5:30
P.M.
1.
Call
to order by President Landry.
2. Invocation. (President
Landry)
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
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 sealed bids for Calcasieu
Parish Project No. 2007-02 (Overlaying of Various Roads in Calcasieu Parish,
Louisiana), and take appropriate action thereon.
6. Take appropriate
action on applications for liquor and beer permits. (Mr. Vickers)
7. Consideration of
approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Police Jury dated
February 15, 2007.
8. Take appropriate action on RA02-001-07
which is a request by Joycelyn M. Spears to abandon a 16’ alley between Bienville
Street and Cadillac Street in Hayes.
(Bienville Street and Cadillac Street in Ward Two, Police Jury District
10, Mr. Stelly)
AGENDA
NOTE: the Planning and Zoning Board
met on Tuesday, February 13, 2007, and voted 10 (for) to 1 (against) to recommend
that the request be granted. On
Thursday, February 15, 2007, the Police Jury deferred action on this request
for thirty days.
9. Take appropriate
action on RZ03-017-06, Ordinance No. 5121, which is a request by Eddie and
Bernadine Manuel to revert the zoning on the property back to A-1 (Agricultural) since no development
will be done at this time. (Highway
3059 in Ward Three, Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be
granted.]
AGENDA NOTE: on June 15, 2006, the Police Jury approved 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).
10. Take appropriate
action on RZ01-003-07 which is a request by Powell Timber Company to rezone
from A-1 (Agricultural) to R-1 (Single Family Residential), R-M (Multi-Family
Residential), and C-2 (General Commercial) to allow a planned community development
(mostly residential with low density commercial development). (Cypress Lake Drive and Dunn Ferry Road in
Ward One, Police Jury District 1, Mr. Manuel)
[The
Planning and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, and voted 8 (for) to
3 (against) to defer for thirty days.]
11. Take
appropriate action on RZ03-002-07 which is a request by John K. Broussard to
rezone from A-1 (Agricultural) to C-2 (General Commercial) to allow commercial
development (RV and boat storage).
(6515 Lake Street in Ward Three, Police Jury District 7, Mr.
Landry)
[The Planning
and Zoning Board met on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 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 solid 6’ wood or masonry fence must be installed
along the west property line (Lake Street) for a distance of approximately 175’
prior to permit issuance; 3) that all drives and parking must be hardsurfaced
(concrete or asphalt) upon completion of the storage facility; 4) that the west
side of the building(s) must have a brick façade upon completion of each
building; and 5) that a landscape plan must be submitted and approved by the
Division of Planning and Development for the area along the required fence line
prior to permit issuance. Landscaping
must be installed prior to permit issuance.]
12. Take appropriate
action on RZ01-004-07 which is a request by residents of Verna Lane to rezone
from R-2 (Mixed Residential) to R-1 (Single Family Residential) to maintain the
single-family residential character of the area. (Verna Lane in Ward One, Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins)
[The Planning and Zoning Board met on
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, and voted unanimously to recommend that the request be
granted.]
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 PetroLogistics
Olefins, LLC, to clear an eight acre area of workspace for four drill sites,
install and maintain four 50-feet by 50-feet limestone well pads, a 100-feet by
100-feet limestone well pad for Cavern No. 1 Well, a 1,500-feet by 24-feet
limestone base entrance road with a 70-feet by 40-feet entrance wing, four
100-feet by 24-feet branch roads for access to well sites, and install within
70-feet of right-of-way through trench and backfill operations and horizontal
directional bores and by utilizing above ground racks two 12-inch pipelines
(2.1 miles in length), all to provide an underground storage facility for
methane produced by local refiners. Said
project is located north of Highway 90 in the Sulphur Oil Field near
Sulphur. The Planning Staff recommends
that the Police Jury indicate no objection to this project application.
(13.2) Proposal of the Lake Charles
Harbor and Terminal District requesting a time extension to continue
maintenance dredging operations within an area as necessary to provide adequate
depths for marine vessel access. The
operation will occur within an area approximately 1,860-feet long by 370-feet
wide and situated approximately parallel to the existing shoreline, the outer
edge to extend 370-feet channelward, approximately 80,000 cubic yards of
accumulated channel bottom material.
Said project is located in the Calcasieu River on the right descending
bank approximately 30.2 miles above the mouth of the waterway 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 adopting
a resolution approving a Joint Services Agreement between the Police Jury,
Division of Planning and Development, and the City of DeQuincy to provide
inspection services at a cost of $45.00 per inspection for state mandated
building codes, 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 the submittal of an application to the Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program, Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness, for
elevation, acquisition, and pilot reconstruction of buildings that have
been repetitively flooded or substantially damaged, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury,
or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
16. Consideration of adopting
a resolution approving the issuance, sale, and delivery by the Calcasieu Parish
Public Trust Authority of $1,500,000 of Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds
(Falgoust Eye Medical Properties, L.L.C., Project), Series 2007.
17. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving the issuance, sale, and delivery by the
Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority of $15,000,000 of Gulf Opportunity Zone
Revenue Bonds (Lake Hotel Group, L.L.P., Project), Series 2007.
18. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving the issuance of the remaining $15,000,000 of
the $25,000,000 in General Obligation Bonds approved at a special election held
on January 21, 2006, in observance of the resolution passed on November 3,
2005, enacting covenants between the Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital Service
District and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury pertaining to the issuance of the
remaining bonds, 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 an agreement between the Police Jury and URS Corporation for their
professional engineering services related to updating the South Ward Three
Water System study, and further, authorize the President of the Police Jury, or
his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
20. Consideration of adopting a new Water Main
Cost Assessment Policy for waterworks districts and systems governed directly
by the Police Jury.
21. Consideration of adopting a resolution for the
Police Jury, serving as the governing
authority for Waterworks District No. Five of Wards Three and
Eight, to establish a policy regarding water use rates for out-of-district
customers and establish said rate at 1.5 times the standard district rates for
residential and commercial customers.
22. Consideration
of adopting a resolution for the Police Jury, serving as the governing
authority for Waterworks District No. Five of Wards Three and Eight, to enter
into a cost share agreement with Clearfield Development, L.L.C. for
construction of a 12-inch water main along Highway 397 for a distance of
approximately 9,400 feet extending from E. Prien Lake Road to south of Lane
Road, and further, authorizing the President of
the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents
related thereto.
23. Take appropriate action on the vacancy on
the Children and Youth Planning Board created by the resignation of Ms. Rita
Barry. (Ms. Barry represented Education/Secondary and Special
Education. Mr. Guillory and Dr. Mackey are the liaisons. The
Calcasieu Parish School Board has nominated Ms. Penny Haxthausen to fill
this vacancy.)
24. Take appropriate action on the vacancy on
the Children and Youth Planning Board created by the retirement of Ms.
Hortensia Vincent. (Ms. Vincent
represented mental health (Lake Charles Mental Health). Mr. Guillory and Dr. Mackey are the
liaisons. Lake Charles Mental Health
has nominated Ms. Leslie Nolan, who will replace Ms. Vincent in her position at
Lake Charles Mental Health, to fill this vacancy.)
25. Take appropriate action on the vacancy on
the Airport Authority of Airport District No. One created by the resignation of
Dr. Sandra Leder. (Mr. Moon is the
liaison, and he recommends that Ms. Mary Kaye Eason be appointed.)
26. Consideration of authorizing the Parish
Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for one 2007 one-ton extended cab pickup
truck, for use by the Division of Planning and Development.
27. Consideration of authorizing the Parish
Administrator to advertise for bids for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2007-08
(Water Main Extension on Various Roads in Wards Two and Eight) and Calcasieu
Parish Project No. 2007-09 (Striping of Various Roads).
28. ADVISE that a resolution has been adopted
by the Board Members of the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau
on February 22, 2007, commending and thanking the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
for their support of the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau, more
particularly as it relates to the Police Jury providing office space at the
Magnolia Building for their offices during the repairs to their building on
Lakeshore Drive.