CROWLEY, LOUISIANA
OCTOBER 1, 2002
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:
ALTON STEVENSON
CATHERINE LACOMBE
JOHN HUMBLE SR
CECELIA BROUSSARD
JIMMIE PELLERIN
JOHN BEARD
PAT DAIGLE
CLAUDE COURVILLE
A motion was offered by Mrs. Catherine LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Pat Daigle, to amend the agenda to consider Landfill operations including the grinding of wood waste. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, seconded by Mr. John Beard, to approve the Minutes of the September 17, 2002, Regular Police Jury Meeting. Motion carried.
APPOINTMENTS
RESOLUTION
BY: MR PAT DAIGLE AND MRS CATHERINE LACOMBE
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 1st day of October, 2002, does hereby re-appoint DR. WARD BELLARD to the Acadia-St. Landry Hospital District for a six year term effective October, 2002.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 1, 2002
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
PERSONNEL
A motion was offered by Mrs. Cecelia Broussard, seconded by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, to terminate the employment of Mr. Clifford Senegal for failure to return to work effective immediately. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mrs. Cecelia Broussard, seconded by Mr. John Beard, to authorize the hiring of Mr. Charles R. LeJeune as Maintenance Technician “C” at a starting salary of $7.25 per hour effective October 16, 2002, provided all hiring requirements are met. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mrs. Cecelia Broussard, seconded by Mr. John Beard, to authorize the Secretary to advertise for two Road Maintenance positions. Motion carried.
PUBLIC FACILITIES/BUILDING & GROUNDS
A comprehensive report was presented on the research for suitable alternatives to the jail overcrowding in Acadia Parish.
Presentations were made by the Secretary-Treasurer, Architect Mark Lalande, Ken Goss, Sheriff and Warden Eby Henry which included a comparison of three choices. Alternative One - to purchase additional property and expand on the existing Law Enforcement Correctional Center, Alternative Two - consider the purchase and renovation of an existing facility west of the City of Crowley in the vicinity of the existing Correctional Center, Alternative Three - consider the renovation of the former manufacturing facility in the Crowley/Rayne Industrial Park and converting it into a Criminal Justice Center.
Issues related to emergency evacuation and fire protection were also addressed.
RESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: JOHN HUMBLE SR AND ALTON STEVENSON
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 1st day of October, 2002, does hereby authorize Architect Mark Lalande to apply for State Capitol Outlay Assistance to renovate the 75,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility located in the Crowley/Rayne Industrial Park for the purpose of relocating the Acadia Parish Correctional Center.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 1, 2002
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
PUBLIC WORKS/ROAD & BRIDGE
RESOLUTION
BY: MRS CECELIA BROUSSARD AND MRS CATHERINE LACOMBE
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 1st day of October, 2002, does hereby authorize Mader-Miers Engineering to prepare plans and specifications and advertise for bids to construct improvements to Harrington Road to include the elevation of said road from Monceaux to its high point at an estimated cost of $31,261.00.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 1, 2002
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION
BY: MR PAT DAIGLE AND MRS CECELIA BROUSSARD
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 1st day of October, 2002, does hereby authorize Aucoin & Associates to prepare plans and specifications to repair the bridge located on Old Spanish Trail with the use of railcars.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should the materials not be available within six weeks that the matter be returned for further consideration.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 1, 2002
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
A motion was offered by Mr. Alton Stevenson, seconded by Mr. Pat Daigle, to authorize matching funds as part of Phase III Road Construction in the amount of 70% of the estimated replacement cost to repair the bridge located on Indigo/Morrow Road crossing Bayou Plaquemine. Motion carried.
Authorization for grant application for road repair through the Governor’s Office of Rural Development was postponed til next meeting.
RESOLUTION
BY: MRS CECELIA BROUSSARD AND MR PAT DAIGLE
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 1st day of October, 2002, does hereby empower, authorize & direct the President to execute Change Order No. 1 for FY 01 LCDBG Road Improvements through Phase IIIA Contract #574689 in the amount of Three Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy and 43/100 ($3,970.43) Dollars for an adjusted contract price of Four Hundred Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred Twelve and 43/100 ($415,812.43) Dollars.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 1, 2002
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION OF ACCEPTANCE
The following resolution was offered by Mrs. Cecelia Broussard, duly seconded by Mrs. Catherine LaCombe, and duly resolved and adopted on October 1, 2002.
A resolution authorizing and directing the President to execute for and on behalf of the Acadia Parish Police Jury, an Act of Acceptance for W. E. McDonald & Sons, LLC, Contractor, pertaining to the completion of the contract, Road Improvements in Districts 2, 4 and 5 under the LCDBG FY 2000-2001 Program, in accordance with the plans and specifications contained in the contract documents pertaining thereto.
WHEREAS, W. E. McDonald & Sons, LLC, as Contractor, has completed the Road Improvements in Districts 2, 4 and 5 under the LCDBG FY 2000-2001 Program, 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 an Act of Acceptance 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: OCTOBER 1, 2002
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE
WITH STATE OF LOUISIANA
OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Code of Federal regulations as enacted by the United States Congress mandates that all structures defined as bridges located on all public roads shall be inspected, rated for safe load capacity and posted in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards and that an inventory of these bridges be maintained by each State; and
WHEREAS, the responsibility to inspect, rate and load post those bridges under the authority of Acadia Parish in accordance with those Standards is delegated by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to Acadia Parish.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the governing authority of Acadia Parish (herein referred to as the Parish) that the Parish in regular meeting assembled does hereby certify to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (herein referred to as the DOTD) that for the period 1 October, 2001 through 30 September, 2002:
1. The Parish has performed all interim inspections on all Parish owned or maintained bridges in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards.
2. All bridges owned or maintained by the Parish have been structurally analyzed and rated by the Parish as to the safe load capacity in accordance with AASHTO Manual for Maintenance Inspection of Bridges. The load posting information that has been determined by the LA DOTD for all bridges where the maximum legal load under Louisiana State Law exceeds the load permitted under the operating rating as determined above has been critically reviewed by the Parish. Load posting information has been updated by the Parish to reflect all structural changes, and obsolete structural ratings or any missing structural ratings.
3. All Parish owned or maintained bridges which require load posting or closing are load posted or closed in accordance with the table in the DOTD Engineering Directives and Standards Manual Directive No. 1.1.1.8. All DOTD supplied load posting information concerning a bridge has been critically reviewed by the Parish Engineer prior to load posting.
4. All bridges owned or maintained by the Parish are shown on the attached list in the format specified by the DOTD. Corrections to data supplied to the Parish by the LA DOTD are noted.
These stipulations are prerequisites to participation by the Parish in the Off-System Replacement Program.
This resolution was considered section by section and as a whole and upon motion of Mrs. Cecelia Broussard, being seconded by Mrs. Catherine LaCombe, was adopted by the following vote on this the 1st day of October, 2002:
YEAS: Alton Stevenson, Catherine LaCombe, John Humble, Sr., Cecelia
Broussard, Jimmie Pellerin, John Beard, Pat Daigle and Claude
Courville.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 1, 2002
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
SOLID WASTE/ENVIRONMENTAL
Mr. Ben Boudreaux, Representative of Waste Management, Inc., addressed the body relative to the upcoming Solid Waste Collection Contract requesting an opportunity to be considered for the services.
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 1st day of October, 2002, does hereby empower, authorize and direct the President to execute, on behalf of the Parish, a five year contract with BFI Waste Services, LLC, for the purpose of residential solid waste and commercial hand pick services in Acadia Parish beginning March 1, 2003.
The Resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Alton Stevenson, Catherine LaCombe, John Humble, Sr., Cecelia
Broussard, John Beard, Pat Daigle and Claude Courville.
NAYS: Jimmie Pellerin.
ABSENT: None.
And the Resolution was declared adopted on this, the 1st day of October, 2002.
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Claude J. Courville
KATRY MARTIN CLAUDE J. COURVILLE
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
A motion was offered by Mr , seconded by Mr., to authorize the Secretary and Solid Waste Supervisor to negotiate for tree grinding services at the Landfill. Motion carried.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mrs. Jo Cart reminded of her 48 years of dedicated service to Government news coverage.
Mr. John Quebodeaux, Emergency Management Director, announced the success of the Second Household Hazardous Waste Day Event indicating that 240 vehicles were served.
Mr. Larry Comeaux, resident of Crown Road in District 6, requested assistance with neighborhood development. The matter was referred to Legal Counsel.
Juror Cecelia Broussard announced that a Personnel Committee Meeting will be scheduled to discuss salaries.
Vice President John Humble, Sr., requested assistance, on behalf of the Port Authority, with the shaping and grading of Port Road.
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 OCTOBER 15, 2002, AT THE HOUR OF 6:30 P.M.
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