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G E N D A
5:30 P.M.
1. Call to order by President
Stelly.
2. Invocation.
(Mr. Farnum)
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Roll Call.
5. Presentation of a trophy to the Lady Saints
Soccer Team and Coaches for winning the 2008 Division III State Soccer
Championship. (Dr. Mackey)
6. Presentation of a plaque to Mr. Kerry Onxley for being inducted into the Arkansas Hall of Fame of
the Arkansas Thespian Society in recognition of his dedication to theatre
education, professional achievement, and continued service to the International
Thespian Society.
7. Appearance of Ms. Catherine Thomas with United Way of Southwest
Louisiana to discuss continuing long-term recovery efforts and the upcoming
Alternative Spring Break event.
8. Take appropriate action on applications for liquor and beer
permits. (Mr. Vickers) (No action
required due to the fact that no applications have been submitted.)
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 February 7, 2008.
11. Consideration of approving the Agenda
Committee Report dated February 28, 2008.
12. Consideration of approving the Public Works
Committee Report dated February 28, 2008. Said Committee:
(12.1)
Received and opened sealed bids for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2008-01 (Overlaying of
Various Roads in Calcasieu Parish), as advertised in accordance with law for
action to be taken at 5:30 p.m.:
Bessette Development Corporation................................................................................................. $3,980,802.13
Gilchrist
Construction Company...................................................................................................... $4,847,805.50
Prairie
Contractors, Inc...................................................................................................................... $5,140,192.50
R.
E. Heidt Construction Company, Inc.......................................................................................... $4,159,432.21
AGENDA NOTE:
the Parish Engineer recommends that the low bid in the amount of
$3,980,802.13 of Bessette Development Corporation be
accepted.
(12.2)
Heard a brief statement from Mr. David A. Abshire,
160 West Park Manor Drive, Moss Bluff, relative to events which had transpired
since his Zoning Request (RZ04-029-07) was approved by the Police Jury on
February 20, 2008, for a solid waste site (construction and debris landfill
classification type 3) on Coach Williams Drive in Ward Four, wherein Mr. Abshire advised that after hearing the claims by the
citizens of Mossville that tires had been illegally
buried on his property, he had investigated and found that they had indeed been
buried, unbeknownst to him, after which he contacted the Louisiana Department
of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to be present for monitoring purposes when they
were excavated.
(12.3) Received report from the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New Orleans District, with reference to the Calcasieu River Basin
Study wherein Mr. Mark Wingate, P.E., Senior Project Manager, advised that the
Corps had completed 60% of engineering surveys and hydrology and hydraulic
modeling and had provided models on February 25, 2008, for Drainage Laterals
W4, W5, Black Bayou, Hippolyte Coulee, W16 (Kayouchee Coulee) and Contraband Bayou. He further advised
that models for Bayou D’Inde and Bayou Choupique would be completed within the following month and
that all models should be completed by August, 2008. Mr. Wingate stated that
based on the current time line and congressional authorization of the Water
Resources Development Act, a “notice to proceed” could be issued in December,
2010.
(12.4) Received report from the Engineering Staff
regarding the T-intersection of Old Spanish Trail and Coach Williams Drive (new
extension of Highway 108) wherein different options to increase safety at this
intersection were discussed, such as “rumble” strips, beacons affixed to
existing signage, and/or a combination thereof, and further, since “rumble”
strips had been proven to be most effective in situations such as this, Mr.
McMillin agreed to meet with the property owners to see if this option was
agreeable to them.
(12.5) Recommended that a
resolution be adopted accepting Carlyss Industrial Park located on the west
side of Louisiana State Highway 27 in Section 15, Township 10 South, Range 10
West, in south Ward Four, subject to the developer maintaining the
“T-intersection” at the west end of Hood Road.
(Police Jury District 12, Mr. Hassien)
AGENDA NOTE: prior to the sale of Lots 8 & 9, the
“T-intersection” will be immediately hardsurfaced, as
per correspondence dated February 21, 2008, from Palvest,
Inc.
(12.6) Recommended that a resolution be adopted
accepting Victorian Heights Phase 2 Subdivision located off of Empress Drive in
Section 31, Township 8 South, Range 8 West, in Ward One. (Police Jury District 1, Mr. Spell)
(12.7)
Recommended that an ordinance be adopted amending the Code of Ordinances of
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, to name the west 393’ of an unnamed road off
of Kingery Road (984-990) as “Reed Lane” in Ward One,
and further, removing this section of road (984-990) from the Master Private
Road List. (Police Jury District 1, Mr. Spell)
AGENDA
NOTE: the west 393’ of the currently
unnamed road is a previously-established prescriptive right-of-way, and
documentation of maintenance dating back to the 1980’s is on file.
(12.8) Recommended that an ordinance be adopted
and/or existing ordinance(s) be amended to establish “no parking” on Bennie
Lane in Ward Three. (Police Jury District 6, Mr. Scott)
(12.9) Recommended that a
resolution be adopted approving a Consent to Cross U. S. Government Easement
(No. DACW29-9-08-62) between the Police Jury and the Department of the Army,
which will authorize the installation of erosion control material at
Intracoastal Park, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury,
or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related
thereto. (Police Jury District 12, Mr. Hassien)
(12.10) Recommended that a
resolution be adopted approving Amendment No. 1 to Consent No. DACW29-9-05-106
between the Police Jury and the Department of the Army which will authorize the
addition of a fishing pier, covered pavilion, and the moving of existing
channel markers on government-owned land, known as Calcasieu Point Landing, and
further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when
appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto. (Police Jury District 8, Mr. Brame)
(12.11) Recommended that
a meeting of the Litter Abatement and Solid Waste Committee be convened in the
near future to discuss litter problems in Calcasieu Parish, and further, that
Mr. Wayne Heckford of Ouachita Parish and law
enforcement officials from Calcasieu Parish, be invited to attend said meeting.
13. Consideration of approving the Wastewater
Committee Report dated March 6, 2008.
14. Consideration of amending action taken by
the Police Jury on February 20, 2008, in light of events which have transpired
since such action, whereby Zoning Request RZ04-029-07 was granted, as requested
by David A. Abshire, LLC, to rezone from I-2 (Heavy
Industrial) to I-2R (Heavy Industrial-Restricted) to allow a solid waste site
(construction and debris landfill-classification type 3). (Coach Williams Drive in Ward Four, Police
Jury District 14, Mr. McMillin)
AGENDA
NOTE: on Wednesday, February
20, 2008, the Police Jury voted ten (for) to four (against) to approve the
request with the following stipulations: 1) that the development adhere to the site
plan on file with the Division of Planning and Development; 2) that the
development adhere to the Department of Environmental Quality Regulations; 3)
upon issuance of a development permit, the solid waste site disposal is for ten
years or when the pit is completely filled; whichever comes first; 4) that
access be restricted to Coach Williams Drive only; 5) that a 50’ natural buffer
must be maintained along the north property line to the west of Pattie Moss and
a 6’ wood privacy fence must be installed along the north property line to the
east of Pattie Moss prior to issuance of
development permit; 6) that a 300’ asphalt access road be provided; and
7) that this change in zoning be contingent upon the applicant’s receipt of the
appropriate permit from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
(LDEQ), and further, if no permit is obtained from LDEQ, the zoning shall
revert back to I-2 (Heavy Industrial). (Voting in favor of the
request to rezone were Mr. Spell, Mrs. Griffin, Dr. Mackey, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Landry, Mr. Guidry, Mrs. Treme, Mr. Hassien, Mr. Andrepont, and Mr. Farnum. Voting against
the request to rezone were Mr. Collins, Mr. Syas, Mr.
Brame, and Mr. McMillin.)
15. 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 26,
2008, on the following cases, and adopt an ordinance with respect to each piece
of property:
(15.1) AP03-294-05
(900 Block of Booker 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 $1,500.00 by Mr. Samuel L. Sung be accepted.]
(15.2) AP03-329-06
(100 Block of Louisiana Avenue-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 $1,100.00 by Mr. James W. Pettieway
be accepted.]
(15.3) AP03-353-06 (1600 Block of
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 $2,800.00 by Ms. Novella Franklin be accepted.]
(15.4) AP03-355-06 (2100 Block of
Katherine Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins)
[No bids were received; therefore, this
property will be readvertised on March’s adjudicated
property.]
(15.5) AP06-351-06 (800 Block of
Cooley Road, west of Holbrook Park Road-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 11,
Mrs. Treme)
[No action necessary; property was
removed from the sale.]
(15.6) AP07-325-06 (800 Block of Fancher Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 12, Mr. Hassien)
[The Director of the Division of
Planning and Development recommends that the highest offer in the amount of
$2,600.00 by Ms. Earlene Prescott be accepted.]
(15.7) AP03-430-07 (1700 Block of
Evans Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)
[No bids were received; therefore, this
property will be readvertised on March’s adjudicated
property.]
(15.8) AP03-442-08 (100 Block of
South Enterprise Boulevard-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
$550.00 by Mr. Tony Terry Zackery be accepted.]
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 Bollinger-Calcasieu,
LLC, to clear and grade a 22.10 acre site and deposit approximately 25,000
cubic yards of on-site dredge material along with 175,000 cubic yards of
hauled-in fill to achieve required elevations for construction of multiple shipyard
support buildings to include a new administration office, warehouse, employee
housing facility, fabrication shop, machine shop, lunch/locker room,
blasting/painting building, guard house, rail system, surface parking, access
roadways, and multiple underground utilities such as air, water, sewer, and
welding gases. Conduct hydraulic
dredging operations to remove approximately 375,000 cubic yards of shoreline
and waterbottom material as necessary to construct
two dry dock slips, -30 feet and -40 feet deep.
Dredge material would be pumped under the Calcasieu River Ship Channel
and deposited within existing Corps of Engineers Disposal Area No. 12B. Also, installation of 2,525 linear feet of
steel sheet pile bulkhead, a relieving platform, a 40-foot by 280-foot crane
deck, and appurtenant mooring pilings all as required to expand an existing
shipyard facility. Said project is located
at 8086 Global Drive along the right descending bank of the Calcasieu River
Ship Channel. 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.
17. Consideration of adopting a resolution
acknowledging and supporting the documented need for an additional judgeship in
the Family and Juvenile Section of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, and
further, authorizing the forwarding of said resolution to the Supreme Court.
18. Consideration of adopting a resolution
supporting Louisiana’s Chenier Plain, Regions 3b & 4 in its fight to attain
a proportionate share of recognition, research, and resources to construct
projects that will work to sustain a critical part of America’s Wetland along
the Gulf of Mexico.
AGENDA
NOTE: a memorandum and a resolution,
adopted by the Cameron Parish Police Jury on February 4, 2008, has been
received from the Cameron Parish Police Jury requesting that the Calcasieu
Parish Police Jury join with them in support of our coastal wetlands and
shoreline by passing a similar resolution.
19. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the Police Jury and Philip R. Derise which will provide for a ninety-day trial period for
an exclusive franchise to operate a general shoeshine concession in the
Calcasieu Judicial Center.
20. Consideration of adopting a resolution
approving the submittal of a grant application, on behalf of the Niblett’s Bluff Park Commission, to the Louisiana Office of
State Parks and the U. S. Department of the Interior for a containment wall
along the Sabine River, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury,
or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
AGENDA
NOTE: as the property owner, the
Police Jury must be the entity to submit the grant application.
21. Consideration of approving the following
requests from the Office of Juvenile Justice Services:
(21.1) adopt a resolution approving the submittal of a continuation
application in an amount up to $180,000, and any revisions thereafter, to the
Louisiana Supreme Court which outlines the certifications and budget of the
Calcasieu Parish Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Program, and should residual
funds become available, a grant adjustment can be filed to increase the grant
award, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
(21.2) adopt a resolution approving an agreement with the State of Louisiana, Office of Youth Development,
wherein the Office of Juvenile Justice Services will participate in the Title
IV-E Federal Foster Care Reimbursement Program, through the provision of
services and performance of administrative activities to assist and support the
agency’s program of foster care services for eligible children, pursuant to
rules and regulations of the Title IV-E Foster Care Program, and should
residual funds become available, a contract adjustment can be filed to increase
the contract award, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury,
or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
(21.3) adopt a resolution approving the submittal of a continued grant application in an amount up
to $75,000, and any revisions thereafter, to the State of Louisiana, Office of
Youth Development, to provide transportation services for at-risk youth and their
families, and should residual funds
become available, a contract adjustment can be filed to increase the grant
award, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his
designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.
(21.4) adopt a resolution
approving the submittal of a proposal to the State of Louisiana,
Office of Youth Development, for an amount up to $175,000, to provide for
continuation of a mental health court to coordinate 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.
(21.5) adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of a
continuation grant application, in an amount up to $150,000, to the Louisiana
Board of Regents for the
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to implement the Foundation's
Models for Change Program in Calcasieu Parish, and designating the Police
Jury’s Division of Finance as the fiscal agent, 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. Take appropriate action on expiration of the
term of Mr. James Vincent as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Iowa
Fire Protection District No. One of Ward Eight. (Mr.
Vincent represents District 10. Mr. Stelly is the
liaison. The Agenda Committee recommended that this item remain on the agenda
for a recommendation at the Regular Meeting on March 6, 2008. Mr. Stelly
recommends that Mr. Richard Dunno be appointed.)
AGENDA
NOTE: on January 3, 2008, the Police Jury deferred
action until January 31, 2008, and on February 7, 2008, the Police Jury
deferred action until February 28, 2008.
23. Take appropriate action on the expiration of
the term of Mr. James Dennis as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Ward
Four Fire Protection District No. Two. (Mr. Dennis represents District 12. Mr. Hassien is the
liaison, and he recommends that Mr. L. E. Nix be appointed. The Agenda
Committee recommended that Mr. Nix be appointed.)
24. ADVISE that Mr. Claude A. Syas
has been appointed by the President of the Police Jury to replace Mr. Tony
Guillory as the Police Jury’s liaison to and member of the Children and Youth
Planning Board.
25. Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the
Children and Youth Planning Board created by the retirement of Ms. Sheryl
Royer. (Ms. Royer was nominated by the
Office of Community Services.
Correspondence has been received from said office recommending that Ms.
Kathryn “Kim” Mouton be appointed. Dr.
Mackey and Mr. Syas are the liaisons. The Agenda
Committee recommended that Ms. Mouton be appointed.)
26. Take appropriate action on the vacancy on the
Children and Youth Planning Board created by the relocation of Ms. Grace
Bauer. (Ms. Bauer was a Parent
representative (west side). The Office
of Juvenile Justice Services recommends that Ms. Koni
Bridges be appointed. Dr. Mackey and Mr.
Syas are the liaisons. The Agenda Committee
recommended that Ms. Bridges be appointed.)
27. Take appropriate action on bids received by
the Police Jury on February 20, 2008, for the Security Electronics Upgrade at
the Calcasieu Correctional Center.
AGENDA
NOTE: action on bids was deferred by
the Police Jury until March 6, 2008. The
Project Architect and Administrative Staff recommend that the bid in the amount
of $1,092,000 of John D. Myers and Associates be accepted.
28. Take appropriate action on bids received by
the Parish Purchasing Agent on February 26, 2008, for ready mix concrete,
crushed stone, hot mix, floating aerators for oxidation pond, sewer pumps
complete with fiberglass tanks, with unit prices effective from April 1, 2008,
until September 30, 2008.
29. Consideration of authorizing the Parish
Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for equipment tires, with unit prices
effective from May 1, 2008, until October 31, 2008.
30. Consideration of authorizing the Parish
Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for one 2008 mid-sized four-door utility
vehicle, for use by the Division of Finance (Risk Management), and further,
declaring as surplus one 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 Van, Unit #RS3, Asset #012543, and
one 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, Asset #12753, to be sold as appropriate as a
trade-in, or through the E-Gov Auction, Parish Auction or private sale.
31. Consideration of proclaiming Tuesday, March
25, 2008, as “Retired Teachers Day” in Calcasieu Parish. (Mrs. Griffin)
32. ADVISE that surplus adjudicated properties
will be offered for sale by the Director of the Division of Planning and
Development on March 25, 2008.