A
G E N D A
REGULAR
MEETING
THURSDAY,
JANUARY 4, 2007
5:30
P.M.
1. Call to order by
President Danahay.
2. Invocation. (Dr. Mackey)
3. Pledge of
Allegiance.
4. Roll
Call.
5. Election
of President of the Police Jury for the ensuing year.
6. The
newly-elected President shall assume the chair and accept nominations for
Vice-President of the Police Jury for the ensuing year.
7. Presentation of plaques to the immediate Past President and Past
Vice-President.
8. Take appropriate action on applications for liquor
and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers)
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 December 7, 2006.
11. Consideration of the
following requests from the Office of Juvenile Justice Services:
(11.1) adopt a resolution authorizing the Office of
Juvenile Justice Services to enter into an agreement or agreements with the
Calcasieu Parish School Board to provide for an Educational Counselor and a
Clerk for the Truancy Assessment and Service Center, with associated costs to
be paid through funding from Louisiana State University, Office of Social
Service Research and Development, and further, authorizing
the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute
all documents related thereto.
(11.2) adopt a resolution
authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to renew the Joint Services
Agreement with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement
personnel for the Truancy Assessment and Service Center, with associated costs
to be paid through funding from Louisiana State University, Office of Social
Service Research and Development, and further, authorizing the
President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all
documents related thereto.
(11.3)
adopt a resolution authorizing the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to
submit a continuation grant application to the Children’s Trust Fund in an
amount up to $15,000 for the Girls Initiative on Responsibility and Life Skills (GIRLS) program
that assists with child abuse prevention
and life skills initiatives, and should residual funds become available, a
grant adjustment can be filed to increase the cost of the award, and further,
authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
12. Take appropriate
action on the expiration of the 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.
Correspondence has been received from the Library Board of Control Chairperson
stating that Ms. Young wishes to be reappointed. Mr. Moon is the liaison, and he recommends that Ms. Young be
reappointed.)
13. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the 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. A letter has
been sent to the City of Lake Charles requesting a nomination. Mr. Moon is the liaison, and he recommends
that action be deferred for 30 days.)
14. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the 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, and she
recommends that Mr. Arrant be reappointed.)
15. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the 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, and she
recommends that Mr. Clark be reappointed.)
16. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the 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.)
17. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the 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.)
18. Take appropriate
action on the expiration of the 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.)
19. Take appropriate
action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No.
Four of Ward Four created by the resignation of Mr. Mike Borel. (Mr. Borel represented District 14. Mr. McMillin is the liaison, and he
recommends that Mr. Occie Norton be appointed to fill this vacancy.)
20. Take
appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Gravity
Drainage District No. Four of Ward Three created by the resignation of Mr. Jack
“J.C.” Chelette. (Mr. Chelette is an
at-large representative. Mr. Brame and
Mr. Collins are the liaisons.)
21. Consideration
of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for sign
blanks, sign faces, pavement markings, and metal sign posts, with unit prices
effective from March 1, 2007, until August 31, 2007.
22. Consideration
of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for five (5)
2007 ½ ton extended cab pickup trucks (3-Road Division, 1-Vegetation Department
and 1-Equipment Shop), one (1) 2007 ¾ ton regular cab pickup truck (Equipment
Shop), two (2) 2007 ¾ ton regular cab pickup trucks with Animal Transport
(Animal Services), one (1) 2007 one ton regular cab pickup truck with utility
bed (Water District No. 5 of Wards 3 & 8), one (1) 2007 ¾ ton regular cab
pickup truck with utility bed (Sewer District No. 11 of Ward 3), two (2) 2007
small SUV (1-Storm Water Maintenance, 1-Engineering Design), one (1) gradall XL
4100, nine (9) gradall upgrade improvements, one (1) road widener/shoulder
spreader, six (6) 2007 herbicide GPS systems (Vegetation Department), and one
(1) 2007 GPS mapping system (Vegetation Department).
23. ADVISE
that Calcasieu Parish is one of seven parishes to be granted a two-year
extension until December 31, 2010, in the Go Zone Extension Act.
AGENDA
NOTE: the extension was part of HR
6111 recently passed by Congress. The
current period is set to expire at the end of 2008. The seven parishes named in this legislation have been identified
to have 60% or more housing damage and therefore qualify for the two-year
extension.
24. ADVISE
that surplus adjudicated properties will be offered for sale by the Director of
the Division of Planning and Development on January 30, 2007.
·
Term of Mr. J. Leo McGough as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Memorial Hospital Service District. (Mr. Moon is the liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. George E. Miller as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Fourteen of Ward Five. (Mr. Miller represents District 11. Mrs.
Treme is the liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. Hiram DuRousseau II as a member of the
Airport Authority of Airport District No. One.
(Mr. Moon is the liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. Clifton David as a member of the Board
of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Six of Wards Five and
Six. (Mr. David represents District 11.
Mrs. Treme is the liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. Sam Berwick as a member of the Board
of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Six of Wards Five and
Six. (Mr. Berwick represents District
11. Mrs. Treme is the liaison.)
·
Term of Mr. Cade Cole as a member of the Board of
Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Six of Wards Five and Six. (Mr. Cole represents District 14. Mrs. Treme is the liaison.)
·
Term of Ms. Cheryl Piper as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Early childhood & Elementary
Education (nominated by the Calcasieu Parish School Board).
·
Term of Dr. Betty Washington as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Secondary & Special
Education (nominated by the Calcasieu Parish School Board).
·
Term of Lieutenant Joel Bolton as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Law Enforcement (nominated by
the Lake Charles Police Department).
·
Term of Mr. Mike Byrne as a member of the Children
and Youth Planning Board representing Law Enforcement (nominated by the
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Department).
·
Term of Mr. Ronald A. Rossitto as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Prosecution (nominated by the
Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office).
·
Term of Mr. Ronald F. Ware as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Public Defense (nominated by the
Public Defender’s Office).
·
Term of The Honorable Lilynn Cutrer as a member of
the Children and Youth Planning Board representing the Judiciary System
(nominated by the Family and Juvenile Court).
·
Term of Ms. Martha Parnell as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Juvenile Justice (nominated by
the Calcasieu Parish Office of Juvenile Justice Services).
·
Term of Ms. Ann Vick as a member of the Children
and Youth Planning Board representing Juvenile Justice (nominated by the Office
of Youth Development).
·
Term of Dr. B. J. Foch as a member of the Children
and Youth Planning Board representing Health Care (nominated by the Office of
Public Health).
·
Term of Ms. Hortensia Vincent as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Mental Health (nominated by Lake
Charles Mental Health).
·
Term of Ms. Charmaine Landry as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Substance Abuse (nominated by
the Louisiana Office for Addictive Disorders).
·
Term of Ms. Sherry Royer as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Social Services (nominated by
the Office of Community Services).
·
Term of Ms. Amy Dunn as a member of the Children
and Youth Planning Board representing Social Services (nominated by Educational
and Treatment Council, Inc.).
·
Term of Ms. Gerri Captain as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Faith Based Organization
(eastside/minority).
·
Term of Reverend Mel Estess as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing a Faith Based Organization
(westside).
·
Term of Ms. Nancy Vallee as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Business (nominated by The
Chamber/SWLA).
·
Term of Mr. Fred Rickman as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board representing Parenting and Youth Organization
(nominated by Big Brother and Big Sister of SWLA).
·
Term of Mr. Eric Doshier as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board and is a Parent representative (eastside/minority).
·
Term of Ms. Grace Bauer as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board and is a Parent representative (westside).
·
Term of Dr. Charles S. Mackey as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board and is a liaison to and representative of the
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.
·
Term of Mr. Tony Guillory as a member of the
Children and Youth Planning Board and is a liaison to and representative of the
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.
·
Term of Mr. Lance Hess as a member of the Children
and Youth Planning Board and is a Youth representative (westside).
REGULAR
MEETING – JANUARY 4, 2007
The following items were received after the agenda was
faxed out on December 29, 2006, and will require a two-thirds vote to suspend
the rules for consideration by the Police Jury:
Item No. One:
Consideration of adopting a resolution of
condolences to the family of Mr. Gerald “Wash” Washington.
Item No. Two:
Consideration of approving the Budget Committee
Report dated January 4, 2007.