?PROCEEDINGS
CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
The Cameron Parish Police Jury met in regular session on Friday, February 4, 2022, in the Cameron Parish West Annex Board Room in the Village of Cameron, Louisiana at 2:00 o’clock p.m. All members were present.
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. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried, that the floor is hereby opened for nominations for the office of President. It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Dupont, that Curtis Fountain is hereby nominated for the position of President. It was moved by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Guidry, that Kirk Quinn is hereby nominated for the position of President. Mr. Quinn declined the nomination. Hearing no other nominations, it was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried to close the nominations for the office of President.
Votes for Mr. Fountain were as followed:
YAYS: Mr. Dupont, Mr. Fountain, Mr. McDaniel, Mr. Trahan, Mr. Faulk, Mr. Guidry, Mr. McGee, and Mr. Quinn
NAYS: None
Mr. Fountain was elected President by acclamation.
It was moved by Mr. Trahan, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, that the floor is hereby opened for nominations for the office of Vice-President. It was moved by Mr. Trahan, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, that Joe Dupont is hereby nominated for the position of Vice-President. It was moved by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Guidry, that Kirk Quinn is hereby nominated for the position of Vice-President. It was moved by Mr. Trahan, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried to close the nominations for office of Vice-President.
Votes for Mr. Dupont were as followed:
YAYS: Mr. Dupont, Mr. Trahan, Mr. McDaniel, Mr. Fountain, Mr. Guidry, and Mr. McGee.
NAYS: Mr. Faulk and Mr. Quinn
Mr. Dupont was elected Vice-President by majority vote.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried, the board hereby approves to add the following items to the agenda: (Item 9e) Waterworks District No. 10 Wesley Roberts, resigned. Appoint Mark Young for remainder of term. (Item 32) Authority to advertise to amend ordinance and remove section a.1 (1) from Section 14-60 Speed Limits for Beach Areas.
(Item 33) Authority to hire Mudd, Bruchhaus & Keating Law Firm to represent the Cameron Parish Police Jury in Hurricane Laura/Delta Insurance Claims.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, 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, with the exception of Agenda Item 8c Priola and Dillehay Development, LLC, which was moved to table by Mr. Guidry, seconded by Mr. Faulk and carried:
a. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. -Cameron, Marshall Street – LA 27/82, Section 36, T14S, R10W, (proposed abandonment projects of Site 1, City Gate (CG), Latitude 29 48 5.55, Longitude -93 20 25.63 and site 2, District Regulator Station (DRS), Latitude 29 47 56.77, Longitude -93 19 56.75. Will remove all above ground CenterPoint Energy Facility’s within station sites and restore property to match surrounding areas), Cameron Parish, LA. (220201)
b. ANR Pipeline – Various locations (proposed project for maintenance/improvements at various locations along ANR’s existing pipeline facilities. Activities include: installation of C-Clamp test stations at MP 7.0 (Latitude 29 48 24.76, Longitude -93 32 53.72) and MP 8.3 (Latitude 29 48 44.44, Longitude -93 3 47.09) along the existing ANR Lateral 794 Pipeline; installation/replacement of test leads and stations at MP 8.7 (Latitude 29 48 5.896, Longitude -93 4 42.01), MP 9.0 (Latitude 29 48 20.94, Longitude -93 4 52.24), and MP 12.1 (Latitude 29 50 41.26, Longitude -93 6 28.05) along the existing ANR Lateral 718 Kings Bayou Pipeline; installation of test leads at MP 25.40 (Latitude 30 2 17.80, Longitude -92 49 33.05) and 25.41 along existing ANR Lateral 712 Big Lake Pipeline; installation of reference cells (2 EDI Model UL) at pipeline crossing locations at MP 51.20 (Latitude 30 0 50.40, Longitude -92 47 25.17) of existing ANR Lateral 767 Pipeline and at MP 35.40 (Latitude 30 0 50.40, Longitude -92 47 25.17) of existing ANR Lateral 702 Pipeline, the run lead wires approximately 740 feet to new test stations outside of the field area. The purpose of this project is to accurately monitor existing pipeline facilities for integrity and safety), Cameron Parish, LA (220202)
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried, the board hereby tables the appointment to the Cameron Parish Port Harbor & Terminal District due to the resignation of Ricky Poole.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Richard Burbank to the Fire Protection District No. Ten board.
The 2022 Jury President, Curtis Fountain recused his appointment as Ex Officio to the Library Board of Control and appointed McKinley Guidry in his place as Ex Officio.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, carried, the board hereby tables the appoint for the expired term of Christine Storm to the Lower Cameron Hospital District No. Two board.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried the board hereby accepts the resignation of Wesley Roberts from the Waterworks District No. Ten board, and appoints Mark Young for the remainder of term.
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried, the board hereby approves the extension of the Amrisc policy to 2/28/2022, and accept Lords of London for Property Insurance pending adjustments to current building schedule. New policies will come before the jury for final approval.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Guidry, and carried, the President is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to sign the Audit Engagement Agreement with Gragson, Casiday, & Guillory, LLP for the Year Ending December 31, 2021.
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried, the President is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to sign the Compliance Questionnaire with Gragson, Casiday, & Guillory, LLP for the Year Ending December 31, 2021.
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Trahan, 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, with a new ending date of September 3, 2022.
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Trahan, and carried, to conduct a public hearing to hear and consider comments on proposed amendment to Chapter 14 Motor Vehicles and Traffic:
ARTICLE III. OPERATION OF VEHICLES GENERALLY
Add to Sec. 14-35. Speed Limits
(k) It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicles from the cross culverts to the east end (554 ft) of the following parish road at ta speed in excess of ten (10) miles per hour.
Parish Road 464, Dupont Drive (554ft), Grand Lake, LA
There were no oral or written comments from the public to review, therefore it was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Trahan, and carried, the public hearing was declared closed.
The following amendment to Chapter 14 Motor Vehicles and Traffic was offered by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Trahan, and declared duly adopted:
ARTICLE III. OPERATION OF VEHICLES GENERALLY
Add to Sec. 14-35. Speed Limits
(k) It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicles from the cross culverts to the east end (554 ft) of the following parish road at ta speed in excess of ten (10) miles per hour.
Parish Road 464, Dupont Drive (554ft), Grand Lake, LA
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. McDaniel and carried, the board hereby approves the Industrial Tax Exemption applications #20210532 and #20210516 of CP2 LNG, and authorizes the Secretary to submit all required notices of approval to the Office of Louisiana Economic Development.
YEAS: Joe Dupont, Thomas McDaniel, Curtis Fountain, Lawrence Faulk, McKinley Guidry, Magnus McGee, and Kirk Quinn
NAYS: None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
RECUSED: Scott Trahan
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Quinn and carried, the board hereby approves the following personnel policy change:
Section 6.10: Hurricane Evacuation
CHANGE TO READ: In the event of an official hurricane evacuation, employees are expected to be available for work as soon as possible should there be a need to clear roads, bridges, etc. As a hurricane approaches, it is recommended that the employee begin to plan for his personal evacuation, in order to allow ample time to assist with the evacuation of parish property and equipment.
It was moved by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby approves to lift the hiring freeze to give authority to advertise to hire 1 full time Road & Bridge employee for the Johnson Bayou Road Crew due to employee retirement and reimplement the hiring freeze until further notice.
It was moved by Mr. Guidry, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the board hereby approves to lift the hiring freeze to give authority to advertise to hire 1 full time inspector and reimplement the hiring freeze until further notice.
It was moved by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Trahan and carried, the board hereby allocates funding to the LSU Ag Center in the amount of $10,273.50 (Ten thousand two hundred seventy-three dollars and 50/100) for the Extension Programs for January – June 2022.
It was moved by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried, the President is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to sign the annual LPA Assurance Letter with DOTD.
The following plan change was offered by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. McGee, and declared duly adopted, Mr. Quinn recused himself from voting:
PLAN CHANGE AND/OR
SPECIAL AGREEMENT
BIG LAKE PIER
HURRICANE REPAIRS
CHANGE ORDER NO. 001 – Furring under deck boards, deck boards are two different sizes, this is needed to bring boards to the same height to avoid a tripping hazard. Increase contract amount by $2,671.00, no change in contract time.
The following plan change was offered by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and declared duly adopted, Mr. Quinn recused himself from voting:
PLAN CHANGE AND/OR
SPECIAL AGREEMENT
BIG LAKE PIER
HURRICANE REPAIRS
CHANGE ORDER NO. 002 – Credit for not painting roofs of the pavilion. Decrease contract amount by ($39,406.25), no change in contract time.
The following plan change was offered by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Guidry, and declared duly adopted, Mr. Quinn recused himself from voting:
PLAN CHANGE AND/OR
SPECIAL AGREEMENT
BIG LAKE PIER
HURRICANE REPAIRS
CHANGE ORDER NO. 003 – Credit for not installing stainless steel fasteners on existing deck boards. Decrease contract amount by ($5,664.00), no change in contract time.
The following plan change was offered by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and declared duly adopted, Mr. Quinn recused himself from voting:
PLAN CHANGE AND/OR
SPECIAL AGREEMENT
BIG LAKE PIER
HURRICANE REPAIRS
CHANGE ORDER NO. 004 – Additional time due to project suspension. Increase contract time by 72 days, no change in contract amount.
The following plan change was offered by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Faulk, and declared duly adopted:
PLAN CHANGE AND/OR
SPECIAL AGREEMENT
GRAND LAKE LIBRARY
HURRICANE REPAIRS
CHANGE ORDER NO. 002 – Changes in Monument sign per library request. Increase contract amount by $17,236.21, increase contract time by 128 days for manufacturing the sign.
The following plan change was offered by Mr. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Trahan, and declared duly adopted:
PLAN CHANGE AND/OR
SPECIAL AGREEMENT
GRAND LAKE LIBRARY
HURRICANE REPAIRS
CHANGE ORDER NO. 001 – Delete wheelchair lift from scope of work. Decrease contract amount by ($25,000.00), no change in contract time.
The following plan change was offered by Mr. Trahan, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and declared duly adopted:
PLAN CHANGE AND/OR
SPECIAL AGREEMENT
DEMOLITION PACKAGE
CHANGE ORDER NO. 001 – Credit for Hydroseeding, natural grass grew back on various sites before hydroseeding was completed. Decrease contract amount by ($1,944.00) increase contract time by 19 days to complete change order.
It was moved by Mr. Trahan, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried, the board hereby approves the following revised meeting schedule:
Meeting Location: Meeting Room, West Annex Building, 148 Smith Circle, Cameron LA 70631
Agenda Meetings will be @ 10:00 AM
Voting Meetings will be @ 2:00 PM
2022 Meeting Dates
Friday, January 7, 2022
Friday, February 4, 2022
Thursday, March 3, 2022 (changed from the 4th)
Friday April 1, 2022
Friday, May 13, 2022 (changed from the 12th)
Friday, June 10, 2022 (changed from the 9th)
Friday, July 8, 2022
Friday, August 5, 2022 (changed from the 4th)
Friday, September 2, 2022 (changed from the 1st)
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Thursday, December 8, 2022 (changed from the 9th)
It was moved by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Quinn, and carried, the board hereby approves the proposal presented by Accu-Environmental to prepare the Environmental Review Record for the CDBG-MIT Mermentau Basin Inundation Relief project.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the Treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to pay the January 2022 bills, Mr. Quinn recused himself from voting.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Trahan, and carried, the board hereby authorizes, empowers, and directs the Secretary to advertise for Public Comment for and to Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider the following Revision to Cameron Parish Code of Ordinances:
Proposed Amendments to 14-60 Speed Limits for Beach Areas
DELETE EXISTING
Section (a.1)(1)
(a.1) Notwithstanding the above provisions; these vehicles are not allowed at the following beaches:
(1) Holly Beach area. Off-road vehicles or vehicles without a valid vehicle license are prohibited from a point one-half (1/2) mile east of Barataria Boulevard (Parish Road 502) and Beach Post #1 on the east side of Holly Beach, to a location one-half (1/2) mile west of Riveria Lane (Parish Road 513) and Beach Post #30 on the west side of Holly Beach; and
Votes were as follows:
YEAS: Thomas McDaniel, Lawrence Faulk, McKinley Guidry, Scott Trahan, and Magnus McGee
NAYS: Joe Dupont, Curtis Fountain, and Kirk Quinn
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
It was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. McDaniel, and carried, the board hereby approves to hire Mudd, Bruchhaus & Keating Law Firm on retainer to represent the Cameron Parish Police Jury in Hurricane Laura/Delta Insurance claims. Mr. Magnus McGee recused himself from voting.
There being no further business, it was moved by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Dupont, and carried, the meeting was declared adjourned.
APPROVED:
CURTIS FOUNTAIN,
President
ATTEST:
MARY B. CARROLL,
SECRETARY
RUN: Mar. 10 (M 17)