A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 23, 2004
5:30
P.M
![]()
1.
Call
to order by President Clement.
2. Invocation.
(Dr. Mackey)
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Roll Call.
5. Swearing in
ceremony and administering of oath of office to Kevin Guidry, the newly-elected member
of the Police Jury, representing Police Jury District No. Nine by Rick Bryant,
District Attorney.
6. 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 certain roads and/or
streets in Henry C. LeBleu Subdivision, Henry C. LeBleu Subdivision Part 2,
Scheufens Subdivision, and Scheufens Subdivision No. 2 in Sections 27 and 28,
Township South, Range 7 West in Ward Eight.
(Police Jury District 4)
7. In
accordance with the election procedures, the following action must be taken at 5:30 p.m.:
Adopt
a proces verbal and resolution promulgating the results of the special election
held on September 18, 2004, with reference to the authority to exempt certain
drilling rigs from property taxes pursuant to Article VII, Section 21(J) of the
Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended.
8. The
following has been advertised in accordance with the law for action to be taken
at 6:00 p.m.:
The
Police Jury shall sit as a Board of Review to hear any protests on current tax
assessments and take action accordingly.
(The review period began on August
31, 2004, and ended on September 15, 2004, in the Calcasieu Parish Tax
Assessor’s Office.)
9. Appearance of Dr.
Charles Boustany, Jr., candidate for the U. S. Congress, 7th
District.
10. Take appropriate action on applications for
liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers) (see
attached)
11. Consideration of approval of the minutes of
the Regular Meeting of the Police Jury dated August 19, 2004.
12. Take appropriate action on RZ03-029-04 which is a request
by Primeaux Landz, LLC, to rezone from R-1 (Single Family Residential) to R-2
(Mixed Residential) to allow residential development. (Carlo Henry Road in Ward Three, Police Jury District 10) (see attached)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, September
21, 2004, and voted 7 (for) to 2 (against) to recommend that the request be
granted.]
13. Take appropriate action on RZ03-025-04 which is a request
by Donald Cormier to rezone from R-M (Multi Family Residential) to R-2 (Mixed
Residential) to allow three manufactured homes. (3537 L. Benoit Road in Ward Three, Police Jury District 8) (see attached)
[The staff recommended that the request be denied. The Planning and Zoning Board met on
Tuesday, September 21, 2004, 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;
2) that the manufactured home must be skirted prior to utilities being
connected; 3) that the proper permits must be obtained within 5 days of zoning
approval; and 4) that no dwelling rentals be allowed.]
14. Take appropriate action on RZ08-029-04 which is a request
by Emilie Ann Mouton McCown and Edward Dale McCown to rezone from A-1
(Agricultural) to C-2 (General Commercial) to allow mini-warehouses. (7150 McCown Road in Ward Eight, Police Jury
District 4) (see attached)
[The staff recommended that the request be denied. The Planning and Zoning Board met on
Tuesday, September 21, 2004, and voted 5 (for) to 4 (against) 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;
2) that a 6’ security fence must be installed along front property line prior
to issuance of occupational license; 3) that the use is limited to mini warehouses
only; and 4) that the property automatically reverts to A-1 (Agricultural)
should the business cease.]
15. Take appropriate action on RZ06-028-04 which is a request
by Johnny Jacobs to rezone from I-1 (Light Industrial), I-2 (Heavy Industrial),
R-2 (Mixed Residential), and R-M (Multi Family Residential) to A-1
(Agricultural) to allow residential development (house). (1225 Penton Road in Ward Six, Police Jury
District 11) (see attached)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, September
21, 2004, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted.]
16. Take appropriate action on a revision to RZ01-016-04
which is a request by Moss Bluff Storage, LLC, to revise the site plan. (Sam Houston Jones Parkway in Ward One,
Police Jury District 1) (see
attached)
AGENDA NOTE:
on April 17, 2003, the property was rezoned R-MHP (Manufactured Home
Park) to C-3 (Central Business Commercial) to allow mini storage and climate
control storage buildings.
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, September
21, 2004, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted with
the following stipulations: 1) that the development adhere to the revised site
plan on file with the Division of Planning and Development; and 2) that the four
buildings fronting Sam Houston Jones Parkway must have a front brick façade.]
17. Take appropriate action on a request for an extension of
RZ03-024-04 from Rayford P. Jeanis to allow a one-year extension to remove the
manufactured homes, vehicles, and storage building, and to allow a 20’ x 30’
storage building to remain on site.
(Manuel Road in Ward Three,
Police Jury District 7) (see
attached)
AGENDA NOTE:
on May 22, 2003, the Police Jury granted the zoning request with
stipulations. The petitioner has failed
to comply with Stipulation 4) that all buildings and vehicles must be removed
from the premises within one year of zoning approval. The petitioner has requested additional time in which to comply.
[The staff recommended that the request be denied. The Planning and Zoning Board met on
Tuesday, September 21, 2004, and voted 8 (for) to 1 (against) to recommend that
the request be granted with the following stipulations: 1) that the two
buildings, two manufactured homes, a flat bed trailer, and three vehicles must
be removed from the premises within 30 days of zoning approval.]
18. Take appropriate action on RA01-007-04 which is a request
by residents of Green Leaf Subdivision for road abandonment of a portion of
Verna Lane (approximately 70 feet in length).
(Portion of Verna Lane in Ward One, Police Jury District 2)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, September
21, 2004, and deferred action for thirty days.]
19. 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, 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:
(19.1) Proposal of Henry
LeFevre to clear an area, cut, and redistribute approximately 9,000 cubic yards
of native earthen material, deposit 4,200 cubic yards of concrete and 1,000
cubic yards of soil cement, all to construct streets and driveways and install
drainage and utilities as necessary to implement a 16.5 acre, 24-lot
residential subdivision. Said project
is located central to a point approximately five miles northeasterly of Grand
Lake. The Planning Staff recommends
that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.
(19.2) Proposal of David
B. Verret to construct a 100 foot long by 4 foot wide pier/walkway with a 10
foot wide by 24 foot long boat shed for private recreational use. Said project is located in Lot 31, Section
12, Township 12 South, Range 10 West, off of Port Road, on the west side of
Moss Lake. The Planning Staff
recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project
application.
(19.3) Proposal of
Trunkline LNG Company to dredge an area to provide adequate depths for marine
vessel access. The dredging operation
will occur within an area approximately 1,670 feet long by 200 feet wide and
consist of the removal of approximately 20,000 cubic yards of channel bottom
material which will be placed in a non-wet area on the applicant’s property. Said project is located in the turning basin
of the Calcasieu River at Devil’s Elbow at a point about 3.2 miles from Moss
Lake. The Planning Staff recommends
that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.
(19.4) Proposal of Citgo
Petroleum Corporation to dredge to remove approximately 1,000 cubic yards of
accumulated river bottom sediments at the Citgo Refinery Dock “A” and
approximately 1,300 cubic yards at Barge Slip “A” to assure navigation depths
as necessary to support docking and mooring of barges and ships. The dredging operation at Dock “A” would
occur within an area approximately 658 feet long located parallel to the
existing shoreline, the outer limits extending 20 feet channelward there
from. Dredging for Barge Slip “A” would
occur within an area approximately 264 feet long and 45 feet wide situated
between the existing shoreline and Dock “A.”
Excavated material would be deposited on non-wetland areas situated
within Disposal Areas Nos. 5 & 6.
Said project is located along the right descending bank of the Calcasieu
River approximately 29 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico near Lake
Charles. The Planning Staff
recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project
application.
(19.5) Proposal of Citgo
Petroleum Corporation to dredge to remove approximately 3,200 cubic yards of
accumulated river bottom sediments at the Citgo Refinery Dock “D” and
approximately 600 cubic yards at Barge Slip “D” to assure navigation depths as
necessary to support docking and mooring of barges and ships. The dredging operation at Dock “D” would
occur within an area approximately 935 feet long located parallel to the
existing shoreline, the outer limits extending 50 feet channelward there from. Dredging for Barge Slip “D” would occur
within an area approximately 353 feet long and
25 feet wide situated
between the existing shoreline and Dock “D.”
Excavated material would be deposited on non-wetland areas situated
within Disposal Areas Nos. 5 & 6. Said
project is located along the right descending bank of the Calcasieu River
approximately 29 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico near 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.
20. Consideration
of adopting an ordinance rescinding Condemnation Ordinance No. 4193, property
more specifically described as: 204
Predium Road, Lot 16 of Predium Subdivision, south Lake Charles area of Ward
Three, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, due to said structure having been removed.
AGENDA
NOTE:
this ordinance was filed under the name of Elliot Joseph Clark on June
8, 2000, File No. 2506017, Conveyance Book No. 2820, Page No. 736 and Mortgage Book No. 2239, Page No.148.
21. Consideration of
adopting an ordinance rescinding Condemnation Ordinance No. 4209, property more
specifically, described as: 204 Predium
Road, Lot 16 of Predium Subdivision, south Lake Charles area of Ward Three,
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, due to said structure having been removed.
AGENDA
NOTE: this ordinance was filed
under the name of Elliott Joseph Clark on July 26, 2000, File No. 2511708,
Conveyance Book No. 2829, Page No. 098, Conveyance Book No. 2829, Page No. 099
and Mortgage Book No. 2251, Page No. 449, Mortgage Book No. 2251, Page No. 450.
22. Consideration of
authorizing the Director of Planning and Development to notify the following
property owners in accordance with Article II of Chapter Six of the Code of
Ordinances of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, to show cause at a public
hearing on November 18, 2004, or the first regular Police Jury meeting
thereafter, as to why the structures on the properties as stipulated should not
be condemned:
(22.1) 299 BERGSTROM ROAD, Carlyss area, Com 396 Ft
S and 1320 Ft W of NE Cor NE SW 22.10.10, TH S 264 Ft, E 165 Ft etc, Ward 4, Calcasieu
Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured home) Owner: Theresa Tarver, 2113 Hwy 109
S, Vinton, LA 70668, TA# 00139041 (Police Jury District 12);
(22.2) 3412 BERTHA LANE, West Lake Charles area, Lot
12, Bertha Knight Subdivision, No. 1, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one
house) Owner: 50 % owned by Ray & Aimee Gillard, 4211 W Jevon Lane, Lake
Charles, LA 70605, and 50 % owned by Steven Paul Pesson, c/o Melanie Pesson,
1025 Kirby Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601,
TA#’s 01359791 & 00080314 (Police Jury District 8);
(22.3) 1032 BIRDNEST ROAD, Moss Bluff/Topsy area,
Com on S Line of SW SW 15.8.8 360 Ft W of SE Cor of said10 acre tract TH W
along S line 300 FT to SW Cor of said tract TH N along W line of said tract 150
Ft etc., Ward 1, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house) Owner: Thomas O
Morris, 1900 Mohawk Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70611, TA# 00938602 (Police Jury District 1);
(22.4) 4109 E BROAD STREET, East Lake Charles area,
Lot 6, Block 2, Airport Acres Subdivision, No. 1, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish,
Louisiana (one manufactured home) Owner:
Curray Corporation, 1125 Enterprise Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601, TA#
00056618 (Police Jury District 2);
(22.5) DECKER STREET, East Lake Charles area, Lot
35, Block 4, Vista NE NW Subdivision,
Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house) Owner: Zacura Lakia Poullard, P O Box 19173, Lake
Charles, LA 70616, TA# 01325389 (Police Jury District 2);
(22.6) 225 DECKER STREET, East Lake Charles area,
Lot 14, Block 3, Vista Subdivision, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one
manufactured home) Owner: Sallie Webb,
225 Decker Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601, TA# 00819123 (Police Jury District
2);
(22.7) 301 DECKER STREET, East Lake Charles area,
Lot 12, Block 3, Vista NE NW Subdivision, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
(one structure) Owner: Sallie Miller Webb, 225 Decker Street, Lake Charles, LA
70601, TA# 001223526 (Police Jury District 2);
(22.8) 301 DECKER STREET, East Lake Charles area,
Lot 13, Block 3, Vista NE NW Subdivision, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
(one structure) Owner: Sallie Miller Webb, 225 Decker Street, Lake Charles, LA
70601, TA# 01223526 (Police Jury District 2);
(22.9) HIGHWAY 90 WEST, West Sulphur area, Com SW
Cor Lot 3, Lyons Subdivision in SW 36.9.11 TH N 417.4 FT E 208.7 Ft etc., Ward
4, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one structure) Owner: Curray Corporation, 1125
Enterprise Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601, TA# 00128341 (Police Jury District
13);
(22.10) 3235 HIGHWAY 108, South Carlyss area, Com
660 Ft W of SE Cor SW SW 31.10.10 W 104.3 Ft, N 417.4 Ft etc., Ward 4,
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured home) Owner: Ronnie Joseph
Guidry, 623 Iris Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601, Bond for Deed Buyer: Debra Lynn Kittner, P O Box 264, Hackberry,
LA 70645 TA# 00141992 (Police Jury District 12);
(22.11) 563 MALONE ROAD, South DeQuincy area, Com NW
NE 17.7.10, W 330 Ft S 165 Ft etc., Ward 6, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one
manufactured home) Owner: Albert Jackson, c/o Robert Tupper, 563 Malone Road, DeQuincy, LA 70633, TA#
00224529 (Police Jury District 11);
(22.12) 3133 MYRTLE SPRINGS ROAD, Westlake area, Lot
86, Block A, Gulfway Pines Subdivision, Ward 4, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
(one manufactured home) Owner: Hillery Joseph & Eva Langley, Sr., 1312
Green Road Street, Westlake, LA 70669, TA# 00151157 (Police Jury District
14);
(22.13) 4102 SHERRY STREET, Carlyss area, Lot 56,
Rosemont Subdivision, No. 5, Ward 4, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one
manufactured home) Owner: Jeffery Dane Smiser, et ux, 4102 Sherry Street,
Sulphur, LA 70665, TA# 01333490 (Police Jury District 12); and
(22.14) 327 WILLETT LANE, Westlake area, Beg 832 Ft
W and 550 Ft S of NE Cor NW NW 34.9.9 W 75 Ft N 134.5 Ft, etc., Ward 4,
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house) Owner: Doc Lovett, c/o Doc R Lovett, 22
Sunnybrook Lane, Haughton, LA 71037, TA# 00156590 (Police Jury District 3).
23. Consideration of
adopting resolution(s) of support for applications by Woodland Glen Development
Company L.P. and Patrick Place Development Company L.P. for tax credits through
the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency for Phases 4 and 5 of Lake Caroline
Estates.
24. Consideration of
adopting a resolution formally accepting plans and policies and appointing
individuals for compliance with the requirements of the Louisiana Community
Development Block Grant Program.
25. Consideration of
adopting a resolution approving the request of the Honorable H. Lynn Jones, II,
Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court, that the Clerk’s Office be permitted to retain
any fund balance accrued during the last term of office, with said funds to be
utilized by the Clerk for upgrading the quality of services of the office as
well as to minimize necessary subsidies by the Parish for operation of the
Clerk’s Office.
26. Consideration of adopting a resolution
granting approval of the application of Waterworks District No. Nine of Ward
Four to issue, sell and deliver not to exceed $4,500,000 of waterworks revenue
refunding bonds, to bear interest at a rate not to exceed 5%, payable in fully
amortized installments of principal and interest from 2004 until 2021, for the
purpose of refunding the outstanding maturities of a 1996 issue of bonds for
said District.
27. Receive
report from the Pipeline Ad-Hoc Committee relative to the permitting
process for pipelines traversing parish rights-of-way.
AGENDA
NOTE: said committee was appointed
by the President of the Police Jury on September 2, 2004, to study this matter
and report back to the Police Jury.
President Clement appointed Chuck Kleckley, Chris Landry, and himself to
this committee.
28. Consideration of
adopting a resolution approving the Parish’s participation in the Federal
Off-System Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement Program Agreement with
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, which provides for the
replacement of various off-system bridges in accordance with the Parish’s
approved priority list, and further, authorizing the President of the Police
Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related
thereto.
29. Consideration of
a request by Iberia Parish Government that the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Iberia Parish Government for
assistance on an interim basis with mosquito control services in the event that
their current contract for mosquito control services is cancelled.
AGENDA
NOTE: this request is for a period
not to exceed six months which will be time for Iberia Parish to establish its
own in-house program.
30. Consideration of
accepting Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2003-06 (Ward 1-Clyde Dulaney Drive; and
Ward 8-Boys Village Road Bridge) as substantially complete.
31. Consideration of
accepting Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2004-02 (Ward 2-Crochet Road, East Todd
Road, Fruge Road, Harris Road, Manchester Road, Mississippi Avenue; and Ward
3-Addison Loop, Block Street, Boisclair Drive, Burgundy Drive, Carpenter Road,
Central Drive, Chenier Lane, Cod Lane, Collette Road, Deep Woods Drive, Delta
Drive, Dolphin Drive, East Tank Farm Road, Eastern Drive, Goos Ferry Road,
Mallard Junction Park, Meadowview Loop, Nelson Road, Ogdon Road, Prairie
Street, Sailfish Drive, Sandra Drive, Smith Road, Speck Drive, Tarpon Drive,
Tekel Road, Terrebonne Drive, Todd Jude Road, Torrence Lane, Turnberry Lane,
Vermillion Drive, Village Lane, Vincent Road, Vincent Street and West Prien
Lake Road) as substantially complete.
32. Consideration of
accepting Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2004-07 (Striping of Various Roads in
Calcasieu Parish) as substantially complete.
33. Take
appropriate action on request for proposals received by the Parish
Purchasing Agent on August 9, 2004, for a Housing Assistance Payment/Public
Housing Authority Software Application, for use by the Housing Department. (The Parish Purchasing Agent recommends
that the proposal of Emphasys Computer Solutions be accepted, complete as per
specifications. See attached
recommendation letter.)
AGENDA
NOTE:
action on bids was deferred by the Police Jury on August 5, 2004, to
September 2, 2004, and on September 2, 2004, to September 23, 2004.
34. Take
appropriate action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on
September 16, 2004, for arena, catch pens with derigging/strip chute (materials
only), for the Burton Memorial Coliseum.
(The Parish Purchasing Agent recommends that the bid in the amount of
$43,439.26 of WW-Livestock Systems be accepted, complete as per
specifications. See attached
recommendation letter.)
35. Consideration
of authorizing the Parish Administrator to advertise for bids for Prien Lake
Park Improvements, Phase I-A Parking and Drives. (see attached)
36. Consideration
of ratifying the Local Government Proclamation of Pending State of Emergency
signed by President Brent Clement on September 15, 2004, proclaiming a state of
emergency to exist in Calcasieu Parish with reference to Hurricane Ivan.
37. Consideration
of issuing a proclamation designating October as “National Domestic Violence
Awareness Month” in Calcasieu Parish.

The following items were received after the agenda was
faxed out on September 17, 2004, and will require a two-thirds vote to suspend
the rules for consideration by the Police Jury:
Item No.
One (President Clement):
Consideration of adopting a resolution of condolences
to the family of the late Wally Seegraves, former member of the Board of
Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Nine of Ward Four.