A G E N D A
REGULAR
MEETING
THURSDAY,
APRIL 18, 2002
5:30
P.M.
1. Call to order by President Derbonne.
2. Invocation by President Derbonne.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Roll Call.
5. Take appropriate action at 5:30 p.m., in accordance
with the law, to promulgate the results of the election held on April 6, 2002,
for the authorization of additional riverboat gaming activities in Calcasieu
Parish, namely, PNK (Lake Charles), LLC, and adopt a resolution in accordance
therewith.
6. Presentation of a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting to the Division of Finance staff.
(Mr. McMurry)
7. Take appropriate action on
applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers) (see
attached)
8. Consideration
of approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Police Jury dated
March 21, 2002.
9. Take appropriate action on RZ01-014-02 which is a request
by Betty Joe Remine to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to R-1 (Single Family
Residential) to allow single family residences. (Joe Miller Road in Ward One, Police Jury District 14) (see attached)
[The
Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, April 16, 2002, and voted 7 (for) and
4 (against) to recommend that the request be granted provided a community sewer
system is installed.]
10. Take
appropriate action on RZ04-016-02 which is a request by Eric Bourgeois to
rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to R-MHP (Manufactured Home Park) to allow a
manufactured home park. (off St.
Anthony Lane in Ward Four, Police Jury District 13)
AGENDA NOTE: no action necessary; the applicant has
withdrawn his application.
11. Take
appropriate action on RZ06-015-02 which is a request by John and Marie
Marcantel to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to R-MHP (Manufactured Home Park)
to allow a manufactured home park.
(Kelly Street in Ward Six, Police Jury District 11)
AGENDA NOTE: no action necessary; the applicant has
withdrawn his application.
12. Discussion of the proposed improvements to Nelson Road, south of
Country Club Road.
13. 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:
(13.1) Proposal of Sulphur
Parks and Recreation to clear, grade, and deposit fill to expand the McMurry
Recreational Park. Preliminary
determinations have shown the proposed expansion project to be located within
an 18-acre area, of which approximately 8.65 acres of jurisdictional forested
wetlands will be impacted. The proposed
work will include the construction of two soccer fields, two baseball fields,
walkways, and a public parking area, all adjacent to the existing park. Also, the construction of a four-foot wide
and 220 foot long drainage system will be constructed and routed to an existing
ditch for drainage of the proposed parking area. The fill operation will consist of the deposition of
approximately 8,174 cubic yards of earthen material and 1,055 cubic yards of
concrete. Said project is located in
Section 2, Township 10 South, Range 10 West, off of Hazel Street, in Sulphur. The
Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this
project application.
(13.2)
Proposal
of Calcasieu Parish Gravity Drainage District No. Six of Wards Five and Six to
dredge to maintain an existing ditch to improve drainage for flood protection
to an existing subdivision. The
proposed work will be within an area about 1,320 feet long and 24 to 38 feet
wide. The project activity will affect
approximately 0.3 acres of vegetated jurisdictional wetlands, which includes
the removal of approximately 510 cubic yards of material, which will be
deposited adjacent to the ditch. Said
project is located off of Louisiana Highway 27 in Section 2, Township 9 South,
Range 10 West, central to a location approximately 9.7 miles southeasterly from
DeQuincy. The Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no
objection to this project application.
(13.3) Proposal of
Calcasieu Parish Gravity Drainage District No. Six of Wards Five and Six to
dredge and maintain a drainage ditch system to improve drainage for flood
protection to an existing subdivision.
The proposed work will be within an area about 9,240 feet long and 40 to
61 feet wide. The proposed project will
affect approximately 5.0 acres of vegetated jurisdictional wetlands, which
include the removal of approximately 13,127 cubic yards of material, which will
be deposited at the project site. Said
project is located off of Louisiana Highway 27 in Section 2, Township 9 South,
Range 10 West, central to a point approximately 9.8 miles southeasterly from
DeQuincy. 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.
14. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving a Service Agreement between the Police Jury, Waterworks District No.
Nine of Ward Four (Carlyss), and Firestone Polymers, LLC, whereby the
waterworks district will provide potable water to Firestone Polymers, LLC,
which is within the Rose Bluff Industrial Area, and further, authorizing the
President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all
documents related thereto.
15. Consideration of authorizing the President
of the Police Jury to execute the necessary documents for acquisition of
right-of-way from Stream Family Limited Partnership on Walker Road in Ward
Four, Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2002-07, in accordance with criteria
established by the Police Jury and recommendation of the Parish Engineer.
16. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving the renewal of a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury and
the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Department for the purpose of providing
heightened security patrol at all Parish parks, and further, authorizing the
President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all
documents related thereto.
17. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving an Act of Transfer between the Police Jury and the Calcasieu Parish
Communications District, whereby the Parish agrees to transfer the 1979
Fruehauf Mobile Communications Trailer to the Communications District, and
further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
18. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Police Jury and the
State of Louisiana, Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public
Health, with reference to the provision of public health care in the DeQuincy
area due to the closure of the DeQuincy Health Unit by the State of Louisiana,
and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee,
when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
AGENDA
NOTE: on
December 21, 2001, the Police Jury adopted a resolution designating the
DeQuincy Medical Associates as universal providers for the DeQuincy area after
the closure of the DeQuincy Health Unit.
The State has requested that the above referred to agreement be signed
in addition to the previous action.
19. Consideration of a request by the Calcasieu
Parish Voluntary Council on the Aging, Inc. (CPVCOA) that the Police Jury
approve the renewal of an amended Agreement between the Police Jury and the
CPVCOA wherein the Parish’s Office of Community Services will provide
transportation service for the delivery of elderly and disabled passengers, and
further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
20. Consideration of
approval of the Budget Committee Report dated April 18, 2002.
21. Take appropriate
action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on March 26, 2002,
for an Electronic Emergency Operations Center Management System, for use by the
Calcasieu Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness. (see attached)
AGENDA NOTE: on April 4, 2002, the Police Jury deferred
action until April 18, 2002.
22. Consideration of proclaiming Wednesday,
April 24, 2002, as “Administrative Professionals” day in Calcasieu Parish. (President Derbonne)
EMERGENCY ITEMS
REGULAR MEETING – MAY
16, 2002
The following items were received after the agenda was
faxed out on May 10, 2002, and will require a two-thirds vote to suspend the
rules for consideration by the Police Jury:
Item No. One:
Consideration of
adopting a resolution expropriating property from Michael Haney and John Haney
on Oak Lake Drive in Ward Four, in accordance with criteria established by the
Police Jury and recommendation of the Parish Engineer.