December 1, 2005

Lake Charles, Louisiana

The Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in Regular Session at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2005, in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Parish Government Building, 1015 Pithon Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, with The Honorable Hal McMillin, President, presiding, and the following members present:

Mesdames Mary Kaye Eason and Sandra J. Treme; and Messrs. Francis Andrepont, Brent Clement, Calvin Collins, Mike Danahay, Kevin Guidry, Tony Guillory, Chris Landry, Charles S. Mackey, D.D.S., Don Manuel, and Cornie Moon

Absent: Mrs. Elizabeth Conway Griffin (ill) and Mr. Tony Stelly (surgery)

Also present were Mr. S. Mark McMurry, Parish Administrator; Mr. Bryan Beam, Assistant Parish Administrator; Mrs. Coleen Clark, Executive Secretary; Mrs. Cheryl Heisser, Director of Human Resources; Mr. Jerry Milner, Director of Finance; Mr. Allen L. Smith, Jr. of the firm of Plauche, Smith and Nieset, General Counsel; Ms. Kathy P. Smith, Recording Secretary; Mr. Jim Vickers, Director of Planning and Development; and Mr. Gerry Trahan, Director of Facilities Management.

President McMillin called the meeting to order. The invocation was pronounced by Mr. Moon which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The roll was called with the result being as outlined above.

President McMillin welcomed everyone in attendance and asked those who would like to address the Police Jury to fill out a “Request to Appear” form and submit it to the staff. He also asked that all cellular telephones and pagers be turned off or set on a suitable mode so they would not interrupt the meeting.

The Honorable Lynn Jones, Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court, appeared before the Police Jury and urged all citizens to vote in the upcoming run-off election on December 10, 2005. He pointed out that the ballot would contain two important races, one for District Attorney and the other for Police Jury District 8. Mr. Jones also pointed out that the turnout for the primary election had been extremely low – 19% of the registered voters. He stated that he understood that many people were busy recovering from Hurricane Rita but that it only took a few minutes to vote. Mr. Jones countered the theory that he said some people had, that their vote did not count, by giving various examples from throughout history of how one vote had decided some very important issues such as establishment of the English language as the national language instead of German, women’s right to vote, etc.

In answer to a question by Mr. Moon, Mr. Jones stated that statistics had shown that Calcasieu Parish was in the bottom ten parishes of the 64 parishes in the State as far as voting. He further stated that he was working with the Secretary of State’s office on an effort to have absentee voting not just at the Courthouse but also out in the community.

Mr. Rob McCorquodale, 917 Audubon Drive, Lake Charles, appeared before the Police Jury with reference to his candidacy for the office of Calcasieu Parish District Attorney. He spoke of his desire to make the community safer, his experience in prosecuting criminals, and the fact that he would not have a private practice if elected, pointing out that he felt the District Attorney should not earn anything other than the salary allowed by law so that his time could be spent where it belonged, on his responsibilities as District Attorney.

Mr. Earl Groves of the Corps of Engineers, temporary office address of 2424 West Third Street, Lake Charles (Office of Community Services location) appeared before the Police Jury at this time to give a report with reference to hurricane debris removal in Calcasieu Parish. He stated that following the last meeting at which he gave a report to the Police Jury, a better system had been worked out by Mr. Allen Wainwright, Public Works Engineer, and Crowder Gulf to evaluate parish roads as to light, medium and heavy levels of debris, broken down by category of type of debris.

Mr. Groves advised that the debris removal project was approximately 70% complete, pointing out that some medium and very few heavy levels had been identified, and the contractor would be focusing on getting all roads down to light, which he defined as 40 cubic yards or less on a particular road.

Mr. Groves stated that with regard to white goods, they had hauled 50 or 60 refrigerators to a staging area for a company to remove the Freon and spoiled food from them prior to disposal, however, said company had “pulled out” which meant another staging area had to be found. Mr. Groves advised that a tarmac area at Chennault Airport was being used where a contractor would clean them and EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) would remove the Freon, therefore, the pick-up of white goods would resume on December 2, 2005.

Mr. Groves stated that his time in Calcasieu Parish had been “absolutely great”, however, he would be returning to his home office, and Mr. Pete Naveskey of the Corps would provide a report to the Police Jury at its Regular Meeting on December 15, 2005.

Mr. Clement asked if the length of a road was taken into account in considering the 40 cubic yard benchmark for “light” debris, and Mr. Wainwright stated that it was established on a per mile basis. He further stated that 40 - 200 cubic yards was considered medium, and anything over that was considered heavy debris. Mr. Wainwright stated that the Public Works crews had attempted to physically check every road in the Parish, and they should be finished with that task on December 2, 2005, and he encouraged the jurors to let the staff know of any specific areas that needed attention.

In answer to a question by Mr. Clement, Mr. McMurry stated that the City of Westlake and the Town of Vinton were obtaining rights-of-entry to go onto private property for debris removal purposes, but that both municipalities had hired their own contractor (instead of going through the Corps).

President McMillin announced that it was 6:00 p.m. and a public hearing had been scheduled to be held at this time, however, discussion would be finalized on the matter at hand prior to holding the public hearing.

In answer to a question by Mr. Moon, Mr. Wainwright advised that Public Works would be starting over on Monday morning (December 5, 2005) surveying the Parish and would be watching and keeping track of when all the roads fell into the “light” category. He pointed out that they were currently trying to focus on heavy or medium sites of debris, and he felt that the strategy for picking up debris had improved in that they were going about it systematically rather than by zone like before.

Mr. Manuel asked that the debris be cleared from the north side of Highway 378 across from Moss Bluff Middle School. He stated that this was where the crossing guard escorted students across the highway to the school and that a Popeye’s was being built in that area which was also adding to the congestion. Mr. Manuel asked that this debris be picked up as soon as possible, and Mr. Wainwright stated that he would call that in the following morning and see what Crowder Gulf (the sub-contractor) could do about it.

President McMillin asked Mr. Groves to reiterate to his replacement that the Parish needed a “last call” before the project was finished, to which Mr. Groves responded that there would be an official procedure for close out of the project and the contractual agreement with the Corps. He explained that meetings would be held prior to that time, as well as other procedures, prior to completion of the project.

President McMillin pointed out that the Deatonville area south of the Intracoastal Canal had been very hard hit by storm surge and that there was a lot of devastation and debris in that area of the Parish. President McMillin stated that citizens had asked him about the right-of-entry process and suggested that the staff and Police Jury give some consideration as to what could be done for these residents, particularly those who lived right next to Big Lake itself.

President McMillin advised that a public hearing would be held at this time, as a result of notice provided to the owners of properties described below, in accordance with Article II-Chapter Six of the Code of Ordinances of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, ordering said owners to show cause as to why the structures on said properties should not be condemned:

(1) OLLINZ MORGAN ROAD, north Sulphur area, Com at NE Cor of SE NW 13.9.10 TH W 165 Ft S 264 Ft etc., Ward 4U, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured home). Owner: Entergy Gulf States, Inc, c/o Entergy Services Inc., Tax Department, P. O. Box 61000, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70161, Attn: Paul Acosta, TA# 00748293 (Police Jury District 14, Mr. McMillin);

(2) 622 JONES STREET, east Lake Charles area, N 80 Ft Lot 1 and N 80 Ft of E ½ Lot 2, Block 6, Airport Acres Subdivision, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house). Owner: Anita Jo Ferguson Howard, 622 Jones Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70615, TA# 00102695 (Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins);

(3) 4222 E PRIEN LAKE ROAD, south Lake Charles area, the E 204.82 Ft of NE NE NW 14.10.8, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured home (white w/green trim) with addition and one manufactured home (white w/brown trim). Mortgage holder: Hibernia National Bank, Loan Administration Department, 440 Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, Owner: Peggy Ann Husers Ravia, et al, 4222 E Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70605, TA# 0007844 (Police Jury District 9, Mr. Guidry);

(4) 118 7TH STREET, Starks area, Lots 17 and 18, Block 6, Starks, Ward 5, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured home). Owner: Kathaleen Sue White, P. O. Box 223, Starks, Louisiana, 70661, TA# 00193879 (Police Jury District 11, Mrs. Treme);

(5) 6210 SAPLING DRIVE, Moss Bluff area, Lot 33, Pine Park Subdivision, Less S/2, Ward 1, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one manufactured home). Mortgage holder: City Savings Bank & Trust Company, P. O. Box 550, DeRidder, LA 70634. Owner: Lance Rentzel Reese, 427 #1 Erika Drive, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70611, TA# 00939110 (Police Jury District 1, Mr. Manuel); and

(6) 3010 STILLWELL STREET, south Sulphur area, Lot 10, Block 1, J A Bell et al Subn Acres Subdivision No. 1, Ward 4, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (one house). Owner: William Max Hand, 3006 Stillwell Street, Sulphur, Louisiana, 70665, TA# 00143634 (Police Jury District 15, Mr. Danahay).

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With reference to the first structure located on Ollinz Morgan Road, Mr. Wes Crain, Assistant Director of Development, advised that no action was necessary due to the fact that the structure had been removed.

With reference to the second structure located at 622 Jones Street in the east Lake Charles area, Mr. Crain recommended that the house be condemned and removed within thirty days.

President McMillin asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to address the Police Jury regarding this piece of property and hearing no comments, motion was made by Mr. Collins, seconded by Mr. Landry and carried unanimously that the staff’s recommendation be approved and the following ordinance adopted:

ORDINANCE NO. 4990

AN ORDINANCE ordering condemnation and demolition of one (1) house on property located at 622 Jones Street (N 80 Ft Lot 1 and N 80 Ft of E ½ Lot 2, Block 6, Airport Acres Subdivision); Tax Assessment No. 00102695, East Lake Charles area of Ward Three, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and currently owned by Anita Jo Ferguson Howard.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE POLICE JURY OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, convened in regular session on the 1^st day of December, 2005, that:

SECTION 1. The facts as set forth at the meeting of the Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on this date, justify an order of this Police Jury, and it is hereby ordered that the house on property located at 622 Jones Street (N 80 Ft Lot 1 and N 80 Ft of E ½ Lot 2, Block 6, Airport Acres Subdivision); Tax Assessment No. 00102695, East Lake Charles area of Ward Three, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and currently owned by Anita Jo Ferguson Howard, be demolished and removed within thirty (30) days from the date of this ordinance. This order requires that all development permits be secured for demolition and all debris be removed from the premises. This order is made this 1^st day of December, 2005, and is final unless appealed within five (5) days.

SECTION 2. If the house on the premises hereinabove described in the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, is not demolished and removed within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, notice is hereby given that the Director of Parish Planning and Development shall have work commenced on the demolition and removal of said house, in which case the Police Jury shall not be liable for damages and shall have a lien and privilege against the property upon which the house was situated for the cost of demolishing and removing said house, and for the cost of maintaining the property.

SECTION 3. The Director of Parish Planning and Development is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of said demolition and removal as required by law.

SECTION 4. The Director of Parish Planning and Development is hereby authorized to enter into a contract to accomplish the demolition of the house, if necessary, and to pay the fees of the contractor from appropriate Parish funds, and to pay any and all costs associated with the demolition. Any amounts expended by the Parish of Calcasieu shall be included in the statement of costs in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and the Parish of Calcasieu shall have a lien and privilege for all costs resulting from the demolition.

SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately.

THUS DONE AND PASSED BY THE CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY on the date above inscribed.

/s/ Hal McMillin, President

/s/ S. Mark McMurry, Administrator &

Ex-Officio Secretary

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With reference to the third structure located at 4222 East Prien Lake Road in the south Lake Charles area, Mr. Crain recommended that the house be condemned and removed within thirty days.

President McMillin asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to address the Police Jury regarding this piece of property, and Ms. Peggy Ravia, owner of said property, appeared before the Police Jury. She stated that she did not own the mobile homes which were situated on the property and that she needed more time to remove them. Ms. Ravia explained that she had someone who was willing to move them but that everyone was overworked with the aftermath of Hurricane Rita. Ms. Ravia asked for ninety days instead of thirty days as stipulated in the motion on the floor.

Mr. Andrepont stated he had no problem with allowing Ms. Ravia ninety days, with the stipulation that she come back before the Police Jury if the work was not completed in such time. Mr. Andrepont pointed out that the Police Jury had given owners extra time in the past and that these were hardship cases. He also pointed out that conditions in the Parish were not normal (since the storm).

Ms. Ravia stated that her mail service had just recently recommenced, and she was currently living in only three rooms of her house.

Mr. Crain stated that the staff had been trying to address the problems with this property since February of 2005 and in addition to the mobile homes, there had also been complaints about junk on the property. Mr. Crain further stated that he had given Ms. Ravia many extensions already, and he again recommended that the Police Jury give her thirty days to remove the mobile homes, pointing out that the staff had the authority to give her an extension up to sixty days past that if work was ongoing.

Ms. Ravia stated that when this process with the Parish first started in March of 2005, she had just buried a child.

Motion was made by Mr. Guidry, seconded by Mr. Manuel and carried unanimously that the manufactured homes be condemned and removed within ninety days; whereupon, the following ordinance was adopted:

ORDINANCE NO. 4991

AN ORDINANCE ordering condemnation and demolition of one (1) manufactured home (white w/brown trim) with addition and one (1) manufactured home (white w/brown trim) on property located at 4222 E Prien Lake Road (the E 204.82 Ft of NE NE NW 14.10.8); Tax Assessment No. 0007844, south Lake Charles area of Ward Three, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, mortgage currently held by Hibernia National Bank and currently owned by Peggy Ann Husers Ravia, et al.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE POLICE JURY OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, convened in regular session on the 1^st day of December, 2005, that:

SECTION 1. The facts as set forth at the meeting of the Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on this date, justify an order of this Police Jury, and it is hereby ordered that the manufactured home (white w/brown trim) with addition and manufactured home (white w/brown trim) on property located at 4222 E Prien Lake Road (the E 204.82 Ft of NE NE NW 14.10.8); Tax Assessment No. 0007844, south Lake Charles area of Ward Three, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, mortgage currently held by Hibernia National Bank and currently owned by Peggy Ann Husers Ravia, et al, be demolished and removed within ninety (90) days from the date of this ordinance. This order requires that all development permits be secured for demolition and all debris be removed from the premises. This order is made this 1^st day of December, 2005, and is final unless appealed within five (5) days.

SECTION 2. If the manufactured home (white w/brown trim) with addition and manufactured home (white w/brown trim) on the premises hereinabove described in the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, is not demolished and removed within ninety (90) days from the date of this order, notice is hereby given that the Director of Parish Planning and Development shall have work commenced on the demolition and removal of said manufactured homes, manufactured home (white w/brown trim) with addition and manufactured home (white w/brown trim) , in which case the Police Jury shall not be liable for damages and shall have a lien and privilege against the property upon which the manufactured homes, manufactured home (white w/brown trim) with addition and manufactured home (white w/brown trim) was situated for the cost of demolishing and removing said manufactured home, and for the cost of maintaining the property.

SECTION 3. The Director of Parish Planning and Development is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of said demolition and removal as required by law.

SECTION 4. The Director of Parish Planning and Development is hereby authorized to enter into a contract to accomplish the demolition of the manufactured home (white w/brown trim) with addition and manufactured home (white w/brown trim), if necessary, and to pay the fees of the contractor from appropriate Parish funds, and to pay any and all costs associated with the demolition. Any amounts expended by the Parish of Calcasieu shall be included in the statement of costs in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and the Parish of Calcasieu shall have a lien and privilege for all costs resulting from the demolition.

SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately.

THUS DONE AND PASSED BY THE CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY on the date above inscribed.

/s/ Hal McMillin, President

/s/ S. Mark McMurry, Administrator &

Ex-Officio Secretary

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With reference to the fourth piece of property located at 118 Seventh Street in the Starks area, Mr. Crain recommended that the manufactured home be condemned and removed within thirty days.

President McMillin asked if anyone was present in the audience who wished to address the Police Jury regarding this piece of property and hearing no comments, motion was made by Mrs. Treme and seconded by Mr. Manuel to approve the staff’s recommendation.

Mrs. Treme then asked Mr. Crain if he had actually talked to the owner of the property, Sue White, and Mr. Crain advised that she had not contacted him. Mrs. Treme asked if Ms. White had received the certified letter from the Parish regarding this matter, and Mr. Crain stated that the letter had been returned by the postal service as “unclaimed”, so notice of the public hearing had been advertised in the “Lake Charles American Press”

Mrs. Treme stated she would like an opportunity to talk to Ms. White because she knew her well and knew that she took care of her responsibilities.

Motion was then made by Mrs. Treme, seconded by Mr. Manuel and carried unanimously that action be deferred for thirty days on condemnation of property located at 118 Seventh Street in the Starks area.

With reference to the fifth piece of property located at 6210 Sapling Drive in the Moss Bluff area, Mr. Crain recommended that the manufactured home be condemned and removed within thirty days.

President McMillin asked if anyone was present in the audience who wished to address the Police Jury regarding this piece of property and hearing no comments, motion was made by Mr. Manuel, seconded by Mr. Collins and carried unanimously that the staff’s recommendation be approved and the following ordinance adopted:

ORDINANCE NO. 4992

AN ORDINANCE ordering condemnation and demolition of one (1) manufactured home on property located at 6210 Sapling Drive (Lot 33, Pine Park Subdivision, Less S/2); Tax Assessment No. 00939110, Moss Bluff area of Ward One, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, mortgage currently held by City Savings Bank & Trust Company and currently owned by Lance Rentzel Reese.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE POLICE JURY OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, convened in regular session on the 1^st day of December, 2005, that:

SECTION 1. The facts as set forth at the meeting of the Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on this date, justify an order of this Police Jury, and it is hereby ordered that the manufactured home on property located at 6210 Sapling Drive (Lot 33, Pine Park Subdivision, Less S/2); Tax Assessment No. 00939110, Moss Bluff area of Ward One, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, mortgage currently held by City Savings Bank & Trust Company and currently owned by Lance Rentzel Reese, be demolished and removed within thirty (30) days from the date of this ordinance. This order requires that all development permits be secured for demolition and all debris be removed from the premises. This order is made this 1^st day of December, 2005, and is final unless appealed within five (5) days.

SECTION 2. If the manufactured home on the premises hereinabove described in the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, is not demolished and removed within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, notice is hereby given that the Director of Parish Planning and Development shall have work commenced on the demolition and removal of said manufactured home, in which case the Police Jury shall not be liable for damages and shall have a lien and privilege against the property upon which the manufactured home was situated for the cost of demolishing and removing said manufactured home, and for the cost of maintaining the property.

SECTION 3. The Director of Parish Planning and Development is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of said demolition and removal as required by law.

SECTION 4. The Director of Parish Planning and Development is hereby authorized to enter into a contract to accomplish the demolition of the manufactured home, if necessary, and to pay the fees of the contractor from appropriate Parish funds, and to pay any and all costs associated with the demolition. Any amounts expended by the Parish of Calcasieu shall be included in the statement of costs in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and the Parish of Calcasieu shall have a lien and privilege for all costs resulting from the demolition.

SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately.

THUS DONE AND PASSED BY THE CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY on the date above inscribed.

/s/ Hal McMillin, President

/s/ S. Mark McMurry, Administrator &

Ex-Officio Secretary

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With reference to the sixth piece of property located at 3010 Stillwell Street in the south Sulphur area, Mr. Crain recommended that the house be condemned and removed within thirty days.

President McMillin asked if anyone was present in the audience who wished to address the Police Jury regarding this piece of property and hearing no comments, it was moved by Mr. Danahay, seconded by Mr. Landry and carried unanimously to approve the staff’s recommendation and to adopt the following ordinance:

ORDINANCE NO. 4993

AN ORDINANCE ordering condemnation and demolition of one house on property located at 3010 Stillwell Street (Lot 10, Block 1, J A Bell et al Subn Acres Subdivision No. 1); Tax Assessment No. 00143634, South Sulphur area of Ward Four, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and currently owned by William Max Hand.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE POLICE JURY OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, convened in regular session on the 1^st day of December, 2005, that:

SECTION 1. The facts as set forth at the meeting of the Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on this date, justify an order of this Police Jury, and it is hereby ordered that the house on property located at 3010 Stillwell Street (Lot 10, Block 1, J A Bell et al Subn Acres Subdivision No. 1); Tax Assessment No. 00143634, South Sulphur area of Ward Four, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and currently owned by William Max Hand, be demolished and removed within thirty (30) days from the date of this ordinance. This order requires that all development permits be secured for demolition and all debris be removed from the premises. This order is made this 1^st day of December, 2005, and is final unless appealed within five (5) days.

SECTION 3. The Director of Parish Planning and Development is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of said demolition and removal as required by law.

SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately.

THUS DONE AND PASSED BY THE CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY on the date above inscribed.

/s/ Hal McMillin, President

/s/ S. Mark McMurry, Administrator &

Ex-Officio Secretary

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Upon motion made by Mr. Moon, which was duly seconded by Mr. Guillory and carried unanimously, the following applications for liquor and beer permits were approved:

WARD 1

Moss Bluff Petroleum ,LLC

Beant Singh - Member

FRIST STOP #3

1783 Hwy. 171 North

Lake Charles, LA 70611 Liquor - Pkg. - ‘2005 50.00

(Don Manuel’s District) Liquor & Beer - Pkg. - ‘2006 75.00

WARD II

Harris’ Seafood, Inc.

Matt O’Blanc - Pres.

HARRIS’ SEAFOOD

7591 Hwy. 14 East

Hayes, LA 70646 Liquor & Beer - ‘2006 135.00

(Tony Stelly’s District)

WARD III

McNeese State University

Mark Ethridge - Director

BURTON MEMORIAL COLISEUM

7001 Gulf Hwy.

Lake Charles, LA 70607 Liquor & Beer - ‘2006 135.00

(Chris Landry’s District)

WARD IV

Tropical Spirits, LLC

Lionel J. Peschier – Member

TROPICAL SPIRITS

3580 East Napoleon St.

Sulphur, LA 70663 Liquor & Beer – Pkg. – ‘2006 75.00

(Brent Clement’s District)

WARD VII

The Longhorn Truck & Car Plaza, Inc.

C.R. Cotton - Pres.

LONGHORN TRUCK & CAR PLAZA (C-STORE)

2374 - A Hwy. 109 South

Vinton, LA 70668 Liquor & Beer - Pkg. - ‘2006 75.00

(Brent Clement’s District)

The Longhorn Truck & Car Plaza, Inc.

C.R. Cotton – Pres.

LUCKY LONGHORN CASINO

2374 Hwy 109 South

Vinton, LA 70668 Liquor & Beer – ‘2006 135.00

(Brent Clement’s District)

TOTAL REMITTANCE: $680.00

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It was moved by Mr. Andrepont, seconded by Mr. Moon and carried unanimously to approve payment of all current invoices.

Motion was made by Mr. Danahay, seconded by Mr. Andrepont and carried unanimously that the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Police Jury dated October 27, 2005, be approved, and the reading of same was dispensed with.

Upon motion made by Mrs. Treme, which was duly seconded by Mr. Landry and carried unanimously, the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Police Jury dated November 3, 2005, were approved, and the reading of same was dispensed with.

It was moved by Mr. Landry, seconded by Mr. Collins and carried unanimously to approve the Agenda Committee Report dated November 22, 2005, as follows:

AGENDA COMMITTEE REPORT

November 22, 2005

A meeting of the Agenda Committee was held on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Parish Government Building, 1015 Pithon Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, with Chairman Tony Stelly presiding, and the following members present:

Mr. Francis Andrepont, Mr. Brent Clement, Mr. Calvin Collins, Mr. Mike Danahay, Mr. Kevin Guidry, Mr. Tony Guillory, Mr. Chris Landry, Charles S. Mackey, D.D.S., Mr. Don Manuel, Mr. Hal McMillin, Mr. Cornie Moon, and Mrs. Sandra J. Treme

Absent: Mrs. Mary Kaye Eason and Mrs. Elizabeth Conway Griffin

Also present were Mr. S. Mark McMurry, Mr. Bryan Beam, Mrs. Coleen Clark, Mr. Jerry Milner, Mr. Claude Smart, Ms. Kathy P. Smith, Mr. Gerry Trahan, and Mr. Jim Vickers.

Chairman Stelly advised that the purpose of the meeting on this date was to review the proposed agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Police Jury to be held on December 1, 2005.

Following review of the items to be considered by the Police Jury on December 1^st, it was unanimously recommended that the proposed agenda be accepted as presented by the staff.

Also, recommendations for appointments to various boards of special service districts were made by members of the Committee.

There being no further business, Chairman Stelly declared the meeting to be adjourned.

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Motion was made by Mrs. Treme, seconded by Dr. Mackey and carried unanimously that the Public Works Committee Report dated November 22, 2005, be approved as follows:

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT

November 22, 2005

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A meeting of the Public Works Committee was held on Thursday, November 22, 2005, in the Police Jury Meeting Room on the first floor of the Parish Government Building, 1015 Pithon Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, with Mrs. Sandra J. “Sandy” Treme, Chairman, presiding and the following members present:

Mr. Francis Andrepont, Mr. Brent Clement, Mr. Calvin Collins, Mr. Mike Danahay, Mr. Kevin Guidry, Mr. Tony Guillory, Chris Landry, Charles S. Mackey, D.D.S., Mr. Don Manuel, President Hal McMillin, Mr. Cornie Moon, and Mr. Tony Stelly

Absent: Mrs. Mary Kaye Eason and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Griffin

Also present were Mr. S. Mark McMurry, Mr. Bryan Beam, Mrs. Coleen Clark, Mr. Jerry Milner, Mr. Claude Smart, Ms. Kathy P. Smith, Mr. Gerry Trahan, and Mr. Jim Vickers.

Said Committee:

1. Received report from the Administrative Staff and Mr. George Swift with the SWLA Economic Development Partnership on activities being conducted locally as part of the Louisiana Recovery Authority initiative for areas in the state impacted by the recent hurricanes. Appearing before the Committee regarding this item were Mr. Swift, Ms. Nan Johnson of FEMA’s Long-Term Recovery Program, and Dr. Debra Toodle of the LSU School of Agriculture. Also involved in the initiative is Ms. Kathy Dennison Wicke. A series of Town Hall meetings will be held to gather input to identify highest priorities and needs in the region, with final submittal of a plan to the Louisiana Recovery Authority by January 25, 2006. Also, an office will be established at 319 Broad Street in Lake Charles as an additional method of obtaining input from the public.

2. Received presentation by Mr. John DeRosier, a candidate for Calcasieu Parish District Attorney.

3. Received report from the Division of Engineering and Public Works staff with reference to an update on hurricane debris removal in Calcasieu Parish. Considerable progress is being made in removing debris from Prien Lake Park and from the former location of the East Maintenance Facility on Smith Road. The staff will work with Crowder Gulf, the subcontractor for debris removal, to pinpoint problem areas. The public was urged to move debris to the right-of-way during the Thanksgiving holiday and to call Crowder Gulf with complaints at 478-9614 (fax 478-9615), or the Division of Engineering and Public Works at 721-3700.

4. Recommended that an ordinance be adopted amending the Code of Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, to include an unnamed road off of the east side of Cormier Road (5633) in Ward Seven on the Master Private Road List. (Police Jury District 12, Mr. Clement) Mr. Carl Johnson, 235 Lewis Street, Sulphur, appeared before the Committee on this item.

5. Recommended that the President of the Police Jury be authorized to execute the necessary documentation for donation of right-of-way from Stephen Alan Butler and Linda Marie Butler on Butler Lane in Ward Six. (Police Jury District No. 11, Mrs. Treme) COLEEN – we don’t normally do a reso on these. Was one requested?

6. Recommended that a resolution be adopted approving a First Amendment to Communications Site Lease Agreement (Tower) between the Police Jury and Nextel WIP Lease Corp, a Delaware Corporation, d/b/a Nextel Partners, providing for the replacement of Exhibit B to the Agreement and to update Lessee’s notice addresses, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.

NOTE: said company leases property at the Mallard Junction Water District for the location of a tower.

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Upon motion made by Mrs. Treme, which was duly seconded by Dr. Mackey and carried unanimously, Recommendation Nos. 1, 2 and 3 of the Public Works Committee as stated heretofore were approved.

It was moved by Mr. Clement and seconded by Mrs. Treme to approve Recommendation No. 4 of the Public Works Committee.

Mr. Andrepont stated that he was very much against this recommendation of the Committee, because he felt it was counterproductive to the Police Jury’s goal to eliminate responsibility for these types of roads. He also stated that he felt it was a “back-door, left-handed” way of coming back to the Police Jury in the future to have the road hardsurfaced.

Mr. Clement stated that some rural areas of the Parish were developed in 20-acre tracts, for example, and were not comparable to subdivisions. He stated that it was not practical to blacktop that amount of property. Mr. Clement advised that the request was not for the Parish to assume maintenance of the road, but instead, to allow the owner to develop the property. He stated that the Police Jury would not be assuming any financial burden.

Mr. Clement pointed out that with the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, property was at a premium, and the owner of the subject property would still have to get a variance from the Planning and Zoning Board. He stated that if the owner wanted to hardsurface the road on a front-foot-assessment basis later on, he could.

Mr. Clement stated that in representing a lot of rural area, he had realized that some of the Parish’s ordinances and rules inhibited growth in those rural areas. He also stated that he had planned to put conditions on the amount of acreage (that could be sold) on the road under discussion, because no one wanted the owner to subdivide into two-three acre lots, pointing out that the land had been sold in 20, 40 and 60-acre tracts. Mr. Clement stated that he felt the Police Jury needed to address some of the road issues in rural areas, and he felt that the Parish was so diversified, it would be impossible to take a “cookie cutter” and apply the same rules in south Lake Charles as in Starks.

Mr. Landry stated that while approval of the request on the floor would not cost the Parish anything at the moment, he questioned what would happen in 20 years when the owner was allowed to subdivide the property, and the residents wanted access for school buses, garbage trucks, mail delivery, etc.

In answer to Mr. Landry’s question, Mr. Vickers stated that this was not the first of these types of requests that had been approved by the Police Jury, and he had held very frank discussions with Mr. Clement about it in that while he was not sure if he was opposed to the road being on the Master Private Road List, he did have some reservations about what might happen once it went through the process. Mr. Vickers stated he would make his concerns known to the Planning and Zoning Board if an application for a variance was filed.

Mrs. Treme agreed with many of the statements made earlier by Mr. Clement, pointing out that because of the recent hurricane, the Parish was still under a state of emergency, and people were desperate to find a place to live, many of them wanting to move further north to be out of harm’s way in the event of a future storm. Mrs. Treme advised that she had worked as a real estate agent and broker since 1974 and that a one-half acre lot in DeQuincy with sewer, electricity, and blacktopped roads sold for approximately $11,000 which was about one-tenth of what the same lot in south Lake Charles would sell for, even though the cost of blacktopping a road was the same. Mrs. Treme stated that a developer in the DeQuincy area could not pay $200,000 to hardsurface a road and be able to recoup that expense when selling the lots.

Mrs. Treme stated that the Police Jury needed to look at the “whole picture” insofar as growth of the Parish and pointed out that anyone who purchased property on this private road paid sales taxes, just like anyone else. Mrs. Treme advised that her police jury district covered over one-third of the Parish, and most of it was land mass which had taken a hard hit by Hurricane Rita. She estimated that 50% of the timber was gone which meant a major increase in the cost of lumber.

Mr. Manuel stated that this road would not be a parish-maintained road, pointing out that the action requested on this date was to include it on the Master Private Road List, many of the roads on which were not hardsurfaced. He further stated that being on the list would allow people to build homes and in the event they wanted to subdivide the property, they would have to bring the road up to Parish standards in order for the Parish to maintain it.

In answer to a question by Mr. Moon, Mr. Vickers explained that when a road was on the Master Private Road List, it allowed an individual to apply for a variance before the Planning and Zoning Board to obtain a building permit, and that was the initial purpose of the list. He further explained that subsequent to that, and with passage of the sales tax, some road improvements were done based on roads that were on the list which then made them public roads.

Mr. Vickers stated that Mrs. Treme was correct in her statement that property values were not as high in the rural areas as in the more urban areas because of supply and demand, but the cost of hardsurfacing was the same regardless of the location. He explained that Mr. Landry’s concern was valid, because there had been a past instance (Sandy Lane in Ward Six) where a larger tract of property was re-subdivided over and over again into smaller tracts, and the new property owners wanted the Police Jury to hardsurface it because of numerous problems insofar as mail delivery, school bus pick-up, garbage pick-up, etc., so after that, the Police Jury had attempted to make it more difficult to develop long roads that were not maintained by the Parish.

Mr. Andrepont stated that the item under discussion at the present time was exactly like the Sandy Lane situation in which the property owners had contributed less than $8,000 to hardsurface the road, and the Police Jury had voted to pay the remainder of the cost. Mr. Andrepont further stated that the Jury was going to have to “draw a line in the sand” and stop circumventing its own policies regarding these types of roads. Mr. Andrepont advised that he was not trying to stop development in the Parish, but it was not fair to developers who had to comply with the policies. He pointed out that at the Public Works Committee meeting when this was discussed, the reason given for it at that time was someone wanted to build a barn to store a tractor but now someone wanted to build a house.

In answer to a question by Mr. Landry, Mr. Tim Conner, Assistant Parish Engineer, advised that the cost of blacktopping (soil cement and asphalt) was currently $200,000 per mile, not including any associated costs for preparation of the road bed, drainage, etc. Also in answer to a question by Mr. Landry, Mr. Conner explained that approximately $5 million had been allocated for hardsurfacing these non-Parish maintained roads.

Mrs. Treme stated that the sales tax was passed with a promise to the voters that non-Parish maintained roads would be hardsurfaced. She also stated that Mr. Vickers had told her when Mr. Aubrey Temple had gotten approval to re-subdivide the property on Sandy Lane, that the situation had gotten out of hand. Mrs. Treme stated that there were no constraints against such action back then, and she felt the jurors were trying to compare apples and oranges. She further stated that with the current request, the Police Jury and staff could tell the buyers of the property what they could and could not do, and that it did not fall within the realm of sales tax funding.

In answer to a question from Mrs. Treme as to whether she was correct in her assertions, Mr. McMurry stated that everything that had been said on this date had “slivers of correctness” and that while it was true that approval of the request at hand, in and of itself, would not cost the Parish anything, history had proven that it would ultimately cost the Parish. He pointed out that Sandy Lane was a perfect example of that.

Mr. McMurry further stated that the sales tax did provide for non-Parish maintained roads that were on the list at the time of passage of said tax to eventually be hardsurfaced, but what had happened since that time and with the current request was that the Police Jury would be adding to the list of roads that could be hardsurfaced. He projected that a request for blacktopping would come in the future when the property owners wanted school bus delivery, garbage pick-up, etc., and that in an effort to better serve the public, the “cave-in syndrome” would occur, and he felt it would ultimately cost the Parish and taxpayers.

Mrs. Treme stated that a defined line had been set by the Police Jury as to which roads would be hardsurfaced with the sales tax funds, and the one currently being discussed would not be. She pointed out that the Planning and Zoning Board could make a stipulation that the property owner’s deeds reflect that no further subdividing would be allowed. Mrs. Treme stated that there was only so much land in the Parish, and it had be used in the best fashion possible, particularly since the Parish was in a much different situation now than it had been before Hurricane Rita.

Mr. Landry advised that when the renewal of the sales tax in 2002 was talked about, he thought that the list of private roads would not get any longer because of the policies the Police Jury had in place, and that things would get better by not continuing to allow people to develop on private roads.

In answer to a question by Mrs. Eason, Mr. McMurry stated that no private roads were being maintained by any of the Parish’s taxes. Mr. Vickers pointed out that the roads being discussed were public, non-maintained roads which served as public servitudes. Mr. McMurry also stated that there had been a list, when the sales tax was on the ballot, of roads that could be hardsurfaced because they served multiple owners. He explained that these roads were public but not in the parish system of maintained roads and that the public was traveling them, so when the Police Jury recognized that was the case, sales tax money was made available to ultimately improve said roads, however, the list had expanded some since that time.

Mrs. Eason stated that it seemed to her that if exceptions were continually being made to an existing policy, it would seem there was something wrong with the policy and if so, perhaps there were ways to fix it.

Mr. McMurry stated that it really was a policy question, and he felt the policy in place was a good one, but it was up to the Police Jury to make any changes. Mr. McMurry pointed out that it was difficult to address every instance with one policy, and that was why the Police Jury occasionally had the ability to modify a policy for a particular case, however, if it was continually being modified, perhaps the policy needed to be further studied.

Mr. Clement stated that the request under discussion was not to put it on the list to be blacktopped, and there was no false hope on the part of the property owners of that happening. He pointed out that many decisions made by the Police Jury had the possibility of repercussions 20 years from now and if every decision they made was affected by that possibility, each one could be a “headache”.

In answer to a question by Mr. McMurry, Mr. Conner stated that when the sales tax was passed, the roads on the Master Private Road list were eligible to be hardsurfaced from the proceeds of the tax, however, any roads added to the list after that were not eligible. Mr. Clement then pointed out that according to Mr. Conner’s statement, the issue at hand did not go against existing policy.

A vote was then taken on the motion on the floor, which was to approve Recommendation No. Four of the Public Works Committee and to adopt an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, to include an unnamed road off of the east side of Cormier Road (5633) in Ward Seven on the Master Private Road List. The vote thereon was as follows:

YEAS:Mr. Clement, Mr. Collins, Mr. Danahay, Mr. Guidry, Mr. Guillory, Mr. Manuel, and Mrs. Treme

NAYS:Mr. Andrepont, Mrs. Eason, Mr. Landry, Dr. Mackey, and Mr. Moon

ABSENT:Mrs. Griffin and Mr. Stelly

NOT VOTING:President McMillin

The vote being seven (for) to five (against) the motion, President McMillin declared the motion as having carried; whereupon, the following ordinance was adopted:

ORDINANCE NO. 4994

AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 23 – Subdivision and Chapter 26 – Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE POLICE JURY OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, in regular session convened on the 1^st day of December, 2005, that it does hereby amend Chapter 23 – Subdivision, Section 23-8 (c), and Chapter 26 – Zoning, Section 26-15 (b), of the Code of Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, to include an unnamed road off of the east side of Cormier Road (5633) located in Ward Seven of Calcasieu Parish, on the revised Master Private Road List, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 23-8. Administration and violation, is amended as follows:

(c) Variance on Private Road. No application for variance request shall be processed by the commission staff for authorization of a development permit on a private road other than those shown on Calcasieu Parish’s Master Private Road List officially adopted by the Police Jury on June 20, 2002, with revisions adopted on May 1, 2003, June 5, 2003, November 6, 2003, April 1, 2004, May 6, 2004, July 22, 2004, April 7, 2005, July 7, 2005, August 4, 2005, October 11, 2005 and December 1, 2005, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, and which is also hereby incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as Exhibit A in the Appendix Chapter. Procedures for applying for development permits without public road frontage requirements.

SECTION 2. Section 26-15. Procedures for applying for development permits without public road frontage requirements, is amended as follows:

(b) No application for variance request shall be processed by the Division of Planning and Development for authorization of a development permit on a private road other than those shown on Calcasieu Parish’s Master Private Road List officially adopted by the Police Jury on June 20, 2002, with revisions adopted on May 1, 2003, June 5, 2003, November 6, 2003, April 1, 2004, May 6, 2004, July 22, 2004, April 7, 2005 and July 7, 2005, August 4, 2005, October 11, 2005 and December 1, 2005, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, and which is also hereby incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as Exhibit A in the Appendix Chapter.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that any ordinance or parts of any ordinance in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances as an addition or amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering system of the Code.

THUS PASSED AND ADOPTED on this, the 1^st day of December, 2005.

/s/ Hal McMillin, President

/s/ S. Mark McMurry, Parish Administrator &

Ex-Officio Parish Secretary

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Motion was made by Mrs. Treme, seconded by Dr. Mackey and carried unanimously that Recommendation No. 5 of the Public Works Committee be approved as outlined heretofore.

Upon motion made by Mr. Manuel, which was duly seconded by Mr. Collins and carried unanimously, Recommendation No. 6 of the Public Works Committee was approved, and the following resolution was adopted:

RESOLUTION

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE POLICE JURY OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, in regular session convened on the 1^st day of December, 2005, that it does hereby approve a First Amendment to Communications Site Lease Agreement (Tower) between the Police Jury and Nextel WIP Lease Corp, a Delaware Corporaton, d/b/a Nextel Partners, providing for the replacement of Exhibit B to the Agreement and to update Lessee’s notice addresses.

BE IT FURTHER AND FINALLY RESOLVED that the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, is authorized to execute all documents related thereto.

THUS DONE AND PASSED on the date above inscribed.

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It was moved by Mr. Moon, seconded by Mr. Collins and carried unanimously to approve the Budget Committee Report dated December 1, 2005, and all recommendations contained therein, as follows:

BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT

December 1, 2005

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A meeting of the Budget Committee was held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2005, in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Parish Government Building, 1015 Pithon Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, with Mr. Brent Clement, Chairman, presiding and the following members present:

Mr. Francis Andrepont, Mr. Mike Danahay, Mr. Kevin Guidry, Charles S. Mackey, D.D.S., and President Hal McMillin, Ex-Officio

Absent: Mrs. Elizabeth Conway Griffin (ill)

Also present were Police Jurors Sandy Treme, Tony Guillory, Don Manuel, and Cornie Moon, as well as staff members Mr. S. Mark McMurry, Mr. Bryan Beam, Mrs. Tammy Bufkin, Mrs. Coleen Clark, Mr. Richard Gremillion, Mrs. Cheryl Heisser, Mr. Jerry Milner, Ms. Kathy P. Smith, Mr. Gerry Trahan, Mr. Jim Vickers, and Mr. Allen Wainwright.

Said Committee:

(1) Received the administrative presentation of the Parish’s Fiscal Year 2006 Budget in the amount of $152,635,999.

(2) Recommended approval of a Cooperative Endeavor and funding request from Gravity Drainage District No. Five of Ward Four for funding in the amount of $21,026.28 for the piping in of the Ann Street Ditch ($15,536.78) and the piping in of the Fern Street Ditch ($5,489.50), with said funding being allocated from the Delta Downs Slots Revenue allocated to Ward Four, Police Jury District 15, Mr. Danahay, and further, authorizing the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, when appropriate, to execute all documents related thereto.

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With reference to the foregoing, Mr. McMurry pointed out that there were two issues on which the Police Jury would ultimately need to make a decision in conjunction with adoption of the Parish budget for Fiscal Year 2006, those being: (1) elimination of the Special Ditch Maintenance Program (culvert setting), and (2) establishment of a pooled gaming fund. With regard to the first item, Mr. McMurry advised that the culvert setting program had proven to be very costly in comparison with the benefits received. He further advised that $1 million could be saved annually by eliminating the program, and the proper setting of culverts could be insured through a culvert permit program. Mr. McMurry stated that a recent Attorney General’s opinion had indicated potential legal problems with this type of program.

With regard to the proposal to establish a pooled gaming fund, Mr. McMurry explained that under this program, the video poker revenues would still be kept separate, and the current allocation of carryover revenues from previous years would not be affected. He stated that a portion of funds would remain for special services and for cities not receiving gaming monies, and all other appropriations would be decided annually to address high priority, long-term capital needs.

Mr. McMurry pointed out that other than those two issues, the proposed budget for FY 2006 was routine with an overall increase of 6.3% which he said was attributable to an increase in capital projects. He advised that the increase in operational expenses for 2006 was 1.8% which was significantly lower than the cost of living index.

Upon motion made by Mr. Manuel, which was duly seconded by Mrs. Treme and carried unanimously, the following resolution was adopted:

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, notification has been received that an application for a Department of the Army Permit has been made to the U.S. Corps of Engineers, and an application for a Water Quality Certification (WQC) has been made to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality by Harold Heath to clear and grade a 10 acre tract and place approximately 3,300 cubic yards of earthen material and 4,200 cubic yards of concrete as necessary to construct housepads, driveways, and streets all as requred to implement a 22 lot single family residential subdivision. Project implementation would directly impact approximately 1.0 acres of jurisdictional wetlands. Said project is located on the west side of Leger Road, approximately a half mile from its intersection with Common Street, between Cobb and Petah Streets, in Lake Charles, in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; and

WHEREAS, the staff of the Division of Planning and Development has evaluated the proposal of Harold Heath relative to its compliance with current parish ordinances and provisions, such as zoning classification, flood zone regulations, coastal zone regulations, and required development permits, as well as its impact on the Parish Transportation System; and

WHEREAS, upon completion of evaluation, the staff of the Division of Planning and Development concluded there is no cause for objection to the permit application based on parish ordinances and provisions, provided all necessary permits are obtained from the Parish Division of Planning and Development prior to commencement of the project.

NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE POLICE JURY OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, convened in regular session on the 1^st day of December, 2005, that it does hereby indicate no objection to the proposal of Harold Heath to clear and grade a 10 acre tract and place approximately 3,300 cubic yards of earthen material and 4,200 cubic yards of concrete as necessary to construct housepads, driveways, and streets all as required to implement a 22 lot single family residential subdivision. Project implementation would directly impact approximately 1.0 acres of jurisdictional wetlands. Said project is located on the west side of Leger Road, approximately a half mile from its intersection with Common Street, between Cobb and Petah Streets, in Lake Charles, in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the no objection position of the Police Jury in this permit application is based solely on the evaluation of the parish staff of the project’s effect on current parish ordinances and provisions, provided said work meets with the rules and regulations of the Corps of Engineers and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, subject to Best Management Practices during the course of construction as set forth by EPA guidelines, and approvals are received from all appropriate state and federal agencies, and further, that all necessary development permits are obtained from the Calcasieu Parish Division of Planning and Development prior to commencement of the project.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a study on the environmental impact of the aforementioned project has not been made due to lack of expertise of the parish staff to accomplish such a study, and the Police Jury requests that agencies and/or individuals with such expertise make an environmental review of said project and forward their findings to the U.S. Corps of Engineers.

THUS PASSED AND ADOPTED on the date above inscribed.

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Motion was made by Mr. Andrepont, seconded by Dr. Mackey and carried unanimously that the recommendation of the Director of the Division of Planning and Development be approved with reference to the Surplus Adjudicated Property Sale conducted on November 22, 2005, on the following cases and that ordinances be adopted with respect to each piece of property being recommended for sale:

AP03-245-05 (1200 Block of Jackson Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)

Recommendation that the highest offer in the amount of $950.00 by Mr. Reginald Joseph Anderson be accepted.

AP03-246-05 (1100 Block of Jackson Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)

Recommendation that the highest offer in the amount of $2,200.00 by Mr. Jonald J. Walker III be accepted.

AP03-250-05 (1700 Block of N. Adams Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins)

Recommendation that the highest offer in the amount of $1,950.00 by Ms. Paula Renee Lewis Harmon be accepted.

AP03-252-05 (1700 Block of N. Adams Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 2, Mr. Collins)

Recommendation that the highest offer in the amount of $2,300.00 by Mr. Kendrick Charles Wilkins be accepted.

AP03-253-05 (700 Block of S. Lyons Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 3, Mrs. Griffin)

Recommendation that the highest offer in the amount of $1,000.00 by Mr. Jonald J. Walker III be accepted).

AP03-255-05 (2315 Mill Street) (Police Jury District 4, Mr. Guillory)

Recommendation that the highest offer in the amount of $13,000.00 by Ms. Mary Viola Cross be accepted.

AP03-258-05 (1000 Block of Orange Street-vacant lot) (Police Jury District 5, Dr. Mackey)

Recommendation that the highest offer in the amount of $6,700.00 by Ms. Connie Ann Bass