5:30
P.M.
1.
Call
to order by President Danahay.
2. Invocation by Senior Pastor Ronald L. Mayo
and Youth Pastor Charles Robinson of United Christian Fellowship. (Mr. Guillory)
3. Pledge of Allegiance followed by the Star
Spangled Banner performed by Majestic, a local violin trio, consisting of
Jarius Daigle, Megan Polk, and Mia Polk.
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. 2006-04 (Overlaying and Drainage Improvements of Various
Roads in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana), and take appropriate action thereon.
6. Presentation of a proclamation to Mr. John Austin Coleman, in recognition
of the many awards and recognitions he has received on the local, state, and
national level for his academic, athletic, community, and religious
achievements. (Mr. Guillory)
7. Consideration of approval of the proposed budget for the operation
of the Southwest Louisiana Crime Laboratory for Fiscal Year 2006-2007, as per
the request of Sheriff Tony Mancuso.
8. Appearance of Sheriff Tony Mancuso with reference to his proposal
for a one-half percent sales tax to be voted on at the July 15th
election.
AGENDA NOTE:
Sheriff Mancuso will not be able to attend tonight’s meeting.
9. Appearance of representative(s) from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) with reference to debris removal.
10. Take appropriate
action on applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers)
11. Consideration of approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of
the Police Jury dated May 18, 2006.
12. Take appropriate action on SV03-006-06 which is a request by
Douaine and Shelia Conner for a subdivision variance to allow residential
development without public road frontage.
(7893 Gulf Highway in Ward Three, Police Jury District 7, Mr.
Landry)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, June 13,
2006, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted with the
following stipulations: 1)
that development adhere to the site plan on file with the Division of Planning
and Development; 2) that a development permit must be obtained within 5 days of
zoning approval; and 3) that the manufactured home must be skirted prior to
utilities being connected.]
13. Take appropriate action on SV03-005-06 which is a request by
David Davis for a subdivision variance to allow residential development without
public road frontage. (Babineaux Road
in Ward Three, Police Jury District 7, Mr. Landry)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, June 13,
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; 2) that the manufactured
home comply with the 110 mph windload requirement; and 3) that the manufactured
home must be skirted prior to utilities being connected.]
14. Take appropriate action on RA03-003-06 which is a request by
Larry Hoover for road abandonment. (off
of Vincent Road in Ward Three, Police Jury District 8, Mr. Brame)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, June 13,
2006, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be granted. The Board recommended that the east 20 feet
of each road be abandoned in the Ozeia Lyons Subdivision as per Plat Book 11,
page 70, records of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.]
15. Take appropriate action on RZ04-018-06 which is a request by
Michelle Fruge to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to R-1 (Single Family
Residential) to allow single-family residential development. (W. Dave Dugas Road in Ward Four, Police
Jury District 12, Mr. Clement)
[The Planning
and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, June 13, 2006, and voted unanimously to
recommend that the request be granted.]
16. Take
appropriate action on RZ04-020-06 which is a request by Dr. John Gregory to
rezone from C-2 (General Commercial) to A-1 (Agricultural) to allow residential
development. (Kildeer Street and
Audubon Avenue in Ward Four, Police Jury District 13, Mr. Andrepont)
[The Planning
and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, June 13, 2006, and voted unanimously to
recommend that the request be granted.]
17. Take
appropriate action on RZ03-017-06 which is a request by Eddie and Bernadine
Manuel to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to R-MHP (Manufactured Home Park) to
allow a manufactured home park (12 spaces).
(Highway 3059 in Ward Three, Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, June 13,
2006, and voted 8 (for) to 1 (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 a centralized
postal approved mailbox must be provided upon completion of the eighth
manufactured home; and 3) that an enclosed dumpster be provided upon completion
of the eighth manufactured home or within 18 months; whichever occurs first.]
18. Take appropriate
action on RZ01-019-06 which is a request by Cross Diversified Development
Corporation to rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to R-1 (Single Family
Residential) to allow single-family residential development. (N. Perkins Ferry Road in Ward One, Police
Jury District 1, Mr. Manuel)
[The Planning
and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, June 13, 2006, and voted unanimously to
recommend that the request be granted.]
19. Take
appropriate action on ST04-004-06 which is a request by the Calcasieu Parish
Police Jury for a reclassification study of property located along S. Beglis
Parkway and the Ravia Road area in Ward Four.
(S. Beglis Parkway and Ravia Road in Ward Four, Police Jury District 15,
Mr. Danahay)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, June 13,
2006, and deferred action until their next meeting in July.]
20. 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:
(20.1) Proposal of DP
Concrete Products, LLC, to construct a barge slip with associated
dredging. The barge slip will be 200
feet long and 37.5 feet wide.
Approximately 54,536 cubic yards of material will be excavated for the
slip to achieve a depth of 15 feet mean sea level. The material will be placed in an adjacent upland location. A bulkhead will be constructed around the
boat slip. The project is located on
the Vinton Navigation Channel, approximately 2,000 feet south of the Camp
Louise Road and Johnny Breaux Road intersection. The Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no
objection to this project application.
(20.2) Proposal of Kara
Bay Homeowners Association, Inc. for maintenance dredge and clean-out of an
existing canal and create marsh islands with dredged material. The project is located within Kara Bay
adjacent to the Calcasieu River. The
Planning Staff recommends that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this
project application.
(20.3) Proposal of Aaron
Champagne to clear, grub, and grade a 4.1 acre tract, and deposit as fill
approximately 3,700 cubic yards of on-site graded and excavated earthen
material and 300 cubic yards of hauled-in limestone aggregate, all to construct
two home sites with associated RV storage shed, workshop, and pond. Said project is located on a vacant lot on
Stafford Road. 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.
21. Consideration
of adopting a covenant resolution pertaining to the Police Jury proposition to
be voted on at the special election to be held in Calcasieu Parish on July 15,
2006, the purpose of which will be to establish certain irrevocable commitments
of the Police Jury to the electorate of the Parish as to the specific projects
and purposes for which the special taxes and gaming revenues proposed in said
proposition are to be utilized.
22. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving the renewal of a lease between the Police Jury and the State of
Louisiana, Department of Health and Hospitals, for the continued use of space
located at 707 E. Prien Lake Road which is used by the Office of Public Health,
Southwest Region Five Office, 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 a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Police Jury, the City of
Lake Charles, and any other participating municipalities for the purpose of
joining together in the hiring of a lobbyist to represent Calcasieu Parish
until December 31, 2006, and further, authorizing the President of the Police
Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related
thereto.
24. Consideration of
adopting a resolution approving a contract between the Police Jury and
Louisiana State University, Louisiana Spatial Reference Center (LSRC), for the
installation and maintenance of two CORS (Continually Operation Reference
Stations) at a cost of approximately $30,000 per station, as recommended by the
Parish Engineer, 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
authorizing the Office
of Juvenile Justice Services to submit a grant application to the Louisiana
Decentralized Arts Funding Program, as administered by the Arts and Humanities
Council of Southwest Louisiana, for an amount
up to $10,000 to establish a program of arts and cultural activities for
at-risk youth and families, and further, authorizing the President of the
Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents
related thereto.
26. Consideration of
approving the following requests from the Workforce Investment Board:
(26.1)
adopt a resolution approving a contract between the Police Jury and the
Louisiana Department of Labor for grant funding for the period of July 1, 2006,
through June 30, 2007, in the amount of $104,650, to implement the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Strategies to Empower People (STEP)
Program, which will provide job readiness activities to facilitate TANF
recipients toward self-sufficiency through the use of structured training and
assessment programs aimed at generalized job readiness skills, and further,
authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto; and
(26.2) adopt a resolution approving and
ratifying a two-year contract between the Police Jury and the Louisiana
Department of Labor for the period April 1, 2006, through June 30, 2008, in the
amount of $1,675,794, to provide workforce investment activities under Title I of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (Public Law 105-220-August 7, 1998),
and should residual funds become available, a grant adjustment can be filed to
increase the grant award, and further, authorizing the President of the Police
Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related
thereto.
27. Consideration of
approving the Wastewater Study Committee Report dated June 15, 2006.
28. Consideration of
authorizing the Parish Administrator to advertise for bids for chiller replacement
at the Calcasieu Judicial Center.
29. Take appropriate action on bids received on June 6, 2006, by the
Parish Purchasing Agent for the purchase and installation of two or more 25 HP
floating aerators for oxidation pond, for use by Sewer District No. Eleven of
Ward Three, with unit prices effective from June 16, 2006, until September 30,
2006.
30. Take appropriate action on bids received on June 13, 2006, by
the Parish Purchasing Agent for two new and unused enclosed utility trailers,
for use by the Division of Engineering and Public Works, and one new and unused
multi-purpose twenty-eight foot (28’) trailer, for use by the Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
31. Take appropriate action on bids received by the Police Jury on
June 1, 2006, for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2006-09 (Pavement Striping of
Various Roads in Wards 1, 3, 4, 6, and 8).
AGENDA NOTE:
on June 1, 2006, the Police Jury deferred action until June 15,
2006. The Parish Engineer recommends
that the Police Jury accept the low bid in the amount of $173,295.51 of Stars
and Stripes Traffic Systems, LLC.
32. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Administrator to advertise
for bids for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2006-10 (McNeese Street Extension,
Phase Two) and Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2006-11 (Overlaying and
Hardsurfacing of Various Roads).
33. Consideration of
proclaiming Saturday, June 17, 2006, as “Car Shop Community Reunion
Celebration” in honor of parents who were instrumental in the development of the
Luke DeCloucet, Harlem Height, and Hillcrest Subdivisions, as per the request
of Mr. Milton Bellard, Jr.
REGULAR
MEETING – JUNE 15, 2006
The
following items were received after the agenda was faxed out on May 9, 2006,
and will require a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules for consideration by
the Police Jury:
Item No.
One:
ADVISE
that a letter has been received from Congressman Richard H. Baker in
response to the Police Jury's resolution adopted May 18, 2006, wherein he
expressed support for maximum formula funding for the CDBG program for fiscal
year 2007, within the context of responsible federal government spending, and
specifically, funding in an amount of not less than the fiscal year
2006 funding level of 3.78 billion.