5:30
P.M.
1.
Call
to order by President Danahay.
2. Invocation.
(President 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.:
Receive and open bids for Calcasieu
Parish Project No. 2005-04 (Overlaying of Various Roads in Calcasieu Parish,
Louisiana), and take appropriate action thereon.
6. Take appropriate
action on applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers)
7. Consideration of
approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Police Jury dated March
23, 2006.
8. Take appropriate action on a revision to RZ03-038-03 which is a
request by Della F. Vick to amend Parish Ordinance No. 4750 to allow the
following additional uses – boat sales and service (wholesale and retail),
farmer’s market, janitorial service (wholesale and retail), offices, retail and
wholesale uses, off-premise signs, radio and television studios, and
residential appliance sales and service.
(2017 W. Prien Lake Road in Ward Three, Police Jury District 8, Mr.
Brame)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, April 18,
2006, 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
amendment allow only the following additional uses: a) Boat sales and service
(wholesale and retail); b) Farmer’s market; c) Janitorial service (wholesale
and retail); d) Offices; e) Retail and wholesale uses; f) Off-premise signs; g)
Radio and television studios; and h) residential appliance sales and service.]
AGENDA NOTE:
on September 18, 2003, the Police Jury granted the petitioner’s request
to rezone the property from R-1 (Single Family Residential) to C-2 (General
Commercial) to allow a paint and body shop and accessories. On May 20, 2005, the Police Jury granted
petitioner’s request to amend Parish Ordinance No. 4620 to allow limited C-2
(General Commercial) development to include auto/truck sales service and
rental, laundries and linen, farm equipment sales, and printing and engraving
business.)
9. Take appropriate action on RZ01-013-06 which is a request by
Kenneth R. Comeaux to rezone from R-2 (Mixed Residential) to R-M (Multi-Family
Residential) to allow 14 duplexes.
(Stafford Road in Ward One, Police Jury District 1, Mr. Manuel)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, April 18,
2006, and voted 6 (for) to 5 (against) 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
development be limited to (14 duplexes); 3) that all drives and parking must be
hardsurfaced (concrete or asphalt); 4) that a drainage plan be submitted and
approved by Gravity Drainage District #8 of Ward One and the Division of
Engineering; and 5) that a road maintenance plan be submitted and approved by the
Division of Planning and Development.
The staff recommended that the request be denied.]
10. Take appropriate action on ST03-001-05 which is a request by the
Police Jury to conduct a feasibility study for a zoning overlay and zoning
reclassification study of property located on Lake Street near Ham Reid Road to
Gauthier Road in Ward Three. (Police
Jury District 7, Mr. Landry)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, April 18,
2006, and voted unanimously to recommend that the commercial overlay district
be adopted and approved the reclassifying of certain properties located along
the Lake Street corridor.]
11. Take appropriate action on ST03-003-06 which is a request by
the Police Jury to conduct a feasibility study for zoning reclassification of
property located on L. Ogea Road in Ward Three. (Police Jury District 8, Mr. Brame)
[The Planning
and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, April 18, 2006, and voted 7 (for) to 3
(against) to recommend that the property remain zoned as R-2 (Mixed Residential). The Board recommended reclassifying the
properties currently zoned R-2 (Mixed Residential) to R-1 (Single Family
Residential)]
12. Consideration of
rescinding the following subdivision variances which were requests to
allow residential development without public road frontage off of Cormier Road
in Ward Seven:
(12.1)
SV07-004-06 (Alan Owens) was approved by the Police Jury on February 2,
2006, with the conditions that: 1) Property owner agrees to
participate in the maintenance of the private road, Secretariat Drive, along
with the other property owners, and 2) Property owner agrees not to
further resubdivide the property; and
(12.2)
SV07-003-06 (Lori Amico) was approved by the Police Jury on March 2, 2006, with
the conditions that: 1) Property owner agrees to participate in the
maintenance of the private road, Secretariat Drive, along with the other
property owners, and 2) Property owner agrees not to further resubdivide
the property.
AGENDA
NOTE:
the agreement of the property owners in 12.1 and 12.2 above not to
further resubdivide the property, is subject to the exception as provided
in Calcasieu Parish Ordinance No. 3940, Section 26-21(F)(7) applicable to
immediate family members as designated therein.
13. Consideration
of authorizing the Division of Planning and Development to perform a zoning
reclassification study for property located in Oak Lane Subdivision, Arizona
Oaks Subdivision, and the adjoining properties, off of S. Beglis Parkway and
Ravia Road, in Ward Four. (Police Jury
District 15, Mr. Danahay)
14. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving the Calcasieu Parish Coastal Impact
Assistance Plan Project List to submit to the Department of Natural Resources
for the State's Coastal Impact Assistance Plan Project List, and further,
authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
15. Consideration of adopting a resolution approving the renewal
of a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury and the Calcasieu Parish
Sheriff's Office for the purpose of providing heightened security patrols at
Parish parks, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
16. Consideration of
adopting a resolution approving a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the
Police Jury, the City of Lake Charles, and a for-profit research company
providing for the joint sharing of the cost of building space suitable for
the manufacturing of antiviral vaccines and other similar medical products, and
further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
17. Consideration of
authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute the necessary documents
for the acquisition of right-of-way from John E. Theriot, Jr. and Lonora
Theriot on Joe Miller Road in Ward One. (Police Jury District 1, Mr. Manuel)
AGENDA
NOTE: on April 6, 2006, the Police
Jury took action to approve this item as a donation instead of an
acquisition.
18. Consideration of
authorizing the President of the Police Jury to execute the necessary documents
for the acquisition of right-of-way from Ira Joshua Spalding and Louise L.
Spalding on Joe Miller Road in Ward One.
(Police Jury District 1, Mr. Manuel)
19. Consideration of
approving the following requests from the Office of Juvenile Justice Services:
(19.1) adopt a
resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to submit an
updated plan, and any revisions thereafter, to the Louisiana State University’s
Office of Social Services Research and Development which outlines the duties
and responsibilities of the collaboration between the Calcasieu Parish Police
Jury, the City of Lake Charles, the Calcasieu Parish School Board, local law
enforcement agencies, and state service agencies in the continuation of the Truancy Assessment and Service Center,
and authorize the Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to
negotiate on the terms and conditions of a contract or contract(s) between the
Police Jury and the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University for the
continuation of the Truancy Assessment and Service Center, and should residual
funds become available, a grant adjustment can be filed to increase the cost of
the award, and further, that the President of the Police Jury, or his designee,
when appropriate, be authorized to execute all documents related thereto;
(19.2) adopt a
resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to submit a
grant application in an amount up to $4,000 to the Children’s Miracle Network
to deliver and enhance existing delinquency prevention and intervention
programs, and should residual funds become
available, a grant adjustment can be filed to increase the grant award, and
further, that the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, be authorized to execute all documents related thereto;
(19.3) adopt a
resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to submit a
continuation grant application, and any revisions thereafter, to the Louisiana
Commission on Law Enforcement, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Title V, Mental Health Program, in an amount up to $25,000 to
continue a mental health program for at-risk youth and families, with a match
of 50% being provided from volunteer hours and local funds, and should residual
funds become available, a grant adjustment can be filed to increase the grant
award, and further, that the
President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, be authorized
to execute all documents related thereto;
(19.4) adopt a resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to
submit a continuation grant application, and any revisions thereafter, to the
Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Family Services Case Manager, in an amount up to
$25,000 for the Family Services Case Manager, which identifies problems and
needs of juvenile offenders and establishes a family service plan that
coordinates community resources, and should residual funds become available, a
grant adjustment can be filed to increase the grant award, and further,
that the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, be
authorized to execute all documents related thereto;
(19.5) adopt a
resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to submit a
continuation grant application, and any revisions thereafter, to the Louisiana
Commission on Law Enforcement, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Family Counselor, in an amount up to $25,000 for the family
services program which provides therapeutic intervention to at-risk juveniles
and their families to avoid entering the juvenile justice system, and should
residual funds become available, a grant adjustment can be filed to increase
the grant award, and further, that the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, be authorized to execute all documents related
thereto;
(19.6) adopt a
resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to submit a
continuation grant application, and any revisions thereafter, to the Louisiana
Commission on Law Enforcement, Crime Victims Assistance, Case Management, in an
amount up to $40,000, with 20% matching funds being provided from volunteer
hours, wherein a case manager will assist victims of child abuse with obtaining
the needed services to recover from behavioral effects associated with
victimization, and should residual funds become available, a grant adjustment
can be filed to increase the grant award, and further, that the President of
the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, be authorized to execute
all documents related thereto;
(19.7) adopt a resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile
Justice Services to submit a continuation grant application, and any revisions
thereafter, to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, Crime Victims
Assistance, Counseling Program, in an amount up to $30,000, with 20% matching
funds being provided from volunteer hours, wherein this program will assist
victims of child abuse with recovering from effects associated with violence,
and should residual funds become available, a grant adjustment can be filed to
increase the grant award, and further, that the President of the Police Jury,
or his designee, when appropriate, be authorized to execute all documents
related thereto;
(19.8) adopt a
resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to submit a
continuation grant application in an amount up to $60,000, and any revisions
thereafter, to the Louisiana Supreme Court, which outlines the certifications
and budget of the Families in Need of Services Program, and should residual
funds become available, a grant adjustment can be filed to increase the grant
award, and further, that the President of the Police Jury, or his designee,
when appropriate, be authorized to execute all documents related thereto;
(19.9) adopt a
resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to submit a
continuation grant application in an amount up to $180,000, and any revisions
thereafter, to the Louisiana Supreme Court which outlines the certifications
and budget of the Calcasieu Parish Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Program, and
should residual funds become available, a grant adjustment can be filed to
increase the grant award, and further, that the President of the Police Jury,
or his designee, when appropriate, be authorized to execute all documents related
thereto;
(19.10) adopt a resolution authorizing
the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to enter into an agreement with the
State of Louisiana, Office of Youth Development, wherein the Office of Juvenile
Justice Services will participate in the Title IV-E Federal Foster Care
Reimbursement Program, through the provision of services and performance of
administrative activities to assist and support the agency’s program of foster
care services for eligible children, pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the Title IV-E Foster Care Program, and should residual funds become available,
an adjustment can be filed to increase the contract award, and further, that
the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, be
authorized to execute all documents related thereto; and
(19.11)
adopt a resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to
submit a grant application to the H. C. Drew Estate in an amount up to $25,000
for the purchase of equipment and materials to fund delinquency prevention
programs and continue to establish an integrated information-sharing network
with juvenile justice-serving agencies, which will improve the educational,
vocational and social outcomes for at-risk youth and their families, and further, that the President of the Police
Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, be authorized to execute all documents
related thereto.
20. Consideration of
authorizing the disbursement in the amount of $2,000.00 for the first
installment for 2006 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, Community Center
and Playground District No. Five of Ward Five, and Community Center and
Playground District No. Seven of Ward Two.
21. Consideration of
adopting a resolution authorizing Allen L. Smith, Jr., General Counsel to the
Police Jury, to contract with and engage legal representation from Frederick L.
Cappel (roadway, street, highway, and vehicular claims), Christopher M. Trahan
(Louisiana worker’s compensation), Plauche, Smith and Nieset (general liability
claims), and Gregory W. Belfour and Edward J. Fonti (employment, personnel,
labor, wage, and health claims), with compensation being set at the rate of
$125.00 per hour, and requesting the approval of the Office of the Attorney
General with reference to this matter, and further, authorizing the President
of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents
related thereto.
22. Take
appropriate action on a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks
District No. One of Ward One which was caused by the recent death of Mr.
Earl O'Quinn, Jr. (Mr. O'Quinn
represented District 1. Mr. Manuel is
the liaison, and he recommends that Mr. Earl Carlton O'Quinn, III be appointed
to fill this vacancy.)
23. Take appropriate action on bids received on April 12, 2006, by
the Parish Purchasing Agent for one new and unused mid-size sedan, for use by
the Division of Engineering and Public Works (General Office).
24. Take appropriate action on bids received on April 18, 2006, for
one new and unused hybrid sports utility vehicle, for use by the Division of
Engineering and Public Works (Traffic).
25. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for 140 or more stacking chairs with related equipment, for
use by the County Agent’s Office.
26. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for two new enclosed utility trailers, for use by the
Division of Engineering and Public Works.
27. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for a twenty-eight (28’) trailer, for use by the Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
28. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to
purchase two skid-steer loaders, utilizing State Contract Purchasing
Procedures, for use by the Division of Engineering and Public Works.
29. Consideration of
proclaiming the week of May 13-21, 2006, as “See America/National Tourism Week”
in Calcasieu Parish.
REGULAR MEETING – APRIL
20, 2006
The following items were
received after the agenda was faxed out on April 13, 2006, and will require a
two-thirds vote to suspend the rules for consideration by the Police Jury:
Item No.
One:
Consideration of
proclaiming the week of April 23-28, 2006, as “County Government Week” in
Calcasieu Parish.
Item No. Two:
Consideration of adopting
a resolution approving a Second Amendment to the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement
between the Police Jury and the Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc., with
reference to amending said agreement regarding requirements on insurance
coverage, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
Item No.
Three:
Take
appropriate action to fill the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of West
Calcasieu Port, Harbor and Terminal District created by the resignation of Mr.
Larry Currie. (Mr. Currie represented
the Ward Four Jurors. Mr. Andrepont and
Mr. McMillin are the liaisons, and they recommend that Mr. J. C. Cormier be
appointed to fill this vacancy.)
Item No.
Four:
Consideration of
going into executive session on Lawsuit No. 2004-7013 (Vassar vs. Police Jury
et al).