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5:30
P.M.
1. Call to order by
President Landry.
2. Invocation. (Dr. Mackey)
3. Pledge of
Allegiance.
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 September 6, 2007.
8. Consideration
of approving the Budget Committee Report dated September 27, 2007. Said Committee:
(8.1) Recommended approval
of the following requests for funding from the Parish’s Gaming Fund:
(8.1.1) grant in the
amount of $15,000 from the Ward One allocation of the Gaming Fund to Gravity
Drainage District No. Eight of Ward One which represents a grant match for the
purchase of a crawler, and further, authorizing the President of the Police
Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related
thereto.
AGENDA NOTE: the Drainage District has received a grant
in the amount of $25,000 from the State that will be used as a match to
purchase this equipment.
(8.1.2) grant in the
amount of $15,000 from the Ward Four allocation (Police Jury District 14) of
the Gaming Fund to Ward Four Fire Protection District No. Three for the
purchase and installation of fire hydrants, and further, authorizing the
President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all
documents related thereto.
(8.1.3) grant
in the amount of $5,000 from the Ward Six allocation of the Gaming Fund to
Community Center and Playground District No. One of Ward Six for parking
improvements at their facilities, and further, authorizing the President of the
Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents
related thereto.
(8.1.4) grant in the
amount of $20,000 from the Ward Seven allocation of the Gaming Fund to
Community Center and Playground District No. Three of Ward Seven for bleachers
and lighting improvements at Ted Lyons Ballpark, and further, authorizing the
President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all
documents related thereto.
(8.1.5) grant in the
amount of $25,000 from the Ward Seven (Delta) Infrastructure allocation of the
Gaming Fund to Ward Seven Fire Protection District No. One for the purchase of
a generator for the Edgerly Station, and further, authorizing the President of
the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents
related thereto.
(8.2)
Recommended approval of a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Police Jury’s
Gaming Fund, Parishwide Needs, for sponsorship funds toward the exhibit
entitled, “Titanic: The Artifact
Exhibition,” which will be hosted by the City of Lake Charles at the 1911
Historic City Hall between October 6, 2007, and January 6, 2008, with the
understanding that the Police Jury would be reimbursed on a pro-rated basis if
a profit is realized at the conclusion of the exhibit.
AGENDA NOTE: sponsorships in addition to the City of Lake
Charles include the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau, the
Arts & Humanities Council of SWLA, the Louisiana Office of Culture and
Tourism, and several community businesses.
9. Consideration
of approving the Ambulance Regulatory Committee Report dated September 27,
2007. Said Committee:
(9.1) Received a status update regarding ambulance service in
Calcasieu Parish which indicated that both ambulance providers, Acadian and
West-Cal Cam Hospital, were meeting the response times required by the Parish’s
ordinance, and further, only two complaints had been received since December of
2006, and both of those complaints had been satisfactorily resolved. With
regard to a change from 24-hour to 12-hour full-time coverage in the Iowa area,
the Committee recommended that any changes such as this be communicated in
advance to the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP)
so that the affected juror(s) could be notified. The Committee also recommended
that the fire departments be contacted about the importance of complying with
the requirement that they be properly trained in night landing of helicopters,
said training provided by Acadian Ambulance. (Mr. Lane Owers, Mr. Jerry Romero,
and Mr. Randy Favre, of Acadian Ambulance appeared before the Committee.)
10. Consideration of approval of the Public
Works Committee Report dated September 27, 2007. Said Committee:
(10.1) Recommended
adopting a resolution accepting the Lintonwood Subdivision located on West
Houston River Road in Section 9, Township 9 South, Range 10 West, in Ward
Four. (Police Jury District 11, Mrs. Treme)
(10.2) Recommended the acceptance of Calcasieu Parish
Project No. 2005-04 as substantially complete. (Ward 3: Juvenile Detention
Intake Road and Wilmer Roberts Circle; Ward 4: A.A. Myers Road, Ann Terrace
Drive, Avondale Street, Balfour Street, Burton Shipyard Road, Carlyss Airport
Road, Charlotte Avenue, Choupique Road, Cindy Drive, Clifton Ridge Road, Dailey
Road, Dean Day Road, Estelle Drive, Forest Way Road, Gaines Road, Hudson Drive,
Imelda Drive, Jerrie Drive, Jim Pickens Road, John Stine Road, Landry Street,
Lewis Street, Long Leaf Drive, Maplewood Drive, Maurine Drive, Nabours Road,
Neely Road, Oak Lake Drive, Pak Tank Road, Pat Avenue, Ravia Road, Rodney Road,
Sara Street, Sierra Circle, Volunteer Road, W.P.A. Road, Walcot Road and White
Cap Road).
(10.3) Recommended adopting a resolution approving a
Second Amendment to the Communications Site Lease Agreement (Tower) between
Waterworks District No. Five of Wards Three and Eight and Nextel WIP Lease
Corp., a Delaware Corporation, d/b/a Nextel Partners, and further, authorizing
the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute
all documents related thereto.
AGENDA NOTE:
this amendment will increase the monthly rental from $600.00 to
$1,500.00 for rental space on the water tower.
(10.4) Recommended
adopting a resolution approving a Line Item Appropriations Cooperative Endeavor
Agreement between the Police Jury and the Department of Treasury, State of
Louisiana, on behalf of Gravity Drainage District No. Eight of Ward One, which
will entitle the District to receive an appropriation of $25,000 from the
State, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
11. Consideration of approval of the Agenda
Committee Report dated September 27, 2007.
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 September 25,
2007, on the following cases, and adopt an ordinance with respect to each piece
of property:
(12.1) AP03-419-03 (N. Simmons
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
$6,500.00 by Mr. Vernice Green be accepted.]
(12.2)
AP01-423-07 (Cascio Road-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 $12,500.00 by Mr. Byron
Gerard Hardy be accepted.]
(12.3) AP03-413-07 (N. Shattuck 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 $800.00 by Mr. Darrell Handy
be accepted.]
(12.4) AP03-418-07 (4027 Common Street) (Police
Jury District 7, Mr. Landry)
[The Director of the Division of Planning and Development
recommends that the highest offer in the amount of $300.00 by Mr. W. A. Breaux
Caltrax be accepted.]
(12.5) AP03-420-07 (Belden 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 $5,000.00 by Ms. Michelle
Cole be accepted.]
(12.6) AP03-421-07 (Gulf Street-vacant lot)
(Police Jury District 5, Dr. Mackey)
[The Director of the Division of Planning and Development
recommends that the highest offer in the amount of $6,100.00 by Mr. Bryon
Gerard Hardy be accepted.]
(12.7) AP03-422-07 (2205 Poplar 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 $6,500.00 by Ms. Angel Ann
LeBlanc be accepted.]
(12.8) AP04-424-07 (N. Huntington 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 $5,100.00 by Mr. William
LeBlanc be accepted.]
(12.9) AP04-425-07 (Bell Verdine Street-vacant
lot) (Police Jury District 15, Mr. Danahay)
[No action necessary; property has been sold to the State.]
(12-10) AP04-426-07 (Juniper Road-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 $9,300.00 by Mr. Craig
Griffith be accepted.]
13. Consideration of adopting an ordinance donating surplus
adjudicated property, in accordance with LSA¾R.S. 33:4720.25 et seq., as follows:
(Police Jury District 3)
[No opposition was received; therefore, the Director of the
Division of Planning and Development recommends that the property be donated.]
14. Consideration of a request by the Home Builders Association of
Southwest Louisiana that an ordinance be adopted amending the Code of
Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, to require the placement of a
sign on all residential construction sites listing the registered name of the
building contractor, the business telephone number of the building contractor,
and the building contractor’s Louisiana contractor license number, and further,
requiring said sign to be plainly visible and legible from the street with a
minimum letter size of two inches in height in blue and to be in place as part
of the requirements for obtaining inspections.
15. Consideration of adopting an ordinance amending the Code of
Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, with reference to enforcement
procedures and civil penalties for code violations.
16. 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:
(16.1) Proposal of Ted and
Carolyn Hanks to construct a deck, wharf, and boat dock at a private residence
along an unnamed waterway that leads to the Calcasieu River. Said project is
located along an unnamed canal off of the Calcasieu River in Westlake. The Planning Staff recommends that the
Police Jury take no action on this application due to pending litigation
before the Fourteenth Judicial District Court.
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.
17. Consideration of adopting a resolution indicating objection/no
objection to the following proposed projects in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana,
for a Joint Permit Application for Work Within the Louisiana Coastal Zone
(After-The-Fact) provided said work meets with the rules and regulations of the
Department of Natural Resources and 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:
(17.1) Proposal of Entergy
Gulf States to repair lines and structures due to damages caused by Hurricane
Rita on properties located in northeast Ward Three of Calcasieu Parish, more
particularly identified as Permit P20070377.
(17.2) Proposal of Entergy
Gulf States to repair lines and structures due to damages caused by Hurricane
Rita on properties located in Wards One, Four, and Seven of Calcasieu Parish,
more particularly identified as Permit P20070405.
(17.3) Proposal of Entergy
Gulf States to repair lines and structures due to damages caused by Hurricane
Rita on properties located in Wards Four and Seven of Calcasieu Parish, more
particularly identified as Permit P20070420.
(17.4) Proposal of Entergy
Gulf States to repair and/or replace electrical lines and poles that were
damaged by Hurricane Rita on properties located in Wards One, Three, and Four
of Calcasieu Parish, more particularly identified as Permit P20070374.
(17.5) Proposal of Entergy
Gulf States to repair and/or replace as needed to restore power after Hurricane
Rita on properties located in Ward Four of Calcasieu Parish, more particularly
identified as Permit P20070376.
(17.6) Proposal of Entergy
Gulf States to repair lines and structures due to damages caused by Hurricane
Rita on properties located in Ward Four of Calcasieu Parish, more particularly
identified as P20070392.
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 Department of Natural
Resources, Coastal Management Division, and the U. S. Corps of Engineers.
18. Consideration
of adopting a resolution supporting the Foreign-Trade Zone Application of
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (HESI) to the U. S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board
in Washington, D.C. for a grant of authority to enable HESI to establish a
manufacturing sub-zone as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 87, as per the request of the
Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District.
AGENDA
NOTE: this grant of authority will
result in no loss of tax or other revenues to any of the local or state
jurisdictions. The requested sub-zone
will enable HESI to continue and expand over time its current barite grinding
operations, saving costs of customs federal import duties, maintaining current
employment, and increasing employment in the future by maintaining operational
and customer delivery margins.
19. Consideration
of approving the following requests from the Office of Juvenile Justice
Services:
(19.1) adopt a resolution authorizing the
Office of Juvenile Justice Services to submit a grant application for up to
$25,000 to the H.C. Drew Estate to provide for the purchase of equipment and
materials to fund delinquency prevention programs which will improve the
educational, vocational and social outcomes for at-risk youth and their
families, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
(19.2) adopt a resolution authorizing the
Office of Juvenile Justice Services to submit a continuation grant application
to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement for an amount up to $15,000 with
a 10% match from existing funds to continue improvements to the Calcasieu Parish
Juvenile Detention Center and enhance programming for at-risk youth, 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.
(19.3) adopt a resolution authorizing the Office of
Juvenile Justice Services to submit a proposal to the State of Louisiana,
Office of Youth Development, for an amount up to $125,000 to provide for
continuation of a mental health court to coordinate mental health and
stabilization services for court-involved youth, and authorizing the Director
of the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to negotiate on the terms and
conditions of an agreement or contract between the Police Jury and the Office
of Youth Development, and should residual funds become
available, a contract 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.
(19.4) adopt a resolution authorizing the Office of
Juvenile Justice Services to submit a proposal of up to $125,000 to the State
of Louisiana, Office of Youth Development, and their consultants to provide for
support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change Initiative in Calcasieu
Parish, and authorizing the Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice Services
to negotiate on the terms and conditions of an agreement or contract between
the Police Jury, the Office of Youth Development, and their consultants, and
should residual funds become available, a contract 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.
(19.5) adopt a resolution authorizing the Office of
Juvenile Justice Services to submit a proposal of up to $20,000 to the State of
Louisiana, Office of Youth Development, and their consultants to provide for
support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Models for
Change Initiative for the Calcasieu Parish Children and Youth Planning Board,
and authorizing the Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to
negotiate on the terms and conditions of an agreement or contract between the
Police Jury, the Office of Youth Development, and their consultants, and should
residual funds become available, a contract 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.
(19.6) adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of
the Office of Juvenile Justice Services to negotiate and finalize terms and
conditions of a professional services agreement of up to $5,000 between the
Police Jury and Kathleen Rigler for the activities and oversight relating to
the continuation of the A.R.T. T.R.A.C.K.S. program funded through a grant
from the Louisiana Division of Arts, and further, authorizing the President of
the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents
related thereto.
(19.7) adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice
Services to negotiate on terms and conditions that he may deem advisable a
contract or contracts in an amount of up to $25,000 with Applied Data Systems,
LLC, for the enhancement of the present Juvenile Case Manager information
system for the Office of Juvenile Justice Services, and further,
authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
20. Consideration of approving disbursement of
the portion of gaming revenue reserved for the “small cities’ grants” for the
period from January 1, 2007, through July 31, 2007, after which these cities
will receive funds from the gaming revenue pool, if they approve the “Agreement
to Participate.”
21. Consideration of approval of Grant Year 2008
Road and Drainage Trust Fund Grants, as recommended by the Trust Fund Rating
Committee, as follows:
Amount
Entity Project Description Awarded
City of DeQuincy Upgrading
of Roads $43,500
GDD No. 5 of Ward 4 Goss
Ditch Drainage-Phase III $439,838
GDD No. 6 of Wards 5/6 High
Hope Comprehensive Imp. $199,800
City of Lake Charles Holmes
Street Bridge Replacement $349,000
City of Sulphur Elizabeth/Pearl
Str. Bridge Replacement $150,000
Town of Vinton West
Street Sidewalk Project $255,576
22. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving a Contract to Provide Services/Hold Harmless Agreement between the
Police Jury and Sandra and Euell Simon for parkkeeper services at Alligator
Park, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
23. Consideration
of adopting a resolution authorizing advertising of an oil, gas, and mineral
lease on certain tracts of land (20.0 acres, more or less) in the Northeast
Quarter (NE/4) of Section 3, Township 11 South, Range 9 West, in Ward
Three. (Police Jury District 8, Mr.
Brame)
24. Consideration
of adopting a resolution of condolences to the family of Mr. David Soileau,
former Director of the Calcasieu Parish Communications District. (Dr. Mackey)
25. Consideration
of adopting a resolution approving the cancellation of an election called by
Ward One Fire Protection District No. One to be held on October 20, 2007, for
continuation of the District's five-mill property tax.
AGENDA
NOTE: this election was called by the District in
error, and it is not necessary to hold the election on October 20th.
26. Take
appropriate action on the vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Community
Center and Playground District No. One of Ward Six created by the resignation
of Ms. Jeanette Peterson, effective May 31, 2007. (Ms. Peterson represents District 14. Mrs. Treme is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that
action be deferred for thirty days.)
AGENDA
NOTE: the Police Jury deferred
action on May 3, 2007, until May 31, 2007, on June 7, 2007, until June 28,
2007, on July 5, 2007, until July 26, 2007, on August 2, 2007, until August 30,
2007, on August 2, 2007, until August 30, 2007, and on September 6, 2007, until
September 27, 2007.
27. Take appropriate
action on the expiration of the term of Mr. Gerry N. Trahan as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Community Center and Playground District No. Two of
Ward Four (a/k/a Sulphur Parks and Recreation). (Mr. Trahan represents District 13. Mr. Andrepont and Mr. Danahay are the liaisons. The Agenda
Committee recommended that action be deferred for thirty days.)
AGENDA NOTE: the Police Jury deferred action on September
6, 2007, until September 27, 2007.
28. Take appropriate action on the expiration of
the term of Mr. Kenneth Wayne “Kenny” Nabours as a member of the Board of
Commissioners of West Calcasieu Port, Harbor, and Terminal District. (Mr. Nabours represents the West Calcasieu
Association of Commerce. Mr. Andrepont
and Mr. McMillin are the liaisons.
Correspondence has been received from the West Calcasieu Association of
Commerce requesting that Mr. Nabours be reappointed. The Agenda Committee
recommended that Mr. Nabours be reappointed.)
29. Take appropriate action on the expiration of
the term of Mr. Whit Baker as a member of the Calcasieu Parish Planning and
Zoning Board. (Mr. Baker represents
Wards 5, 6, and 7. Mr. Manuel is the
liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr. Baker be reappointed.)
30. Take appropriate action on the expiration of
the term of Mr. Samuel L. Hebert as a member of the Calcasieu Parish Planning
and Zoning Board. (Mr. Hebert
represents Ward 1. Mr. Manuel is the
liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that action be deferred for thirty
days.)
31. Take appropriate action on the expiration of
the term of Mr. Paul Guillory as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward
Eight Fire Protection District No. Two.
(Mr. Guillory represents District 10.
Mr. Stelly is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr.
Guillory be reappointed.)
32. Take appropriate action on the expiration of
the term of Mr. Lester Goss as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward
Four Fire Protection District No.Three.
(Mr. Goss represents District 3.
Mr. McMillin is the liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that Mr.
Goss be reappointed.)
33. Take appropriate action on bids received by
the Parish Purchasing Agent on September 25, 2007, 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 October 5,
2007, until March 31, 2008.
34. Consideration of authorizing the Parish
Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for bulk oil, with unit prices effective
from December 1, 2007, until May 31, 2008, concrete catch basins, concrete
pipe, metal pipe, plastic pipe, PVC adapters, with unit prices effective from
January 1, 2008, until June 30, 2008, and mosquito control chemicals and gasoline
and diesel, with unit prices effective from January 1, 2008, until December 31,
2008.
35. Consideration
of adopting a resolution commending Mr. Jeremy Harper of the Lake Charles
American Press for his thorough and unbiased coverage of the meetings of
the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury during the past five years and wishing him
much success in his new position with the Baton Rouge Advocate.
36. ADVISE that surplus adjudicated properties
will be offered for sale by the Director of the Division of Planning and
Development on October 23, 2007.
·
Term of Mr. Raymond Malveaux as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Waterworks District No. Two of Ward Four. (Mr. Malveaux represents District 14. Mr. McMillin is the liaison.)
REGULAR
MEETING – OCTOBER 4, 2007
The
following items were received after the Agenda Committee meeting on September
27, 2007, and will require a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules for
consideration by the Police Jury:
Item No. One:
Take
appropriate action to fill a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of Community
Center and Playground District No. Four of Ward One which was created by the
resignation of Ms. Sherry Klein. (Ms. Klein represented District 1. Mr. Manuel
is the liaison, and he recommends that Mr. Darby Quinn be appointed.)