CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
AGENDA – VOTING SESSION
MONDAY, JUNE 3, 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. Executive Session:
    a. Hurricane Insurance Litigation Discussion
    b. Coastal Zone Litigation Discussion
    c. CPPJ v Auster Oil et al
  4. PUBLIC COMMENT
  5. Motion to Adopt May 2024 meeting minutes
  6. Motion to Approve Add-Ons:
  7. Motion to Approve Other Permits:
    1. Cameron Parish Police Jury – Grand Chenier, Price Lake Road, (South Grand Chenier Marsh Creation – Baker Tract (ME-32); proposed project funded by CWPPRA and designed by NRCS to dredge sediment from the Gulf of Mexico, approx. 1,824,094 for creating and restoring approx. 466 acres of wetlands to provide a buffer against hurricanes and storm surge for the local community and infrastructure.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240601)
    2. Venture Global LNG, Inc. – Cameron, 464 Davis Road, (proposed soil stabilization of 104 upland acres of previously developed 13.0 Henry Storage Yard on east bank of Calcasieu Pass Loop for expansion of parking lot, material storage and equipment staging facilities for CP2 LNG terminal.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240602)
    3. Curtis Beckham – Big Lake, 435 Miguel Street, (proposed to construct 90’ of bulkhead with a 300’ x 6’ wharf leading to a covered 30’ x 30’ boathouse with 14 x 30 open deck attached to boathouse, 12 x 26 boat slip and 9 x 12 storage room. Backfilling of approx. 100 cubic yards of fill material behind bulkhead.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240603)
    4. Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. – Klondike, 2254 S. Talens Landing Road, (Marti Dock 193 Maintenance Dredging; proposed dredging of existing slips for the continued safe operation of the existing facility. Approx. 5,000 cyds of material will be dredged to authorized depths of -13.5’ MLW/-12.5’ MHW and place onsite, the total area of maintenance dredging is approx. 1.0 acre.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240604)
    5. EC Offshore Properties, Inc. – Grand Chenier, North side of Highway 82, (proposed Grand Chenier Terminal for oil and gas production. Project consists of covering existing pipelines with permanent board mats, excavate two 70’ trenches, install oil loadout lines, backfill with temporary spoil, grade and fill 1.39 acre site with 561 cubic yards of limestone, install production equipment, storage tanks, metal containment wall, compression skids, office building, pipe rack and flare.), Cameron Parish, LA. (240605)
  8. Motion for authority to amend Chapter 2 Administration:
    PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION
    Change to Add
    ARTICLE IV – ACADIANA WATERSHED DISTRICT PARTICIPATION
    An Ordinance authorizing participation in the Acadiana Watershed District, as codified by Louisiana Act 323. The Acadiana Watershed District shall be domiciled in Lafayette Parish as a central location within the boundaries of the Acadiana Watershed District. CAMERON PARISH designates the Acadiana Planning Commission as the office of the Acadiana Watershed District’s business operations and as the public fiscal agent and administering body to conduct daily operations as stat3ed in Louisiana Act 323. CAMERON PARISH will assist in adopting the administrative steps to establish the Acadiana Watershed District Board of Commissioners and the bylaws of the District
  9. Motion to open public hearing on proposed amendments to Chapter 20 Special Districts, Article III – Gravity Drainage:
    PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 20 SPECIAL DISTRICTS, ARTICLE III – GRAVITY DRAINAGE
    CHANGE TO READ
    DIVISION 8 -DISTRICT NO. 16
    Sec. 20-115.7. – Created; boundaries.
    Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of the Parish of Cameron, Louisiana, is hereby created under the provisions of R.S. 38:1751 et seq., all within the limits of the Parish of Cameron, and shall comprise and embrace all of the territory within the following described boundaries:
    Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Section 1, Township 12 South, Range 3 West, being the Northeastern most Corner of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, thence from said point of beginning, proceed in a Westerly direction along the Northern most boundary of Cameron Parish to the Northwest Corner of Section 6, Township 12 South, Range 4 West, thence in a Southerly direction along the West line of Township 12 South, Range 4 West to the South line of said Township 12 South, Range 4 West, thence proceed in an Easterly direction along the South line of said Township 12 South, Range 4 West and continue through partial Section 31, Township 12 South, Range 3 West to the intersection of the South Bank of the Intracoastal Waterway, thence following the meander of the South Bank of said Intracoastal Waterway to the Eastern most boundary line of Cameron Parish, which is located in Section 13, Township 13 South, Range 3 West, thence in a Northerly direction along the Eastern most boundary line of Cameron Parish to the point of beginning.
    (Ord. of 12-2-97)
    Sec. 20-115.8. – Name and domicile
    The gravity drainage district is hereby named and designated as “Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of the Parish of Cameron, Louisiana” and the domicile shall be Klondike, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
    (Ord. of 12-2-97)
    Sec. 20-115.9. – Commissioners; organization, and qualifications
    (a) Gravity Drainage District No. 16 shall be governed by a board composed of five (5) commissioners appointed by the governing authority and the initial term shall be as follows, three (3) of whom shall be appointed for four (4) years and two (2) for two (2) years and therefore each term shall be four (4) years.
    (b) The commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. 16 thus appointed shall meet at its domicile, and proceed to organize by electing officers as follows:
    (1) They shall elect from among their number a president, and vice-president. It shall be the duty of the president to preside over the meetings of the board and perform such other duties as are usually required of presidents of corporate bodies. It shall be the duty of the vice-president to perform the duties of the president in case of his absence or disability.
    (2) They shall also elect a secretary who shall perform all the duties required of him as such secretary by the board of commissioners.
    (3) They shall also elect a treasurer, and all money received by the sheriff and tax collector for account of such district shall be paid over to such treasurer, who shall be answerable under his official bond for the faithful accounting of said money.
    (c) The commissioners of the Gravity Drainage District No. 16, shall meet the qualifications as described in R.S. 38:1758 (as amended).
    (Ord. No. 3-C, 4-6-31)
    Sec. 20-115.10 – Powers and authority
    Gravity Drainage District No. 16, through its commissioners, is hereby granted all of the powers and authority contemplated by the constitution of the state, and R.S. 38:1751 et seq. (as amended), to contract, sue and be sued; to levy taxes, call elections for determining whether or not special taxes shall be assesses, and do any and all things intended by law for the proper carrying on of the duties of such gravity drainage district.
    (Ord. No. 3-C, 4-6-31)
  10. Motion for authority to amend Chapter 20 Special Districts, Article III – Gravity Drainage, as listed above
  11. Motion to open public hearing on proposed amendments to Chapter 20 Special Districts, Article XI – Ambulance Service:
    PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 20 SPECIAL DISTRICTS
    DIVISION 2 – AMBULANCE SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2
    Sec. 20-411. – Created boundaries
    The Ambulance Service District No. 2 of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, (the “district”), is hereby created under the provisions of R.S. 33:9053 et seq., all within the limits of the Parish of Cameron, which district shall comprise and embrace all of the territory within the following described boundaries:
    CHANGE TO READ
    Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Section 1, Township 14 South, Range 3 West, thence Northerly along the East line of Cameron Parish to the Northeast corner of said Cameron Parish, being the Northeast Corner of Section 1, Township 12 South, Range 3 West, thence Westerly along the North line of said Cameron Parish to the Northwest corner of said Cameron Parish, thence Southerly along the West line of Cameron Parish to the Southwest Corner of said Cameron Parish (which point is three miles offshore), thence Easterly along the Southern boundary of Cameron Parish to a point being the East line of the Calcasieu Ship Channel which is located South of Township 15 South, Range 10 West, thence Northerly along the East line of the Calcasieu Ship channel to the South bank of Calcasieu Lake, thence Easterly and Northerly along the East bank of Calcasieu Lake to an intersection with the North line of Township 14 South, Range 9 West, thence Easterly along the North line of Township 14 South, Range 9 West and continue along the North line of Township 14 South, Range 8 West to its Northeast corner, thence South along the East line of Township 14 South, Range 8 West to the North line of Township 14 South, Range 7 West, thence Easterly along the North lines of Township 14 South, Range 7 West, Township 14 South, Range 6 West, Township 14 South, Range 5 West, Township 14 South, Range 4 West and Township 14 South, Range 3 West to the Northeast Corner of Section 1, Township 14 South, Range 3 West and being the point of beginning.
    (Ord. of 7-6-92 €1; Ord. of 3-2-93, € 1)
  12. Motion for authority to amend Chapter 20 Special Districts, Article XI – Ambulance Service, as listed above
  13. Motion to Approve Appointments:
    1. Ambulance Service District No. 2 – Appointment to Open Seat (Tabled from last previous months)
    2. Library Board of Control – Appointment to Open Seat (Tabled from previous months)
    3. Cameron Wastewater District No. 1 – Donnie LeJeune, resigned (Tabled from last month)
    4. Beachfront Development District No. 1 – Richard Burbank, term expired (Tabled from last month)
    5. Ambulance Service District No. 1 – Melissa Kiffe, resigned
    6. Beachfront Development District No. 2 – Michele Long, term expired
    7. Cameron Wastewater District No. 1 – Jerry Dockins – resigned
    8. Consolidated Fire Protection of South Cameron – Tammy Peshoff, resigned
    9. Gravity Drainage District No. 3 – Shirley Gray, term expired
    10. Gravity Drainage District No. 9 – Will Aucoin, term expired
    11. Mosquito Abatement Control – Thomas Cox, term expired
    12. Mosquito Abatement Control – Mitchell Kelley, term expired
    13. Recreation District No. 6 – Melissa Kiffe, resigned
    14. Recreation District No. 6 – Tammy Peshoff, resigned
    15. Recreation District No. 6 – Kasey Brown, resigned
    16. Waterworks District No. 7 – Mark Young, term expired
    17. Gravity Drainage District No. 16 Board Appointments
      1. Jason Theriot
      2. Chad Thevis
      3. Kelly Guin
      4. Joel Trahan
      5. Spencer Trahan
  14. Motion to open public hearing on proposed amendments to Chapter 14 Motor Vehicles and Traffic:
    ARTICLE III. OPERATION OF VEHICLES GENERALLY
    Sec. 14-35 Speed Limits
    Remove from (b) Parish Road 433
    Add:
    (a) It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicles on the following parish roads at a speed in excess of fifty-five (55) miles per hour
    PARISH ROAD 433
  15. Authority to amend Chapter 14 Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article III. Operation of Vehicles Generally, as listed above
  16. Motion to open public hearing to abandon PR 340 (Andrew Road), located in Section 30, T15S, R13W, Cameron, LA
  17. Motion to adopt Resolution to abandon PR 340 (Andrew Road), Cameron LA
  18. Motion to adopt Millage Rates for Ad Valorem Taxes for 2024
  19. President Authority to Sign:
    1. Letter of Designee appointment (Kara Bonsall) to the Acadiana Watershed District
    2. State Highway Maintenance Agreement with LA DOTD for mowing & litter pickup
    3. Resolution No. 1194 Supporting the LNG Industry
    4. Contract Amendment No. 1 with Louisiana Department of Energy & Natural Resources (LDENR), contract No. 2000808211 to extend term agreement to December 30, 2024, in order to complete construction of Rockefeller Refuge Shoreline Stabilization Project (ME-35)
    5. Resolution to enter into Intergovernmental Agreement with CPRA, for the Rockefeller Refuge Shoreline Stabilization Project (ME-35) that includes 2022 Surplus Extension Dollars in the amount of $2million, and all necessary documents pertaining to project
    6. Change Order #3 – Rockefeller Shoreline Stabilization Project (ME-35), increase contract amount by $1,760,288.00 and increase contract days by 161, to utilize additional funds that were allocated to the project after bidding. The project is being extended to provide additional protection to the west of the existing contract
    7. Contract Amendment No. 2 with Fenstermaker & Associates – Increase compensation by $113,200.00 for Engineering fees for Project RARE (Restore Act Rockefeller Extension Project (ME-35)
    8. Cooperative Endeavor Agreement Amendment No. 1, PO#2000576308 with the State of Louisiana Division of Administration, Office of Community Development to extend term of agreement to March 31, 2027, and update HUD compliance language
  20. Consideration of residential trash pickup for Johnson Bayou, Holly Beach & Lowry
  21. Consideration of approval for the Southwest LA Criminalistics Laboratory Budget for 2024/2025 Fiscal Year
  22. Consideration of approval for the Three-Year Capital Outlay Plan for Parish Transportation Act
  23. Motion for authority to hire Full Time Human Resources Employee
  24. Consideration of Bids for the LWI-Mermentau Basin Inundation Relief Project 65MTRR7701, East End Lock Rehabilitation – Element 1, LWI MIT Funds and President authority to sign all necessary documents related to awarded bid
  25. Review and accept the monthly financial statements and budget to actual comparison
  26. Motion to pay bills

Adjourn Meeting

* Indicating Add-ons

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