PROPOSED  A G E N D A

REGULAR MEETING

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2005

5:30 P.M.

 

1.    Call to order by President McMillin.

 

2.   Invocation.  (Mr. Danahay)

 

3.   Pledge of Allegiance.

 

4.       Roll Call.

 

5.    The following has been advertised in accordance with the law for action to be taken at 5:30 p.m.:

 

      (5.1) Receive and open bids for 2004/2005 CDBG Mossville Sewer Extensions, and take appropriate action thereon; and

    

(5.2) Receive and open bids for Mossville Sewer Pump Stations, and take appropriate action thereon.

 

6.   Presentation of a plaque to Mr. David Robinson for his service to the Community Center and Playground District No. Seven of Ward Two.

 

7.   Appearance of Mr. Jeff Rippel, Director of the Calcasieu Parish Library System, with reference to Library Card Sign Up Month-Smartest Card.

 

8.    Take appropriate action on applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers)  (No action required due to the fact that no applications have been submitted.)

 

9.   Consideration of approval of payment of all current invoices.

 

10.   Consideration of approving the minutes of the regular meeting of the Police Jury dated August 4, 2005.

 

11.   Consideration of approval of the Agenda Committee Report dated August 25, 2005.

 

12.           Consideration of approval of the Public Works Committee Report dated August 25, 2005. Said Committee:

 

(12.1)   Recommended approval of SV06-001-05 which is a request by Howard and Pamela Smith for a subdivision variance to allow residential development without public road frontage off of Latiolais Lane in Ward Six. (Police Jury District 11, Mrs. Treme)

 

       [The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, August 16, 2005, 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 the manufactured homes must be skirted prior to utilities being connected.]

 

(12.2)   Recommended that a resolution be adopted accepting Deep Woods Estates Part 4.5 located in Section 26, Township 10 South, Range 9 West off of Ham Reid Road in Ward Three.  (Police Jury District 8, Mrs. Eason)

 

(12.3)   Recommended that a resolution be adopted accepting Lake Caroline Subdivision located in Section 26, Township 9 South, Range 8 West, off of Goodman Road in Ward Three.  (Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins)

 

AGENDA NOTE:  on January 22, 2004, the Police Jury adopted a resolution authorizing the Director of Planning and Development and the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court to file the Lake Caroline Subdivision Plat of Survey located off of Goodman Road in Ward Three in Section 26, Township 9 South, Range 8 West, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as requested by Mr. Robert Davis.  At that time, the recording of the survey did not mean that the Police Jury and/or Planning and Zoning Board, or anyone acting on their behalf, had accepted and/or approved the streets, roads or drainage system or any facilities in the subject survey.

 

(12.4) Recommended that an ordinance be adopted and/or existing ordinance(s) be amended to establish a speed limit of 25 mph on Brady Joseph Lane located in Ward Two.  (Police Jury District 10, Mr. Stelly)

 

(12.5) Recommended that a resolution be adopted approving a contract between the Police Jury and Pedersen and Pedersen Auctions, Inc. for said company’s duties related to a Parish auction of surplus items on Saturday, September 24, 2005, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.

 

(12.6) Recommended that a Joint Services Agreement be entered into between the Police Jury and Waterworks District No. Seven of Wards Four and Six to replace 700 feet of a 2-inch water line which leads into Holbrook Park with either a 4-inch or 6-inch line which will be determined by the Water District, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, to execute all documents related thereto.

 

AGENDA NOTE:  the Police Jury will furnish the labor and equipment needed to trench and backfill the new water line, and Waterworks District No. Seven of Wards Four and Six will furnish the appropriate pipe and materials needed for the project and will be responsible for the installation of the new water lines. 

 

........ (12.7) Recommended that Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2005-01 (Overlaying of Various Roads) be accepted as substantially complete.

 

13.   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:

 

(13.1) Proposal of H. Curtis Vincent to clear, grub, and grade a 13.6 acre area to construct a 9.42 acre borrow pit for commercial purposes.  The excavation of approximately 313,428 cubic yards of native clays and silts is expected from the operation of the proposed borrow pit.  Said project is located south of U. S. Highway 90 near Sulphur.  The Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.

 

(13.2) Proposal of Howard E. Rodenberry to dredge a 30 feet long by 2.5 feet wide by 3.5 feet deep ditch with 2 feet wide sloped sides to connect an existing slough to Bayou Choupique and improve property drainage.  Approximately 25 cubic yards of native material to be dredged and spread on property over an area 80 feet in length and 90 feet in width.  Said project is located along Bayou Choupique at 4932 LaPaix Drive in Sulphur (Carlyss).  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 August 23, 2005, on the following cases, and adopt an ordinance with respect to each piece of property:

 

(14.1) AP03-240-05 (508 King Street) (Police Jury District 4, Mr. Guillory)

 

[The Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the highest offer in the amount of $14,000.00 by Mr. Murphy James Bellard be accepted.]

 

(14.2) AP07-234-05 (Old Highway 90 and I-10-4 tracts) (Police Jury District 12, Mr. Clement)

 

[The Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the highest offer in the amount of $9,900.00 by Ms. Malena Pearson be accepted.]

 

(14.3) AP07-238-05 (Nibletts Bluff Road) (Police Jury District 12, Mr. Clement)

 

[No action necessary at this time, due to the fact that the Division of Engineering and Public Works has asked that any action be deferred.]

 

(14.4) AP08-239-05 (Eli Road) (Police Jury District 10, Mr. Stelly)

 

[No bids were received; therefore, the Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that this property be readvertised in September.]

 

15.    Consideration of adopting a resolution on behalf of Patrick Place Development Company, L.P. and Quinn Court Development Company, L.P. for tax credits through the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency for Phases 5 and 6 of Lake Caroline Estates located within the Mallard Junction community.

 

16.    Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury and the City of Lake Charles, in accordance with the authority granted under LSA¾R.S. 33:140.210 et seq, providing for the consolidation of the Parish Planning and Zoning Board and the City Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustment, as recommended by the citizens Joint Planning Commission Task Force formed by both entities to study the concept, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.  (Mr. Landry)

 

17.    Receive report from staff outlining the recommendations of the Building Codes Ad-Hoc Study Team, and take appropriate action thereon.

 

18.    Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a lease agreement between the Police Jury and James and Angela Gilland for property located at 3716 Backbay Court, Westlake, Louisiana, in the amount of $100.00 annually, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.  (Police Jury District 14, President McMillin)

 

AGENDA NOTE:  in 2004, the Police Jury acquired the property due to a FEMA flood mitigation grant.  Subsequently, the house on the property has been demolished and the property must remain "open space.”

 

19.    Consideration of adopting a resolution approving a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury and the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office and Forensic Facility for the operation of the Coroner’s Office and all duties related thereto, in accordance with State Law, and an Employment Agreement between the Police Jury and Terry Welke, M.D. for the provision of forensic pathology services, 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 submittal of a refunding application to the Louisiana Department of Education for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 for the continuation and operation of the Family Child and Adult Home Day Care Program for the funding period of October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2006, 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 the submittal of a refunding application to the Louisiana Department of Social Services for the continuation and operation of the LaJet Program for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 for the funding period of October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2006, 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 authorizing the Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to negotiate the terms and conditions for the renewal of a contract between the Police Jury and the Educational and Treatment Council, Inc. for an amount up to $26,665 for counseling services for juveniles who are victims of crime, and should additional funds become available, the contract can be amended to increase this amount, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.

 

23.    Consideration of adopting a resolution approving the submittal of a Local Workforce Investment Area 51 draft Workforce Investment Act Demand-Driven Two-Year Plan to the Louisiana Department of Labor, and ratifying the execution of said documents by the President of the Police Jury, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.

 

24.    Consideration of approving the terms of agreement for draw-down of sponsorship funds totaling $75,000 for activities related to the Calcasieu Parish Junior Golf Program, 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 establishing a Calcasieu Parish Junior Golf Advisory Panel, and approving bylaws related thereto.

 

26.    Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Community Center and Playground District No. Seven of Ward Two which was created by the resignation of Mr. David Robinson.  (Mr. Robinson represented District 10.  Mr. Stelly is the liaison, and he recommended that Mr. Michael Authement be appointed to fill this vacancy. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Authement be appointed.)

 

         AGENDA NOTE:  action was deferred by the Police Jury on July 7, 2005, to July 28, 2005, and on August 4, 2005, to August 25, 2005.

 

27.    Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Sewerage District No. Nine of Ward One which was created by the resignation of Mr. Shannon Spell.  (Mr. Spell represented District 1.  Mr. Manuel is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Spell’s resignation be accepted and that action to fill this vacancy be deferred for ninety days.)

 

         AGENDA NOTE:  action was deferred by the Police Jury on August 4, 2005, to August 25, 2005.

 

28.    Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Sewerage District No. Nine of Ward One which was created by the resignation of Mr. Troy Kiser.  (Mr. Kiser represented District 1.  Mr. Manuel is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Kiser’s resignation be accepted and that action to fill this vacancy be deferred for ninety days.)

 

29.     Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Earl O’Quinn, Jr. as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. One of Ward One.  (Mr. O’Quinn represents District 1. Mr. Manuel is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. O’Quinn be reappointed.)

 

30.     Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Ms. Neva Martin as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Eleven of Wards Four and Seven.  (Ms. Martin represents District 11. Mr. McMillin is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Ms. Martin be reappointed.)

 

31.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Mike Borel as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Four of Ward Four.  (Mr. Borel represents District 14. Mr. McMillin is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Borel be reappointed.)

 

32.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. John Nash as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority.  (Mr. Nash represents the Alliance of Minority Business.  Mrs. Treme and Mr. Landry are the liaisons.  A letter has been sent asking for recommendation of reappointment or replacement. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Nash be reappointed, contingent upon receipt of a letter confirming his nomination.)

 

33.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Doug Hinchee as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority.  (Mr. Hinchee represents the Banking Institutions. Mrs. Treme and Mr. Landry are the liaisons.  A letter has been sent asking for recommendation of reappointment or replacement. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Hinchee be reappointed, contingent upon receipt of a letter confirming his nomination.)

 

34.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Ms. Cheryl L. Burns as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority.  (Ms. Burns represents the Banking Institutions, as per action of the Police Jury on August 18, 2005.  Mrs. Treme and Mr. Landry are the liaisons.  A letter has been sent asking for recommendation of reappointment or replacement. The Agenda Committee recommended that Ms. Burns be reappointed, contingent upon receipt of a letter confirming her nomination.)

 

35.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Timothy Castle as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority.  (Mr. Castle represents the Greater Calcasieu Board of Realtors.  Mrs. Treme and Mr. Landry are the liaisons.  A letter has been sent asking for recommendation of reappointment or replacement. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Castle be reappointed, contingent upon receipt of a letter confirming his nomination.)

 

36.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Herman M. Busch, Jr. as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority.  (Mr. Busch represents the Private Sector. Mrs. Treme and Mr. Landry are the liaisons. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Busch be reappointed.)

 

37.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Ken Broussard as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority.  (Mr. Broussard represents the area Chambers of Commerce. Mrs. Treme and Mr. Landry are the liaisons.  A letter has been sent asking for recommendation of reappointment or replacement. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Broussard be reappointed, contingent upon receipt of a letter confirming his nomination.)

 

38.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Alvin Stevens as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority.  (Mr. Stevens is an at-large Police Jury appointment of a minority individual, as per action of the Police Jury on August 18, 2005.  Mrs. Treme and Mr. Landry are the liaisons.  The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Stevens be reappointed.)

 

39.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Francis Bellow, Jr. as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority.  (Mr. Bellow represents the Central Trades and Labor Council.  Mrs. Treme and Mr. Landry are the liaisons.  A letter has been sent asking for recommendation of reappointment or replacement. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Bellow be reappointed, contingent upon receipt of a letter confirming his nomination.)

 

40.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Robert L. Jones as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority.  (Mr. Jones represents the Private Sector.  Mrs. Treme and Mr. Landry are the liaisons.  The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Jones be reappointed.)     

 

41.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Guy Lynn Renfrow as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Seven Fire Protection District No. One.  (Mr. Renfrow represents District 12.  Mr. Clement is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Renfrow be reappointed.)

 

42.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Gordon R. Clement as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Seven Fire Protection District No. One. (Mr. Clement represents District 11.  Mr. Clement is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that this item remain on the agenda for a recommendation at the regular meeting on September 1st.)

 

43.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Ronald Ware as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward One Fire Protection District No. One. (Mr. Ware represents District 1. Mr. Manuel is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Ware be reappointed.)

 

44.    Take appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Ms. Carolyn Langley as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward One Fire Protection District No. One.  (Ms. Langley represents District 1.  Mr. Manuel is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Ms. Langley be reappointed.)

 

45.    Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Ward Four Fire Protection District No. Three which was created by the resignation of James Edwin McMichael. (Mr. McMichael represented District 14.  Mr. McMillin is the liaison, and he recommends that Mr. Robert Moss be appointed to fill this vacancy.  The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Moss be appointed.)

 

46.     Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Recreation District No. One of Ward Four which was created by the resignation of Mr. Thomas Clophus, Sr.  (Mr. Clophus represented District 14.  Mr. McMillin is the liaison.  The Agenda Committee recommended that this item remain on the agenda for a recommendation to be made at the regular meeting on September 1st.)

 

47.    Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the Workforce Investment Board which was created by the resignation of Mr. James Ducote.  (Mr. Ducote represented the private sector-Cameron Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Moon are the liaisons.  A letter has been sent to the Cameron Chamber of Commerce requesting nominations to replace Mr. Ducote. The Agenda Committee recommended that this item remain on the agenda for a recommendation at the regular meeting on September 1st.)

 

48.    Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the Workforce Investment Board which was created by the resignation of Mr. Lynn Hohensee.  (Mr. Hohensee represented the private sector-The Chamber/Southwest. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Moon are the liaisons. A letter has been sent to The Chamber/Southwest requesting nominations to replace Mr. Hohensee. The Agenda Committee recommended that this item remain on the agenda for a recommendation at the regular meeting on September 1st.)

 

49.    ADVISE that a letter has been received from Representative Brett Geymann stating that he is reappointing Mr. Scott Bailey as a member of the Ward One Economic Development Board.  (Mr. Bailey holds a seat nominated by the Louisiana House of Representatives, as per LSA—R.S. 33:130.71-130.73.  Mr. Manuel is the liaison.)

 

50.    Take appropriate action on bids received on August 22, 2005, by the Parish Purchasing Agent for the installation of a 5000-gallon aboveground aviation fuel farm at the Calcasieu Parish Mosquito Control Building located on Tom Watson. 

 

51.    Take appropriate action on bids received on August 24, 2005, by the Parish Purchasing Agent for cold mix, hot mix, ready mix concrete, crushed stone, and light weight aggregate, with unit prices effective from October 1, 2005, until March 31, 2006.

 

52.    ADVISE that surplus adjudicated properties will be offered for sale by the Director of the Division of Planning and Development on September 27, 2005. 

 

 

ADVISE THAT THE FOLLOWING TERMS

WILL EXPIRE IN OCTOBER, 2005

 

·         Term of Ms. Janice Areno as a member of the Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board.  (Ms. Areno represents Ward 4.  Mrs. Eason is the liaison.)

 

·         Term of Ms. Lutricia Cobb as a member of the Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board.  (Ms. Cobb represents Ward 3, less Precincts 30 & 31. Mrs. Eason is the liaison.)

 

·         Term of Mr. James M. Gentry as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Four Fire Protection District No. Three.  (Mr. Gentry represents District 14.  Mr. McMillin is the liaison.)

 

·         Term of Mr. Lloyd Lauw as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Eight Fire Protection District No. Two.  (Mr. Lauw represents District 10. Mr. Stelly is the liaison.)