CROWLEY, LOUISIANA
OCTOBER 17, 2006
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, Cecelia B. Chambers, 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
JOHN HUMBLE, SR
CADE BENOIT
A. J. BROUSSARD
JIMMIE PELLERIN
FELTON MOREAU
CECELIA B. CHAMBERS
ABSENT:
A. J. CREDEUR
A motion was offered by
Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, seconded by Mr. Cade Benoit. to
approve the Minutes of the October 3, 2006, Regular Police Jury Meeting
as
revised. Motion Carried.
RESOLUTION 10-06-06
By Messers ALTON STEVENSON and FELTON MOREAU
BE IT RESOLVED:
by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly
convened this 17th day of October, 2006, does hereby make the following
appointments to the Acadia Parish Industrial Development Board: Mr.
Jesse
Wilson, Mr. Fred Gossen and Mr. Gerard A. Frey for a two term to expire
October 2008; Mr. Keith Henry, Mrs. Kayla Link and Mr. Obie Hulin for a
four
year term to expire October 2010; and Mr. Glenn Bellard, Mr. Austin
Cormier
and Mr. Thomas Freeland to a six year term to expire October 2012.
The members so appointed shall meet in special
session on October 24,
2006, at the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Courthouse, Crowley,
Louisiana,
for the purpose of organizing the Industrial Development Board of the
Parish
of Acadia, Louisiana, Inc. (the "Board"), as the governing authority of
the
Board, and to transact any other business that may come before the
Board.
YEAS:
Mr. Alton Stevenson, Mr. John
Humble, Sr., Mr. Cade Benoit, Mr.
A.J. Benoit, Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, Mr. Felton Moreau, Mrs. Cecelia B.
Chambers
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Mr. A.J. Credeur
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2006
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry
Martin /s/Cecelia
B. Chambers
KATRY MARTIN
CECELIA B. CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
A
motion was offered by Mr. Alton Stevenson and duly seconded by Mr.
Felton
Moreau to approve budgets adjustments as recommended by the
Secretary-Treasurer. Motion carried.
By Messers John Humble, Sr. and Alton Stevenson
THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular
session duly convened this 17th day of October, 2006 does hereby
authorize
and direct the President to enter into a Vending Facility Agreement with
the
Louisiana Department of Social Services, Louisiana Rehabilitation
Services for
the purpose of enabling the above stated agency to establish and operate
a
Vending Facility service in the designated areas of the Acadia Parish
Courthouse to include designated area in the courthouse lobby, with
vending
machines at other Parish locations as designated by the Secretary of the
Acadia Parish Police Jury.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2006
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry
Martin
/s/Cecelia B. Chambers
KATRY MARTIN
CECELIA B. CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER
PRESIDENT
BY MESSRS: CADE BENOIT AND ALTON STEVENSON
BE IT RESOLVED: by
the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly
convened this 17th day of October, 2006, does hereby empower, authorize
and direct the President to apply for a Rural Development Grant in the
amount of $30,000 for the purpose of building improvements for Acadia
Fire Protection District #2.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2006
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Cecelia B. ChambersKATRY MARTIN CECELIA B. CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION 10-06-09
BY MESSRS: CADE BENOIT AND JIMMIE PELLERIN
BE IT RESOLVED: by
the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly
convened this 17th day of October, 2006, does hereby empower, authorize
and direct the President to apply for a Rural Development Grant in the
amount of $15,000 for Acadia Parish Fire Protection District #6 to
purchase
fire fighting equipment.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2005
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry
Martin
/s/ Cecelia B. Chambers
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA
B. CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER
PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION 10-06-10
BY MESSRS: Alton Stevenson and John Humble, Sr.
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session
duly
convened this 17th day of October, 2006, does hereby empower, authorize
and direct the President to apply for a Rural Development Grant in the
amount of $25,000 for the purpose of a parking lot expansion for the
Acadia
Parish Tourist Commission.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2006
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry
Martin
/s/ Cecelia B. Chambers
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA B.
CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION 10-06-11
BY MESSRS: FELTON MOREAU AND JIMMIE PELLERIN
BE IT RESOLVED: by
the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly
convened this 17th day of October, 2006, does hereby empower, authorize
and direct the President to apply for a Rural Development Grant in the
amount
of $60,000 for the Iota Long-Point Gravity Drainage District for the
purpose of constructing drainage improvements in the Iota area.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2006
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry
Martin _ /s/ Cecelia B.
Chambers
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA B.
CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
BY MESSRS: JOHN HUMBLE, SR. AND ALTON STEVENSON
BE IT RESOLVED: by
the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly
convened this 17th day of October, 2006, does hereby authorize a Rural
Development Grant Application on behalf of Consolidated Gravity Drainage
District #1 in the amount of $10,000 to construct drainage improvements
on the Lazy Point Gully.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2006
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry
Martin
/s/ Cecelia B. Chambers
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA
B. CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER
PRESIDENT
A motion was offered by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin and, duly seconded by Mr.
John
Humble, Sr. to approve Financial Statements and payment of bills for the
month of September. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by
Mr. Alton Stevenson, seconded by Mr. John Humble,
Sr., to approve the proposal submitted on behalf of Parish Government
Risk
Agency by CCMSI for employee group health insurance for calendar year
2007. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by
Mr. Alton Stevenson ad duly seconded by Mr. John
Humble, Sr. to enter into a cooperative endeavor with Parish
municipalities to
develop a plan for enforcement of the International Building Code and
International Residential Code. Motion Carried.
A motion was offered by
Mr. Cade Benoit and duly seconded by Mr. Alton
Stevenson to hire Ms. Versay Allen as Assistant Animal Control Officer
at
a salary of seven dollars ($7.00) per hour provided all hiring
requirements
are met. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by
Mr. Alton Stevenson and duly seconded by Mr. John
Humble, Sr. to authorize the Secretary-Treasurer to proceed with Voting
Precinct handicap upgrades as required with funding to come from General
Funds.
Motion Carried.
RESOLUTION 10-06-13
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,
2005 through 30 September, 2006:
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 Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, being seconded by Mr. Alton Stevenson,
was
adopted by the following vote on this the 17th day of
October, 2006:
YEAS:
Alton Stevenson, A. J. Broussard, John Humble, Sr., Cecelia B.
Chambers, Jimmie Pellerin, Cade Benoit and Felton Moreau.
NAYS: None
ABSENT: A. J. Credeur
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2006
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry
Martin _
/s/ Cecelia B. Chambers
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA
B. CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER
PRESIDENT
BY MESSERS: ALTON STEVENSON AND FELTON MOREAU
A resolution providing for the construction of street paving improvement along
certain streets or such part thereof as may be determined upon, within the
corporate limits of the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana, and outside of
municipal corporations, in the manner provided by Sections 3689.1 to
3689.17, inclusive, of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S.
33:3689.1-33:3689.17), and other constitutional and statutory authority.
WHEREAS, the Police Jury of the Parish of Acadia, State of
Louisiana
(the “Police Jury”), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of
Acadia,
State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), adopted a resolution on September 19,
2006, giving notice of their intention to construct street paving
improvements along certain streets or such part thereof as may be
determined upon, within the corporate limits of the Parish, and outside
of municipal corporations (the “Project”), in compliance with the
provisions
of Sections 3689.1 through 3689.17 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised
Statutes of 1950 (R. S. 33:3689.1 through R. S. 33:3689.17), as amended;
WHEREAS, in strict compliance with the aforesaid statutory authority
and
the aforesaid resolution of September 19, 2006, this Police Jury met in
open
and public session on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at six (6:00) o'clock
p.m., after publication of the notice of intention as required by law,
to hear
and receive all objections to the proposed paving improvements, to the
manner of payment therefore and to the manner in which such improvements
will be made, and to consider the question of the benefit of each lot or
parcel of real estate to be assessed as a result of the construction of
said improvements;
WHEREAS, the public hearing was held at the date, time and place set
forth above, and no objections to the proposed paving program were
received;
WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Police Jury has determined
that each lot or parcel of real estate to be assessed along the
streets hereinafter described will be benefited to an amount not less
than
the estimated assessment to be levied against each lot or parcel of real
estate
as a result of the construction of said improvements;
WHEREAS, after due consideration of all matters presented at the
public
hearing, it is now the desire of this Police Jury to proceed with the
construction of the street paving improvements on the designated streets
within the corporate limits of the Parish and outside of municipal
corporations,
or such parts thereof as may be determined upon;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Police Jury of the Parish
of
Acadia, State of Louisiana (the "Police Jury"), acting as the governing
authority of the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”),
that:
1. SECTION This Police Jury having determined that each lot or parcel
of
real estate to be assessed along the streets hereinafter set out, as a
result of the construction of the street paving improvements more fully
described below, will be benefited to an amount not less than the
amount of the estimated assessment to be levied against each such lot
or parcel of real estate, the construction of street paving improvements
on the following designated streets within the corporate limits of the
Parish,
and outside of municipal corporations (the “Project”), is hereby ordered
and directed, in accordance with the resolution of intention adopted by
this Police Jury, acting as the governing authority of the Parish, on
September 19, 2006, viz:
1. Mardi gras Drive, from Suzie Drive proceeding southwest
approximately
1350' to the cul-de-sac.
2. Suzie Drive, from Toby Loop proceeding east approximately 850'
to its end
at Toby Loop.
The improvements to the designated streets are to consist of 3 course
asphalt surface treatment riding surface 18 feet wide on 8 inch depth
soil
cement base 19 feet wide, including open ditch drainage improvements.
* * * * *
3. SECTION The said improvements shall consist of the above-described
street paving improvements on the streets hereinabove set forth and, as
shown by plans and specifications prepared by Aucoin & Associates, Inc.,
of Eunice, Louisiana, consulting engineers (the “Consulting Engineers”)
to the Parish in connection with the Project, and filed with the
President
and approved by this Police Jury.
4. SECTION The total cost of the project shall include the cost of
street
intersections, necessary ditching, curbing, guttering, aprons, drains
and
headers, and all other costs incidental thereto, including engineers'
and
attorneys' fees. The total cost of the Project shall be charged to each
lot or parcel of real estate abutting the street improvements in
proportion that the frontage each lot or parcel of real estate bears to
the
total frontage of all of the said lots or parcels of real estate to be
improved by the construction of such improvements, in accordance with
the provisions of Sections 3689.1 to 3689.17, inclusive, of Title 33
of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R. S. 33:3689.1-33:3689.17),
and other constitutional and statutory authority.
5. SECTION The Consulting Engineers are hereby instructed to prepare
the necessary plans and specifications for the above-described
street paving improvements along the streets hereinabove set out, and
to file a copy thereof with the President of the Police Jury.
This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as
follows:
YEAS: Alton Stevenson,
John W. Humble, Sr., Cade Benoit,
A.J.Broussard, Jimmie Pellerin, Felton Moreau, Cecelia B
Chambers
NAYS: None
ABSENT: A.J. Credeur
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2006
ATTEST:
s/ Katry
Martin
/s/ Cecelia B. Chambers
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA
B. CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER
PRESIDENT
ORDINANCE NO. 920
AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO OPERATE OR
DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON
Mamou Prairie Road (4-5), ACADIA
PARISH, LOUISIANA, AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF THIRTY-FIVE MILES
PER HOUR, AND, PROVIDING FOR THE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
THEREOF.
SECTION 1. BE IT
ORDAINED by the Police Jury of Acadia Parish
Louisiana, that it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or drive
a
motor vehicle in excess of thirty-five miles per hour on the
following
described Parish Road:
MAMOU PRAIRIE ROAD
SECTION 2. BE
IT FURTHER ORDAINED that any person found guilty of
operating or driving a motor vehicle in excess of thirty-five miles
per hour
on the Parish road described above, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and
upon conviction therefore, shall be fined not more than Fifty Dollars
($50)
or be imprisoned not more than ten (10) days or both.
SECTION 3. BE IT
FURTHER ORDAINED that any laws or parts of laws
in conflict are hereby repealed.
The Ordinance was offered
by Mr. Alton Stevenson and seconded by Mr.
John Humble, Sr. and after being read and considered section by section,
was adopted as a whole by the following vote:
YEAS: Alton
Stevenson, A. J. Broussard, John Humble, Sr., Cecelia B.
Chambers, Jimmie Pellerin, Cade Benoit and Felton Moreau
NAYS: None
ABSENT: A. J. Credeur
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2006
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry
Martin
/s/ Cecelia B. Chambers
KATRY MARTIN
CECELIA B. CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER
PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION 10-06-15
BY MESSRS: A.
J. BROUSSARD AND MR. JOHN HUMBLE, SR.
WHEREAS, the Acadia
Parish Police Jury advertised to in its official journal to
receive bids for the purchase of one new dozer with factory built and
installed
waste disposal package and the trade of One (1) Used D65EX-15
Komatsu
Crawler Dozer Serial #67141, and
WHEREAS, bids were
received from the following:
| BIDDER | BASE BID | TRADE IN | TOTAL PRICE | DELIVERY |
| Louisiana Machinery Co.,LLC 10414 Airline Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70816 |
$347,500.00 | $75,000.00 | $272,500.00 | 90 days |
| Nortrax 3519 Hwy 90 E Broussard, LA 70518 |
$285,626.50 | $75,000.00 | $210,626.50 | 45 days |
WHEREAS, the Nortrax of Broussard,
Louisiana has met all the specifications as
required and has submitted the low bid of $210,625.50.
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session
duly convened this 17th day of October, 2006, does hereby accept the low
bid
submitted by Nortrax in the amount presented herein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the President be and is hereby empowered,
authorized and directed to execute a contract with Nortrax respectively,
on behalf
of, in the name and under the seal of the Acadia Parish Police Jury
relative to the purchase of said equipment.
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2006
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin
/s/ Cecelia B. Chambers
KATRY MARTIN
CECELIA B. CHAMBERS
SECRETARY-TREASURER
PRESIDENT
A motion was offered by
Mr. Alton Stevenson and duly seconded by Mr. John
Humble, Jr. to accept the Sales Tax Report. Motion Carried.
COMMENTS
President Chambers read a
report from Phillip Reclamation Services on the
Hazard Waste Pick Up event.
Juror A. J. Broussard
expressed his desire to have an attorney general’s opinion
a legislative audit and an ethic investigation into the use of Parish
funds on
roads within parish municipalities.
Juror Humble reminded Mr.
Broussard that the Police Jury had voted not to take
up this issue.
Mr. Broussard requested
an opinion from legal counsel on the use of Parish
owned gravel on city roads.
Legal counsel advised the
jury that the use of Parish funds was at their
discretion.
Mr. Martin advised the
jury that a priority list was required and that it should
be based on critical needs.
Mr. Broussard asked if
the road manger was required to seek police jury
permission before doing roadwork within a municipality.
Legal counsel replied
that the jury had authority to grant such permission, but
that maintenance is at the discretion of the local road manager.
Mr. John Quebodeaux, 178
Cedar Park Lane, Rayne, LA presented two
documents to the President and asked that both documents be read and
entered into the official minutes. The documents were received and
placed
on file.
Albert Borill, 502 N. Crocker, Midland, LA addressed the jury on the
matter
of a newspaper article published in the Crowley Post Signal. Mr. Borill
said
he lived there for over 60 years.
Juror Humble told he jury that he believed that it was important for the
jury
to “get to the bottom of this” and “let this man rest”.
Mrs. Betty Broussard, 169 Billie Road, Mermentau, Ms. Kimberley
Quebodeaux
and Mr. Anthony Borill, 212 Morris Avenue, Esterwood, LA expressed their
desire
to have the matter addressed for the benefit of the neighborhood and Mr.
Borill.
A motion was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr. and duly seconded by Mr.
Cade
Benoit to revise the agenda to authorize legal counsel and an abstractor
to
research the ownership of property situated on Huntington Street in
Midland,
LA. Motion carried with the following roll call vote:
A. J. Broussard, Jimmie Pellerin, Felton Moreau,
Cecelia B. Chambers
NAYS: None
ABSENT: A.J. Credeur
A motion was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr. and duly seconded by
Mr. Cade Benoit to authorize legal counsel and an abstractor to research
and ascertain the legal ownership of property and to determine the right
of way of the Parish on Huntington Street, Midland, LA. Motion carried.
CLOSING
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
NOVEMBER 7, 2006, AT THE HOUR OF 6:30 P.M.
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