PROPOSED A G E N D A

 

REGULAR MEETING

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2003

5:30 P.M

 

 

1.        Call to order by President Kleckley.

 

2.   Invocation.  (Mrs. August)

 

3.   Pledge of Allegiance.

 

4.   Roll Call.

5.   Appearance of the Jesse D. Clifton Elementary School Choir.  (Mrs. Griffin)

 

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 November 20, 2003.

 

8.    Take appropriate action on RZ01-051-03 which is a request by Coffey Pines Part I to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to R-1 (Single Family Residential) to allow a residential subdivision (Coffey Pines Subdivision Part I).  (Coffey Road in Ward One, Police Jury District 14)  (see attached)

 

       [The  Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted.]

 

9.    Take appropriate action on EA01-001-03 which is a request by Saint Andrews Episcopal Church for the abandonment of a 30-foot wide utility easement.  (off of Sam Houston Jones Parkway in Ward One, Police Jury District 1)  (see attached)

         

         [The  Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted.]

 

10.     Take appropriate action on RA01-006-03 which is a request by the Police Jury Division of Engineering and Public Works to abandon the west 118 feet of Janet Street.  (Janet Street in Ward One, Police Jury District 1)  (see attached)

 

         [The  Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, and voted unanimously to recommend that the road be abandoned.]

 

11.      Take appropriate action on RZ04-049-03 which is a request by Rex E. Stutes to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to I-1 (Light Industrial) to allow a corrosion technology and training facility.  (Highway 1133 in Ward Four, Police Jury District 12)  (see attached)

 

         [The  Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted with the following stipulations:  1) that the development adhere to the site plan on file with the Division of Planning and Development; and 2) that all drives and parking must be hardsurfaced (concrete or asphalt) with the exception of the east 58 feet due to pipeline easement.]

 

12.     Take appropriate action on RZ03-048-03 which is a request by David Reinauer to rezone from C-1 (Light Commercial) to R-M (Multi Family Residential) to allow six duplexes.  (Smith Road and W. Pinewood Road in Ward Three, Police Jury District 10)  (see attached)

 

         [The  Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be denied.  Should the request be granted, the staff recommends the following stipulations: 1) that the development adhere to the site plan on file with the Division of Planning and Development as revised to relocate trash dumpster off of W. Pinewood Drive; 2) that all drives and parking must be hardsurfaced (concrete or asphalt); 3) that the proper permits must be obtained within thirty days of zoning approval; and 4) that a centralized postal approved mailbox must be provided.]

 

13.     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, Best Management Practices during the course of construction set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency guidelines, and approvals are received from all other appropriate state and federal agencies, and further, that any required permits are obtained from the Division of Planning and Development:

 

(13.1) Proposal of Tra Fogleman to clear, disk, and grade an area, place approximately 10,000 cubic yards of on-site graded material to cover 2,600 feet of irrigation ditch, all to prepare the site for use as a hayfield/pasture.  Also, dredge 3,400 cubic yards of native material to construct a pond and deposit 1,500 cubic yards of the excavated material as necessary to construct a single family residence, barn, and driveway.  Said project is located adjacent to Hickory Branch Road approximately eight miles northwest of Gillis.  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 approving the recommendations of the Director of the Division of Planning and Development in reference to the Surplus Adjudicated Property Sale conducted on December 16, 2003, on the following cases, and adopt an ordinance with respect to each piece of property:

 

         (14.1) AP03-134-03 (1008 16th Street, Lake Charles) (Police Jury District 6)

 

         [The Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the highest offer in amount of $11,000.00 by Mr. Que Phan be accepted.]      

 

(14.2) AP04-133-03 (860 Invader, Sulphur) (Police Jury District 12)

 

         [The Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the highest offer in the amount of $9,100.00 by Mr. Steven L. Griffith be accepted.]

 

15.     Consideration of approving and adopting the Fiscal Year 2004 Annual Budget in accordance with the Local Government Budget Act as follows:

 

(15.1) adopt the Fiscal Year 2004 Budget in accordance with the public hearing held and as a result of the recommendations of the Budget Committee on Thursday, December 4, 2003; and

 

(15.2) amend the Fiscal Year 2003 Budget for those funds which deviate from estimated budgeted revenues and/or expenditures, in accordance with LSA¾R.S. 39:1310.

 

16.     Consideration of amending Chapter 15, Article V. Private Ambulances, of the Code of Ordinances of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, to establish an annual administrative fee of $2,000.00 for West Calcasieu-Cameron EMS to be used toward the costs of ambulance service regulation.

 

17.     Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a contract between the Police Jury and Compliance Solutions, Inc. (CSI) for the development of a hazardous materials exercise scenario which will take place in Iowa in January, 2004, and after action report at a total cost of $8,000 which will be totally funded by a federal grant, 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 an amendment to the Commercial Property Lease between the Police Jury and Paisaneauxs of Lake Charles, LLC, to provide for an additional 782 square feet of space for two additional classrooms for the Title I WIA Program, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.

 

19.     Consideration of authorizing the disbursement in the amount of $2,200 for the second 2003 installment of Riverboat Recreation Endowment Funds to each of the following qualifying Community Center and Playground Districts and Recreation Districts in Calcasieu Parish: Recreation District No. One of Ward Four, Community Center and Playground District No. One of Ward Six, Community Center and Playground District No. Two of Ward Four, Community Center and Playground District No. Three of Ward Seven, Community Center and Playground District No. Four of Ward One, and Community Center and Playground District No. Seven of Ward Two.

 

20.    Consideration of authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute the necessary documents for acquisition of right-of-way from Clifton Lee Gire, Sherry Perkins, and Missy Green on Paul Bellon Road in Ward One, in accordance with criteria established by the Police Jury and the recommendation of the Parish Engineer.  (Police Jury District 1)

 

21.     Consideration of approving a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury and Sewerage District No. Thirteen of Ward Four to raise a sewer manhole lid within road right-of-way at the intersection of Bon Ton and LaPaix Drives, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto. (Police Jury District 12)

 

         AGENDA NOTE:  the Police Jury will provide and be reimbursed for labor, equipment, and material for said project at an approximate cost of $1,008.20.

 

22.     Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of the Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital Service District created by the recent death of Mr. Billy Moses.  (Mr. Moses represented Districts 1, 12, 13, 14, and 15.  Mr. Andrepont is the liaison, and he recommends that Mr. Frank LaBarbera be appointed to fill this vacancy.)

 

23.     Consideration of authorizing the Parish Administrator to advertise for bids for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2004-02 (Hardsurfacing of Various Roads).

 

24.     Consideration of authorizing the Parish Administrator to advertise for bids for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2004-03 (Construction of Paul Bellon Road in Ward One).

 

25.     Consideration of granting a holiday for all parish employees on Friday, December 26, 2003.