?PROCEEDINGS
CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
AUGUST 5, 2024
The Cameron Parish Police Jury met in regular session on Monday, August 5, 2024, in the Cameron Parish West Annex Board Room in the Village of Cameron, Louisiana at 11:30 o’clock A.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 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 30) Motion for Authority to advertise to amend ordinance for South Cameron Consolidated Waterworks to appoint 6th member per R.S. 33:3812k.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the application for the following permit be and the same is hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
a. Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. – Grand Chenier, Colligan and Alligator Lakes, Cameron Parish, LA. (240804)
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the application for the following permit be and the same is hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
a. Cameron Parish Gravity Drainage District 3 – North Cameron Levee, Cameron Parish, LA. (240801)
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and
Carried, the application for the following permit be and the same is hereby approved with the stipulation set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
b. Entergy Louisiana, LLC – Off Hwy 27, Hackberry, Cameron Parish, LA. (240802)
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the application for the following permit be and the same is hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
c. Charles Hebert – Acadia Drive, Creole, Cameron Parish, LA. (240803)
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the application for the following permit be and the same is hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
d. Venture Global CP Express, LLC – 5808 West Creole Hwy, Creole, Cameron Parish, LA. (240805)
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the application for the following permit be and the same is hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
e. Cameron Parish Police Jury – Rutherford Beach, Creole, Long Beach and Little Florida Beach, Johnson Bayou, Cameron Parish, LA. (240806)
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the application for the following permit be and the same is hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
f. ANR Pipeline Company – Lowry, Cameron Parish, LA. (240807)
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the application for the following permit be and the same is hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
g. Cameron Parish Gravity Drainage District 5 – LaBove Bayou, Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish, LA. (240808)
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby appoints Terry Faulk to the open seat on the Ambulance Service District No. 2 Board.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby appoints Bryan Weekly to the E-911 Board for the Ward 1 Klondike/Lowry seat, for the expired term of Scott Weekly, and authorizes the secretary to send Mr. Weekly a letter of appreciation for his service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby tables the appointment for the expired term of Armand “Bubba” Richard to the E-911 Board Ward 2 Grand Chenier seat.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby tables the appointment for the expired term of Leo Dyson to the E-911 Board Ward 3 Cameron seat, and authorizes the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to Mr. Dyson for his service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Joey Babineaux to the E-911 Board Ward 4 Grand Lake seat.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Russell Badon to the E-911 Board Ward 5 Johnson Bayou seat.
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby appoints Jacob Nunez to the E-911 Board for the Parish Wide seat, for the expired term of Martial Young, and authorizes the secretary to send Mr. Young a letter of appreciation for his service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Phillip “Scooter” Trosclair to the Gravity Drainage District No. Five Board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Tammy Erbelding to the Johnson Bayou Recreation District Board.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the board hereby appoints Cecil Raymond Sanner to the West Cal-Cam Hospital Board for the expired term of Bobbie Fountain, and directs the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to Ms. Fountain for her service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Alfred Devall to the Cameron Parish Port Harbor & Terminal District.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby accepts the resignation of Angie Theriot from the Grand Chenier Recreation District No. Nine Board, directs the secretary to send Ms. Theriot a letter of appreciation for her service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby tables the approval of the Financial Statement Audit Report for year ending December 31, 2023, to the September meeting.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby approves the renewal of the following employee group insurance policies for policy year September 2024 through September 2025:
a. Group Hospitalization – Blue Cross Blue Shield of LA.
b. Group Dental – Guardian; Group Vision – Met Life
c. Group Life – Equitable
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby grants authority to renew the contract with the Picard Group for State and Federal lobbying services and authorizes, empowers, and directs the president to sign the contract.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby allocates funding in the amount of $5,000.00 for the sponsorship of the 2024 Cameron Fishing Festival.
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby opens the floor for public comment on the proposed amendments to Chapter 14 Motor Vehicles and Traffic Ordinance:
CHAPTER 14 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ARTICLE III. OPERATION OF VEHICLES GENERALLY
Sec. 14-35. Speed Limits
(e)It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicles on the following parish roads at a speed in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour
ADD: PARISH ROAD 4114, KLUMPP LANE
There being no written or oral comments from the public, it was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the public hearing was declared closed.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the Proposed Amendments Chapter 14 Motor Vehicles and Traffic Ordinance as written above is declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby opens the floor for public comment on the proposed Geographic Boundary Corrections to the Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1 Ordinance:
DIVISION 2 HACKBERRY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 1
REMOVE CURRENT Created; boundaries and replace with:
Sec. 20-13. – Created; boundaries
Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1 of the parish is hereby created under the provisions of Louisiana Revised Statutes as amended, Section 40:1491 to Section 40:1501, both inclusive, as amended, all within the limits of the parish and shall comprise and embrace all of the territory within the following described boundaries, to wit:
Commencing at the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 12 South, Range 12 West, Louisiana Meridian; thence running south to the southwest corner of Section 34, Township 12 South, Range 12 West; thence east to the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 13 South, Range 12 West; thence south to the southwest corner of Section 34, Township 13 South, Range 12 West; thence east to the southeast corner of Township 13 South, Range 11 West; thence south to the Calcasieu Lake, thence northeasterly along the west bank of Calcasieu Lake to the line between the Parishes of Calcasieu and Cameron; thence west along the line between the Parishes of Calcasieu and Cameron to the point of commencement and being the whole of Ward Six (6) of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. These boundaries are from the original Tobin maps, without the dashed lines of 1957 Tobin.
(Res. of 1-5-59,§1; Ord. of 8-9-94,§1; Res. of 9-6-94,§1)
Cross-reference – Ward boundaries, §1-2.
There being no written or oral comments from the public, it was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the public hearing was declared closed.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the proposed Geographic Boundary Corrections to the Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1 Ordinance as written above is declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby grants authority to advertise to abandon Parish Road 214 (Boudreaux Rd), Creole, LA.
It was moved by Mr. Watson to deny the change order presented on the North Cameron Emergency Operation Center Project, to increase the contract amount by $2,495.07, for change to joints for paving longevity. The motion failed due to lack of a second.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the board hereby approves to increase the contract amount by 1/3 of the total amount requested, which was $2,495.07, for the North Cameron Emergency Operation Center Project for changes in joints paving longevity. No increase in contract time.
The vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Michael Fewell, Danny Myers, Magnus McGee, Mark Daigle, and Sam Bordelon
NAYS: Ronald Nunez, Jr., and Johnny Watson
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby approves the change order for the OEP Pavilion LOC 71 for an increase in contract time to 30 days instead of 14 days, with the expectancy of the substantial complete from the contractor for the September 3, 2024, meeting. No increase in contract amount.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby grants authority to publish the Notice to Voters in the Cameron Pilot on August 22, 29, September 5, & 12, 2024, of the November 5, 2024, election regarding ad valorem propositions for:
a. Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1
b. Fire Protection District No. 15
c. South Cameron Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1
d. Gravity Drainage District No. 9
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby approves Notice to Public for Recreation District No. 5 to consider calling an election to be held on March 29, 2025, to consider an In Lieu of Ad Valorem property tax millage (9.30) mills for the purpose of operating and maintaining the District’s Recreation Facilities.
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby grants authority to clean property located at 120 Shirley Drive, Grand Lake, LA. per Ordinance Chapter 9, Article III, Section 9-20 through 9-29 and Article IV, Section 9-37 with lowest quote from T-Chene Services, LLC, and authorizes, empowers, and directs the president to sign contract.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby grants authority to clean property located at 108 Alvin Guidry Circle, Hackberry, LA. per Ordinance Chapter 9, Article IV, Section 9-37 with lowest quote from Hackley Enterprises, LLC, and authorizes, empowers, and directs the president to sign contract.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, Resolution No. 1196 adopting Firearm Free Zone maps per R.S. 14:95.6D was declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby authorizes, empowers, and directs the president to sign the renewal of the Jetty Pier Lease with the State of Louisiana.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby approves to update the accounting policies for:
a. Purchase Order Requisition Limits (Increase from $2,500 to $10,000)
b. Capital Assets (Increase from $5,000 to $10,000)
c. Tagging & Accountability (Increase from $1,000 to $5,000)
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. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to pay July 2024 bills.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby authorizes to advertise to amend the ordinance for the South Cameron Consolidated Waterworks to appoint a 6th member per R.S. 33:3812(k). (After review, this does not need to be advertised because the ordinance does not say how many members to be appointed, it says refer to the R.S.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the Jury shall go into Executive Session to discuss:
a. Hurricane Insurance Litigation: Lloyds et al v. Police Jury)
b. Coastal Zone Litigation
Auster: The Parish of Cameron v Auster Oil and Gas, Inc. et al. Docket No. 10-19582
The vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Ronald Nunez, Jr., Mark Daigle, Magnus McGee, Danny Myers, Michael Fewell, Sam Bordelon, and Johnny Watson
NAYS: None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
The president called the meeting back to order, and the jury returned to regular session. No action was taken on any Execution Session items, it was only discussions.
There being no further business, it was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the meeting was declared adjourned.
APPROVED:
RONALD NUNEZ JR,
PRESIDENT
ATTEST
MARY B CARROLL,
SECRETARY
RUN: Sept. 12 (S 6)