?PROCEEDINGS
CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
MARCH 13, 2024
The Cameron Parish Police Jury met in regular session on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the Cameron Parish West Annex Board Room in the Village of Cameron, Louisiana at 12:00 o’clock P.M.
Executive Session was moved to the end of the agenda.
There were no public comments on the agenda items.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the reading of the minutes shall be dispensed with and approved.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby approves to add the following items to the agenda: (Item 28) Authority to advertise to amend Grass & Weed Ordinance. (Item 29) Authority to advertise for Acadiana Watershed Ordinance.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, that 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. GeoEngineers, Inc. – Johnson Bayou, Cameron Parish, LA. (240302)
b. Cameron Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 9 – Hackberry, Cameron Parish, LA. (240303)
c. Enterprise Products Operating, LLC – Hackberry, Cameron Parish, LA. (240304)
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, that the application for the following permit be and the same are hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts, Mr. Bordelon and Mr. Daigle abstained from voting:
d. Sam Bordelon – Sweetlake, Cameron Parish, LA. (240305)
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, that the application for the following permits be and the same are hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
e. Couvillion Group – Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish, LA. (240306)
f. TXGC Properties, LLC – Sabine Pass, Cameron Parish, LA. (240307)
g. ERM – Cameron, Cameron Parish, LA. (240308)
h. Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC – Klondike, Cameron Parish, LA. (240309)
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby reappoints C.S. Darbonne to the Fire Protection District No. Fourteen Board.
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Greg Manuel to the Fire Protection District No. Fourteen Board.
It was moved by Mr. Myers, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Tommy Arceneaux to the Gravity Drainage District No. Eight Board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby tables the expired appointment of Peter Posada to the Library Board of Control.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Christa Richard LeBoeuf to the Recreation District No. Nine Board.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Kellie McKoin to the Recreation District No. Nine Board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Joann Nunez to the Tourism Commission Board.
It was moved by Mr. Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the board hereby appoints Vicki Little to the Tourism Commission Board for the expired term of Tunie Dunaway, and authorizes the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to Ms. Dunaway for her service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Donald Buford to the Waterworks District No. Two Board.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Mark Trahan to the Waterworks District No. Two Board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby grants authority to advertise to hire one (1) full-time Road & Bridge employee for Klondike/Lowry.
It was moved by Mr. Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby opens the floor for a public hearing to hear and consider comments on Proposed Amendments to Chapter 12 – Library, Sec. 12-3 – Board of Control:
CHANGE TO ADD:
(d) Per diem for Members: the members of the library board of control of the Parish of Cameron, are hereby authorized empowered, and directed to:
(1) receive a per diem established by the parish governing authority in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars for each regular of special meeting attended for not more than fifteen meetings in one calendar year.
(2) be reimbursed on a vouchered basis for expenses incurred in attending meetings or otherwise performing services for the board.
The per diem and reimbursements shall be paid by the parish governing authority out of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for those purposes.
There being no written or oral comments from the public, it was moved by Mr. Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Daigle, 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 12 – Library, Sec. 12-3 – Board of Control as written above is declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby allocates funding in the amount of $6,500.00 (Six thousand five hundred dollars) to the District Attorney’s office for a new server.
Considering the bid from McPherson Systems was the only responsible bid for the purchase of four (4) Trench Burners, it was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried the board hereby accepts the bid in the amount of $63,850.00 (Sixty-three thousand eight hundred fifty dollars) per Trench Burner.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, Resolution No. 1188 committing funds for the North Cameron Emergency Operations Center Project was declared duly adopted.
In response to the advertisement for bids for the construction of the North Cameron Emergency Operations Center, the following bids were received:
BIDDER, BID
Build Commercial Construction LLC, $3,695,000.00
Manuel Commercial LLC, $3,696,500.00
Garden City Construction, $4,325,527.00
Pat Williams Construction, $3,000,000.00*
ARL Construction, Inc, $3,999,000.00
Alfred Palma LLC, $3,123,000.00,
Seth Priola Construction, $3,244,000.00
Shannon Smith Construction, $3,225,000.00
Considering the bid from Pat Williams Construction, was the lowest responsible bid, it was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, Resolution No. 1190 accepting the lowest bid of $3,000,000.00 from Pat Williams Construction was declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, Resolution No. 1189 authorizing the president to sign the Multi-Jurisdictional Agreement for 2024 Workforce Development was declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. Bordelon, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, Resolution No. 1187 supporting the CWPPRA Priority Project List 34 was declared duly adopted.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby tables the partial substantial complete for the Cameron/Creole Maintenance Barn & Livestock Pavilion.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby authorizes the Cameron Parish Waterworks District No. 2 to utilize the land between the north fence of the Waterworks and the community center playground in Hackberry for a new tank (approximately 3,000 square feet), and authorizes the president to sign a CEA with the Waterworks for said property.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby authorizes to advertise for Request for Proposals to provide Debris Removal and Disposal Services.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby authorizes to advertise for Request for Proposals to provide Disaster Management and Recovery Monitoring Services.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby authorizes to advertise for Request for Proposals to provide Program Management for FEMA Public Assistance Program.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby authorizes to advertise for Request for Qualifications for Emergency Remediation, Abatement and Stabilization Services for all parish owned buildings.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby grants authority to advertise a Golf Cart Ordinance.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Myers, and carried, the board hereby authorizes to sell Surplus Equipment through Guinn Auctions.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, 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. Watson, and carried, the treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to pay February 2024 bills.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby grants authority to advertise to amend the Grass and Weed Ordinance.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby authorizes to advertise the Acadiana Watershed Ordinance.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the Jury shall go into Executive Session to discuss Hurricane Insurance Litigation and Coastal Litigation. The vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Ronald Nunez, 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 the Hurricane Insurance Litigation, or Coastal Zone Litigation, it was only discussion.
There being no further business, it was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the meeting was declared adjourned.
APPROVED:
RONALD NUNEZ JR,
PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
MARY B CARROLL,
SECRETARY
RUN: Apr. 25 (A 33)