PROPOSED A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY,
APRIL 7, 2005
5:30
P.M.
1. Call to order by
President McMillin.
2. Invocation. (Dr. Mackey)
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) 1881 CLAUDE HEBERT ROAD, LeBleu Settlement
area, Com at a Pt 147.1 Ft S of NW Cor Lot 1, Martin and Delila LeBleu
Subdivision, TH S 147.1 Ft E 294.2 Ft etc., Ward 8, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
(one house) Owner: Kenneth Lee, et ux, 8390 Goldie Lane, Martinsville, IN
46151, TA# 00999547 (Police Jury District 10);
(5.2) 109 DECKER, east Lake Charles area, Lot 27,
Block 3, Vista Subdivision, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house)
Owner: Oscar Williams, 2412 Katherine, Lake Charles, LA 70601, Mortgage: Fleet Finance of Louisiana, Inc., 3815 Ryan
Street, Lake Charles, LA 70605 TA# 00067369
(Police Jury District 2);
(5.3) 473 MALONE ROAD,
DeQuincy area, Com 495 Ft N of SE Cor of NW NE 17.7.10 TH N 165 Ft W 660 Ft
etc, Ward 6, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured home) Owner: Patsy
Ann Green Verot Rainwater, et al, 473
Malone Road, DeQuincy, LA 70633, TA# 00222372
(Police Jury District 11);
(5.4) 2537 RED DAVIS
ROAD, southeast Lake Charles area, Lot 1, Higgins Subdivision, Ward 3, Calcasieu
Parish, Louisiana (one house) Owner: C & S Productions, LLC, P O Box 62557,
LaFayette, LA 70596, TA# 00076252
(Police Jury District 10);
(5.5) 5049 RYAN LANE,
south Lake Charles area, Lot 1, Southview Subdivision, Less W 50 Ft for Road
R/W, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house) Owner of Land: PDC Enterprises, LLC, 717 Reigel Street,
Lake Charles, LA 70607, Owner of Structure: Jimmy Edward Ryan, 5004 Ryan Lane,
Lake Charles, LA 70605, TA# 00098000 &
TA# 01332824 (Police Jury District 8); and
(5.6)
1988 SHERWOOD DRIVE, west Sulphur area, Lot 3, Block B, Sherwood Forest
Subdivision, Part 4, Ward 4, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured
home) Owner: Natalie Lorraine Duck Ogea, 4524 Pete Seay Road, Sulphur, LA
70665, TA# 00145947 (Police Jury District 12).
6. Take appropriate action on applications for
liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers)
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 March 3, 2005.
9. Consideration of approval of the Agenda
Committee Report dated March 31, 2005.
10.
Consideration of approval of the Public Works Committee
Report dated March 31, 2005.
(10.1) Recommended that a resolution be adopted
to rename Irby Lane in Ward Four to Avery Lane, with the name change to be
effective after sixty days of final approval on April 7, 2005. (Police Jury District 12, Mr. Clement).
(10.2) Recommended approval with reference to
the hardsurfacing and acceptance of non-parish maintained public roads as
follows:
(10.2.1) adopt a resolution approving the
proposed "Conditions for Hardsurfacing and/or Acceptance of Non-Parish
Maintained Public Roads";
(10.2.2)
adopt a resolution approving the establishment of a financial reserve from the
2002 Sales Tax in the amount of $5 million to be utilized for the hardsurfacing
of non-parish maintained public roads in accordance with new conditions
approved by the Police Jury specifically related thereto; and
(10.2.3)
adopt an ordinance adding the following roads to the Calcasieu Parish Master
Private Road List:
Road Name Ward Description
Georgia
Road 1 750’ east of the intersection of
Thompson Road and Cascio Road (north end of Georgia Road to Clyde Dulaney Road
approximately 2100’);
Off
of Goodrich Road 4 1335’ east of the intersection of
Thompson Road and Goodrich Road, thence south from Goodrich Road (approximately
733’).
(10.3) Recommended to address flooding and stream
restoration issues in the Calcasieu River Basin including the study areas of
Lake Charles (Oak Park), Bayou Contraband, Prien Lake Channel, and Henderson
Bayou, Hippolyte Coulee, Black Bayou, Bayou Choupique, Bayou D’Inde, and
Kayouchee Coulee as follows:
(10.3.1) adopt a resolution approving a
Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement and Project Management Plan between the
Police Jury and the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, on the above
referred to project at a total project cost of $2 million dollars, with
Calcasieu Parish’s share not to exceed $1,000,000 over a three-year period, and further, authorizing the
President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all
documents related thereto; and
(10.3.2) adopt a resolution approving a Joint
Services Agreement between the Police Jury and the City of Lake Charles whereby
the Police Jury and the City of Lake Charles will provide the local share in
the amount of $1,000,000 (50% Police Jury, 50% reimbursed to the Parish from
the City) with reference to the Police Jury’s and the City’s participation in a
Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement and Project Management Plan on the above
referred to project, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury,
or his designee, to execute all documents related thereto. Mr. Smart advised at the Committee meeting
that the Police Jury would be sole sponsor for the project and that the City
was scheduled to take action on appropriation of its share of the cost on April
6, 2005.
(10.4) Recommended
to amend the Code of Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish to revise the fees
to be charged for installation of transmission pipelines in Parish
Rights-of-Way, and further, to establish additional standards for the
safety of the public which will provide relief of future financial burdens to
the public in the event of Parish road widening projects.
(10.5) Recommended
that a resolution be adopted approving an Original Agreement between the Police
Jury and the Louisiana Department of Transportation related to the patching and
overlaying of the following roads:
·
Joe
Miller Road, approximately 1.93 miles from U. S. Highway 171 west to North
Perkins Ferry Road, State Project No. 742-10-0127, Federal Aid Project No.
STP-1004(529) (Police Jury District 1, Mr. Manuel);
·
Parish
Road, approximately 1.1 miles from U. S. Highway 171 north to Sam Houston Jones
Parkway, State Project No. 742-10-0128, Federal Aid Project No. STP-1004(530)
(Police Jury District 1, Mr. Manuel); and
·
You
Winn Road, approximately 1.5 miles from U. S. Highway 171 north to where You
Winn Road turns southeast and then intersects with Goos Road, State Project No.
742-10-0129, Federal Aid Project No. STP-1004(531) (Police Jury District 2, Mr.
Collins).
AGENDA NOTE: the Police Jury will contribute a twenty
percent (20%) match of the construction and construction administration and
inspection, with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
contributing the remaining eighty percent (80%).
(10.6) Discussed
the newly-constructed Cove Lane exit ramp off Interstate 210, and Mrs. Eason
pointed out her concerns about the Parish’s “no truck traffic” ordinance on
Prien Lake Road, extending south to Elliott Road and east to Nelson Road, not
being enforced. She advised that there were a number of 18-wheelers using this
route to get to Lake Street (instead of using the approved truck route which
was to exit on Nelson Road, south to Country Club), and this involved the
trucks traveling on a two-lane road with no shoulders through an area which was
mostly residential. The Committee recommended that Mr. Smart meet with the City
of Lake Charles, since much of this area has been annexed by the City, and to
report back to the Police Jury as soon as possible with regard to a
recommendation on the best manner of resolving this issue. (Mrs. Eason)
(10.7) ADVISED
that the Annual Rabies Clinic will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2005, from
1:00-4:00 p.m., and further, that the Department of Animal Services is issuing
an invitation to all Parish and City officials, as well as any Administration
Employees to join the volunteers at said parishwide clinics.
11. 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:
(11.1) Proposal of Bud
Wright to clear, grade, and grub a 5.5 acre area, and deposit approximately
8,900 cubic yards of on-site, graded, and excavated earthen material, along
with 750 cubic yards of hauled-in clay and limestone aggregate, all to
construct a residential home site, driveway, and barn. Said project is located approximately 1.4
miles down Currie Drive on the north side in Sulphur. The Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no
objection to this project application;
(11.2) Proposal of Peto
Sellers to clear, grub, and grade a 15.4 acre site, deposit 12,459 cubic yards
of on-site graded earthen material along with 2,436 cubic yards of hauled-in limestone
aggregate, all to construct roads, prepare lots and install utilities as
necessary to implement a 35-lot single family residential subdivision. Said project is located on You Winn Road in
Lake Charles. The Planning Staff
recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project
application; and
(11.3) Proposal of Golden Pass LNG Terminal LP to construct a
pipeline which will begin at the project terminal located adjacent to the State
Highway 87, northwest of the town of Sabine Pass, adjacent to the Port Arthur
Canal, Jefferson County, Texas, which will be constructed in a northeasterly
direction through Jefferson, Orange, and Newton Counties, Texas, then cross
into Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana and will end north of State Highway 12 at an
existing pipeline interconnect site (Transco).
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.
12. Consideration
of adopting a resolution of no objection, as requested by the URS Corporation,
for the installation of temporary groundwater sampling points and a permanent
groundwater monitoring well, which are going to be utilized to define the
lateral extent of possible groundwater impact within a 200-foot wide perimeter
area east and west of the closed Woodland Hills Landfill, Calcasieu Parish,
Sulphur, Louisiana.
AGENDA
NOTE:
there will be no mechanical clearing required to perform the proposed
work, and is under the regulatory oversight and approval of the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), and is with reference to site
AI#324. The work is tentatively scheduled for the week of April 15, 2005.
URS has already obtained Department of the Army, Nationwide Permit #5
(DOANWP#5).
13. Consideration
of authorizing the Division of Planning & Development to study the
feasibility of developing a zoning overlay district for property adjoining
Lake Street, from the city limits south to Gauthier Road. (Mr. Landry)
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
March 28, 2005, on the following cases, and adopt an ordinance with respect to
each piece of property:
(14.1)
AP03-051-02 (Moss Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $900.00 by Shelia Rusher LaRue be accepted.]
(14.2)
AP03-054-02 (St. Dizier-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)
(14.3) AP03-199-05
(Moeling Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $9,600.00 by Jesse Ray Bowie be accepted.]
(14.4) AP03-200-05
(Belden Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $6,500.00 by Services Unlimited be accepted.]
(14.5) AP03-202-05
(Gelpi Drive-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 9, Mr. Guidry)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $5,500.00 by Madeline Marie Rankins be
accepted.]
(14.6) AP03-203-05
(614 Adams Street) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $10,000.00 by John Charles Lewis, Sr. be
accepted.]
(14.7) AP03-204-05
(Fitzenreiter Road-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $1,700.00 by Raymond LeDay be accepted.]
(14.8)
AP03-206-05 (Hayes Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 5, Dr. Mackey)
[No
action necessary, property was redeemed by tax debtor.]
(14.9) AP03-207-05
(Fall Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 5, Dr Mackey)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $3,800.00 by Charles Robert Wilkins be
accepted.]
(14.10) AP03-210-05
(Tulip Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 4, Mr. Guillory)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $400.00 by Charles Robert Wilkins be accepted.]
(14.11) AP04-208-05
(Elms Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 13, Mr. Andrepont)
[No
action necessary, property was redeemed by tax debtor.]
(14.12) AP06-201-05
(Rosa Park Road) (Police Jury District 11, Mrs. Treme)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $500.00 by Emmett Morgan be accepted.]
(14.13) AP07-205-05
(1504 Fancher Street) (Police Jury District 12, Mr. Clement)
[No
action necessary, property was redeemed by tax debtor.]
15. Consideration
of adopting an ordinance providing that any person interfering with a code
enforcement officer or law enforcement officer carrying out official duties and
responsibilities provided by the Parish Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars.
16. Consideration
of adopting a resolution supporting legislation amending LSA¾R.S. 27:93(A)(6) relative
to fees on riverboats, to provide for approval of the local governing
authorities in Calcasieu Parish in whose jurisdictions riverboats are berthed
to levy a fee based on monthly net gaming proceeds in lieu of admission fees
and to provide for the allocation of funds derived from fees levied by the
local governing authority.
17. Consideration
of adopting a resolution, acting as the governing authority of Ward Three Fire
Protection District No. Two, to call an election to be held on July 16, 2005,
for authorization to renew an ad valorem tax in the amount of 11.54 mills,
beginning with the year 2006 and ending with the year 2015, for the purpose of
acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating the District's
fire protection facilities, including paying the cost of obtaining water for
fire protection purposes.
AGENDA
NOTE:
discussion was held at the regular meeting of the Police Jury on
February 3, 2005, as to whether or not the boundaries of said District
would need to be officially altered, to exclude annexations by the City of Lake
Charles, prior to the Police Jury calling an election, but further
research indicated that the current legal description of the boundaries of the
District is accurate and that no revisions are necessary.
18. Receive report from staff with reference
to a request from Gravity Drainage District No. Four of Ward Three that the
Police Jury approve the District’s calling of an election on July 16, 2005, for
the continuation of its ad valorem tax, and take appropriate action thereon.
19. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving the calling of an election on July 16, 2005, by the Board of Commissioners
of Waterworks District No. Eleven of Wards Four and Seven (Houston River) for
the renewal of a 5.51 mill property tax for said District beginning January 1,
2006, and ending December 31, 2015, to be used for waterworks maintenance and
operation of said District.
20. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving the calling of an election on July 16, 2005, by the Board of
Commissioners of Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One (rural area around
DeQuincy) for the authority to levy and collect a 12.25 mill property tax for
said District beginning with the year 2006 and ending with the year 2015, for
the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, and operating
the District’s fire protection facilities, including paying the cost of
obtaining water for fire protection purposes.
21. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving a Second Amendment to the Commercial Property Lease between the
Police Jury and Paisaneauxs of Lake Charles for the lease of additional space
located at 4250 Fifth Avenue to be used by the Title I WIA Program Department
and LaWorks/Calcasieu Workforce Center, and further, authorize 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 contract between the Ward Four Fire Protection District No. Two
(Carlyss) and Southern Ionics, Inc. wherein said Fire District shall provide
fire protection services to Southern Ionics, Inc.’s facility located at 1697
Davison Road in Sulphur and the Fire District will be paid an amount equal to
the taxes due, pursuant to the Fire District’s current millage as determined by
the Calcasieu Parish Tax Assessor.
23. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving the submittal of a grant application to the
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's Litter Abatement Grant Program
for a maximum of $20,000 to fund media promotion of Calcasieu Parish's Litter
Program, and further, authorize the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
24. Consideration
of adopting a resolution authorizing advertising of an oil, gas, and mineral
lease on certain tracts of land (1.7 acres, more or less) in Section 12, Township
11 South, Range 9 West, in Ward Three.
(Police Jury District 6)
25. Consideration
of authorizing the disbursement in the amount of $1,500.00 for the first 2005
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 Three, 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.
26. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving the notification of agencies providing grant funding to the Office of
Community Services that Mr. Randy Vincent has been appointed Director of this
office effective March 1, 2005.
27. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Earl
Sims, Jr. as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Recreation District No.
One of Ward Four. (Mr. Sims represents
District 14. Mr. McMillin is the
liaison. The Agenda Committee
recommended that action be deferred for ninety days on this expiration of term.)
AGENDA NOTE: on January 6, 2005, the Police Jury deferred
action to March 31, 2005.
28. Take appropriate action on the
expiration of the term of Mr. John LaGrone as a member of the Board of
Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Two of Ward Seven. (Mr. LaGrone represents District 12, Mr.
Clement. Mr. Clement is the
liaison. The Agenda Committee
recommended that Mr. LaGrone be reappointed.)
AGENDA NOTE: on March 3, 2005, the Police Jury deferred
action to March 31, 2005.
29. Take appropriate action on the
expiration of the term of Mr. Gene Sonnier as a member of the Board of
Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Two of Ward Seven. (Mr. Sonnier represents Districts 11, Mrs.
Treme, & 12, Mr. Clement. Mr.
Clement is the liaison. The Agenda
Committee recommended that Mr. Sonnier be reappointed.)
AGENDA NOTE:
on March 3, 2005, the Police Jury deferred action to March 31, 2005.
30. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of one
appointee to the Board of Commissioners of Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal
District, in accordance with LSA¾R.S. 34:202 A. (2)(a)(i), which
provides for the Police Jury and the City of Lake Charles to submit three
nominees each for consideration by the Governor for the filling
of two seats on said board. (Mrs. Griffin and Mr. Landry are the
liaisons. The Agenda Committee
recommended that the names of Mr. Godwin, Mr. Hank, and Mr. Enos Derbonne be
submitted in nomination for the Parish’s seat on the Board, with the
understanding that the Governor should designate which seat on the Board is the
Parish’s and which seat is the City’s.)
AGENDA
NOTE: currently, the two members of
this Board who are filling the seats covered by the cited statute are Mr. Fred
Godwin and Mr. Harry Hank. The initial appointment of these two persons
by the Governor did not designate which of the two was the Police
Jury appointee or which was the City appointee.
31. Take appropriate action on the
vacancy on the Workforce Investment Board (WIB) which was created by the
resignation of Mr. Glynn Fontenot. (Mr.
Fontenot represented the private sector-Lake Area Industry Alliance
(LAIA). Mrs. Griffin and Mr. Moon are
the liaisons. A letter has been sent
asking for nominations to fill this vacancy, and a letter has been received
from the LAIA that they will meet on April 11, 2005, and take action on our
request. The Agenda Committee
recommended that action be deferred until the Regular Meeting on April 21, 2005.)
32. Take appropriate action on the
vacancy on the Workforce Investment Board (WIB) which was created by the
reassignment of Mrs. Sandy Mason, former Director of the Office of Community
Services, to another department. (Mrs.
Griffin and Mr. Moon are the liaisons.
Mrs. Mason represented the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) which
is one of the required partners under the Workforce Investment Act. Mrs. Griffin and Mr. Moon are the
liaisons. Mr. Randy Vincent has been
hired as the Director of the Office of Community Services, and it is
recommended that Mr. Vincent be appointed to fill this vacancy. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr.
Vincent be appointed.)
33. Take
appropriate action on bids received on April 7, 2005, by the Parish
Purchasing Agent for one new cargo van, for use by the Calcasieu Parish Library
Facilities Maintenance Section.
34. Take
appropriate action on bids received on April 7, 2005, by the Parish
Purchasing Agent for pavement markings (125 mil), with unit prices effective
from April 8, 2005,until August 31, 2005.
35. Consideration of
proclaiming Saturday, April 16, 2005, as “Rabies Awareness Day” in Calcasieu
Parish to heighten public awareness and offer an opportunity for all pet owners
to obtain this vital health protection for their pets at a reduced rate at
clinics located throughout Calcasieu Parish on April 16, 2005.
36. Consideration of
proclaiming April, 2005, as "Floodplain Awareness Month” in Calcasieu
Parish in recognition of Calcasieu Parish
celebrating its 27th year in managing the floodplains of our area as a
participant of the National Flood Insurance Program.
AGENDA
NOTE: the Division of Planning and
Development will host a Floodplain Open House on Wednesday, April 20, 2005,
from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in their office located on the Third Floor of the Parish
Government Building, and everyone is invited.
37. ADVISE
that surplus adjudicated properties will be offered for sale by the Director of
the Division of Planning and Development on April 26, 2005.
38. Receive report
from staff with reference to the status of a Joint Services Agreement with the
City of Lake Charles, approved by the Police Jury on August 7, 2003, to provide
for covering of a basketball court at Clifton Recreation Center on Geiffers
Street in Lake Charles.
·
Term of Mr. Johnny Hardy as a member of
the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Five of Ward
Four. (Mr. Hardy is the at-large
representative. Mr. Andrepont is the
liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. Don Nassar as a member of
the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Five of Ward
Four. (Mr. Nassar represents District
15. Mr. Andrepont is the liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. Harvey Boyd as a member of
the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Five of Ward
Four. (Mr. Boyd represents District
13. Mr. Andrepont is the liaison.)
·
Term of Ms. Norma Young, as a member of
the Board of Commissioners of Recreation District No. One of Ward Eight. (Ms. Young represents District 10. Mr. Stelly is the liaison.)