?CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC MEETING
AGENDA –
VOTING SESSION
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 13, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Cameron Parish Police Jury
West Annex – Board Room
148 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance/Prayer
3. Executive Session:
a. Hurricane Insurance Litigation Discussion
b. Coastal Zone Litigation Discussion
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
5. Motion to Adopt February 2024 meeting minutes
6. Motion to Approve Add-Ons:
7. Motion to Approve Drilling Permits:
8. Motion to Approve Other Permits:
a. GeoEngineers, Inc. – Johnson Bayou, (Cameron Marsh Restoration Project; proposes to drill 20 soil borings 20 feet below mudline (bml) (pontoon-mounted drill rig, and drill 14 soil borings (airboat-mounted). This study is required to engineer and design a marsh restoration project which will create and nourish approx. 900 acres), Cameron Parish, LA. (240302)
b. Cameron Parish Gravity Drainage District # 9 – Hackberry, Section 10, T13S, R10W, (proposes to install a water control structure south of Hackberry needed to allow for management of the amount of rainfall capacity that is available during rainfall events while maintaining the current conditions of the controlled wetland areas.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240303)
9. Motion to Approve Appointments:
a. Fire Protection District No. 14 – C.S. Darbonne, term expired
b. Fire Protection District No. 14 – Greg Manuel, term expired
c. Gravity Drainage District No. 8 – Tommy Arceneaux, term expired
d. Library Board of Control – Peter Posada, term expired
e. Library Board of Control – Remove Beth Ferguson, due to oath not taken and non-meeting attendance
f. Recreation District No. 9 – Christa Richard, term expired
g. Recreation District No. 9 – Kellie McKoin, term expired
h. Tourism Commission -Joann Nunez, term expired
i. Tourism Commission – Tunie Dunaway, term expired
j. Waterworks District No. 2 – Donald Buford, term expired
k. Waterworks District No. 2 – Mark Trahan, term expired
10. Authority to advertise to hire one (1) full time Road & Bridge employee for Klondike/Lowry
11. Open and Conduct Public Hearing for Proposed Amendments to Chapter 12-Library, Sec. 12-3 – Board of Control as listed below:
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 or 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
12. Authority to amend Chapter 12 – Library, Sec. 12-3 – Board of Control (AS LISTED ABOVE)
13. Authority to allow the Library Board to have 5 commissioners instead of 7, which still complies with the Revised Statute
14. Consideration to allocate funding to the District Attorney’s office in the amount of $6,500 for a new server
15. Accept bids for Trench Burners
16. Accept bids for North Cameron EOC
17. Motion to Approve to move the April meeting from Wednesday, April 10, 2024, to Monday, April 8, 2024, meeting times will remain at 10 am and 11 am
18. Motion to Approve President Authority to Sign:
a. Partial Substantial Complete for the Cameron/Creole Maintenance Barn & Livestock Pavilion
19. Review and accept the monthly financial statements and budget to actual comparison
20. Motion that approved Bills be Paid
Adjourn Meeting
* Indicating Add-ons
Agenda Posting Date:
Posting Time:
Signed:
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RUN: Mar. 7 (M 12)