PROPOSED A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY,
JUNE 5, 2003
5:30
P.M.
1. Call to order by
President Kleckley.
2. Invocation by Reverend James Lueckenhoff, Saint Michael
and All Angels Episcopal Church. (Mr.
Moon)
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., and take appropriate action thereon:
Receive and open bids for an oil, gas, and
mineral lease on all roads and/or streets in Wavelyn Heights Subdivision,
Lincoln Heights Subdivision, and Lincoln Heights Subdivision No. Two located in
Ward Four of Calcasieu Parish. (Police
Jury District 14)
6. Take
appropriate action on applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr.
Vickers) (see attached)
7. Consideration
of approval of payment of all current invoices.
8. Consideration of approving the minutes of the regular meeting of
the Police Jury dated May 1, 2003.
9. Consideration of approval of the Agenda Committee Report dated May
29, 2003.
10.
Consideration of approval of the Ways and Means
Committee Report dated May 29, 2003.
Said Committee:
(10-1) Received
report from staff regarding the Request-for-Proposals solicitation for the
Mullers building.
(10-2)
Received presentation from FPL, LLC on its proposal to redevelop the Mullers
building. Appearing before the Committee were Mr. Roger Landry, owner of FPL,
LLC; Mr. Craig Taylor, financial consultant for the project; and Mr. Andy
Rutledge, architect. The Committee recommended that a resolution be adopted to
authorize entering into an agreement to sell the Mullers property for $100,000
to FPL, LLC for redevelopment of the property in accordance with FPL’s response
to the Police Jury’s Request-for-Proposals solicitation, and with State law,
subject to approval of FPL’s proposal by the Lake Charles Downtown Development
Authority.
11.
Consideration of approval of the Public Works Committee
Report dated May 29, 2003. Said
Committee:
(11-1) Recommended that the report presented by Mr.
Rick Norman, attorney at law representing Texas Timber Jack Company, and Mr.
Raymond Davis, a partner with said company, with reference to the Highway 108
extension, be received. Mr. Davis proposed that he build a road through his
company’s property, the costs of which would be reimbursed by the Parish, which
he said would keep the company from being landlocked as a result of the closure
of Racca Road and would provide another means of ingress/egress for the
residents of Stegall Road.
(11-2) Recommended
that an item be deleted from the Public Works Committee Agenda relative to the
appearance of Mr. Joe Palermo, Jr. with reference to subdivision issues due to
the fact that Mr. Palermo was not present at the meeting.
(11-3) Received
a presentation from Mr. Dick Gremillion, Director of the Office of Emergency
Preparedness, regarding Homeland Security which he said was being done in
Louisiana on a regional concept whereby the offices of emergency preparedness
throughout the state would be renamed as Calcasieu Parish Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness with Calcasieu Parish being in Region 5
(along with Allen, Beauregard, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes), and with
Mr. Gremillion having been appointed the Region 5 Coordinator.
(11-4) Received report and update from the Planning
Staff relative to comments and input received on the proposed sewerage
ordinance initially presented in February, 2003. The general consensus of the
Committee was that there was a need for informational and educational programs,
meetings, and literature so that the public would be aware of the options
available to them, and the requirements being placed on them, for proper
sewerage disposal, as well as a need for public input on the ordinance itself.
It was pointed out that passage of the ordinance would make Calcasieu Parish
the first parish in the State to implement a complaint-driven inspection system
which would alleviate the necessity of the public having to go through the
State Health Department with sewerage problems/complaints. (President Kleckley)
(11-5) Recommended
that existing ordinances be amended and/or ordinances be adopted with reference
to the following:
(11-5.1)
cancel 35 mph on Gordon Dennison Road in Ward Eight (Police Jury District 2)
(11-5.2)
establish 45 mph on Gordon Dennison Road, from Hecker Road to Outback Lane, in
Ward Eight (Police Jury District 2)
(11-5.3)
establish 35 mph on Gordon Dennison Road, from Outback Lane to Jeff Davis
Parish Line, in Ward Eight (Police Jury District 2)
(11-5.4)
establish 25 mph on Straley Street in Ward Four (Police Jury District 14)
(11-6)
Recommended that an ordinance be
adopted amending the Calcasieu Parish Master Private Road List to include the
following private roads:
Ward 1 Unnamed Road off Ribbeck Road (2575)
Ward 4 Unnamed
Road Ext off Unnamed Road
off Carlyss Drive (4638)
[Mr. Vickers pointed out that with
reference to the unnamed road extension off of the unnamed road off Carlyss
Drive (4638) as stated above, the developer was obligated to pay for the
entirety of that particular portion of road.]
(11-7) Recommended that existing ordinances be
amended and/or ordinances be adopted to allow animals in a restricted area on
the northeast section of LaFleur Park (I-210 Beach), with the restricted area
to be appropriately signed and marked.
(11-8) Recommended that the Division of Engineering
and Public Works staff be instructed to draft, for presentation to the Police
Jury, a set of policies and procedures providing for limited commercial and/or
promotional activities to be held at parish parks and boat launches.
(11-9) Recommended that the President of the Police
Jury be authorized to execute the necessary documents for acquisition of
right-of-way from George Raymond McFatter, et ux, on Highline Road in Ward One
(Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2003-06).
(11-10) Recommended that a resolution be adopted
authorizing the expropriation of property from Virgil Lewis on Highline Road
project in Ward One (Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2003-06) as follows:
Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter of Section 34, Township 8 South, Range 8 West, in Calcasieu Parish,
Louisiana, thence S 0° 11’ 08” E along the East line of said
Northwest Quarter of Northeast Quarter a distance of 30.0 feet to the South Right
of Way line of Goos Road, thence S 88° 40’ 44” W along said
South Right of Way line a distance of 73.76 the point of beginning, thence S 50° 21’ 27” W along the East
Right of Way line of Goos Road a distance of 173.41 feet, thence S 0° 11’ 08” E a distance of
25.9 feet, thence N 50° 21’ 27” E a distance of 26.01 feet, thence
N 43°
27’ 09” E a distance of 166.36 feet to point of beginning. Contains 0.046 acres more or less.
(11-11) Recommended that a resolution be adopted
authorizing the expropriation of property from Jerry Gossett Smith and Jean
Smith East Burrow on Nelson Road in Ward Three (Calcasieu Parish Project No.
1999-07 as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 10 South, Range 9 West, in
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, thence S 0° 54’ 14” W along the West
line of said Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter a distance of 350.0 feet,
thence East a distance of 30.0 feet to the East Right of Way line of Nelson
Road and point of beginning, thence S 0° 54’ 14” W along said East
Right of Way line a distance of 991.76 feet more or less to the South line of
said Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter, thence East along said South line
a distance of 28.38 feet to the beginning of a non tangent curve that is
concave to the West that has a radius of 22963.31 feet, a central angle of 1° 13’ 12” and a chord
bearing of N 0° 23’ 07” W, thence Northerly along said
curve a distance of 488.95 feet, thence N 0° 59’ 43” W a distance of
103.0 feet to the beginning of a curve concave to the East that has a radius of
22873.31 feet and a central angle of 1° 00’ 06”, thence Northerly
along said curve a distance of 399.90 feet, thence West a distance of 4.2 feet
to point of beginning. Contains 0.39
acres more or less.
(11-12) Recommended that a Joint Services Agreement
be approved between the Police Jury and Ward Six Fire Protection District No.
One to expand an existing driveway and parking lots at Ward Six Fire Stations
One and Two. (Police Jury District 11)
whereby the Police Jury will provide the equipment for said project at an
approximate cost of $15,360.00, and the Ward Six Fire District will reimburse
the Police Jury for the cost of labor, materials, and fuel at an approximate
cost of $23,535.54. (These two fire
stations are also used as voting precincts.)
(11-13) Recommended that
an agreement be approved between the Police Jury and Colonial Pipeline Company
for the Nelson Road Project (Calcasieu Parish Project No. 1999-07) whereby the
Parish will develop and install siphon flow drain basins to meet the project’s
drainage needs and prevent the necessity of relocating Colonial’s two
pipelines, and Colonial Pipeline will bear the expenses of all adjustments to
its pipeline necessary to facilitate the Parish’s project.
(11-14) Recommended that Calcasieu Parish Project
No. 2002-05 be accepted as substantially complete (Ward 1: Beau Avenue, Cypress
Lake Drive, Donna Drive, Fruge Road, Gateway Drive, Josh Street, Melanie Avenue
and South Donna Drive; Ward 5: Berry Street A, Berry Street B, Evangeline
Highway, First Street, Second Street, Third Street, Fourth Street and Old River
Road, Susie Street and Green Moore Road Patching; Ward 6: Bill Phillips Road
and Royer Loop; Ward 8: Gordon Dennison Road, Hardee Road, Hungerford Road A
and Hungerford Road B).
12. Take appropriate action on a request by Mr. Stoney
Courville to allow six months to move his existing pest service business.
AGENDA NOTE: on May 20, 2003, the Planning and Zoning
Board denied Mr. Courville’s zoning exception request to allow a pest service
business on Stout Street (EX03-016-03).
The Planning and Zoning Board did not place a time limit on the removal
of the business. (Police Jury District
8)
13. Consideration of approving a Coastal Use Permit application with
mitigation assessed for Betty Boling to install a vinyl bulkhead wall along
three lots to prevent land erosion at 3791 Lake Breeze Drive in Ward
Three. (Police Jury District 9)
14. Consideration of adopting a resolution indicating objection/no
objection to the following proposed project 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:
(14.1) Proposal of Steve
Blount to clear, grade, excavate, install culverts, and place approximately
9,000 cubic yards of on-site and hauled-in earthen fill material, all to
construct house pads, access roads, and drainage ditches necessary to implement
a 30-lot single-family residential subdivision. Said project is located off of Dunn Ferry Road near Westlake. 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.
15. Consideration of
adopting a resolution, in accordance with LSA¾R.S. 33:3881, et seq, providing notice
of intention to create a sewerage district to be known as Sewerage District No.
Thirteen of Ward Four to encompass all lots in Bayou Oaks Subdivision, Part I,
located in Ward Four of Calcasieu Parish, and further, establishing a public
hearing to be held thereon at the regular meeting of the Police Jury on July 10th. (Mr. Clement)
16. Consideration of adopting a resolution authorizing and approving
issuance by the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority of not exceeding
$5,925,000 of Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003, and providing for
other matters with respect thereto.
17. Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of
Lori Ellis Peterson as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Recreation
District No. One of Ward Four. The
Agenda Committee recommended that Ms. Peterson be reappointed. (Ms. Peterson represents District
14. Mr. McMillin is the liaison.)
18. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Rodney Frey as a member
of the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Eight of Wards Three
and Eight. The Agenda Committee
recommended that Mr. Frey be reappointed.
(Mr. Frey represents District 10. Mr. Collins is the liaison.)
19. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Lee Thibodeaux as a
member of the Workforce Investment Board.
(Mr. Thibodeaux represents the public sector - Vocational Education/Carl
D. Perkins. The Louisiana Technical College-Sowela Campus has recommended
that Mr. Thibodeaux be reappointed. The
Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Thibodeaux be reappointed. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Moon are the
liaisons.)
20.
Take appropriate action
on the expiration of the term of James E. Porter as a member of the Workforce
Investment Board. (Mr. Porter
represents the public sector - Economic Development. The Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning and Development
Commission (IMCAL) has recommended that Mr. Porter be reappointed. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr.
Porter be reappointed. Ms. Griffin
and Mr. Moon are the liaisons.)
21. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Sandy Mason as a member
of the Workforce Investment Board. (Ms.
Mason represents the public sector – CSBG, and it is recommended that Ms.
Mason be reappointed. The Agenda
Committee recommended that Ms. Mason be reappointed. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Moon are the liaisons.)
22. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Rex Dansby as a member
of the Workforce Investment Board. (Mr.
Dansby represents the public sector – Labor.
The Southwest Louisiana Central Trades and Labor Council AFL-CIO has
recommended that Mr. Dansby be reappointed.
The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Dansby be reappointed. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Moon are the
liaisons.)
23. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Deborah Doshier as a
member of the Workforce Investment Board.
(Ms. Doshier represents the public sector - HUD Section 8 Housing. The Lake Charles Housing Authority has
recommended that Ms. Doshier be reappointed.
The Agenda Committee recommended that Ms. Doshier be reappointed. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Moon are the
liaisons.)
24. Take appropriate
action on the expiration of the term of Dinah Landry as a member of the
Workforce Investment Board. (Ms. Landry
represents the private sector - Cameron
Chamber of Commerce. A letter has been
sent to the Cameron Chamber of Commerce requesting nominations. The Agenda
Committee recommended that action be deferred until such time as a nomination
is received from the Cameron Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Moon are the liaisons.)
25. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Paul Arnold as a member
of the Workforce Investment Board. (Mr.
Arnold represents the private sector - The
Chamber/Southwest, and they recommend that Mr. Arnold be
reappointed. The Agenda Committee
recommended that Mr. Arnold be reappointed. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Moon are the liaisons.)
26. Take appropriate action on the
expiration of the term of John Nash as a member of the Workforce Investment
Board. (Mr. Nash represents the private sector - The Chamber/Southwest, and they recommend that Mr. Nash be
reappointed. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Nash be
reappointed. Ms. Griffin and Mr.
Moon are the liaisons.)
27. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Bryan Beverly as a
member of the Workforce Investment Board.
(Mr. Beverly represents the private sector - The Chamber/Southwest. Mr. Beverly does not wish to be
reappointed. A letter has been
forwarded to The Chamber/Southwest requesting nominations. The Agenda Committee recommended that action
be deferred until such time as a nomination is received from The Chamber
Southwest. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Moon
are the liaisons.)
28. Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of
Glynn Fontenot as a member of the Workforce Investment Board. (Mr. Fontenot
represents the private sector - Lake Area Industry Alliance, and they
recommend that Mr. Fontenot be reappointed.
The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Fontenot be reappointed. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Moon are the
liaisons.)
29. Take appropriate action on bids received
by the Police Jury on May 22, 2003, for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2003-03 (Ward 1 – Birdnest Road,
Helen Lane, Kirby Lane, Marilyn Road, Podrasky Road, Joshua Lane, Cypress Lake
Drive, Kingfisher Road, Wachsen Drive, Rothwood Drive, Atlanta Drive, Hampton
Avenue, and Ashley Avenue).
AGENDA NOTE: the Police Jury deferred action until June
5, 2003. The Parish Engineer
recommends that the low bid in the amount of $452,669.29 of W. E. McDonald
& Son, L.L.C. be accepted.
30. Take appropriate action on bids received by the Police
Jury on May 22, 2003, for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2003-05 (Pavement
Striping of Various Roads in Wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8).
AGENDA NOTE:
the Police Jury deferred action until June 5, 2003. The Parish Engineer recommends that the
low bid in the amount of $95,543.77of Stars and Stripes Traffic Systems, L.L.C.
be accepted.
31. Take appropriate action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent
on May 20, 2003, for concrete catch basins, concrete pipe, plastic pipe, and
metal pipe, with unit prices effective from July 1, 2003, until December 31,
2003. (see attached)
32. Take appropriate action on proposals received by the
Parish Purchasing Agent on May 20, 2003, for the official journal for a
one-year period beginning July 1, 2003.
33. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for approach guardrails, concrete bridge decks, creosoted
bridge lumber, and railroad cars, with unit prices effective from August 1,
2003, until July 31, 2004.
34. Consideration of going into executive session to discuss Lawsuit
No. 2001-3926 (Duplechian vs. Police Jury)
35. ADVISE that surplus adjudicated properties will be
offered for sale by the Director of the Division of Planning and Development on
June 24, 2003. (see attached)
36. Consideration of directing the staff of the Division of
Engineering and Public Works to determine the feasibility of reducing the speed
limit on Tomahawk Drive in Ward One from 35-mph to 25-mph (Police Jury District
1), with a recommendation to be given thereon at the next meeting of the Public
Works Committee. (Mr. Manuel)