)

21.Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Roy Arrant as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One. (Mr. Arrant represents District 14. Mrs. Treme is the liaison, and she recommended at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that Mr. Arrant be reappointed.)

22.Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. David L. Clark as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One. (Mr. Clark represents District 11. Mrs. Treme is the liaison, and she recommended at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that Mr. Clark be reappointed.)

23.Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Ms. Vina Richard as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Three Fire Protection District No. Two. (Ms. Richard represents District 9. Mr. Kleckley is the liaison, and he recommended at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that Ms. Richard be reappointed. Mr. Breaux recused himself from voting on this item at the Agenda Committee Meeting.)

24.Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Harry B. Villery as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Three Fire Protection District No. Two. (Mr. Villery represents District 9. Mr. Kleckley is the liaison, and he recommended at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that Mr. Villery be reappointed. Mr. Breaux recused himself from voting on this item at the Agenda Committee Meeting.)

25.Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Stanley Hoffpauir as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Three Fire Protection District No. Two. (Mr. Hoffpauir represents Districts 6 & 8. Mr. Kleckley is the liaison, and he recommended at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that Mr. George Guillory be appointed. Mr. Breaux recused himself from voting on this item at the Agenda Committee Meeting.)

26.Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. F. J. Sylvester as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Two Fire Protection District No. One. (Mr. Sylvester represents District 10. Mr. Breaux is the liaison. Recommendation was made at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that Mr. Sylvester be reappointed. Mr. Breaux recused himself from voting on this item at the Agenda Committee Meeting.)

27.Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Lawrence Hoffpauir as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Two Fire Protection District No. One. (Mr. Hoffpauir represents District 10. Mr. Breaux is the liaison. Recommendation was made at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that Mr. Hoffpauir be reappointed. Mr. Breaux recused himself from voting on this item at the Agenda Committee Meeting.)

28.Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Ms. Nell Jean Miller as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Two Fire Protection District No. One. (Ms. Miller represents District 10. Mr. Breaux is the liaison. Recommendation was made at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that Ms. Miller be reappointed. Mr. Breaux recused himself from voting on this item at the Agenda Committee Meeting.)

29.Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Fourteen of Ward Five due to the fact that Mr. Kenneth Thibodeaux has moved out of the district. (Mr. Thibodeaux represented District 11, and Mrs. Treme is the liaison. She recommended at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that this item remain on the agenda for a recommendation at the Regular Meeting on January 4, 2001.)

30.Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Fourteen of Ward Five which was created by the resignation of Mrs. Mildred White. (Mrs. White represented District 11, and Mrs. Treme is the liaison. She recommended at the Agenda Committee Meeting on December 28, 2000, that this item remain on the agenda for a recommendation at the Regular Meeting on January 4, 2001.)

31.Take appropriate action on bids received by the Police Jury on December 21, 2000, for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2000-14 (Roadside Ditch Maintenance and Drainage Improvement of Various Roads).

AGENDA NOTE: the Police Jury deferred action until January 4, 2001. The Parish Engineer recommends that the low bid in the amount of $81,164.11 of Civil Construction Company and Environmental Services, Inc. be accepted.

32.Take appropriate action on bids received on December 27, 2000, by the Parish Purchasing Agent for hot mix asphalt, with unit prices effective for a period of six months, and gasoline and diesel fuel, with unit prices effective for a period of one year. (see attached)

33.Take appropriate action on bids received on December 27, 2000, by the Parish Purchasing Agent for one automated telemetry system for use by Waterworks District No. Five of Wards Three and Eight. (see attached)

34.Take appropriate action on bids received on January 4, 2001, by the Parish Purchasing Agent for two new 2000 or 2001 seven or eight passenger mini vans, for use by the Office of Community Services Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program. (see attached)

35.Consideration of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for flex-base fly ash and bottom ash, ready mix concrete, and cold mix with unit prices effective for a period of six months, and sign faces, with unit prices effective for a period of four months.

36.Consideration of authorizing the Parish Administrator to advertise for bids for one 2001 full-size four-door utility vehicle, for use by the Facility Management Department, in accordance with the FY 2001 Budget.

37.Consideration of going into executive session to discuss Goodeaux vs. Police Jury.

ADVISE THAT THE FOLLOWING TERMS WILL EXPIRE IN FEBRUARY, 2001

• Term of Mr. Ray Bass as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Six of Wards Five and Six. (Mr. Bass represents District 11. Mrs. Treme is the liaison.)
• Term of Mr. Jay C. Madison as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Six of Wards Five and Six (Mr. Madison represents District 11. Mrs. Treme is the liaison.)
• Term of Dr. John F. Moffett as a member of Airport Authority of Airport District No. One. (Mr. Derbonne is the liaison.)
• Term of Mr. J. Leo McGough as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Memorial Hospital Service District. (Mr. Moon is the liaison.)

EMERGENCY ITEMS

The following items were received after the Agenda Committee meeting on December 28, 2000, and will require a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules for consideration by the Police Jury:

Item No. One (Mr. Smart):

Consideration of adopting a resolution approving the award of a contract in the amount of $758,178.68 between the Police Jury and R. E. Heidt Construction Company, Inc. as it relates to the improvements of Elliott Road, from Lincoln Road to Country Club Road, in Ward Three of Calcasieu Parish, in accordance with bids received by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for construction of said project, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute all documents related thereto.