A
G E N D A
REGULAR
MEETING
THURSDAY,
MARCH 8, 2007
5:30
P.M.
1. Call to order by
President Landry.
2. Invocation. (Mr. Moon)
3. Pledge of
Allegiance.
4. Roll
Call.
5. Presentation
of a plaque to Ms. Martha Parnell, Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice
Services, in recognition of her 8 years of service to the Calcasieu Parish
Police Jury.
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 February 1, 2007.
9. Consideration of approval of the Agenda
Committee Report dated March 1, 2007.
10. Consideration of
approval of the Public Works Committee Report dated March 1, 2007. Said
Committee recommended:
(10.1) Received and opened the following bids for
Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2007-01 (Overlaying of Various Roads in Calcasieu
Parish), as advertised in accordance with law for action to be taken at 5:30 p.m.:
Prairie Contractors, Inc. $3,681,509.00
R. E. Heidt Construction
Company, Inc. $2,679,675.48
AGENDA NOTE: the Parish Engineer recommends that the low
bid in the amount of $2,679,675.48 of R. E. Heidt Construction Company, Inc. be
accepted.
(10.2) Deferred the presentation of a plaque to Coach
Paul Bourgeois and the Sulphur High School Football Team for their
accomplishment as runner-up in the Class 5A State Championship until such time
as the Coach and team are able to attend.
(10.3) Mr. Robert Savant,
Nuisance Animal Trapper with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and
Forestry, appeared before the Committee with reference to the beaver problem in
drainage laterals, more particularly, as a result of concern on Mr. Manuel’s
part about major problems being experienced in the Birdnest area of Ward One.
Mr. Savant advised that the Police Jury could work with the Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to hire a full-time trapper for the Parish
who could trap year-round versus just during the three-month official trapping
season. The Committee recommended that
the staff look into the feasibility of hiring a
trapper for Calcasieu Parish.
(10.4) Received report from staff on the status of
projects at all parish parks which included an update on repairs, renovations,
and new construction made necessary by $350,000 in damage to Parish parks
caused by Hurricane Rita, as well as planned improvements such as a fishing
bank and pier at Calcasieu Point, repair of the boat launches at Lorrain Bridge
and Highway 171 in Moss Bluff, playground equipment at Mallard Junction, horse
riding trails at Holbrook, a pavilion and additional parking at Riverside, etc.
The jurors were encouraged to participate in the upcoming master planning
process for Holbrook and Riverside Parks. The staff was requested to look into
the possibility of acquiring additional land for Riverside Park and the Highway
171 Boat Launch, as well as the offer of the local garden club to assist with
landscaping at Prien Lake Park.
(10.5) Received presentation from staff with
reference to the Police Jury’s LPDES Phase II Storm Water Permit as it relates
to the adoption of a new Small MS4 Storm Water Ordinance. The Committee was
advised that modifications had been made to the proposed ordinance based on
comments received at public meetings held with engineers, developers, etc., and
further, that formal action on the ordinance would need to be taken by the
Police Jury at its Regular Meeting on March 8, 2007.
(10.6) Recommended that a resolution be adopted
accepting Olive Branch Subdivision located on the southeast corner of Clint
Drive and Welborn Road in Section 3, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, in Ward
One. (Police Jury District 1, Mr.
Manuel)
(10.7) Recommended that a resolution be adopted accepting
Holmwood Ridge Subdivision located on E. Todd Road in Section 3,
Township 11 South, Range 7 West, in Ward Two. (Police Jury District
10, Mr. Stelly)
(10.8) Recommended that an ordinance be adopted
and/or existing ordinance(s) be amended with reference to establishing “no thru
trucks” on North Rosemont Drive (west of Crocus Lane), Crocus Lane, and South
Rosemont Drive in Ward Four. (Police Jury District 12, Mr. Clement)
(10.9) Recommended that the President of the Police
Jury be authorized to execute all documents related to the acquisition of
right-of-way from J and L Jardell Family Partnership on Gray Road and Johnny
Breaux Road in Ward Seven. (Police Jury District 12, Mr. Clement)
(10.10) Recommended that
the President of the Police Jury be authorized to execute all documents related
to the donation of right-of-way from Magpie Jugglers, LLC, Betty Huber, Thomas
Henry Gayle, and John Charles Williams on the North Tract, and Willis Weber
Gayle, Jr. and Thomas Henry Gayle on the South Tract on Friesen Road in Ward
Three. (Police Jury District 10, Mr.
Stelly)
(10.11) Recommended that
an ordinance be adopted authorizing the Director of the Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness to close local waterways under certain high
water or flooding conditions, after consultation with other appropriate state
and/or parish agencies, with the Police Jury ratifying said action at their
next available regular meeting.
(10.12) Recommended that a
resolution be adopted to enter into a non-exclusive contract with JimBill
Disposal for solid waste collection and disposal services within Ward One, and
further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto. Mr. Bill Pousson, 7646 Greathouse
Road, Lake Charles, and Mr. Jim Schooler, 444 Ashland Street, Lake Charles,
both appeared before the Committee on behalf of JimBill Disposal.
(10.13) Recommended that
the Parish Administrator be authorized to advertise for bids for Calcasieu
Parish Project No. 2007-10 (Old Highway 90 Park Improvements).
(10.14) Following an
executive session on Lawsuit No. 03-1863 (Laszcz vs. Police Jury), the
Committee recommended that the report given by legal counsel during the
executive session be received.
(10.15) Recommended that a resolution
be adopted amending a resolution adopted by the Police Jury on October 5, 2006,
regarding acceptance of Aubrey Drive in Ward Two.
11. Consideration of approval of the Ways and
Means Committee Report dated March 1, 2007.
Said Committee:
(11.1) Received report from Mr. Heath Allen, Deputy
Director at the Lake Charles Regional Airport, on the status of various airport
projects wherein he advised that (1) recovery from damages sustained as a
result of Hurricane Rita were well underway at the Airport, (2) there was
ongoing growth in passengers and operations, and (3) all growth and expansion
opportunities were continually being pursued. Mr. Allen also advised that over
$30 million in improvements and investment were currently underway or being
planned at Lake Charles Regional Airport, and negotiations were ongoing with
another major airline to serve the Airport, about which he felt very
optimistic.
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 February 27, 2007, on the
following cases, and adopt an ordinance with respect to each piece of property:
(12.1)
AP03-371-07 (Cessford 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 $900.00 by Mr. Alvin J. Joseph be accepted.]
(12.2) AP03-372-07 (N.
Cherry Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)
[This
property was redeemed; therefore, no action is needed.]
(12.3) AP03-373-07
(Jeannine Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 7, Mr. Landry)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $1,200.00 by Mr. Gerald Desmond Jones be
accepted.]
(12.4) AP03-374-07 (St.
John 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 $3,600.00 by Mr. Wilbur Thomas Wilson be accepted.]
(12.5) AP03-375-07 (406 N.
Franklin Street) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)
[The
Director of the Division of Planning and Development recommends that the
highest offer in the amount of $26,000.00 by Ms. Paula Renee Lewis Harmon be
accepted.]
(12.6) AP04-376-07 (Hobson
Street-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 $4,000.00 by Ms. Gloria Miller Joshua be
accepted.]
(12.7) AP04-377-07 (Bright
Road-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 15, Mr. Danahay)
[The Director of the Division of
Planning and Development recommends that the highest offer in the amount of
$300.00 by Ms. Evelyn Elizabeth Spell be accepted.]
(12.8) AP04-378-07 (Sherry Street-vacant
lot) (Police Jury District 12, Mr. Clement)
[The Director of the Division of
Planning and Development recommends that the highest offer in the amount of
$2,300.00 by Mr. Steven L. Peveto be accepted.]
(12.9) AP08-379-07 (308 W. Highway 90)
(Police Jury District 10, Mr. Stelly)
[The Director of the Division of Planning and Development
recommends that the highest offer in the amount of $16,000.00 by Mr. Robert
Lynn Lewis be accepted.]
13. 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:
(13.1) Proposal of Roy E. Sanders to
construct an “L” shaped pier approximately 6-feet wide with the long section
being 30-feet in length and the shorter section being 12-feet in length. Install 42-feet of a timber bulkhead; obtain
fill material from a 50-foot long by 12-feet wide by 2-feet deep dredged area,
to also be used as a boat slip, within Henderson Bayou in front of the proposed
pier. Dredged material is to be placed
behind the bulkhead to level off the land with additional topsoil to be placed
in order to support grasses. Proposed
structures are to be located parallel to the existing shoreline with the outer
edge extending approximately 12-feet channelward therefrom. Said project is located along the left
descending bank of Henderson Bayou on Henderson Forest Lane in Lake
Charles. The Planning Staff recommends
that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.
(13.2) Proposal of John Fontenot to
clear, grub, and grade a 1.8 acre tract and deposit 1,452 cubic yards of
on-site graded material and 1,127 cubic yards of hauled-in limestone aggregate,
all as required to prepare foundations for the construction of a commercial
business, warehouse/storage units, and associated parking area. Said project is located on the south side of
East McNeese Street 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.
14. Consideration of establishing a temporary moratorium for zoning
applications and development/building permits until the completion of the
reclassification study for S. Beglis Parkway and Ravia Road area to be
acted upon by the Planning and Zoning Board and the Police
Jury. (Mr. Danahay)
AGENDA NOTE:
this reclassification study was previously authorized by the Police Jury
on April 20, 2006.
15.
Consideration
of adopting an ordinance amending Chapter 6, Article 6, Plumbing Regulations,
Section 6-138 and Section 6-161, of the Code of Ordinances of Calcasieu
Parish, Louisiana, said amendments being mandated by Act 12 of the First
Extraordinary Session 2005, as follows:
Article
VI. PLUMBING REGULATIONS
Sec. 6-138 Adopted.
There
is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the
installation, construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, and
maintenance of all plumbing, including permits and penalties, that certain
plumbing code known as the Standard Plumbing Code, 1991 edition, as amended
with the 1992 Louisiana Amendments, prepared and promulgated by the State of
Louisiana Board of Health, in accordance with the laws of the State of
Louisiana, of which not less than three (3) copies are filed in the
archives of the police jury Louisiana State Plumbing Code [Part XIV
(Plumbing) of the State Sanitary Code].
Sec. 6-161. Schedule of Permit Fees.
Changes
in (a) and (d)
(a)
On all plumbing work requiring a permit as set forth in this article, a fee for
each plumbing permit shall be paid at the time of approval of application. The fee schedule is established as
follows: as adopted by the Police Jury, as amended.
Permit fees.
Ten dollars ($10.00) flat fee, plus five dollars
($5.00) filing fee, and five dollars ($5.00) per fixture.
(d) The reinspection fee shall be fifteen
dollars ($15.00) per reinspection, to be paid prior to the reinspection of the
work performed.
Underscored and Bolded –
additions to existing ordinance
16. Consideration of adopting a resolution ratifying the execution by
the President of the Police Jury of an Inter-Governmental Agreement between the
Police Jury and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections,
Public Safety Services, for state funding in the amount of $303,257.00, to set
up a local construction code enforcement office within the Division of Planning
and Development, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or
his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
17. Consideration of adopting a resolution approving the renewal of a
lease between the Police Jury and The North American Land Company, LLC, with
reference to the lease of property for the location of the Bell City Branch
Library, 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 an agreement
between the Police Jury and H. Curtis Vincent-Steven D. Shows, Architects, for
their professional architectural services related to a repair project for
damage to the wharf at Riverside Park caused by a runaway barge, master site
plan for Holbrook Park, and master site plan for Riverside Park, and further,
authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
19. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving a Joint Services Agreement between the
Police Jury, acting as Board of Commissioners of Ward Three Fire Protection
District No. Two (Cajun Country), and the Grand Lake/Sweetlake Fire Department
in Cameron Parish for automatic aid on fire calls in the Cajun Country Fire
District, and further, authorizing the President of the
Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents
related thereto.
20. Consideration
of adopting a resolution amending a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the
Police Jury and the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office for investigations of
serious traffic accidents occurring on parish rights-of-way to allow for the
purchase of equipment needed in the investigations, and further, authorizing
the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute
all documents related thereto.
21. Consideration of adopting
a resolution authorizing the Housing Department to submit a grant application
in an amount up to $35,000 to the Federal Home Loan Bank in Dallas for down
payment and closing cost assistance for the Department's Homeownership Program,
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.
22. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving the execution of a grant between the Police
Jury and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH) with reference
to grant funding in the amount of $84,505 representing
funds from the Center of Disease Control, administered through the LDHH, to the
Calcasieu Parish Mosquito Control Department for our abatement program, and
further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
AGENDA
NOTE: our Mosquito Control Program
has been selected by LDHH Arboviral Grant Committee to receive this funding
which is being provided through the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense, the Global on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006.
23. Consideration
of adopting a resolution giving Notice of Intention to hold a Public Hearing at
the Regular Meeting of the Police Jury on April 19, 2007, for the purpose of
receiving public comments on a proposal to alter the boundaries of Waterworks
District No. Fifteen of Ward Two to exclude Sections 17, 18, 19, and 20 of
Township 10 South, Range 7 West, which were included within the District
boundaries originally established on March 19, 1992 (Ordinance
No. 3297), to allow Waterworks District No. Five of Wards Three and Eight to
provide water services in this area, and further, authorizing
the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute
all documents related thereto.
24. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Charles Viccellio as a
member of the Board of Commissioners of the Calcasieu Parish Communications
District. (Dr. Mackey is the liaison.
The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Viccellio be reappointed.)
25. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Jerome Summers as a
member of the Board of Commissioners of the Calcasieu Parish Communications
District. (Dr. Mackey is the liaison.
The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Summers be reappointed.)
26. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Dale Hernandez as a
member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Four Fire Protection District No.
Two. (Mr. Hernandez represents
District 12. Mr. Clement is the
liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Hernandez be reappointed.)
27. Take
appropriate action on the expiration of the term of Mr. John Charles Guidry as
a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward Four Fire Protection District
No. Two. (Mr. Guidry represents
District 15, after consultation with District 13. Mr. Clement is the liaison.
The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Guidry be reappointed.)
28. Take
appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Recreation
District No. One of Ward Eight created by the resignation of Mr. Joey
Bourque. (Mr. Bourque represented
District 10. Mr. Stelly is the liaison,
and he recommends that Ms. Vickie Gruca be appointed. The Agenda Committee
recommended that Ms. Gruca be appointed.)
29. Consideration of designating Mr. Bryan Beam,
Assistant Parish Administrator, as the representative of the Police Jury on the
Crisis Intervention Advisory Committee.
AGENDA NOTE: this is a 12-member Advisory Committee of
the Crisis Intervention Board composed of one city appointment, one Police Jury
appointment, the NAMI Board President, a hospital representative, a physician
representative, a state legislative representative, a 911 representative, a
crisis systems manager, a community representative, a OMH representative, a
sheriff representative, and a chief of police representative.
30. Take appropriate action to
reaffirm the reappointment of Mr. John F. Denison, Jr., as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Ward Eight Fire Protection District No. Two.
(Mr. Denison represents District 10. Mr. Stelly is the liaison.)
AGENDA NOTE: Mr. Denison was
reappointed on October 5, 2006, but failed to take his oath of office within
the thirty days allowed by LSA¾R.S. 42:141.
31. Take
appropriate action on bids received on February 21, 2007, by the Parish Purchasing
Agent for ready mix concrete, crushed stone, hot mix, floating aerators for
oxidation pond, and sewer pumps, complete with fiberglass tanks, with unit
prices effective from April 1, 2007, until September 30, 2007.
32. Take
appropriate action on bids received by the Parish Purchasing Agent on February
28, 2007, for five 2007 one-half ton extended cab pickup trucks, one 2007
three-quarter ton regular cab pickup truck, two 2007 three-quarter ton regular
cab pickup trucks with animal transport units, one 2007 one-ton regular cab
pickup truck with utility bed, one 2007 three-quarter ton regular cab pickup
truck with utility bed, one Gradall XL 4100, one road widener/shoulder
spreader, six 2007 herbicide GPS systems, and one 2007 GPS mapping system, for
use by the Division of Engineering and Public Works.
33. Take appropriate action on bids received by the Parish
Purchasing Agent on March 5, 2007, for two 2007 one-half ton regular cab pickup
trucks and one 2007 one-half ton extended cab pickup truck, for use by the
Mosquito Control Department, one 2007 three-quarter ton four-door crew cab
pickup truck, for use by the County Agent’s Office, and two 2007 sports utility
vehicles, for use by the Division of Engineering and Public Works (Storm Water
Maintenance).
34. Consideration
of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for equipment
tires, with unit prices effective from May 1, 2007, until October 31, 2007.
35. 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 (building
inspections).
36. Consideration
of authorizing the Parish Purchasing Agent to purchase forty-five (45) 800 MHz
radios utilizing State Contract Purchasing Procedures, for use by the Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (CERTC).
37. Consideration
of proclaiming Thursday, March 15, 2007, as Retired Teachers Day in Calcasieu
Parish. (Mrs. Griffin and Mr. Moon)
38. ADVISE
that surplus adjudicated properties will be offered for sale by the Director of
the Division of Planning and Development on March 27, 2007.