PUBLIC HEARING
Parish President Claude Courville convened the public hearing as advertised at 6:00 p.m., in the Police Jury Meeting Room, to receive comments on the proposed reapportionment plans for the Acadia Parish Police Jury following the 2000 census.
Mr. Charles King submitted a plan for review. The plan called for the moving of whole precincts and was considered the citizen’s plan. The new proposed districts were within the 5% deviation.
Mr. Mike Hefner submitted “Plan I” for review. His plan required the divisions of two precincts into smaller precincts in order to balance the districts within the 5% deviation.
Mr. King felt that Mr. Hefner could not submit a plan that would concentrate minority strength in one district and weaken it in another.
Mr. Hefner pointed out that the issue was valid when taking a district and combining it with another. Sixty percent minority population is not an issue in this case.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS TO COME BEFORE THE JURY, THE PRESIDENT ADJOURNED THE PUBLIC HEARING.
CROWLEY, LOUISIANA
NOVEMBER 20, 2001
THE ACADIA PARISH POLICE JURY met on the above date at 6:30 p.m., in the Police Jury Meeting Room, Courthouse Building, Crowley, Louisiana, in regular session with the President, Claude Courville, presiding. At the request of the President, a moment of silence was offered and the Pledge to the Flag was recited in unison. The roll was called and final attendance was recorded as follows:
CATHERINE LACOMBE
JOHN HUMBLE SR
JIMMIE PELLERIN
JOHN BEARD
PAT DAIGLE
CLAUDE COURVILLE
ABSENT: ALTON STEVENSON
CECELIA BROUSSARD
A motion was offered by Mrs. Catherine LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Pat Daigle, to revise the agenda to consider authorization for contract to repair the landfill liner, approval of special permit conditions and adoption of a resolution regarding Louisiana Right To Know Act. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, seconded by Mr. John Beard, to approve the Minutes of the November 7, 2001, Regular Police Jury Meeting. Motion carried.
ELECTIONS
The following Resolution was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr., and seconded by Mrs. Catherine LaCombe:
RESOLUTION
A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and
declaring the results of the special election held in the
Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana, on Saturday,
November 17, 2001, to authorize the levy of special
taxes and the levy of a sales and use tax therein.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Police Jury of the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), that:
SECTION 1. Canvass. This Governing Authority does now proceed in open and public session to examine the official tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana, (the “Parish”), on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2001, to authorize the levy of special taxes and to authorize the levy of a sales and use tax therein, and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the special election.
SECTION 2. Procés Verbal. A Procés Verbal of the canvass of the returns of said election shall be made and a certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall record the same in his office; another certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages in and for the Parish of Acadia, who shall record the same in the Mortgage Records of said Parish; and another copy thereof shall be retained in the archives of this Governing Authority.
SECTION 3. Promulgation of Election Results. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law.
This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Catherine LaCombe, John Humble, Sr., Jimmie Pellerin, John Beard,
Pat Daigle and Claude Courville.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: Alton Stevenson and Cecelia Broussard.
And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 20th day of November, 2001.
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
PROCÉS VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE PARISH OF ACADIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2001.
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Tuesday, November 20, 2001, at six-thirty o’clock (6:30) p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of the Courthouse, Crowley, Louisiana, the Police Jury of the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, November 17, 2001, with the following members present:
There being absent: Alton Stevenson and Cecelia Broussard
did, in open and public session, examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following propositions, to wit:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
TAX CONTINUATION
SUMMARY: AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE A 2.12 MILLS TAX
FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
IMPROVING AND PAYING THE MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS OF
ACADIA PARISH.
Shall the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana, continue to
levy a two and twelve hundredths (2.12) mills tax on all
property subject to taxation within said Parish for a period
of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2002 and ending
with the year 2011, for the purpose of improving and paying
the maintenance and operating expenses of the public
health units of said Parish?
PROPOSITION NO. 2
TAX CONTINUATION
SUMMARY: AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE A 3.18 MILLS TAX
FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSTRUCTING AND MAINTAINING ROADS AND BRIDGES
IN ACADIA PARISH.
Shall the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana, continue to
levy a three and eighteen hundredths (3.18) mills tax on
all property subject to taxation within said Parish for a
period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2002 and
ending with the year 2011, for the purpose of constructing
and maintaining roads and bridges in said Parish?
PROPOSITION NO. 3
SALES TAX PROPOSITION
SUMMARY: 1/4% SALES AND USE TAX FOR A PERIOD OF
10 YEARS TO BE DEDICATED AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PAYING THE COST OF MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A
PARISHWIDE MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM, INCLUDING
THE COST OF ACQUIRING LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT
NECESSARY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, WITH AUTHORITY
TO FUND THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX INTO BONDS TO PAY
THE COST OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR SUCH
PURPOSES.
Shall the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”),
under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other
constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to
levy and collect a tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%)
(the “Tax”) for a period of ten (10) years from the date of
the first levy of the Tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the
lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or
consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of
services within the Parish, all as defined in R.S. 47:301
through 47:317, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying
the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of
collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and
used for the purpose of paying the cost of maintaining and
operating a parishwide mosquito control program, including
the cost of acquiring land, buildings and equipment
necessary in connection therewith; and further, shall the
Parish be authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into
bonds to pay the cost of capital improvements for such
purposes to the extent and in the manner permitted by the
laws of Louisiana?
There was found by said count and canvass that the following votes had been cast at the said special election IN FAVOR OF and AGAINST, respectively, the propositions as hereinabove set forth at the following polling places, to-wit:
POLLING PLACES PROP. PROP. PROP.
NO. ONE NO. TWO NO. THREE
Wd. Pct. POLLING PLACES YES NO YES NO YES NO
1 1 Mire Fire Station 55 25 56 25 50 28
1 2A Rayne City Courtroom 26 12 31 8 13 27
1 2B Rayne City Courtroom 37 13 36 14 10 40
1 3A Rayne High School 56 23 54 24 18 60
1 3B Rayne High School 18 17 21 14 11 24
1 4A Martin Petitjean
Elementary School 25 10 30 5 19 16
1 4B Martin Petitjean
Elementary School 23 19 19 23 6 35
1 5A Southside Community
Center 37 12 36 12 18 30
1 5B Southside Community
Center 11 10 10 10 8 13
1 6 Northside Community
Center 8 9 7 9 3 12
1 7 Rayne Federal Housing 28 8 23 11 17 17
1 8 Rayne Jaycee Home 29 13 26 16 20 21
1 9 Martin Petitjean
Elementary School 43 23 44 23 27 37
1 10 Martin Petitjean
Elementary School 6 1 6 1 4 3
1 11 Martin Petitjean
Elementary School 9 1 9 1 4 6
2 1 Mire Fire Station 27 21 28 20 22 25
2 2 Cramer Dryers 26 32 25 33 15 43
2 3 Branch Fire Station 31 12 30 13 24 18
2 4 Mowata Catholic Church
Hall 24 17 27 14 20 22
2 5 Crowley High School
Commons Area 16 3 16 3 8 10
3 1 VFW Home Post 9903 30 27 34 23 21 36
3 2 Richard Elementary School 12 3 13 2 9 6
3 3A Church Point High School
Gym 21 7 21 6 12 16
3 3B Church Point High School
Gym 23 3 22 3 20 6
3 4 Church Point Jr. High
School Gym 31 8 30 9 25 11
3 5 Richard Elementary School 5 2 5 2 7 0
3 6 American Legion 22 6 23 6 22 7
3 7 Vautrots Store 31 14 32 13 23 22
4 1 Te-Mamou KC Council
4906 50 30 51 27 57 22
4 2 Iota High School (Town) 73 23 67 29 50 44
4 3 Crowley High School
Commons Area 10 5 10 5 8 7
4 4 Egan Elementary School 58 22 59 20 51 28
4 5 Evangeline Elementary
School 55 19 52 22 47 26
4 6 Iota High School (Rural) 30 24 32 22 33 23
5 1A Mermentau Town Hall 62 13 62 13 70 4
5 1B Mermentau Town Hall
(Rural) 15 2 13 4 12 5
5 2A Estherwood Town Hall
(Town) 34 23 35 22 17 39
5 2B Estherwood Town Hall
(Rural) 3 3 6 0 4 2
5 3 Morse Elementary School
(Rural) 24 12 25 11 23 14
5 4 Morse Elementary School
(Town) 48 13 46 14 37 23
5 5 Midland Catholic Church
Hall 35 6 33 9 30 11
5 6 Morse Elementary School
(Rural) 8 0 7 1 5 3
6 1 North Crowley Middle
School 36 31 28 37 12 54
6 2 Notre Dame High School 38 41 41 38 19 60
6 3A North Crowley Kindergarten 52 31 53 30 20 62
6 3B North Crowley Kindergarten 41 36 39 38 14 63
6 4 Courthouse Bldg., 1st Floor 29 34 27 37 10 55
6 5 Crowley City Hall 11 5 9 7 7 10
6 6 Old Ross High School 19 4 15 8 8 15
6 7 Rice Festival Building 35 38 34 39 17 56
6 8 Immaculate Heart of Mary
Hall 48 57 44 61 20 85
6 9 South Crowley Elementary
School 25 26 25 26 15 36
6 10 Lyons Point Community
Center 28 8 28 8 16 20
6 11 Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Center 17 12 17 12 11 16
6 12 School Board Media Center
(City) 73 47 66 53 20 100
6 13 School Board Media Center
(Rural) 40 25 41 25 18 48
6 14 Acadia Animal Clinic 41 20 37 24 27 35
6 15 South Crowley Elementary
School 8 11 8 11 6 13
6 16 LSU Rice Experimental
Station 14 6 14 6 9 11
7 1 Mowata Catholic Church
Hall 14 2 14 2 11 4
7 2 Tepe-Tate Fire Station 20 5 21 4 23 1
7 3 LSU Eunice-Health &
Physical Education Bldg.,
Left of Hwy. 18 9 19 9 13 15
7 4 LSU Eunice-Health &
Physical Education Bldg.,
Right of Hwy. 7 5 7 5 3 9
ABSENTEE VOTES 116 32 108 39 70 76
TOTAL 1,945 1,031 1,907 1,061 1,269 1,686
The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said election, it was therefore shown that
(i) there was a total of 1,945 votes cast IN FAVOR OF
Proposition No. 1 and a total of 1,031 votes cast
AGAINST Proposition No. 1, as hereinabove set forth,
and that there was a majority of 914 votes cast IN
FAVOR OF Proposition No. 1 as hereinabove set forth;
(ii) there was a total of 1,907 votes cast IN FAVOR OF
Proposition No. 2 and a total of 1,061 votes cast
AGAINST Proposition No. 2, as hereinabove set forth,
and that there was a majority of 846 votes cast IN
FAVOR OF Proposition No. 2 as hereinabove set forth;
and
(iii) there was a total of 1,269 votes cast IN FAVOR OF
Proposition No. 3 and a total of 1,686 votes cast
AGAINST Proposition No. 3, as hereinabove set forth,
and that there was a majority of 417 votes cast
AGAINST Proposition No. 3 as hereinabove set forth.
Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that Proposition No. 1 as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED; that Proposition No. 2 as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED; and that Proposition No. 3 as hereinabove set forth was duly DEFEATED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the Parish on Saturday, November 17, 2001.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Crowley, Louisiana, on this, the 20th day of November, 2001.
ATTEST:/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
PROCLAMATION
I, the undersigned President of the Police Jury of the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana, the governing authority of the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that Proposition No. 1 and Proposition No. 2 submitted at the special election held in the Parish on Saturday, November 17, 2001 were CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election; and that Proposition No. 3 was DEFEATED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Procés Verbal.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Crowley, Louisiana, on this, the 20th day of November, 2001.
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
President Courville and Vice President Humble offered comments relative to the defeat of the 1/4 cent sales tax proposition for mosquito control.
A motion was offered by Mrs. Catherine LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Pat Daigle, to approve the plan for reapportionment submitted by Mr. Mike Hefner for the reapportionment of voting districts for the Acadia Parish Police Jury. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr., seconded by Mr. Pat Daigle, to authorize the introduction of ordinances providing for the creation of two new voting precincts and defining the new eight voting district boundaries for the Police Jury. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE #
AN ORDINANCE OF THE PARISH OF ACADIA AMENDING
ORDINANCE #756 PROVIDING FOR THE DIVISION OF
TWO VOTING PRECINCTS INTO SMALLER VOTING
PRECINCTS TO SATISFY THE MANDATES OF
REAPPORTIONMENT FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF
2000 CENSUS DATA.
WHEREAS, it was determined that two of the eight Acadia Parish voting districts did not comply with the allowable 5% deviation from the average district population, and
WHEREAS, the Acadia Parish Police Jury contracted with the Acadiana Regional Development District to develop a plan for reapportionment that would comply with all state and federal guidelines, and
WHEREAS, the plans submitted and approved by the Acadia Parish Police Jury requires the division of two voting precincts in order to achieve balance and satisfy the deviation allowances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED
SECTION 1. All the “Whereas” clauses are incorporated herein and adopted as part of the Ordinance.
SECTION 2. The Acadia Parish Police Jury does establish new voting precincts as a result of the division of existing precincts to comply with the current reapportionment requirements.
SECTION 3. Voting precinct 6-2 is therefore split into 6-2 and 6-2a and 6-2 shall include census block nos. 220019608001030, 1031, 1032, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3055, 3056, 3057, 3058, 3071, 3072, 3073, 3074, 3086, 3087, 3088, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4026, 4027, 4029, 4030, 4031, 4032, 4033, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4039, 4040, 4041, 4042, 4043, 4044, 4045, 4046 and shall be part of Police Jury District 2.
SECTION 4. Voting precinct 6-2 is therefore split into 6-2 and 6-2a and 6-2a shall include census block nos. 220019608004007, 4010 and shall be part of Police Jury District 1.
SECTION 5. Voting precinct 3-3b is therefore split into 3-3b and 3-3c and 3-3b shall include census block nos. 220019601004002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4029, 4030, 4031, 4032, 4033, 4034 and shall be part of Police Jury District 6.
SECTION 6. Voting precinct 3-3b is therefore split into 3-3b and 3-3c and 3-3c shall include census block nos. 220019601003016, 3017, 3027 and 3028 and shall be part of Police Jury District 7.
SECTION 7. The new voting precinct boundaries are as reflected in Exhibit “A” which is a map of all precincts indicating boundaries and numbered designations which map is on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Parish; as is reflected in Exhibit “B” which is a written description of each new precinct boundary, which is a written description on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Parish.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance once adopted shall be submitted for pre-clearance by the United States Department of Justice under the voting rights Act of 1965 as amended.
SECTION 9. All Ordinances or Resolutions or parts thereof, including, but not limited to all Ordinances or Resolutions or parts thereof of the Parish of Acadia, if any, in conflict herein are hereby repealed.
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ADOPTED:
Secretary-Treasurer President
ORDINANCE #
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #583,
REAPPORTIONING SINGLE MEMBER VOTING DISTRICTS
FOR THE ACADIA PARISH POLICE JURY, ACADIA
PARISH, LOUISIANA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2000
CENSUS.
WHEREAS, there are presently eight single member voting districts for the Parish of Acadia designated as Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8; and
WHEREAS, according to the 2000 Census of the U.S. Census Bureau, the Acadia Parish Police Jury commissioned a reapportionment study which determined that unequal apportionment of the Parish population exists and, therefore the boundaries of the eight single member voting districts should be changed to reflect as nearly as possible and equal apportionment of said population, as required by law, particularly La R.S. 33:382 and La. R.S. 33:1371.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session assembled, that Ordinance No. be and the same is hereby adopted as follows: to-wit:
SECTION I. (Definition of District 1)
District 1 of the Parish of Acadia shall be defined by the description contained in the attached Exhibit labeled “District 1", and including the boundaries and dimensions as shown of the plat attached hereto.
SECTION II. (Definition of District 2)
District 2 of the Parish of Acadia shall be defined by the description contained in the attached Exhibit labeled “District 2", and including the boundaries and dimensions as shown of the plat attached hereto.
SECTION III. (Definition of District 3)
District 3 of the Parish of the Parish of Acadia shall be defined by the description contained in the attached Exhibit labeled “District 3", and including the boundaries and dimensions as shown of the plat attached hereto.
SECTION IV. (Definition of District 4)
District 4 of the Parish of Acadia shall be defined by the description contained in the attached Exhibit labeled “District 4", and including the boundaries and dimensions as shown of the plat attached hereto.
SECTION V. (Definition of District 5)
District 5 of the Parish of Acadia shall be defined by the description contained in the attached Exhibit labeled “District 5", and including the boundaries and dimensions as shown of the plat attached hereto.
DEFINITION VI. (Definition of District 6)
District 6 of the Parish of Acadia shall be defined by the description contained in the attached Exhibit labeled “District 6", and including the boundaries and dimensions as shown of the plat attached hereto.
DEFINITION VII. (Definition of District 7)
District 7 of the Parish of Acadia shall be defined by the description contained in the attached Exhibit labeled “District 7", and including the boundaries and dimensions as shown of the plat attached hereto.
DEFINITION VIII. (Definition of District 8)
District 8 of the Parish of Acadia shall be defined by the description contained in the attached Exhibit labeled “District 8", and including the boundaries and dimensions as shown of the plat attached hereto.
The remainder of the provisions of Ordinance No. 583 shall remain in full force and effect. All ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance is to become effective at the end of the terms of office of the current members of the Acadia Parish Police Jury on December 31, 2004, as provided by La. R.S. 33:1371 (B).
This ordinance having been submitted to a vote in regular session of the Acadia Parish Police Jury, the vote thereon being as follows:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
WHEREUPON, the presiding officer declared the above Ordinance duly adopted on this day of , 2001.
Secretary-Treasurer President
FINANCE
A motion was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr., seconded by Mr. Pat Daigle, to approve an increase in pay beginning January, 2002, for the Registrar of Voters, Registrar of Voters Office Staff, Criminal Court Staff and District Attorney Staff in the amount of 5% and $0.25 per hour. Motion carried with Mr. John Beard casting a descending vote.
A motion was offered by Mr. John Beard, seconded by Mrs. Catherine LaCombe, to approve an increase of $117.00 per month for contractual services with C. J. Leger at the Crowley/Rayne Industrial Park. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. Pat Daigle, seconded by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, to approve a grant in the amount of $50,000 for I-Acadia to conduct economic development activities on behalf of the Police Jury. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mrs. Catherine LaCombe, seconded by Mr. John Humble, Sr., to approve an increase of $200 per year in salary per associate County Agents and County Agents in Acadia Parish. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: JOHN HUMBLE SR AND PAT DAIGLE
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 20th day of November, 2001, does hereby authorize the calling of a public hearing for December 5, 2001, at 6:00 P.M., Police Jury Meeting Room, to receive comments on the proposed 2002 Budget.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2001
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
PUBLIC HEALTH
Mr. John Quebodeaux, on behalf of Juror Cecelia Broussard, announced that matters relating to the domestic animal complaint presented by Mrs. Kibodeaux at the previous meeting was handled in an appropriate manner.
Mr. Quebodeaux, Emergency Management Director, described the cleanup process subsequent to a recent fire at a storage facility outside the city limits of Crowley.
RESOLUTION
BY: MRS CATHERINE LACOMBE AND MR JOHN HUMBLE SR
WHEREAS, there was an incident in Acadia Parish on November 9, 2001, involving a fire at a Medical Waste Storage Site, and
WHEREAS, the Crowley Fire Department responded to this fire without prior knowledge of the contents of the site and three firemen received minor open cuts which were exposed to run off from the medical waste.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 20th day of November, 2001, does hereby request that the Acadia Parish Legislative Delegation consider introducing legislation adding Medical Waste Storage Sites to the Louisiana Right to Know Law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be sent to all Parish Councils and Police Juries, the Louisiana Police Jury Association and the Chairman of the Louisiana Emergency Response Council.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2001
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
PUBLIC WORKS/ROAD & BRIDGE
A motion was offered by Mr. Pat Daigle, seconded by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, to allow for special permit conditions to open cut Point Noir Road to install an irrigation line. Motion carried.
SOLID WASTE/ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOLUTION
BY: MR JOHN HUMBLE SR AND MRS CATHERINE LACOMBE
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 20th day of November, 2001, does hereby empower, authorize and direct the President to request an extension of time as provided for in correspondence from the firm of Mader-Miers Engineering, Inc, to respond to the NOD’s for Modification No. 12 to the operating permit at the Acadia Parish Sanitary Landfill.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2001
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENTRESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: JOHN HUMBLE SR AND PAT DAIGLE
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 20th day of November, 2001, does hereby empower, authorize & direct the President to execute Change Order No. 2 to the liner project at the Acadia Parish Landfill in the amount of Sixty-three Thousand One Hundred Fifty-three and 71/100 ($63,153.71) Dollars with Environmental Specialities International, Inc. Said amount is to be deducted from the contract price and the adjusted contract price to date is Two Hundred Thirty-nine Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-four and 29/100 ($239,354.29) Dollars.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2001
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION OF TERMINATION
The following resolution was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr., duly seconded by Mrs. Catherine LaCombe, and duly resolved and adopted on November 20, 2001.
A resolution authorizing and directing the President to execute for and on behalf of the Acadia Parish Police Jury, a Notice of Termination from Environmental Specialties International, Inc., Contractor, pertaining to the completion of the contract for “Extension of the Composite Geosynthetic Clay Liner on the Interface Between Phase II (West) and Phase II (East) at the Acadia Parish Sanitary Landfill” in accordance with the plans and specifications contained in the contract documents pertaining thereto.
WHEREAS, a final inspection on the above referenced project was performed on November 6, 2001; and
WHEREAS, Environmental Specialities International, Inc., as Contractor, has substantially completed the “Extension of the Composite Geosynthetic Clay Liner on the Interface Between Phase II (West) and Phase II (East) at the Acadia Parish Sanitary Landfill” in accordance with the plans and specifications contained in the contract documents pertaining thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Acadia Parish Police Jury desires to accept the completed work;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Acadia Parish Police Jury that the President of said Acadia Parish Police Jury be, and is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to execute a Notice of Termination for and on behalf of the Acadia Parish Police Jury accepting the work as being substantially completed, and that he be authorized and directed to have a copy of said acceptance recorded in the Conveyance Records of the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2001
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: JIMMIE PELLERIN AND PAT DAIGLE
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 20th day of November, 2001, does hereby empower, authorize & direct the President to execute a contract negotiated by Mader-Miers Engineering, Inc., to make repairs to the u.v. liner at the Acadia Parish Sanitary Landfill not to exceed an amount of $45,000.00.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2001
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION
BY: MR JOHN BEARD AND MRS CATHERINE LACOMBE
WHEREAS, the Acadia Parish Police Jury, by Resolution, may authorize the observance of holidays as it may deem in keeping with efficient administration.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened on this the 20th day of November, 2001, does hereby authorize the observance of Monday, December 24, 2001, and Monday, December 31, 2001, as legal holidays.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Acadia Parish Police Jury authorizes the closing of the Acadia Parish Courthouse and/or various offices, presently under its direct supervision to observe this holiday.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2001
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
The Sales Tax Report was presented for the month of October, 2001. The report indicated a gross receipt of $685,050.85, an increase of $271,259.25 from October, 2000.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mr. Allen Castille, Stamm Raymond Addition, complained about the unsafe conditions where a commercial waste container was placed on Parish Right-of-Way. He also expressed a concern for the sanitary conditions in the area.
Mr. Charles King made a statement regarding the reapportionment plan approved by the Jury as it related to minority distribution.
Marsha Pellerin requested the Jury reconsider the resignation accepted from the Animal Control Officer and that she was disappointed in the way things were handled.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING, THE MOTION WAS OFFERED DULY SECONDED, THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF DECEMBER 5, 2001, AT THE HOUR OF 6:30 P.M.
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