?PROCEEDINGS
CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
JUNE 3, 2024
The Cameron Parish Police Jury met in regular session on Monday, June 3, 2024, in the Cameron Parish West Annex Board Room in the Village of Cameron, Louisiana at 12:00 o’clock P.M.
The following members were present: Mr. Ronald Nunez, Jr., Mr. Mark Daigle, Mr. Magnus McGee, Mr. Danny Myers, Mr. Michael Fewell, Mr. Sam Bordelon, and Mr. Johnny Watson. No member was absent.
There was no Executive Session discussion.
There was no public comment on the agenda items.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the reading of the minutes shall be dispensed with and approved.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby approves to add the following items to the agenda: (Item 26) Motion to recognize having a 5-member board instead of a 7-member board for Recreation District No. 6, per Revised Statue 33:4564.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the application for the following permits be and the same are hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
a. Cameron Parish Police Jury – Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish, LA. (240601)
b. Venture Global LNG, Inc. – Cameron, Cameron Parish, LA. (240602)
c. Curtis Beckham – Big Lake, Cameron Parish, LA. (240603)
d. Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. – Klondike, Cameron Parish, LA. (240604)
e. EC Offshore Properties, Inc. – Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish, LA. (240605)
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby opens the floor for public comment on the proposed amendments to Chapter 20 Special Districts, Article III-Gravity Drainage:
Change to Add
Article IV – Acadiana Watershed District Participation
An ordinance authorizing participation in the Acadiana Watershed District, as codified by Louisiana Act 323. The Acadiana Watershed District shall be domiciled in Lafayette parish as a central location within the boundaries of the Acadiana Watershed District. CAMERON PARISH designates the Acadiana Planning Commission as the office of the Acadiana Watershed District’s business operations as stated in Louisiana Act 323. CAMERON PARISH will assist in adopting the administrative steps to establish the Acadiana Watershed District Board of Commissioners and the bylaws of the district, is declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby opens the floor for public comment on the proposed amendments to Chapter 20 Special Districts, Article III-Gravity Drainage:
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 20 SPECIAL DISTRICTS, ARTICLE III – GRAVITY DRAINAGE
CHANGE TO READ
DIVISION 8 – DISTRICT NO. 16
SEC. 20-115.7. – Created; boundaries.
Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of the Parish of Cameron, Louisiana, is hereby created under the provisions of R.S. 38:1751 et seq., all within the limits of the Parish of Cameron, and shall comprise and embrace all the territory within the following described boundaries:
Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Section 1, Township 12 South, Range 3 West, being the Northeastern Most Corner of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, thence from said point of beginning, proceed in a Westerly direction along the Northern most boundary of Cameron Parish to the Northwest Corner of Section 6, Township 12 South, Range 4 West, thence in a Southerly direction along the West Line of Township 12 South, Range 4 West to the South line of said Township 12 South, Range 4 West, thence proceed in an Easterly direction along the South line of said Township 12 South, Range 4 West and continue through partial Section 31, Township 12 South, Range 3 West to the intersection of the South Bank of the Intracoastal Waterway, thence following the meander of the South Bank of said Intracoastal Waterway to the Eastern most boundary line of Cameron Parish, which is located in Section 13, Township 13 South, Range 3 West, thence in a northly direction along the Eastern most boundary line of Cameron Parish to the point of beginning.
(ord. of 12-2-97)
Sec. 20-115.8 – Name and domicile
The gravity drainage district is hereby named and designated as “Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of the Parish of Cameron, Louisiana” and the domicile shall be Klondike, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
(Ord. of 12-2-97)
Sec. 20-115.9. – Commissioners; organization, and qualifications
(a) Gravity Drainage District No. 16 shall be governed by a board composed of (5) commissioners appointed by the governing authority and the initial term shall be as follows, three (3) of whom shall be appointed for four (4) years and two (2) for two (2) years and therefore each term shall be four (4) years.
(b) The commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. 16 thus appointed shall meet at its domicile, and proceed to organize by electing officers as follows:
(1) They shall elect from among their number a president, and vice-president. It shall be the duty of the president to preside over the meetings of the board and perform such other duties as are usually required of presidents of corporate bodies. It shall be the duty of the vice-president to perform the duties of the president in case of his absence or disability.
(2) They shall also elect a secretary who shall perform all duties required of him as such secretary by the board of commissioners.
(3) They shall also elect a treasurer, and all money received by the sheriff and tax collector for account of such district shall be paid over to such treasurer, who shall be answerable under his official bond for the faithful accounting of said money.
(c) The commissioners of the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 shall meet qualifications as described in R.S. 38:1758 (as amended).
Sec. 20-115.10 – Powers and authority
Gravity Drainage District No. 16, through its commissioners, is hereby granted all of the powers and authority contemplated by the constitution of the state, and R.S. 38:1751 et seq. (as amended), to contract, sue and be sued; to levy taxes, call elections for determining whether or not special taxes shall be assessed, and do any and all things intended by law for the proper carrying on of the duties of such gravity drainage district.
(Ord. No. 3-C, 4-6-31)
There being no written or oral comments from the public, it was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the public hearing was declared closed.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the Proposed Amendments to Chapter 20 Special Districts, Article III – Gravity Drainage as written above is declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby opens the floor for public comment on the proposed amendments to Chapter 20 Special Districts, Article XI – Ambulance Service:
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 20 SPECIAL DISTRICTS DIVISION 2 – AMBULANCE SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2
Sec. 20-411. – Created boundaries
The Ambulance Service District No. 2 of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, (the “district”), he is hereby created under the provisions of R.S. 33:9053 et seq., all within the limits of the Parish of Cameron, which district shall comprise and embrace all of the territory within the following described boundaries:
CHANGE TO READ
Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Section 1, Township 14 South, Range 3 West, thence Northerly along the East line of Cameron Parish to the Northeast corner of said Cameron Parish, being the Northeast Corner of Section 1, Township 12 South, Range 3 West, thence Westerly along the North line of said Cameron Parish to the Northwest corner of said Cameron Parish, thence southerly along the West line of Cameron Parish to the Southwest Corner of said Cameron Parish (which point is three miles offshore), thence Easterly along the Southern boundary of Cameron Parish to a point being the East line of the Calcasieu Ship channel which is located South of Township 15 South, Range 10 West, thence Northerly along the East line of the Calcasieu Ship Channel the South bank of Calcasieu Lake, thence Easterly and Northerly along the East bank of Calcasieu Lake to an intersection with the North line of Township 14 South, Range 9 West, thence Easterly along the North line of Township 14 South, Range 9 West and continue along the North line of Township 14 South, Range 8 West to its Northeast corner, thence South along the East line of Township 14 South, Range 8 West to the North line of Township 14 South, Range 7 West, thence Easterly along the North lines of Township 14 South, Range 7 West, Township 14 South, Range 6 West, Township 14 South, Range 5 West, Township 14 South, Range 4 West and Township 14 South, Range 3 West to the Northeast Corner of Section 1 Township 14 South, Range 3 West and being the point of beginning.
(Ord. 7-6-92 €1; Ord. of 3-2-93, €1)
There being no written or oral comments from the public, it was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the public hearing was declared closed.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the Proposed Amendments to Chapter 20 Special Districts, Article XI – Ambulance Service as written above is declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby appoints Alice Duhon to the Library Board of Control Board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby appoints Mary Moyer Jones to the Cameron Wastewater District No. One Board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the board hereby tables the expired term of Richard Burbank for the Beachfront Development District No. One Board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby accepts the resignation of Melissa Kiffe from the Ambulance Service District No. One Board, authorizes the secretary to send a letter of appreciation for her service to the board and tables the appointment
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Michele Long to the Beachfront Development District No. One Board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby accepts the resignation of Jerry Dockins from the Cameron Wastewater District No. One Board, appoints Joe Dyson for the remainder of term and authorizes the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to Mr. Dockins for his service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby accepts the resignation of Tammy Peshoff from the Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron Board, authorizes the secretary to send a letter of appreciation for her service to the board, and tables the appointment.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Shirley Gray to the Gravity Drainage District No. Three Board.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Wil Aucoin to the Gravity Drainage District No. Nine Board.
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Watson and carried, the board hereby reappoints Thomas Cox to the Mosquito Abatement Control Board.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Mitchell Kelley to the Mosquito Abatement Control Board.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby accepts the resignation of Melissa Kiffe from Recreation District No. Six Board, appoints Jared Landry for the remainder of term, and authorizes the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to Ms. Kiffe for her service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby accepts the resignation of Tammy Peshoff from Recreation District No. Six Board, authorizes the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to Ms. Peshoff for her service to the board, and removes this seat from the board per LRS 33:4564.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby accepts the resignation of Kasey Brown from Recreation District No. Six Board, authorizes the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to Ms. Brown for her service to the board, and removes this seat from the board per LRS 33:4564.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Mark Young to the Waterworks District No. Ten Board.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby appoints the following members to the Gravity Drainage District No. Sixteen Board for the terms listed:
Jason Theriot – 2-year term
Chad Thevis – 2-year term
Kelly Guin – 4-year term
Joel Trahan – 4-year term
Spencer Trahan – 4-year term
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby opens the floor for public comment on the proposed amendments to Chapter 14 Motor Vehicles and Traffic:
ARTICLE III. OPERATION OF VEHICLES GENERALLY
Sec. 14-35 Speed Limits
Remove from (b) parish Road 433
Add:
(a) It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicles on the following parish roads at a speed in excess of fifty-five (55) miles per hour
PARISH ROAD 433
After hearing concerns from constituents of this district and residents living on this road, it was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, public hearing was declared closed, and Item 15, authority to amend speed limit on Parish Road 433 was removed from the agenda.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby opens the floor for public comment to abandon PR 340 (Andrew Road), located in Section 30, T15S, R13W, Cameron, LA.
There being no written or oral comments from the public, it was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the public hearing was declared closed.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the Resolution to abandon Parish Road 340 (Andrew Road), Cameron, LA. was declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby declares the following millages are hereby levied on the 2024 tax roll on all property subject to taxation by the Cameron Parish Police Jury:
DISTRICT, MILLAGE
General Alimony 4.04 MILLS
Health Unit Maintenance 0.00 MILLS
Courthouse and Jail Maintenance 2.72 MILLS
Garbage District No. 1 Maintenance 8.10 MILLS
Library Maintenance 0.00 MILLS
Road & Bridge Maintenance 6.61 MILLS
Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1 Maintenance 4.67 MILLS
Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron 8.33 MILLS
Fire Protection District No. 10 Maintenance 8.04 MILLS
Fire Protection District No. 14 Maintenance 4.86 MILLS
Fire Protection District No. 15 Maintenance 7.98 MILLS
Fire Protection District No. 16 Maintenance 12.06 MILLS
Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1 Sinking 1.20 MILLS
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby authorizes, empowers and directs the president to sign:
a. Letter of Designee appointment (Kara Bonsall) to the Acadiana Watershed District.
b. State Highway Maintenance Agreement with LA DOTD for mowing & litter pickup
c. Resolution No. 1194 Supporting the LNG Industry
d. Contract Amendment No. 1 with Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDENR), contract No. 2000808211 to extend term agreement to December 30, 2024, in order to complete construction of Rockefeller Refuge Shoreline Stabilization Project (ME-35)
e. Resolution No. 1195 authority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with CPRA for the Rockefeller Refuge Shoreline Stabilization Project (ME-35) that includes 2022 Surplus Extension Dollars
f. Change Order No. 3 for the Rockefeller Shoreline Stabilization Project (ME-35) to utilize additional funds allocated after bidding.
g. Contract Amendment No. 2 with Fenstermaker & Associates for increased engineering fees for Project RARE (Restore Act Rockefeller Extension Project (ME-35)
h. Cooperative Endeavour Agreement Amendment No. 1
PO#2000576308 with the State of Louisiana Division of Administration, Office of Community Development to extend term agreement to March 31, 2027, and update HUD compliance language
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and Carried, the board hereby approves residential trash pickup for Johnson Bayou, Holly Beach, and Lowry, with the stipulation this will not affect trash dump hours.
It was moved by Mr. Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the board hereby approves the budget for the fiscal year 2024/2025 as submitted by the Southwest Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby approves the Three-Year Capital Outlay Plan for the Prish Transportation Act.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby tables the authority to hire a full-time Human Resources Employee.
In response to the advertisement for bids for the LWI-Mermentau Basin Inundation Relief Project 65MTRR7701, East End Lock Rehabilitation – Element 1, LWI MIT Funds, the following bids were received:
BIDDER, BID
M & C Oilfield Services, LLC, $10,991,770.00*
Cajun Industries, LLC, $ 9,423,391.00
Considering the apparent low bidder was Cajun Industries, LLC, however, Cajun Industries, LLC did not provide the Signature Authority as required by Louisiana Public Bid Law and stipulated in the bid specifications, Cajun Industries, LLC’s bid is invalid and rejected. Therefore based on review of bids, M & C Oilfield Services, LLC, was the second lowest responsible bid, it was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby accepts the bid in the amount of $10,991,770.00 (Ten million, nine hundred ninety-one thousand, seven hundred seventy dollars) for the LWI-Mermentau Basin Inundation Relief Project 65MTRR7701, East End Lock Rehabilitation – Element 1, and authorizes, empowers, and directs the president to sign all necessary documents related to awarded bid.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the board hereby accepts the monthly financial statements and budget to the actual comparison report.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to pay May 2024 bills.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby recognizes and approves for a 5-member board instead of a 7-member board for the Recreation District No. Six Board per Louisiana Revised Statue 33:4564.
There being no further business, it was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the meeting was declared adjourned.
APPROVED:
RONALD NUNEZ JR,
PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
MARY B CARROLL,
SECRETARY
RUN: July 18 (Jy 14)