5:30
P.M.
1.
Call
to order by President McMillin.
2. Invocation by Father Tim Goodly, Immaculate
Heart of Mary Catholic Church. (Mr.
Guillory)
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Roll Call.
5. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT
5:30 P.M. to receive comments regarding the proposed
reduction of the boundaries of Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital Service District to
exclude 8.72 acres of vacant land near 602 Sam Houston Jones Parkway in Ward
One of Calcasieu Parish adjacent to the Hospital’s Dynamic Dimensions facility,
said vacant land having been purchased from the District by J & P Land
Development, and take appropriate action thereon.
AGENDA NOTE: this public hearing has been properly
advertised, in accordance with resolution adopted on February 3, 2005,
declaring the Notice of Intention to reduce the boundaries of this District.
6. Recognition of the
following parish employees who are retiring:
Albert Prater Government Access Channel 31 years
Dale Smith Public
Works (West Side) 6 years
7. Appearance of Mr.
Maurice Tynes, candidate for District Judge.
8. Take appropriate action
on applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers) (see attached)
9. Consideration of approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of
the Police Jury dated February 16, 2005.
10. Take appropriate action on RZ03-010-05 which is a request
by Progressive National Bank of DeSoto Parish and Merlin Joseph McFarlain, Jr.
to rezone from I-1 (Light Industrial) to R-1 (Single Family Residential) to
allow a residential subdivision. (W.
Lincoln Road in Ward Three, Police Jury District 8, Mrs. Eason) (see attached)
[On Tuesday, March 15, 2005, the Planning and Zoning
Board met and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be denied.]
11. Take appropriate action on RZ04-008-05 which is a
request by Jeff Davis Bank and Trust Company to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural)
to C-2 (General Commercial) to allow a bank.
(4507 Highway 27 South in Ward Four, Police Jury District 12, Mr. Clement) (see attached)
[On Tuesday, March 15, 2005, the Planning and Zoning
Board met and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted with
the stipulation that the development adhere to the site plan on file with the
Division of Planning and Development.]
12. Take appropriate action on RZ08-009-05 which is a request by
Ronnie and Paula Roussell to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to R-M (Multi
Family Residential) to allow duplexes (6 units). (Highway 3059 in Ward Eight, Police Jury District 10, Mr.
Stelly)
[No action necessary; the request has been withdrawn.]
13. Take appropriate action on RZ01-011-05 which is a request
by Janet Black to rezone from R-2 (Mixed Residential) to C-3 (Central Business
Commercial) to allow a daycare facility.
(E. Telephone Road in Ward One, Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins) (see attached)
[On Tuesday, March 15, 2005, the Planning and Zoning
Board met 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 use is for a
daycare facility only; and 3) that entrance and exit markers must be placed
next to the driveways prior to issuance of an occupational license.]
14. Take appropriate action on RZ03-006-05 which is a request
by James Mistretta to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to C-2 (General
Commercial) and R-MHP (Manufactured Home Park) to allow a RV Park,
restaurant/lounge, and convenience store.
(3748 Highway 3059 in Ward Three, Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins) (see attached)
[On Tuesday, March 15, 2005, the Planning and Zoning
Board met and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted with
the following stipulations: 1) that the development adhere to the site plan and
the letter from Mistretta dated March 4, 2005, on file with the Division of
Planning and Development; 2) that all external lighting be oriented inward
toward the development or structures to minimize intrusion into surrounding
property; 3) that an eight-foot wood privacy fence be installed along the east
and north property lines upon completion of the RV park or first phase; 4) that
vehicular access be restricted to Highway 3059 only; 5) that all utilities
shall be installed underground; 6) that the lounge shall operate in conjunction
with the other amenities (i.e. banquet hall, restaurant, motel, and dance hall)
as per the site plan; 7) that a brick fence be installed along the south
property line upon completion of the first phase; and 8) that the property
lying east of the proposed fence adjoining Pickeral Road as per site plan
remain zoned agricultural.]
15. 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:
(15.1) Proposal of Richard
Laborde to install and maintain 100-feet of bulkhead and fill, a 40-feet by
40-feet boathouse with covered deck and 72-linear feet of an 8-feet wide
walkway, all for erosion control and private recreational use. The proposed bulkhead is to be located
parallel to the mean low water shoreline and proposed structures situated
perpendicular thereto and extend approximately 112-feet lakeward. The fill operation is to be located in an
area about 98.7-feet long and 100-feet wide and will consist of placing about
17,614 cubic yards of hauled-in earthen material. Said project is located at 303 Shell Beach Drive in Lake
Charles. The Planning Staff
recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project
application.
(15.2) Proposal of Jana
King to construct a 58-feet long by 8-feet wide timber pier with attached 16-feet
by 17-feet covered deck, 8-feet by 32-feet boat stall and 16-feet by 16-feet
fishing deck, all for private recreational use. The proposed structures are to be located within an area
approximately 91-feet long by 30-feet wide perpendicular to the existing
shoreline and extending lakeward therefrom.
Said project is located on Prien Lake, at the address of 4725 Cypress
Landing in Lake Charles. The
Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this
project application.
(15.3) Proposal of
Westport Oil and Gas Company, L.P. to install, operate, and maintain structures
and equipment necessary for oil and gas activities for the Alligator Point and
West Alligator Prospects. The proposed
project also consists of the cleanout of an existing canal in order to allow
barge access for the proposed drilling of the two wells. Material from the canal, 11,405 cubic yards,
will be propwashed to cleanout 1,814 linear feet of the canal to a depth of –7
feet NGVD. Said project is located in
an existing canal off the Sabine River in the Phoenix Lake Oil Field, north of
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. 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.
16. Receive report from Planning Staff regarding action taken
by the Police Jury on November 18, 2004, with reference to a proposal of Joseph
R. Palermo, Jr. for a Corps of Engineers’ permit to clear and grade a 47-acre
tract, dredge to construct drainage facilities, and place earthen fill for
homesites and driveways, all as necessary to develop a 42-lot single family
residential subdivision. Said project
is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of High Hope Road and
Heurtevant Road near Sulphur. The work
described within the application was partially completed prior to obtaining a
Department of the Army permit and was in violation of Section 301 of the Clean
Water Act.
AGENDA
NOTE:
on November 18, 2004, the Planning Staff recommended that the Police
Jury object to this project application due to poor drainage and
flooding that is occurring in the area, and the Police Jury adopted a
resolution of objection relative to this proposal.
17. Consideration of
the following recommendations with reference to the sale of surplus adjudicated
property:
(17.1) adopt an ordinance
rescinding Ordinance No. 4689 allowing Ms. Sheila Rusher LaRue to purchase
property located in the 400 Block of St. Dizier Street (vacant lot), more
particularly described as AP03-054-02, Assessment No. 580503, due to Ms.
LaRue’s failure to fulfill the necessary requirements in order to complete the
sale, and further, authorizing the Director of the Division of Planning and
Development to readvertise for the sale of said property (Police Jury
District 3);
(17.2) adopt an ordinance rescinding Ordinance No.
4688 allowing Ms. Sheila Rusher LaRue to purchase property located in the 100
Block of Moss Street (vacant lot), more particularly described as AP03-051-02,
Assessment No. 561401, due to Ms. LaRue’s failure to fulfill the necessary
requirements in order to complete the sale, and further, authorizing the
Director of the Division of the Planning and Development to readvertise for the
sale of said property (Police Jury District 3);
(17.3) adopt an ordinance rescinding Ordinance No. 4761 allowing Ms.
Helen Fay Lemalle to purchase property located in the 2400 Block of Dewey
Street (vacant lots), more particularly described as AP03-098-03, Assessment
No. 811335, due to Ms. Lemalle’s failure to fulfill the necessary requirements
in order to the complete the sale, and further, authorizing the Director of the
Division of Planning and Development to accept the offer in the amount of
$4,125.00 of Ms. Linda Fay Love (Police Jury District 2); and
(17.4) adopt an
ordinance rescinding Ordinance No. 4846 allowing Mr. Jacob Williams, Jr. to
purchase property located in the 200 Block of N. First Avenue (vacant lot),
more particularly described as AP03-185-04, Assessment No. 583448, due to Mr.
Williams’ failure to fulfill the necessary requirements in order to complete
the sale, and further, authorizing the
Director of the Division of Planning and Development to accept the offer in the
amount of $150.00 of Ms. Patsy Shelton (Police Jury District 3).
18. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving the pursuance of the issuance of bonds by
the Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Calcasieu, Inc., and the
execution of a preliminary agreement between the Industrial Development Board
of the Parish of Calcasieu, Inc. and the Purchaser of the Lake Charles Refinery
out of bankruptcy or its assignee, and providing for other matters in
connection thereto.
19. Consideration of adopting a resolution approving an addendum to a
Consulting Services Agreement between the Police Jury and Solutions EAP
designating Solutions EAP as the designated Substance Abuse Professional (SAP),
as called for and required by the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT)
guidelines, and further, that any treatment referrals for intensive outpatient
substance abuse treatment made by the SAP shall be made exclusively with its
current contractor, the Institute of Neuropsychiatry, and further, authorizing
the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute
all documents related thereto.
20. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving the renewal of a lease between the Police
Jury and The North American Land Company, LLC, with reference to the lease of
property for the location of the Bell City Branch Library, and further,
authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
21. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the
Police Jury and the State of Louisiana, Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State
University and Agriculture and Mechanical College, on behalf of Louisiana State
University Health Sciences Center, Health Care Services Division, through Moss
Regional Hospital, to provide credentialed healthcare provider services at the
Calcasieu Correctional Center, and further, authorizing the President of the
Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents
related thereto.
22. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving a Joint Services Agreement between the
Police Jury and Calcasieu Parish Employees Federal Credit Union providing for
the assistance of the Parish’s Division of Finance in the investment of credit
union funds, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
23. Consideration
of authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute the necessary
documents for donation of right-of-way from West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
Foundation on Tom Redd Lane in Ward One, in accordance with criteria
established by the Police Jury and recommendation of the Parish Engineer. (Police Jury District 1, Mr. Manuel)
24. Consideration of authorizing the President of
the Police Jury to execute the necessary documents for donation of rights-of-way
and temporary construction servitudes from PBA Properties, LLC, Blake Brothers,
LLC, Calcasieu Real Estate and Oil Company, Inc., F. Miller and Sons, LLC,
Globe-Texas Company, a Delaware Corporation, and LTP Partnership, LP, on Red
Davis Road in Ward Three, in accordance with criteria established by the Police
Jury and recommendation of the Parish Engineer. (Police Jury District 10, Mr. Stelly)
25. Consideration of adopting a resolution
granting a Servitude Agreement to the City of Lake Charles for the Prien Park
sewer line extension, and further, authorizing the President of the Police
Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related
thereto. (Police Jury District 8,
Mrs. Eason)
26. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving an agreement between the Police Jury and Camp Fire USA, Southwest
Louisiana Council, with reference to their participation in Calcasieu Parish’s
Adopt-A-Road Program wherein said organization accepts the responsibility of
picking up litter on Camp Fire Road in Ward One, from Goos Road to deadend, and
further, ratifying the execution of said agreement by the President of the
Police Jury. (Police Jury District
2, Mr. Collins)
27. Consideration of adopting a resolution approving the renewal of a
lease agreement between the Police Jury and Malcolm Hartwell and Christine
Hartwell Troutman for the pump house located on property of Lorrain Park for a
three-year period, $100.00 per year, commencing April 1, 2005, and ending March
31, 2008, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto. (Police Jury District 10, Mr. Stelly)
28. Consideration
of accepting the first floor renovations to the Calcasieu Parish District
Attorney’s Office (old Wasey Building), 1032 Ryan Street, as substantially
complete.
29. Take
appropriate action on bids received by the Police Jury on March 3, 2005,
for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2005-02.
AGENDA
NOTE: the Police Jury deferred action
on bids on March 3, 2005, until March 17, 2005. The Parish Engineer recommends that the low bid in the amount
of $1,681,000.33 of R. E. Heidt Construction Company, Inc. be accepted.
30. Take
appropriate action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on
February 22, 2005, for ready mix concrete, with unit prices effective from
April 1, 2005, until September 30, 2005.
(see attached)
AGENDA
NOTE: the Police Jury deferred
action on bids on March 3, 2005, until March 17, 2005.
31. Take appropriate action on bids
received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on March 7, 2005, for pavement
markings, with unit prices effective from March 18, 2005, until August 31,
2005. (see attached)
AGENDA NOTE: the Police Jury deferred action on bids on
March 3, 2005, until March 17, 2005, due to an extension of time of the bid
opening.
32. Take appropriate action on bids
received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on March 16, 2005, for two one-half ton
extended cab pickup trucks (Engineering), one three-quarter ton regular cab
with swab unit (Animal Services), one one-ton regular cab pickup truck (Special
Drainage), one 1-1/2 ton regular cab and chassis (4x2) (Traffic), two tandem
axle dump trucks (Special Drainage), one (6X4) hydraulic telescopic excavator
(Special Drainage), one (4X2) hydraulic telescopic excavator (Road Division),
one (1) brush chipper (Vegetation), for use by the Division of Engineering
& Public Works. (see attached)
33. Consideration of authorizing the Parish
Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for one cargo van, for use by the
Calcasieu Parish Library Facilities Maintenance Section.
34. Consideration of authorizing the Parish
Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for the sale, pickup, and removal of
scrap materials from the Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center.
35. Consideration of authorizing the Parish
Administrator to advertise for bids for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2005-03
(Hardsurfacing of Various Roads and Drainage Improvements) and Calcasieu Parish
Project No. 2005-04 (Hardsurfacing of Various Roads).
36. Consideration of going into executive session
on Lawsuit No. 2003-6847 (Crooks vs. Police Jury).