The Solid Waste/Environmental Committee of the Acadia Parish Police Jury met in public session at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2002, in the Courthouse Building, Police Jury Meeting Room, Crowley.
It was motioned and duly seconded that all action items contained in this report were taken, reviewed and discussed by the Solid Waste/Environmental Committee and are to be presented as agenda items. Motion carried.
Discussion and/or action items to be considered are as follows:
Solid Waste/Environmental Committee
CATHERINE LACOMBE
ALTON STEVENSON
ABSENT: JOHN BEARD
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Catherine LaCombe.
Chairperson LaCombe noted those in attendance and read correspondence from Mayor Petitjean from Rayne regarding the subject of yard waste and waste out of compliance on City streets.
Crowley Mayor Isabella Delahoussaye, in attendance at the meeting, described how city waste problems differed from rural areas. She said city hall receives an average of 10 to 15 calls per day from people needing noncompliance waste picked up.
Donald “Gus” Dugas, representative of BFI Waste Services, described how yard waste was managed in Lafayette Parish.
Mayor Delahoussaye elaborated on the problems with trees in the city, particularly following stormy weather.
Mr. Dugas offered to survey the volumes of waste not being picked up within the cities to determine the magnitude of the problem.
City Councilman Buatt explained that on occasion properly cut limbs were being left next to trash cans.
It was also pointed out that there was no service at vacant lots.
Juror Cecelia Broussard asked the Mayors in attendance if a reimbursement for the work being done by the Municipalities would be in order.
A motion was offered and approved to recommend providing roll-off containers to the cities of Crowley, Rayne and Church Point and further authorize the Secretary to meet with BFI representatives and Parish Mayors to determine an acceptable method of compensation for extraordinary cleanup.
Mrs. Jo Cart asked when recycling in the Parish would be considered.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, THE PRESIDENT ADJOURNED THE MEETING UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETING.
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