?PROCEEDINGS
CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
JULY 8, 2021
The Cameron Parish Police Jury met in regular session on Thursday, July 8, 2021, in the Cameron Parish West Annex Board Room in the Village of Cameron, Louisiana at 2:00 o’clock p.m. The following members were present: Mr. Scott Trahan, Mr. Thomas McDaniel, Mr. Joe Dupont, Mr. Magnus McGee, Mr. Curtis Fountain, Mr. Kirk Quinn, Mr. Lawrence Faulk, and Mr. McKinley Guidry. No members were absent.
There was no Public Comment on the agenda items.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Quinn and carried, that the reading of the minutes shall be dispensed with and approved.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Guidry, and carried, the board hereby approves to add the following items to the agenda: (Item 24) Lift hiring freeze to give authority to advertise to hire 2 full time Road & Bridge employees and reimplement the hiring freeze until further notice.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Faulk, and carried, that the applications for the following permits be and the same are hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
a. Russell Trahan – Creole, 170 Acadia Drive, Rutherford Beach Subdivision, (proposed clearing of vegetation, installation of driveway, sewer system, utilities, expansion of cement to existing slab, and construct 25 ft. x 50 ft. wind rated RV canopy for the development of RV campsite), Cameron Parish, LA. (210701)
b. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. – Creole, off West Creole Hwy, (proposed Cameron-Creole Phase 10 New District Regulator Station (DRS) for natural gas distribution; phase 10 involves expansion of gravel access road by 20 ft. in width, existing culvert to be extended and sized to (LADOTD) requirements, installation of new gravel lot, measuring 45 ft. long x 40 ft. wide, fencing of entire lot, excavation of trench, measuring 24 ft. long x 3 ft. wide x 3 ft. depth to allow for installation of pipeline to connect DRS to the main pipeline located along the roadway, and new DRS facility to be elevated on steel platform), Cameron Parish, LA. (210702)
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried, the board hereby appoints Tina Payne to the Beachfront Development District No. One Board, for the expired term of JoAnn Nunez and directs the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to Mrs. Nunez for her service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the board hereby removes Delia Sanders, Tammy Peshoff, Wendy Gaspard, and Paul Sellers from the Fire Protection District No. One Board, due to board consolidation and directs the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to each member for their service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the board hereby removes Jude Primeaux, Kevin Vincent, Glinda Boudreaux, Emma Jean Miller, and Neal Conner from the Fire Protection District No. Seven Board, due to board consolidation and directs the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to each member for their service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Guidry, and carried, the board hereby removes Mitchell Baccigalopi, Joe Landry, Susan Fawvor, Armand “Bubba” Richard, and Tina Horn from the Fire Protection District No. Nine Board, due to board consolidation and directs the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to each member for their service to the board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the board hereby appoints Delia Sanders, Tammy Peshoff, Kevin Vincent, Susan Fawvor, and Armand “Bubba” Richard to the newly consolidated Fire Protection South Cameron Board for 2-year terms.
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Ronald Nunez Sr. to the Gravity Drainage District No. Three Board.
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried, the following resolution is declared duly adopted:
A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVE AND TO VERIFY OTHER FUNDS INTERJECTED UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER
RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR THE ROCKEFELLER REFUGE SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Cameron Parish Police Jury was awarded funding in the amount of $4,264,262.72 under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program for the Rockefeller Refuge Shoreline Protection Project; and
WHEREAS, the Parish has completed the construction of this project and accepted the project as substantially complete at the voting meeting on April 16, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing & Urban Development regulations required that the Cameron Parish Police Jury certify that these activities for which CDBG-D funds were requested are designed to alleviate existing conditions which pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community; which are of recent origin or which recently became urgent, and the Cameron Parish Police Jury on October 17, 2018 adopted a Resolution that the Police Jury was unable to finance the activity on its own and that no other funds are available; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority awarded to the Parish in 2019 grant funding in the amount of $4,446,021.28 that was utilized for this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cameron Parish Police Jury hereby certifies that the activities for which CDBG-DR funds were requested were designed to alleviate existing conditions which pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community; are of recent origin or which recently became urgent and that the Cameron Parish Police Jury interjected Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority funding in the amount of $4,446,021.28 for the activity, and there are no other funds available.
THEREUPON, the above resolution was duly adopted.

CERTIFICATE
I, Mary Carroll, Secretary of the Cameron Parish Police Jury, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the Resolution adopted by the Cameron Parish Police Jury, on July, 8 2021, at which meeting a quorum was present.
MARY CARROLL,
SECRETARY
CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried, the following resolution is declared duly adopted:
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION NO. 1142
PARISH OF CAMERON
STATE OF LOUISIANA
WHEREAS, one bridge was contracted for the Cameron Parish Police Jury under the Federal Off-System Bridge Program under State project No. H.011545; and
WHEREAS, the project has been completed in a satisfactory manner for Structure No. 0712000000770000, Recall No. 070000, located at Little Chenier Road Bridge, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cameron Parish Police Jury, acting in duly convened session on this 8th day of July, 2021, voted to accept this project as complete.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this 8th day of July, 2021.
APPROVED:
SCOTT TRAHAN,
PRESIDENT
CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
ATTEST:
MARY B CARROLL,
SECRETARY
It was moved by Mr. McGee seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried, the board will allow food trucks for another six (6) month temporary basis due to Hurricane Laura, in the Village of Cameron only.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Guidry, and carried, the board hereby authorizes to advertise for Request for Proposals for a Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) Contractor.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Faulk, and carried, the board hereby accepts the proposal for Substantial Damage Estimate (SDE) pre-event contractor from Hunt, Guillot, & Associates (HGA) and authorizes, empowers, and directs the president to sign the contract.
In response to an advertisement for the acceptance of bids to demolish and clear; Big Pasture Fire Station, Ridgecrest Fire Station, Grand Lake Fire Station & Multi-Purpose Center, Oak Grove Fire Station, Creole Fire Station, Creole Recreation Center Pool, North Baseball Field, & any damaged electrical poles, and the OEP Pavilion-Structure Only sites damaged from Hurricanes Laura and/or Delta, the following bids were received:
CONTRACTOR; BASE BID
Hicks Enterprises Inc; $392,912.00
Wilkerson Transportation Inc; $386,250.00*
Alfred Palma LLC; $539,000.00
Cuzan Services LLC; $700,000.00
B & J Inc; $437,000.00
Considering the bid of Wilkerson Transportation, Inc. as the lowest responsible bid and on the recommendation of Porche’ May Architects, it was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the board hereby accepts the bid from Wilkerson Transportation, Inc. with the base bid of Three hundred eighty-six, two hundred fifty dollars and 00/100 cents to demolish and clear 7 sites damaged from Hurricanes Laura and/or Delta.
In response to an advertisement for the acceptance of bids to repair the Grand Lake Library due to damages from Hurricanes Laura and/or Delta, considering the only responsible bid received was from Alfred Palma, LLC in the amount of One hundred eighty-four thousand nine hundred dollars and 00/100 cents ($184,900.00), and upon recommendation of Porche’ May Architects, it was moved by Mr. Guidry, seconded by Mr. Faulk, carried, the board hereby accepts this bid to repair the Grand Lake Library.
In response to an advertisement for the acceptance of bids to repair the Grand Chenier Library due to damages from Hurricanes Laura and/or Delta, the following bids were received:
CONTRACTOR; BASE BID
Cuzan Services LLC; $589,000.00*
Moore Industries LLC; $639,000.00
Garden City Construction Co Inc; $648,400.00
Considering the bid from Cuzan Services LLC was the lowest responsible bid, and upon recommendation of Porche’ May Architects, it was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried the board hereby accepts the base bid of Five hundred eighty-nine thousand dollars and 00/100 cents ($589,000.00) to repair the Grand Chenier Library.
In response to an advertisement for the acceptance of bids to repair the Johnson Bayou Library due to damages from Hurricanes Laura and/or Delta, the following bids were received:
CONTRACTOR; BASE BID
SpawGlass Construction Corp; $452,750.00*
Cuzan Services LLC; $468,000.00
Garden City Construction Co Inc; $559,500.00
Considering the bid from SpawGlass Construction Corp was the lowest responsible bid, and upon recommendation of Porche’ May Architects, it was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried the board hereby accepts the base bid of Four hundred fifty-two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars and 00/100 cents ($452,750.00), to repair the Johnson Bayou Library.
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Faulk, and carried, the board hereby grants authority to advertise to repair the following buildings:
a. Muria Fire Station
b. Cameron Recreation Center District No. 6
c. Cameron Multi-Purpose Building
d. Big Lake Pier
due to damaged sustained from Hurricanes Laura and/or Delta.
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried, the board hereby approves the renewal of the Employee Group Hospitalization Insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield with a 5.6% rate increase and no change in benefits.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the board hereby accepts the proposal with Reliance Standard for Employee Group Dental Insurance.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried, the board hereby accepts the proposal with Reliance Standard for Employee Group Vision Insurance.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried, the board hereby accepts the proposal with Equitable for Employee Group Life Insurance.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried, the board hereby approves to move the September meeting date from Thursday, September 2, 2021, to Thursday, September 16, 2021, due to the Board of Review.
It was moved by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the board hereby approves to table Item 20, Approve GIWW Berm Budget Allocation to the next meeting.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried, the board hereby authorizes, empowers, and directs the president to sign letters to President Biden and congress to request Hurricane Laura Disaster funds.
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Guidry and carried, the contract for Project Number 2018-72 for the Kings Bayou Water Relief Structure – Phase II by and between the Cameron Parish Police Jury and M & C Oilfield Services, LLC bearing File No. 347819, in the Mortgage Records of Cameron Parish, Louisiana shall accept as complete and satisfactory and the Secretary shall cause the necessary advertisement for the claims to be made in a manner and form as provided by law. Mr. Quinn recused from voting.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Faulk, and carried, the Treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to pay the June 2021 bills. Mr. Quinn recused from voting.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Faulk, and carried, the board hereby approves to lift the hiring freeze to give authority to advertise to hire 2 full time Road & Bridge employees and reimplement the hiring freeze until further notice.
There being no further business, it was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the meeting was declared adjourned.
APPROVED:
SCOTT TRAHAN,
PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
MARY B CARROLL,
SECRETARY
RUN: Aug. 19 (Au 20)