A
G E N D A
REGULAR
MEETING
THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 2, 2006
5:30
P.M.
1. Call to order by
President Danahay.
2. Invocation. (Mr. Andrepont)
3. Pledge of
Allegiance.
4. Roll
Call.
5.
Presentation
by the Office of Juvenile Justice Services on the selection of Calcasieu Parish
as a participant in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Detention
Alternatives Initiative and selection as a site for the John D. and Catherine
T. MacArthur Foundation's Models for Change.
AGENDA
NOTE:
both of these are national programs which focus on systems reform in juvenile
justice. Only a limited number of sites
are invited to participate. This
presentation will be held on November 16, 2006.
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 October 5, 2006.
9. Consideration of approval of the Agenda
Committee Report dated October 26, 2006.
10.
Consideration
of approval of the Public Works Committee Report dated October 26, 2006. Said Committee:
(10.1) Recommended upholding the recommendation
and stipulations of the Planning and Zoning Board to grant SV04-010-06 which
was a request by Kenneth Walker for a subdivision variance to allow residential
development without public road frontage.
(off of Kim Street in Ward Four, Police Jury District 11, Mrs.
Treme)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, October 17,
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 a private
road sign must be installed; and 3) that the property can not be resubdivided.]
(10.2) Recommended that a resolution be adopted
accepting Waterside Part Two Subdivision located on Arrozal Drive in Section
26, Township 10 South, Range 8 West, in Ward Three. (Police Jury District 9, Mr. Guidry)
AGENDA NOTE:
a re-subdivision of Lots 1 through 12 of Waterside Part One Subdivision
(reconfiguration of those lots in subdivision previously approved).
(10.3) Recommended that the staff be requested to
review the ongoing problem of solid waste containers being left in the parish
rights-of-way after weekly garbage collection, and report back to the Public
Works Committee in November with recommendation as to measures available to
alleviate problem.
(10.4) Recommended that ordinances be adopted
and/or existing ordinance(s) be amended with reference to the following located
in Ward Three (Police Jury District 7, Mr. Landry):
(10.4.1) establish a 25
mph speed limit on Alvin Acres Drive; and
(10.4.2) establish a 25
mph speed limit on Clara Drive.
(10.5) Recommended that the President of the
Police Jury be authorized to execute all documents related to the donation of
right of way from J and L Jardell Partnership for the construction of a
turnaround on J. Jardell Road in Ward Seven.
(Police Jury District No. 12, Mr. Clement)
(10.6) Recommended that the Parish Administrator
be authorized to advertise for bids for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2005-08
(Shoreline Protection at Intracoastal Park).
(Police Jury District 12, Mr. Clement)
(10.7)
Recommended
that the Parish Purchasing Agent be authorized to advertise for bids for one
2007 one-half ton extended cab pickup truck, for use by the Division of
Engineering and Public Works.
(10.8) Recommended that an ordinance be adopted
establishing “no parking” on Eva Street in Ward Four. (Police Jury District 13,
Mr. Andrepont)
(10.9) Received report from Mr. Dick Gremillion on
the status of flooding in the Parish in conjunction with the declaration of
emergency ratified by the Police Jury on October 19, 2006. He reported that
flooding problems had already been reported in the Starks area and that the
heavy rains which were predicted overnight, coupled with already high levels on
various portions of the Calcasieu River, would most likely cause significant
flooding for locations such as South Perkins Ferry Road in Moss Bluff, the Old
Town Bay area on the east side of Highway 171, and some areas in Westlake. Mr.
Gremillion pointed out that he planned to talk to the Sheriff’s Department
about closing the Calcasieu River and its tributaries to boat traffic.
11. Consideration of adopting
an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 4916, which allowed Mr. Davidson John
Darbone to purchase the following described property for $5,000.00:
AP08-219-05; Wooded Acreage North of the 2700 Block of Hecker Road-vacant lot
in Ward Eight, Hecker, Louisiana described as E 1/2 SW NE SW 10.8.7; Assessment
No. 265101, to accept the next highest offer in the amount of $4,000.00 of Mr.
Arthur Paul Barbour. (Police Jury District 10, Mr. Stelly)
AGENDA NOTE: Mr. Darbone failed to fulfill the necessary
requirements in the designated time period. It is the recommendation of
the Director of the Division of the Planning and Development that the Police
Jury consider accepting the next highest offer in the amount of $4,000.00 from
Mr. Arthur Paul Barbour for the sale of the above-mentioned property, which
adjoins his current property.
12. Consideration of adopting a resolution indicating objection/no
objection to the following proposed project 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:
(12.1) Proposal of D. C. Crumpler to
dredge approximately 6,000 cubic yards to construct two 200-feet long by
50-feet wide by 10-feet deep boat slips, install approximately 1,450 linear
feet of steel bulkhead and mooring dolphins and place excavated earthen
material in combination with 400 cubic yards of fly ash and 500 cubic yards of
concrete, all to construct a dry dock facility. Said project is located on the left descending bank of Bayou
D’Inde, adjacent to Prater 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.
13. 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 October 24, 2006, on the following cases, and adopt an ordinance with
respect to each piece of property:
(13.1)
AP03-334-06 (North Boston Alley-vacant lots) (Police Jury District 2, Mr.
Collins)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $800.00 by Mr. Darrell Christopher Adams be
accepted.]
(13.2)
AP03-349-06 (Dewey Street-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 $1,000.00 by Mr. Anand Roy and Mr. Iqbal
Mohammad be accepted.]
(13.3)
AP03-350-06 (2405 Griffin Street) (Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $600.00 by Mr. Joseph Frank Bellow be accepted.]
(13.4)
AP04-347-06 (801 I-10 Service Road-building only) (Police Jury District 14, Mr.
McMillin)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $5,000.00 by Sonia Petroleum, Inc. be accepted.]
(13.5)
AP04-348-06 (Foster Lane-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 14, Mr. McMillin)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $16,000.00 by Mr. David Brian Cart be accepted.]
(13.6)
AP06-351-06 (846 Cooley 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 $6,700.00 by Mr. Anand Roy and Mr. Iqbal
Mohammad be accepted.]
(13.7)
AP08-352-06 (Claude Hebert Road-acreage) (Police Jury District 10, Mr. Stelly)
[The Director of the Division of
Planning and Development recommends that the highest offer in the amount of
$19,000.00 by Mr. Anand Roy and Mr. Iqbal Mohammad be accepted.]
14. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving a Partnership Agreement between the Police Jury and the United States
Marine Corps League 1157 for the Southwest Louisiana 2007 Toys for Tots
Campaign wherein the Police Jury will provide a $5,000.00 grant, 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 a Joint
Services Agreement between the Police Jury, the City of Sulphur, the City of
DeQuincy, Sulphur City Court, and the Ward Four Marshal’s Office providing for
a six-month pilot program whereby the City of DeQuincy will house prisoners
ordered to be incarcerated by Sulphur City Court for a fee of $15.00 per day,
with funding to come from court fines paid to the Parish and the City of
Sulphur, respectively, and further, authorizing the President of the Police
Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related
thereto.
16. Consideration of approving the following requests for approval
by the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority:
(16.1) adopt a resolution approving the
issuance, sale, and delivery by the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority of
$1,200,000 of Industrial Revenue Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds (IU Group, LLC,
Project), Series 2006; and
(16.2) adopt a resolution approving the
issuance, sale, and delivery by the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority of
$1,200,000 of Industrial Revenue Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds (TLR Development,
LLC, Project), Series 2006.
17. Consideration of adopting a resolution of
condolences to the family of Mr. Alton White, former manager of Southland
Field, former member of the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No.
Fourteen of Ward Five, and a former member of the West Calcasieu Parish Community
Center Authority.
18. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving the request of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Four Fire
Protection District No. Two (Carlyss) to raise the per diem paid to board
members attending meetings from $30.00 per meeting to $60.00 per meeting.
AGENDA NOTE: LSA¾R.S. 40:1498 (D)
authorizes per diem of $60.00 per meeting for members of the governing
authority of any fire protection district wholly within Calcasieu Parish, but
said per diem must be approved by the parish governing authority.
19. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Joe McMillan as a
member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Four Fire Protection District No.
Four (a.k.a. Houston River Fire District).
(Mr. McMillan holds a seat appointed upon a consensus recommendation of
the jurors representing Districts 11, 12, 13 & 14. Mrs. Treme is the liaison. The Agenda
Committee recommended that Mr. McMillan be reappointed.)
AGENDA
NOTE: action was deferred by the
Police Jury on August 3, 2006, until August 31, 2006, on September 7, 2006,
until September 28, 2006, and on October 5, 2006, until October 25, 2006.
20. Take
appropriate action to fill a vacancy on the Ward One Economic Development Board
which was created by the resignation of Ms. Sharon Galicia. (Ms. Galicia holds a seat appointed by the
Jurors representing Ward One, Mr. Manuel, Mr. Collins, and Mrs. Treme, as per
Act 377 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature. Mr. Collins and Mr. Manuel recommended that
Mr. Henry Batiste be appointed. Mr.
Manuel is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Batiste be
appointed.)
AGENDA
NOTE: action was deferred by the
Police Jury on September 7, 2006, until September 28, 2006, and on October 5,
2006, until October 26, 2006.
21. Take appropriate
action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Raphael Sias, Sr., as a member of
the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Two of Ward Four. (Mr. Sias represents District 15. Mr. McMillin is the liaison. The Agenda
Committee recommended that Mr. Sias be reappointed.)
22. Take appropriate
action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Ivan J. Tarou as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Seven of Wards Four and
Six. (Mr. Tarou represents District 14,
but resides in District 11, as agreed upon by the consensus of Jurors. Mrs. Treme is the liaison. The Agenda
Committee recommended that action be deferred for thirty days.)
23. Take appropriate action on the expiration of
the term of Mr. Mark Daigle as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the
Vinton Harbor and Terminal District.
(Pursuant to LSA¾R.S. 34:334.2, the Police Jury must submit
two names to the Board of Commissioners for their consideration. (Mr. Clement is the liaison. The Agenda
Committee recommended that this item remain on the agenda for a recommendation
at the Regular Meeting on November 2, 2006.)
24. Take appropriate action to fill a vacancy on
the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Fourteen of Ward Five,
which was created by the recent death of Mr. Alton White. (Mr. White represented District 11. Mrs. Treme is the liaison, and she
recommended that Mrs. Midge White be appointed. The Agenda Committee also
recommended that Mrs. White be appointed.)
25. Take
appropriate action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on October
23, 2006, for concrete catch basins, concrete pipe, metal pipe, plastic pipe,
PVC adapters, with unit prices effective from January 1, 2007, until June 30,
2007, and for mosquito control chemicals, and gasoline and diesel, with unit
prices effective from January 1, 2007, until December 31, 2007.
26. Take
appropriate action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on October
31, 2006, for one 2007 one-half ton extended cab pickup truck, for use by the
Division of Planning and Development.
27. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to
purchase a Xerox color copier, utilizing State Contract Purchasing Procedures,
for use by the Division of Planning and Development.
28. Consideration
of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to purchase a 2007 4 x 4 SUV severe
service vehicle, utilizing State Contract Purchasing Procedures, for use by the
Office of Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security.
29. ADVISE
that surplus adjudicated properties will be offered for sale by the Director of
the Division of Planning and Development on November 21, 2006.
·
Take appropriate action to fill a 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.)
·
Take appropriate action to fill a 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.)
·
Term of Mr. Jim Mitchell as a member of the Board
of Commissioners of Calcasieu Greens, Inc.
(Term expires December 31st.)
·
Term of Mr. Yul Lorio as a member of the Board of
Directors of the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau (Mr. Lorio represents the Police Jury upon
nomination by the Chamber/Southwest. A
letter has been sent to the Chamber/Southwest requesting nominations. Term expires December 31st. Mrs.
Treme is the liaison).
·
Term of Mr. R.K. Levens as a member of the Board
of Directors of the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau (Mr.
Levens represents the Police Jury upon nomination by the West Calcasieu
Association of Commerce. A letter has
been sent to the West Calcasieu Association of Commerce requesting
nominations. Term expires December 31st. Mrs. Treme is the liaison.)
·
Term of the late Mr. Alton White as a member of
the West Calcasieu Parish Community Center Authority. (Term expires December 31st. Mrs. Treme and Mr. Clement are the liaisons).
REGULAR
MEETING – NOVEMBER 2, 2006
The
following items were received after the Agenda Committee meeting on October 26,
2006, and will require a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules for consideration
by the Police Jury:
Item No. One:
Consideration of
proclaiming November, 2006, as “National Hospice/Palliative Care Day” in Calcasieu
Parish recognizing the many hospice and palliative care providers for their
efforts in providing the highest quality care and encouraging citizens to
increase their understanding and awareness of care available at the end of
life.
Item No. Two:
Presentation of plaque of appreciation by
Rebuilding Together, formerly Christmas in April, to the Police Jury for
participating in the recent Hurricane Rita Anniversary Law Enforcement Day.
Item No. Three:
Consideration of approving
the Budget Committee Report dated November 2, 2006.
Item No. Four:
Consideration of
ratifying and approving the Proclamation for a State of Emergency, declared and
signed by the President of the Police Jury and effective on October 26, 2006,
proclaiming a State of Emergency to exist in the Parish of Calcasieu, due to
the recent heavy rains and widespread property damage that may result from
flooding of most waterways in the Parish of Calcasieu, and that all Emergency
Preparedness emergency plans have been activated.
Item No. Five:
Consideration
of approving a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury, Division of
Engineering and Public Works, and Community Center and Playground District No.
Four of Ward One (Moss Bluff) wherein the Division of Engineering and Public Works
will provide labor, during normal off-duty hours, and the District will provide
materials, to repair the driveway at the Senior Citizen Center, and the
District will reimburse the Police Jury for the cost of labor based on actual
hours worked, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
AGENDA
NOTE:
the driveway was damaged due to the heavy rainfall that occurred in
the Moss Bluff area.
Item No. Six:
Take appropriate action to amend a resolution adopted by the
Police Jury on September 7, 2006, relative to an agreement between the Office
of Community Services and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and
Development for the 2007 Transit Job Access and Reverse Commute Program Section
3037 of TEA-21, to comply with wording stipulated by the State in recent
correspondence.
Item
No. Seven:
Take appropriate action to fill a vacancy on the Board of
Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Seven of Ward Eight which was
created by the recent death of Mr. John C. Guidry. (Mr. Guidry represented
District 10. Mr. Stelly is the liaison,
and he recommends that Mr. Terry Dubard be appointed to fill this
vacancy.)