P R O P O S E D  A G E N D A

REGULAR MEETING

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2004

5:30 P.M.

 

 

1.        Call to order by President Clement.

 

2.   Invocation by Pastor Norman Thomas, New Life Family Worship Center.  (Mr. Guidry)

 

3.   Pledge of Allegiance.

 

4.   Roll Call.

5.    Hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m., as a result of notice provided to the owner of properties described below, in accordance with Article II-Chapter Six of the Code of Ordinances of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, ordering said owners to show cause as to why the structures on said properties should not be condemned:

 

(5.1) BOOKER STREET, DeQuincy area, Lot 16, Block 3, Bennett Addition Subdivision, Ward 6, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (three houses) Owner:  Ethel Mae (Foots) Jones, et al, 727 Douglas Road, DeQuincy, LA 70633, TA# 00224995 (Police Jury District 11);

 

(5.2) 6934 CHOUPIQUE ROAD, Carlyss area, Com 1033.6 FT N and 30 FT E of SW Cor SW 31.10.10 E 387.4 Ft N 247 Ft, etc., Ward 4, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house) Owner:  Boyce Lane Cormier, 6934 Choupique Road, Sulphur, LA 70665, TA# 00128392 (Police Jury District 12);

 

(5.3) 1205 W DAVE DUGAS ROAD, Carlyss area, Com 660 FT E and 30 FT N of SW Cor SW SW 21.10.10 TH E 335.4 FT N 630 FT W 335.5 Ft S 630 FT to Beg, Ward 4, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured home) Owner: Sandra Kay Demarest, 409 Bowmer Lane, Sulphur, LA 70663, TA# 00129550 (Police Jury District 12);

 

(5.4) 7605 DEBBIE LANE, South Lake Charles area, Lot 67, Garden Heights Subdivision, Part 3, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house and one pool) Owner:  James Allen Dykes, 7605 Debbie Lane, Lake Charles, LA 70607, TA# 00472212 (Police Jury District 7);

 

(5.5) ELLIOT ROAD, South Lake Charles area, NE W ½ OF SE W ½ OF NW SEC 2.11.9, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured home) Owner: Prairie Land Company, P O Box 1048, Lake Charles, LA 70602, TA# 00094250 (Police Jury District 8);

 

(5.6) HARGROVE LOOP, DeQuincy area, Com 12 FT W and 546 Ft N of SE Cor SW 2.7.11 TH N 129 Ft W 327 FT etc., Ward 6, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house) Owner:  Cecil Virginia Caster Gillis, et al, 1590 Hargrove Loop, DeQuincy, LA 70633, TA# 00221988 (Police Jury District 11);

 

(5.7) 3503 HEBERT DRIVE, North Sulphur area, Lot F of Tract 22 of Pine Knolls Subdivision, Part I   (Revised) Ward 6, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured home) Owner: Larry D and Lillian Broussard Broxson, 3503 Hebert Drive, Sulphur, LA 70663, TA# 00882828 (Police Jury District 14); and

 

(5.8) 719 LANDRY STREET, Westlake area, Com 20 Ft S and 327.54 FT W of NE Cor of NW NE Sec 23.9.9 said Pt being in S R/W Line Landry St, TH S 346.9 Ft to N/L Blk 4 J P Stine Second Sub, said PT being 307.6 Ft W of NE Cor said Blk 4 said Sub TH W 109.2 Ft N 346.9 Ft to Pt in S R/W Line Landry St, TH E 109.8 Ft to Com etc., Ward 4, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house and one carport) Owner:  Philip W and Lisa G Quinn, 1845 White Acres Drive, Sulphur, LA 70663, TA# 01068466 (Police Jury District 14).

 

6.   Appearance of Senator Don Cravins, candidate for the U. S. Congress, 7th District.

 

7.   Appearance of Senator Willie Mount, candidate for the U. S. Congress, 7th District.

 

8.    Presentation of a plaque to Mr. Ray McClelland in recognition and appreciation of approximately 25 years of service as Fire Chief of Ward Seven Fire Protection District No. One.  (President Clement)


9.    Presentation of the 2005 Trust Fund Awards from the Calcasieu Parish Road and Drainage Trust Fund Program:

 

·           GD Dist 5, Ward 4         Dick Ackel Main, Phase 2         $202,452

·           City of Lake Charles         East McNeese Street Extension         $470,000

·           City of Sulphur         Traffic Signal Relocation         $80,250

·           City of Westlake         Recreational/Housing Development         $376,000

 

10.     Take appropriate action on applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers) 

 

11.   Consideration of approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Police Jury dated September 23, 2004.

 

12.     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)

 

AGENDA NOTE:  the Planning and Zoning Board deferred action on September 21, 2004, for thirty days, and the Police Jury deferred action on September 23, 2004, for thirty days.

 

13.     Take appropriate action on RA04-008-04 which is a request by Beatrice Vincent to abandon an undeveloped right-of-way off of Claiborne Street.  (Off of Claiborne Street in Ward Four, Police Jury District 11)

 

14.     Take appropriate action on RZ01-035-04 which is a request by Jack Manuel to rezone from R-2 (Mixed Residential) to R-M (Multi-Family Residential) to allow resubdivision of property for existing houses.  (Georgia Road in Ward One, Police Jury District 2)

 

15.     Take appropriate action on RZ04-034-04 which is a request by Glen A. James et al and Raymond W. Vincent et al to rezone from I-1 (Light Industrial) and R-1 (Single Family Residential) to R-MHP (Manufactured Home Park) to allow a recreational vehicle park (400 units).  (Mosswood Drive in Ward Four, Police Jury District 15)

 

16.     Take appropriate action on RZ04-033-04 which is a request by RD Leasing Company, Inc. to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to C-2 (General Commercial) to allow mini warehouses and boat and RV storage.  (Louisiana Highway 27 in Ward Four, Police Jury District 12)

 

17.     Take appropriate action on RZ01-032-04 which is a request by Robert C. Caldwell to rezone from C-3 (Central Business Commercial) to A-1 (Agricultural) to allow residential development (replacing an existing house).  (4319 Highway 171 North in Ward One, Police Jury District 1)

 

18.     Take appropriate action on RZ04-031-04 which is a request by James Corporation of Opelousas, Inc. to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to I-1 (Light Industrial) to I-2 (Heavy Industrial) to allow expansion of existing James Corporation Westlake asphalt plant to include construction of bulk asphalt terminal, temporary hot-mix asphalt plant, and associated stockpiles.  (2899 Parham Road in Ward Four, Police Jury District 15)

 

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 Westport Oil and Gas Company, L.P. to modify Department of the Army Permit 23437 by adding additional fill and structures to the original authorization in order to drill two additional wells from the previously authorized slip location.  The original permit authorized one 10-foot by 20-foot wellhead protector for the E. W. Brown, Jr. No. 1 Well and 1,011 cubic yards of shell material to construct a 200-foot by 60-foot shell pad for the marine drilling barge.  The applicant proposes an additional two 10-foot by 20-foot wellhead protectors for the E. W. Brown Jr. Nos. 2 and 3 wells.  There will also be an additional 250 cubic yards of shell material to widen the shell pad in order to drill the third well.  There are no additional impacts due to the excavation of the slip and no additional impacts to the adjacent wetland areas.  Said project is located in a borrow ditch off of the Sabine River.

 

AGENDA NOTE:  on August 5, 2004, the Police Jury adopted a resolution of no objection on the initial application.

 

(19.2) Proposal of Conoco Phillips to dredge and place approximately 85,005 cubic yards of material to construct 5,280 linear feet of perimeter levee, construct 565 feet of 30 feet wide limestone access road, and trench and backfill to install two 16-inch diameter effluent pipes 1,250 feet in length, all to implement a 40-acre dredge material disposal site to accommodate maintenance dredging activities on the Calcasieu River.  Said project is located approximately five miles southeasterly from Sulphur near Vincent Landing.

 

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 a resolution formally accepting the Calcasieu Parish Housing Department's Five-Year Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-2009, and further, to authorize the Police Jury President, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.

 

21.   Consideration of adopting a resolution authorizing issuance, sale, and delivery of $1,239,246 of Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority Industrial Revenue Bonds (Racca’s Processing and Specialty Meats, L.L.C. Project) Series 2004, approving the form of the major financing documents with respect thereto, including but not limited to the bond trust indenture and the bond purchase agreement, subject to the approval of bond counsel, counsel to the authority and the State Bond Commission.

 

22.   Consideration of adopting a resolution approving the re-submittal of Capital Outlay Requests for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 for the following three projects:

 

(22.1) $750,000 for the expansion, acquisition, planning, and construction related to the Allen P. August Multi-Purpose Center located at 2001 Moeling Street;

 

(22.2) $2,975,000 for the Burton Memorial Coliseum Complex Renovation; and

 

          (22.3) $650,000 for the Mossville Sewer Collection System.

 

23.              Consideration of adopting a resolution authorizing advertising of an oil, gas, and mineral lease on certain tracts, parcels, or strips of land in Sections 30 and 31, Township 9 South, Range 6 West, and Section 25, Township 9 South, Range 7 West in Wards Two and Eight.  (Police Jury District 10)

 

24.              Consideration of adopting resolution approving a Service Agreement between the Police Jury, Waterworks District No. Nine of Ward Four (Carlyss), and Citgo Petroleum Corporation authorizing the Waterworks District to provide potable water services to Citgo Petroleum Corporation located in 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.

 

25.              Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury and West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital providing for the Parish’s Division of Finance assistance in the investment of hospital district funds, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.

 

26.              Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a Proposal for Engineering Services between the Police Jury and Lancon Engineers, Inc. for the performance of a feasibility study to determine area of water service in Ward Seven, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.

 

          AGENDA NOTE:  on October 7, 2004, the Police Jury approved a grant in the amount of $26,000 for this study, with said funding being allocated from Delta Downs Slots Revenue, Ward Seven Infrastructure.

 

27.              Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury, on behalf of Waterworks District No. Five of Wards Three and Eight (Mallard Junction) and Sewer District No. Eleven of Ward Three (Mallard Junction), and Waterworks District No. One of Ward One (Moss Bluff) wherein Waterworks District No. One of Ward One (Moss Bluff) will provide managerial services to the waterworks district and sewer district in Mallard Junction, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.

 

28.     Take appropriate action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on October 18, 2004, for the purchase and installation of one sewer discharge treatment system for use by the Division of Engineering and Public Works (East Maintenance Facility).

 

29.   Consideration of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for audio and video equipment for the Calcasieu Parish Health Unit.

 

30.   Consideration of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to purchase two tractors and two batwing mowers, utilizing State Contract Purchasing Procedures, for use by the Division of Engineering and Public Works.

 

31.   Consideration of adopting a resolution of condolences to be forwarded to the family of the late Mayor Fred Ashy who served as Mayor of Kinder for 23 years.

 

32.   Consideration of going into executive session on Lawsuit No. 2003-4334 (Devoltz et al vs. Police Jury).