A
G E N D A
REGULAR
MEETING
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 7, 2006
5:30
P.M.
1. Call to order by
President Danahay.
2. Invocation by
Cubmaster Frank Williams. (President
Danahay and Mr. McMillin)
3. Pledge of Allegiance
led by Cub Scout Troop #23. (President
Danahay and Mr. McMillin)
4. Roll
Call.
5. Take
appropriate action on applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr.
Vickers)
6. Consideration
of approval of payment of all current invoices.
7. Consideration of approving the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of the Police Jury dated November 2, 2006.
9. Consideration of approval of the Agenda
Committee Report dated November 30, 2006.
10. Receive report
from staff regarding the enforcement of provisions in the Parish’s solid waste
contract.
11. 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:
(11.1) Proposal of Dr. Jamal Saqer to
install and maintain a wharf, bulkhead, and fill for erosion protection and
recreational use. The proposed bulkhead
and fill is to be located within an area approximately 205 feet long and 25
feet wide extending lengthwise approximately parallel to the mean low water
shoreline, with the proposed wharf extending 203 feet perpendicular and
lakeward therefrom, with terminal boathouse and dock. The fill operation will consist of the placement of approximately
850 cubic yards of hauled-in material, which is to be deposited behind the
proposed bulkhead. Said project is
located in Prien Lake, southeast bank, in Lake Charles. 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.
12. 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 November 21, 2006, on the following cases, and adopt an ordinance with
respect to each piece of property:
(12.1)
AP03-353-06 (Belden Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $3,000.00 by Mr. Anand Roy and Iqbal Mohammad be
accepted.]
(12.2)
AP03-354-06 (Belden and Winterhaulter Streets-vacant lot) (Police Jury District
4, Mr. Guillory)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $250.00 by Recreation District No. One of Ward
Three be accepted.]
(12.3)
AP03-355-06 (Katherine 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 $1,500.00 by Mr. Anand Roy and Iqbal Mohammad be
accepted.]
(12.4)
AP03-356-06 (Winterhaulter Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 4, Mr.
Guillory)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $800.00 by Recreation District No. One of Ward
Three be accepted.]
(12.5)
AP03-357-06 (3009 Admiral Nimitz) (Police Jury District 9, Mr. Guidry)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $32,100.00 by Mr. Murphy James Bellard be
accepted.]
(12.6)
AP03-358-06 (5th Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs.
Griffin)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $6,500.00 by Ms. Shonda Renee Carter be
accepted.]
(12.7)
AP03-360-06 (1009 Orange Street) (Police Jury District 5, Dr. Mackey)
[The Director of the Division of
Planning and Development recommends that the highest offer in the amount of
$22,000.00 by Ms. Shonda Renee Carter be accepted.]
(12.8) AP04-359-06 (Elm
Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 13, Mr. Andrepont)
[The Director of the Division of
Planning and Development recommends that the highest offer in the amount of
$1,500.00 by Mr. Percy Ray Trahan be accepted.]
(12.9) AP06-361-06 (Malone
Road-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 11, Mrs. Treme)
[No bids were received; therefore, this
property will be readvertised on January’s adjudicated property list.]
13. Consideration of approving the following
requests from the Division of Planning and Development:
(13.2) adopt an ordinance
approving the implementation of the 2006 International Building Code and fees
applicable thereto, less and except those sections of said Code for
which the Parish currently has established codes in effect, namely, those
regulating electrical and plumbing activities, as well as the following
sections of Chapter 1, Administration – Section 101.4.5 Property maintenance,
Section 101.4.6 Fire prevention, Section 105.3 Application for permit, Section
108 Fees, Section 109.3.3 Lowest floor elevation, and Section 115, Unsafe
Structures and Equipment.
14. Consideration of authorizing the Division of
Planning and Development to study the feasibility of developing an ordinance
for fire prevention in the unincorporated areas of Ward Three in conjunction
with the Lake Charles Fire Prevention Bureau.
15. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving a special tax election in Ward Four Fire Protection District No.
Three of Calcasieu Parish on Saturday, March 31, 2007, and in the event the
election carries, authorizing the levy and collection of a 10-year maintenance
tax of 6.5 mills on all property subject to taxation within the district for a
period not to exceed ten years, beginning January 1, 2008, and ending December
31, 2017, for the purpose of maintaining and operating the fire protection
facilities in the district.
16. Consideration of adopting an ordinance authorizing the
President of the Police Jury to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement
transferring a tract of adjudicated property known as the “Melody Music Site”
in Ward Five to Community Center and Playground District No. Five of Ward Five
and providing for the exchange of said property between the District and Ms.
Kathaleen Sue White.
AGENDA NOTE: Ordinance No. 5154,
adopted September 21, 2006, authorized the donation of the adjudicated property
to the District, and the District wishes to exchange said property for a piece
of property owned by Ms. White which actually abuts the District’s property.
17. Consideration of adopting
a resolution amending the contract between the Police Jury and AFSCME Local No.
1377 and amending the Police Jury's Human Resources Policy Manual to allow
employees hired on or after January 1, 2007, who have at least twenty (20)
years of service with the Parish to be paid for unused sick leave at the time
of regular retirement up to a maximum of six-hundred (600) hours, with no
unused sick leave being transferable to the Parochial Retirement System for
employees hired on or after January 1, 2007, and authorizing the Parish
Administrator to execute said amendment, and further, authorizing the President
of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents
related thereto.
18. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving service contract between the Police Jury, Office of Homeland Security
and Emergency Preparedness, and First Call of Louisiana to provide telephone
ring down (Reverse 911) services for emergency notifications to citizens of
Calcasieu Parish, and further,
authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
19. Consideration of approving the following requests from the Office
of Juvenile Justice Services:
(19.1) adopt a
resolution authorizing the Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice Services
to negotiate and finalize terms and conditions of a contract between the Police
Jury and the Educational and Treatment Council, Inc. (ETC) for the provision of
treatment and other relevant services for the Juvenile Drug Court Treatment
Program, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute
all documents related thereto; and
(19.2)
adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice
Services to negotiate and finalize terms and conditions of a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Police Jury and the Safety Council of Southwest
Louisiana, providing for the sharing of information for outcome evaluations for
juveniles ordered or assigned to do community service work, and further,
authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents
related thereto.
20. Consideration of approving the Budget
Committee Report dated December 7, 2006.
21. Consideration of approving the Ambulance
Regulatory Committee Report dated December 7, 2006.
22. Take
appropriate action to fill a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of
Recreation District No. One of Ward Four which was created by the resignation
of Mr. Randy Burleigh. Mr. Burleigh was
recently elected to the Calcasieu Parish School Board. (Mr. Burleigh represented District 14. Mr. McMillin is the liaison, and he
recommends that Mr. Bobby Letard be appointed. The Agenda Committee recommended
that Mr. Letard be appointed.)
23. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Jim Mitchell as a
member of the Board of Commissioners of Calcasieu Greens, Inc. (The Agenda
Committee recommended that action be deferred for thirty days.)
24. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the 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. Mrs. Treme is the liaison.
The Chamber/Southwest has nominated the following persons: Mr. Charles Timpa-First Federal Bank, Ms.
Kitty Roberts-City Savings Bank, and Mr. Jim Shugart-ERA Aviation. The Agenda
Committee recommended that Mr. Timpa be appointed.)
25. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the 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. Mrs. Treme is the liaison. The West Calcasieu Association of Commerce
has nominated the following persons:
Mr. Mike Carrier, Mr. Brian Levens, and Ms. Linda Farrell. The Agenda
Committee recommended that Mr. Carrier be appointed.)
26. Take appropriate action on the expiration
of the term of the late Mr. Alton White as a member of the West Calcasieu
Parish Community Center Authority.
(Mrs. Treme and Mr. Clement are the liaisons. The Agenda Committee
recommended that this item remain on the agenda for a recommendation at the
Regular Meeting on December 7, 2006.)
27. Take
appropriate action on a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks
District No. Fourteen of Ward Five which was created by the death of Mr. Edward
Prentis Johnson. (Mr. Johnson represented District 11. Mrs. Treme is the
liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that this item remain on the agenda
for a recommendation at the Regular Meeting on December 7, 2006.)
28. Take appropriate action on bids received by
the Police Jury on November 16, 2006, for Calcasieu Project No. 2006-12
(Hardsurfacing of Various Roads in Calcasieu Parish) as follows:
(28.1)
accept the low bid in the amount of $577,873.40 of Civil Construction Company
and Environmental Services, Inc., contingent upon the approval of the Police
Jury to waive Requirement No. 4 of the Requirements for Hardsurfacing
Acceptance approved on February 2, 2006, which states “the total cost of
hardsurfacing, including the costs of relocating utilities and purchase and
installation of culverts and driveways necessary for installation of a public
roadside drainage system, will not exceed the rate of $460,000 per mile on any
individual road.”
AGENDA NOTE: action on bids was deferred by the Police
Jury on November 16, 2006, until December 7, 2006. Four of the roads in this project exceed the above referred to
rate per mile, namely John P. Gillis Road in Ward 5, Lucas Barrow Road in Ward
6, Mister Robert’s Road in Ward 6, and Stephen Young Road in Ward 6.
(28.2) authorizing of the
President of the Police Jury to execute the necessary documents for donation of
right of way and/or drainage easements from the following property owners on
the roads designated below: (Police
Jury District 11);
Lucas Barrow Road (Ward 6) - Russell Wayne
Barrow and Wanda Jannette Mathews Barrow, Brandon Chad Barrow and Jennifer
Mikael Thompson Barrow, Terry Lance Coleman and Lacy Coleman, Russell Todd
Barrow, Lucas Wayne Barrow
Stephen Young Road (Ward
6) - Stephen Young, Russell W. Barrow and Wanda
Jannette Mathews Barrow, Terry Lance Coleman and Lacy Coleman, Morgan Wayne
Bartholamew Jr. and Wanda K. Bartholamew, Lucas W. Barrow and Sally Barrow,
Lisa Droddy
Mister Robert’s Road (Ward
6) - Alvin Royce Bailey and Geraldine Hines Bailey,
Robert Henderson and Cloran Henderson, Janet Kaye Rigmaiden and Joy Rigmaiden
Ashworth, Wayne Norris Craft and Theresa Diane Dickerson Craft, Kayla Sue
Addison and Erik Addison, Sheila Ann White, Richard Cooley and Judith Jordon
Cooley, Darwin R. Pinder, Arnold Lee Blagrave and Brenda Blagrave, Michael
Joseph Chesson and Shannon Chesson, Realco Ltd, Pete Frazier, Larry Gene
Perkins, Sr., John Arabie and Mary E. Arabie, Steve Allen Burnitt and Sharlene
Renee Holly Burnitt, Brenda Mayo Foshee, Janet M. Kassar, Rose K. Hoffpauir
(28.3) adopt a resolution accepting Lucas Barrow Road, a
non-parish maintained public road, located in Section 8, Township 7 South,
Range 10 West, Stephen Young Road, located in Section 8, Township 7 South,
Range 10 West, and Mister Robert’s Road, located in Section 2, Township 7
South, Range 11 West, for future parish maintenance, as recommended by the
Division of Engineering and Public Works, and further, removing said roads from
the Master Private Road List. (Police Jury District 11)
AGENDA NOTE: action on (28.2) and (28.3) are only needed
if (28.1) is approved.
29. Take appropriate action on bids received by
the Police Jury on November 16, 2006, for the Construction of Epps Memorial
Library.
AGENDA
NOTE: action on bids was deferred
by the Police Jury on November 16, 2006, until December 7, 2006. The Library Board of Control recommends that
the low bid in the amount of $1,045,000 of Priola Construction Corporation be
accepted, as per the recommendation of the Project Architect.
30. Take
appropriate action on bids received by the Police Jury on November 16, 2006,
for Improvements to Burton Memorial Coliseum Complex, Phase II-Outdoor Arena
Demolition.
AGENDA
NOTE: action on bids was deferred
by the Police Jury on November 16, 2006, until December 7, 2006. The Staff recommends that action on bids be
deferred until December 21, 2006.
31. Take
appropriate action on bids received on November 7, 2006, by the Parish
Purchasing Agent for four high frequency radios, for use by the Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
AGENDA
NOTE: action on bids was deferred
by the Police Jury on November 16, 2006, until December 7, 2006.
32. Take
appropriate action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on November
21, 2006, for one 2007 one-half ton extended cab pickup truck, for use by the
Division of Engineering and Public Works.
33. Consideration of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for one 2007 one-half ton extended cab pickup truck, for use
by the Division of Planning and Development.
34. Consideration of approval of the
recommendation of the Agenda Committee after going into executive session on
Thursday, November 30, 2006, to discuss Lawsuit No. 2005-3765 (Frederick vs.
Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office, et al).
AGENDA
NOTE:
Following the executive session, the Committee voted to receive the report
given by legal counsel during the executive session.
35. ADVISE
that there will be no surplus adjudicated properties for sale by the
Director of the Division of Planning and Development in December, 2006.
·
Term of Ms. Llabetta Young as a member of the
Board of Control of the Calcasieu Parish Public Library System. (Ms. Young is a Police Jury representative.
Mr. Moon is the liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. Chad Thielen as a member of the Board
of Control of the Calcasieu Parish Public Library System. (Mr. Thielen is a City of Lake Charles
representative. Mr. Moon is the
liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. Roy Arrant as a member of the Board of
Commissioners of Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One. (Mr. Arrant represents District 11. Mrs. Treme is the liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. David L. Clark as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One. (Mr. Clark represents District 11. Mrs. Treme is the liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. F. J. Sylvester as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Ward Two Fire Protection District No. One. (Mr. Sylvester represents District 10. Mr. Stelly is the liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. Lawrence Hoffpauir as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Ward Two Fire Protection District No. One. (Mr. Hoffpauir represents District 10. Mr. Stelly is the liaison.)
·
Term of Ms. Nell Jean Miller as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Ward Two Fire Protection District No. One. (Ms. Miller represents District 10. Mr. Stelly is the liaison.)
REGULAR
MEETING – DECEMBER 7, 2006
The
following items were received after the Agenda Committee meeting on November
29, 2006, and will require a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules for
consideration by the Police Jury:
Item No. One:
ADVISE that a press briefing will be held on
Monday,
December 11, 2006, at 2:00 p.m.
at
Prien Lake Park to provide an update on park elements included in the
current phase of construction.