CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
AGENDA – VOTING SESSION
MONDAY AUGUST 5, 2024
11:00 A.M. (or at conclusion of Morning Agenda Meeting)

Cameron Parish Police Jury
West Annex – Board Room
148 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance/Prayer
  3. PUBLIC COMMENT
  4. Motion to Adopt June 2024 meeting minutes
  5. Motion to Approve Add-Ons:
  6. Motion to Approve Drilling Permits:
    1. Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. – Grand Chenier, Colligan and Alligator Lakes, (proposes prop-wash an area, install limestone pad for production barge, install walkways, 10 foot by 10 foot flare platform and lay a 6 inch pipeline buried minimum of 3 feet below water bottoms to service the Miami Alternatives, LLC well No. 1), Cameron Parish, LA. (240804)
  7. Motion to Approve Other Permits:
    1. Cameron Parish Gravity Drainage District 3 – North Cameron Levee Repairs, (proposes to restore North Cameron protection levee to its pre-disaster design, function and capacity within the existing footprint, 158 cubic yards to be excavated and placed on site. 4035cy of fill and culverts to be replaced.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240801)
    2. Entergy Louisiana, LLC – Hackberry, Off Highway 27, (proposes to install electrical transmission line for their JDEC interconnection project.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240802)
    3. Charles Hebert – Creole, Acadia Drive, (proposes to install utilities, sewer and water for RV for recreational camping), Cameron Parish, LA. (240803)
    4. Venture Global CP Express, LLC – Creole, 5808 West Creole Highway, (proposes to lease the Savoie Contractor Yard to support construction of the CP Express Pipeline (see CUP No. P20211132). Scope of work included the placement of approx. one foot of crushed stone or gravel fill within upland areas, approx. 11.7 acres for storage, and/or staging of equipment, material and parking. At the request of the landowner, aggregate material placed onsite may be left in place upon completion.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240805)
    5. Cameron Parish Police Jury – Creole at Rutherford Beach; Johnson Bayou at Long Beach and Little Florida Beach, (Cameron Parish Shoreline Stabilization Project; proposed permit extension to complete previously authorized construction of
      approx. 35,000 feet of rock breakwaters along Rutherford, Long and Little Florida Beaches to prevent shoreline erosion.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240806)
    6. ANR Pipeline Company – Lowry, Section 9, T12S, R04W, (after-the-fact emergency pipeline safety integrity and completion of maintenance and repair activities at one location along existing 26 inch OD natural gas pipeline where an anomaly was detected during inspections.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240807)
    7. Cameron Parish Gravity Drainage District 5 – Grand Chenier, Labove Bayou, (proposes replacement of existing water control structure located along Labove Bayou.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240808)
  8. Motion to Approve Appointments:
    1. Ambulance Service District No. 2 – Appoint Chris Schlingmann to open seat
    2. E-911 Board Ward 1 Klondike/Lowry – Scott Weekley, term expired
    3. E-911 Board Ward 2 Grand Chenier – Armand “Bubba” Richard, term expired
    4. E-911 Board Ward 3 Cameron – Leo Dyson, term expired
    5. E-911 Board Ward 4 Grand Lake – Joey Babineaux, term expired
    6. E-911 Board Ward 5 Johnson Bayou – Russell Badon, term expired
    7. E-911 Board Parish Wide – Martial Young, term expired
    8. Gravity Drainage District No. 5 – Phillip “Scooter” Trosclair, term expired
    9. Johnson Bayou Recreation District – Tammy Erbelding, term expired
    10. Cameron Recreation District No. 6 – Appoint Voneata Conner to open seat
    11. West Cal-Cam Hospital Board – Bobbie Fountain, term expired, appoint Cecil Raymond Sanner
    12. Cameron Parish Port Harbor & Terminal Dist. – Alfred Devall, term expired
    13. Grand Chenier Recreation District No. 9 – Angie Theriot, resigned
  9. Motion to Approve Financial Statement Audit Report for year ending
    December 31, 2023
  10. Motion to approve renewal of employee group insurance policies for policy year September 2024 thru September 2025 for:
    1. Group Hospitalization
    2. Group Dental & Vision
    3. Group Life
  11. Consideration of renewal of contract with the Picard Group for State and Federal lobbying services
  12. Consideration of 2024 Cameron Fishing Festival Sponsorship
  13. Motion to open Public Hearing for the Proposed Amendments to Chapter 14 Motor Vehicles and Traffic Ordinance
    Proposed Amendments to 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
  14. Motion for authority amend Chapter 14 Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article III, Section 14-35 Speed Limits – Add Parish Road 4114 (Klumpp Lane), Grand Lake, LA to (e)
  15. Motion to open Public Hearing on 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.
  16. Motion for authority to amend Geographic Boundaries due to corrections for the Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1 Ordinance as written above
  17. Motion for authority to advertise to abandon Parish Road 214 (Boudreaux Rd), Creole, LA
  18. Motion to approve change order for North Cameron Emergency Operation Center Project, increase contract amount by $2,495.07, change 2 paving joints from construction joints to expansion joints and change a construction joint to a control joint to increase the longevity of the paving. No increase in contract time
  19. Motion to approve change order for OEP Pavilion LOC 71 Project, increase contract days by 14 due to rain and mud. No increase in contract amount
  20. Authority to publish Notice to Voters in the Cameron Pilot on August 22, 29, September 5,& September 12, 2024, of the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 election regarding the ad valorem propositions for:
    1. Hackberry Fire Protection District No. 1
    2. Fire Protection District No. 15
    3. South Cameron Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1
    4. Gravity Drainage District No. 9
  21. Approve Notice to Public for Recreation District No. 5 – 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
  22. Authority to clean property & president authority to sign contract using lowest quote; property located at 120 Shirley Drive, Grand Lake, LA, per Ordinance Chapter 9, Article III, Section 9-20 through 9-29 (Condemnation of Buildings & Structures) and Article IV, Section 9-37 (Grass, Weed & Cleanliness)
  23. Authority to clean property & president authority to sign contract using lowest quote; property located at 108 Alvin Guidry Circle, Hackberry, LA, per Ordinance Chapter 9, Article IV, Section 9-37 (Grass, Weed & Cleanliness)
  24. Motion for President Authority to sign Resolution to adopt Firearm Free Zones for School Properties pursuant to R.S. 14:95.6 as reflected in attached maps
  25. Motion to approve & President authority to sign renewal of Jetty Pier Lease with the State of Louisiana
  26. Motion to update Accounting Policies
    1. Purchase Order Requisition Limit
    2. Capital Assets
    3. Tagging & Accountability
  27. Review and accept the monthly financial statements and budget to actual comparison
  28. Motion that approved Bills be Paid
  29. Executive Session:
    1. Hurricane Insurance Litigation Discussion (Lloyds et al v. Police Jury)
    2. Coastal Zone Litigation Discussion (The Parish of Cameron v Auster Oil and Gas, Inc. et al. Docket No. 10-19582)
  30. Adjourn Meeting

* Indicating Add-ons

Adjourn Meeting

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