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.
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.
·
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.)