Public Meeting

Rapides Parish Police Jury

Name: Rapides Parish Police Jury — April 14, 2014
Start: 2014-04-14T00:00:00Z
Location: Police Jury Room, Parish Courthouse, 701 Murray Street, Alexandria, LA 71301

April 14, 2014 · 3:00 p.m. announced

Police Jury Room, Parish Courthouse, 701 Murray Street, Alexandria, LA 71301

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REGULAR SESSION

APRIL 14, 2014 3:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY AGENDA ITEM

Motion to adopt the minutes of the Rapides Parish Police Jury held in Regular Session on March 17, 2014 as published in the Official Journal.
Motion that approved bills be paid.
Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report. (FINANCE 4/7)
Presentation of plaques to ASH High School 5-A State Champions and 3 rd Place Nationals Powerlifting Team. (PAROCHIAL 4/7)
Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjudicated property located on 0.5 Acre: Lot 13 of James Rolin Tract 2.52 Acre: Part of Lot 12 James Rolin Tract , bearing no municipal address, Pineville, to Mr. James Hayes for the consideration of $6851.26 cash. (FINANCIAL 4/7)
Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjudicated property located on Lot Two (2), Square Fourteen (14) Silver City Addition, bearing the municipal address of 709 Leland Street, Alexandria, to Reverend George Price, Acting Agent for Timothy Baptist Church, for the consideration of $1,666.67 cash. (FINANCE 4/7) REGULAR MEETING APRIL 14, 2014
Motion to adopt Notice of Intent of Sale through the Abandoned/Adjudicated Property procedures on the property listed below:

Tax Debtor Description Gloria D. Iles Part of Lot Twenty-Three (23) of Block Five (5) of Willow Glen Plantation Subdivision Bearing the municipal address of: (FINANCE 4/7)

Motion to adopt Notice of Intent of Sale thr ough the Abandoned/Adjudicated Property procedures on the property listed below:

Tax Debtor Description Francis Allen Lot Thirteen (13) of Block Four (4) of Homewood Place Bearing the municipal address of:

Lawanda Stewart Lot Six (6) of Block 1 of the Subdivision of Lots Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Fourteen (14) and Fifteen (15) and Parts of D and E of Lot Three (3) of the Willow Glenn Plantation Subdivision Bearing the municipal address of: (FINANCE 4/7)

Motion to adopt a resolution ratifying authorization to advertise for bids, for the Airbase Road Phase II, for the Sewer System Improvements, LCDBG Project No.724753, MMLH No. 6 565, as approved by Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson and Frye Magee, pending final approval of the funding agency. (GRANTS 4/7)
Motion to accept the construc tion contract with Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC for the Coughlin Industrial Complex, Phase 3 (FP&C Project No. 05 -252-04B-05) as substantially complete and ratify the President’s signature, as recommended by Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson, Project Engineer. (FINANCE 4/7)
Motion to increase the contract with AHEC (Area Health Education Center) from $110,000 to $140,000 to be paid from Health Unit funds as recommended by Dr. Holcombe. (FINANCE 4/7) REGULAR MEETING APRIL 14, 2014
Motion to transfer from the Rapides Paris h Fire District #8 Asset/Inventory Program to the Rapides Parish Fire District #5 Asset/Inventory Program the following assets for a payment of $ 9,990.00: Asset Number Description Status 9050 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9051 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9052 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9053 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9054 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9055 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9056 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9057 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9058 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9059 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9060 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9061 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9062 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9063 SCBA W/Acess Sold (FINANCE 4/7)
Motion to delete from the Rapides Parish Fire District #8 Asset/Inventory Program the following equipment as it is no longer suitable for public use: Asset Number Description Status 6615 SCBA SCRAP 6616 SCBA SCRAP (FINANCE 4/7)
Motion to accept the construction contract for Bid No. 2283 Deville Fire Truck Storage Building as substantially complete, as recommended by Steve Fontenot, Project Engineer. (FINANCE 4/7)
Motion to award the construction project for the Rapides Parish Fire District No. 6, Fire Station Paving Addition to KEH Construction, LLC (lowest proposal received) for an amount of $133,437.00, as recommended by Steve Fontenot, Project Engineer and Deville Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors. (FINANCE 4/7)
Motion to purchase a new ½ ton 4WD, Crew Cab Pickup Truck ( Dodge Ram 1500) under the Louisiana State Contract Number 409706 for an amount of $23,543.00, as recommended by Deville Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors. (FINANCE 4/7)

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Motion to contract with PRA Govern ment Services, LLC dba Broussard Partners & Associates to perform multi -parish sales and use tax audits as recommended by the Tax Administrator. (FINANCE 4/7)
Motion to accept the Public Works Director's Report. (PUBLIC WORKS 4/7)
Motion to r emove from the Watershed/Cotile Lake Recreation Asset/Inventory Program the following equipment: Asset Description Purchase Date Disposal 10034 Chainsaw 2006 Stolen – Police Report Filed 10176 Chainsaw 2007 Broken/Scrap (PUBLIC WORKS 4/7)
Motion to authorize a resolution for the submission of the priority list, statement for right -of-way, and environmental check list to the Off -System Bridge Program to include the following locations as recommended by the Public Works Director: Structure Recall # Crossing/Road Location Estimate P4031053922771 600378 Indian Creek at H. Strange Road $408,100 P4031092923111 600306 Little Bayou Clear at Castor Plunge Road $539,000 Total Cost $2,079,000 Available Funds $2,229,944 (PUBLIC WORKS 4/7)
Motion to authorize the Public Works Director to submit the necessary documents for the renewal of pre -approved emergency debris sites at Hester Landing Road, VanZant Road and Esler Field Road to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and authorize the President to sign as recommended by the Public Works Director. (PUBLIC WORKS 4/7)
Motion to authorize to advertise for bids for “Various Road Improvements in Rapides Parish” (Bid No. 2359), to be paid from Various Road Maintenance Funds as budgeted. (PUBLIC WORKS 4/7)
Motion to extend parish maintenance of the Berdie Carter Road (Ward 4, District H) an additional 0.15 miles contingent on the dedication of a fifty - foot right-of-way as recommended by Public Works Director. (PUBLIC WORKS 4/7)

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Motion to extend parish maintenance of the J M Brodnax Road (Ward 5, District H) an additional 0.10 miles contingent on the dedication of a fifty - foot right-of-way as recommended by Public Works Director. (PUBLIC WORKS 4/7)
Motion to authorize the President to sign a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation for donation of reclaimed asphalt from the location of US 165 -Horseshoe Drive -US 71, State Project No. H.010349, approximately 168 cubic yards. (PUBLIC WORKS 4/7)
Motion to authorize the President to approve and sign a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office to conduct a maximum of 10 participants for a 6 week summer employment program funded by th e Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. This program will run in conjunction with our WIA funded summer employment program. These students’ worksite will be within the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. (WORKFORCE 4/7)
Motion to ratify authorization for the President to sign approval of Change Order No. One (1) for the Esler Airport Taxiway Edge Lighting Rehabilitation, State Project #H008653 and H.008657, for an increase amount of $33,431.85, as approved by the State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development; and as recommended by Pan American Engineers, Project Engineers. (GRANTS 4/7)
Motion to ratify authorization for the President to sign an agreement with the Department of Public Safety and Cor rections/Youth Services to allow the Ninth Judicial District Court to continue to participate in the Title IV -E Federal Foster Care Reimbursement Program, CFMS No. 708890 for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. (GRANTS 4/7)
Motion to adopt a resolution certifying compliance with the Public Bid Laws for the Cloverdale & Grundy Cooper Subdivision, Phase III (Continuation of Interceptor Ditch) Statewide Flood Control Program Project No. 576 -400015 (333) H.003567, as recommended by Ballard CLC, Project Engineer, subject to approval from the Statewide Flood Control Agency. (GRANTS 4/7)
Motion to approve the temporary construction and maintenance servitude agreements with the Rapides Parish Law Enforcement District, Alice W. Raia, Henry J. Vanderlick, Jr., and Vanderlick Family Properties for the Cloverdale & Grundy Cooper Subdivision, Phase III (Continuation of Interceptor Ditch) Statewide Flood Control Program Project No. 576 -40REGULAR MEETING APRIL 14, 2014

0015 (333) H.003567 to include a payment of $700.00 per acre for crop damage and loss of crop during construction in the amount of approximately $2,647.00 and authorize the President to sign all necessary documents as recommended by Ballard CLC, Project Engineer, subject to approval from the Statewide Flood Control Agency. (GRANTS 4/7)

Motion to adopt the criteria for hiring a Project Manager for administrative services related to the development of the Rapides Parish Comprehensive Resiliency Plan. This project is being funded through the Lou isiana Office of Community Development, Disaster Recovery Unit as a result of Hurricane Gustav (Project Number -724659 ) (CFDA – 14.228). This project is being 100% funded by the Office of Community Development. (GRANTS 4/7)
Motion to advertise for Statement of Qualifications for hiring a Project Manager for administrative services related to the development of the Rapides Parish Comprehensive Resiliency Plan. This project is being funded through the Louisiana Office of Community Development, Disaste r Recovery Unit as a result of Hurricane Gustav (Project Number -724659) (CFDA – 14.228). This project is being 100% funded by the O ffice of Community Development. (GRANTS 4/7)
Motion to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Forest Hill, for the Rapides Parish Highway Department to provide labor and equipment to perform forty (40) hours of patching with cold mix and 610 base on various roads using a grad-all, dump truck, and motor grader, as requested by the Village of Forest Hill, to be paid out of the District # 1A Maintenance Fund and authorize the President to sign same. (MUNICIPAL 4/7)
Motion to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Town of Glenmora for the Rapides Parish Highway Department to provide labor and equipment to perform forty (40) hours of cutting shoulders with motor grader and pick up with front end loader on various roads as needed, perform forty (40) hours patching on various roads and forty (40) hours of cleaning ditches and hauling 610 rock and pit run on various roads, as requested by the Town of Glenmora, to be paid out of towns portion of Road District No. 1A and authorize the President to sign same. (MUNICIPAL 4/7)
Motion to enter into an Intergo vernmental Agreement with the Buckeye Recreation District, for the Rapides Parish Highway Department to provide labor and equipment to haul rock and gravel to the recreation complex, to be paid out of Buckeye Recreation Funds and authorize the President to sign. (MUNICIPAL 4/7) REGULAR MEETING APRIL 14, 2014
Motion t o receive the required report from Acadian Ambulance under the Contract for February 2014:

Response Number of Required Compliance Zone Responses % % Alexandria - 8 minute 416 80% 82.69% Pineville - 8 minute 144 80% 83.33% Rapides - 12 minute 145 80% 80.00% Rapides - 20 minute 145 80% 80.00% (INSURANCE 4/7)

Motion to adopt a proclamation to proclaim April 13 -19, 2014 as Public Safety Telecommunicator Week. (INSURANCE 4/7)

ITEMS WERE NOT CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE

JURY BUT WERE POSTED ON THE AGENDA AFTER THE

COMMITTEE MEETING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC

MEETINGS LAW AND ARE NOW CONFIRMED AS HAVING BEEN

INCLUDED IN THE PUBLISHED AGENDA BY 2/3RD VOTE

Motion to name Mr. Steve Fon tenot, PE with Smith, Fontenot & Phillips as the Project Engineer for the construction of a fire truck storage building at 5018 LA 121, Boyce, La. (Fire Station No. 3) for Rapides Parish Fire District No. 8, as requested by the Cotile Volunteer Fire Depart ment Board of Directors and authorize the President to sign all necessary documents. (Mr. Vanderlick)
Motion to authorize to receive proposals for the construction of a fire truck storage building for Rapides Parish Fire District No. 8 (Station No. 3) at 5018 LA 121, Boyce, LA, as requested by Cotile Volunteer Fire Department, to be paid from Fire District No. 8 Funds. (Mr. Vanderlick)
Motion to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with The Rapides Parish Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) to provide emergency communications in Rapides Parish during times of disaster, and authorize the President to sign same. (Mr. Bishop)
Motion to adopt a resolution to proclaim the month of April, 2014 as Fair Housing Month in Rapides Parish. (Mr. Bishop)

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Motion to amend the Parish of Rapides Compiled Ordinances for Purchasing Procedures to remove (Sec. 2-92 through Sec 2-96 of Article VI- Purchasing Procedures and replace with the following: Purchasing of all property, supplies, materials and services shall be under a central purchasing system and shall be in accordance with applicable state law, and Police Jury policy and administrative requirements. (Mr. Bishop)
Motion to award Bid No. 2353 – Various Road Materials (Gravel, Base Course Aggregates & Pit Run) to the following bidders based on availability of material and haul distance: Larry & Son Trucking (Items No. 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, 4, and 5); TXI Operations, LP (Item No. 3); Luhr Bros., Inc. (Items No. 6, 7A, 7B, 7D, 8A, and 8D); Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel (Items No. 7C, 8B, 9A and 9B), and E & E Construction Company (Item No. 10); contract to begin on April 15, 2014 and end March 31, 2014, as recommended by the Purchasing Agent. (Mr. Smith)
Motion to adopt an ordinance to increase the speed limit on River Road at Rapides Station, Ward 8, District I, from 25 mph to 35 mph and authorize the Parish Highway Department to post new speed limit signs. (Mr. Perry)

ITEMS WERE NOT CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE

JURY AND WERE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA BUT ARE NOW

ADDED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

ADJOURNMENT

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The Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, met in Regular Session at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of Monday, April 14, 2014, at three (3:00) o'clock p .m. (Central Standard Time).

There were present: Joe Bishop, President, Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Vice President, and Police Jurors Craig Smith, Theodore Fountaine, Jr., Richard Vanderlick, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr., Sean McGlothlin and Scott Perry, Jr.

Police Jurors not present: Richard Billings

Also present were Mr. Tim Ware, Treasurer; Ms. Elaine Morace, WIA Operations Director; Mr. Shane Trapp, Courthouse Building Superintendent; Ms. Donna Andries, Sales & Use Tax Administrator; Ms. Linda Sanders, C ivil Service Director; Mr. Thomas O. Wells, Legal Counsel and Ms. Laurel Smith, Secretary.

The invocation was given by Mr. Scott Perry.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Ollie Overton.

The Police Jury of the Parish of Rap ides, State of Louisiana, was duly convened as the governing authority of said Parish by Hon. Joe Bishop, President, who welcomed all present and then stated that the Police Jury was ready for the first item of business.

The President asked if there was any Public Comment on any Agenda Item, to which there was no response.

On motion by Mr. Craig Smith, seconded by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, to adopt the minutes of Rapides Parish Police Jury held in Regular Session on March 17, 2014, as published in the Official Journal. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, that approved bills be paid. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to accept the Treasurer’s Report. On vote the motion carried.

The next item on the agenda was the p resentation of plaques to ASH High School 5-A State Champions and 3rd Place Nationals Powerlifting Team.

Mr. Scott Perry , Mr. Ollie Overton and Mr. Sean McGlothlin presented plaques and certificates to the ASH High School 5 -A State Champions and 3 rd Place Nationals Powerlifting Team.

On motion by Mr. Theodore Fountaine, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted:

Sale of Adjudicated Property

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY

TO SELL

LOT TWELVE:

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, situated and being in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

Part of Lot 12 of the Subdivision of Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW1/4 of the NE1/4) as per plat of O.F. Reizner dated September 10, 1928, Section Seven (7) Township Four North, Range One (1) East, more particularly described as beginning at center of Section 7 thence East 3.16 chains, thence North 0.30 chains to the point of beginning; thence North 2.86 chains, thence West 0.42 chains, thence North 1.88 chains, thence East 6.40 chains, thence South 4.74 chains, thence West 5.98 chains to the point of beginning.

LESS AND EXCEPT:

A Parcel or lot of ground, together with all improvements thereon, and all rights, ways and privileges thereunto appertaining, situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

Part of Lot Twelve (12) of the James Rolin (Roland) Subdivision of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW/4 of NE/4) of Section 7, Township 4 North, Range 1 East, as per plat of survey attached to Original instrument Nos. 139215 and 277193, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, more particularly described as beginning at the center of said Section 7 and run thence East a distance of 3.16 chains; thence run North 0.30 chains to the point of beginning of the property herein conveyed. From said point of beginning continue North a distance of 188.76 feet; thence run West a distance of 27.72 feet; thence run North a distance of 31.24 feet; thence run East a distance of 99.72 feet; thence run South a distance of 220 feet; thence run West a distance of 72 feet back to the point of beginning.

LOT THIRTEEN:

0.50 acre being Lot 13 of James Rolen (aka Rolin, aka Rollin, aka Roland) tract in SW4 or NE4 Sec 7 T4NR1E as per plat attached to Partition recorded in COB 161, Page 620, original # 139215.

Municipal Address of the Property: Not Applicable

AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR HAYES MANUFACTURING

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $6,851.26 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as

LOT TWELVE:

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, situated and being in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

LESS AND EXCEPT:

LOT THIRTEEN:

0.50 acre being Lot 13 of James Rolen (aka Rolin, aka Rollin, aka Roland) tract in SW4 or NE4 Sec 7 T4NR1E as per plat attached to Partition recorded in COB 161, Page 620, original # 139215.

Municipal Address of the Property: Not Applicable

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned Cities and/or the Parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from James Hayes, authorized agent for Hayes Manufacturing, to purchase said property for the consideration of $6,851.26 cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to James Hayes, authorized agent for Hayes Manufacturing, for the offered consideration.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. LOT TWELVE:

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, situated and being in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

LESS AND EXCEPT:

LOT THIRTEEN:

0.50 acre being Lot 13 of James Rolen (aka Rolin, aka Rollin, aka Roland) tract in SW4 or NE4 Sec 7 T4NR1E as per plat attached to Partition recorded in COB 161, Page 620, original # 139215.

Municipal Address of the Property: Not Applicable

Rapides Parish, Louisiana should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

• the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish,
• the current telephone book,
• any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send a written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

(a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “proces verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “proces verbal”);
(b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
(c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47: 2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

(a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “proces verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six month if the tax sale certificate (formerly “proces verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for in this Subsection.
(b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
(c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47: 2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege, or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.]

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six-month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the act of cash sale or act of donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President, that purchaser or donee has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of the sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed, but shall convey the surface rights of the said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

(a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against redhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sole is reasonable fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
(b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self-operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
(c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47: 2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47: 2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, may file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

(a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
(b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47: 2208.
(c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
(d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
(e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
(f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any damages that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 14th day of April, 2014.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Craig Smith, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted:

Sale of Adjudicated Property

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY

TO SELL

Lot two (2) of Square fourteen (14) of the Silver City Addition to the City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana as shown in Plat Book Seven (7) page (3) of the Records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Through its authorized agent, Rev. George Price

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $1,666.67 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned Cities and/or the Parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from Timothy Baptist Church, through its authorized agent, Rev. George Price, to purchase said property for the consideration of $1,666.67 cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or twothirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to Timothy Baptist Church, through its authorized agent, Rev. George Price, for the offered consideration.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. Lot two (2) of Square fourteen (14) of the Silver City Addition to the City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana as shown in Plat Book Seven (7) page (3) of the Records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

• the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish,
• the current telephone book,
• any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

(a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “proces verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “proces verbal”);
(b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
(c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47: 2206 A. (2).

(a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “proces verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six month if the tax sale certificate (formerly “proces verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for in this Subsection.
(b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
(c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47: 2206 B. (2).

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

(a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against redhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sole is reasonable fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
(b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self-operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
(c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47: 2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47: 2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

(a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
(b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47: 2208.
(c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
(d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
(e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
(f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any damages that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 14th day of April, 2014.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick to adopt Notice of Intent of Sale through the Abandoned/Adjudicated Property procedures on the property listed below:

Tax Debtor Description Gloria D. Iles Part of Lot Twenty-Three (23) of Block Five (5) of Willow Glen Plantation Subdivision Bearing the municipal address of: On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, to adopt Notice of Intent of Sale through the Abandoned/Adjudicated Property procedures on the property listed below:

Tax Debtor Description Francis Allen Lot Thirteen (13) of Block Four (4) of Homewood Place Bearing the municipal address of:

Lawanda Stewart Lot Six (6) of Block (one) 1 of the Subdivision of Lots Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Fourteen (14) and Fifteen (15) and Parts of D and E of Lot Three (3) of the Willow Glenn Plantation Subdivision

Bearing the municipal address of: On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, to adopt a resolution ratifying authorization to advertise for bids, for the Airbase Road Phase II, Sewer System Improvements, LCDBG Project No.724753, MMLH No. 6565, as approved by Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson and Frye Magee, pending final approval of the funding agency. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, to accept the construction contract with Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC for the Coughlin Industrial Complex, Phase 3 (FP&C Project No. 05 -252-04B-05) as substantially complete and ratify the Pre sident’s signature, as recommended by Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson, Project Engineer. On vote the motion carried.

On m otion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to increase the contract with AHEC (Area Health Education Center) from $110 ,000 to $140,000 to be paid from Health Unit funds as recommended by Dr. Holcombe. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to transfer from the Rapides Parish Fire District #8 Asset/Inventory Progr am to the Rapides Parish Fire District #5 Asset/Inventory Program the following assets for a payment of $ 9,990.00: Asset Number Description Status 9050 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9051 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9052 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9053 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9054 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9055 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9056 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9057 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9058 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9059 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9060 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9061 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9062 SCBA W/Acess. Sold 9063 SCBA W/Acess Sold On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to delete from the Rapides Parish Fire District #8 Asset/Inventory Program the following equipment as it is no longer suitable for public use: Asset Number Description Status 6615 SCBA SCRAP 6616 SCBA SCRAP On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Craig Smith, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to accept the construction contract for Bid No. 2283 Deville Fire Truck Storage Building as substantially complete, as recommended by Steve Fontenot, Project Engineer. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Craig Smith, to award the construction project for the Rapides Parish Fire District No. 6, Fire Station Paving Addition to KEH Construction, LLC (lowest proposal received) for an amount of $133,437.00, as recommended by Steve Fontenot, Project Engineer and Deville Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Scott Perry, to purchase a new ½ ton 4WD, Crew Cab Pickup Truck (Dodge R am 1500) under the Louisiana State Contract Number 409706 for an amount of $23,543.00, as recommended by Deville Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Craig Smith, to contract with PRA Government Services, LLC dba Broussard Partners & Associates to perform multi -parish Sales and Use T ax audits as recommended by the Tax Administrator. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Scott Perry , to accept the Public Works Director's Report. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Craig Smith, to remove from the Watershed/Cotile Lake Recreation Asset/Inventory Program the following equipment: Asset Description Purchase Date Disposal 10034 Chainsaw 2006 Stolen – Police Report Filed 10176 Chainsaw 2007 Broken/Scrap On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Scott Perry, seconded by Mr. Craig Smith, the following resolution was passed and adopted:

RESOLUTION

BE IT RESOLVED to program the following bridges on the Federal Off -System Replacement Program Priority List as follows:

Structure Recall # Crossing/Road Location Estimate P4031053922771 600378 Indian Creek at H. Strange Road $408,100 P4031092923111 600306 Little Bayou Clear at Castor Plunge Road $539,000 Total Cost $2,079,000 Available Funds $2,229,944 Banked (Reserved with DOTD for future use) $150,944

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Police Jury Road Superintendent and Police Jurors have contacted the adjacent property owners, and have received a tentative verbal agreement for the right of way acquisition; however, the Police Jury will obtain the right -of-way by expropriation should it become necessary in the future; and the Police Jury will have all utilities relocated prior to construction, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED a copy of the resolution/priority selection listing should be sent to Gary C. Pentek, P.E., DOTD Plan Development Engineer.

The vote was as follows:

Yeas: Joe Bishop, Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Craig Smith, Theodore Fountaine, Jr., Richard Vanderlick, Oliver Overton, Sean McGlothlin and Scott Perry, Jr. Nays: None Absent: Richard Billings

Therefore, the foregoing resolution was declared duly adopted on the 14th day of April, 2014.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick to authorize the Public Works Director to submit the necessary documents for the renewal of pre-approved emergency debris sites at Hester Landing Road, VanZant Road and Esler Field Road to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and authorize the President to sign as recommended by the Public Works Director. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to authorize to advertise for bids for “Various Road Improvements in Rapides Parish” (Bid No. 2359), to be paid from Various Road Maintenance Funds as budgeted as listed below:

District A Ward 10 Havard Road Pierce Road Handley Loop East Poisso Road Garnett Road Hills No. 1 Road Hills Road Wonder Lane Poole Drive Pardue Road Tioga Road East Tioga High Road Oaklane Loop Mitchell Road Lonnies Loop Road Cindy Street (Ball) Squyres Lane (Ball) Tall Pines Drive (Ball) Adrian Drive (Ball) Ward 10 Rec. Road

DISTRICT B

Ward 10 Holiday Blvd

Ward 9 Holiday Blvd Holiday Circle Lake Drive Milky Way Road Venus Avenue High Country Drive Stilley Road

DISTRICT C

Ward 10 Jeff Davis Road West Hampton Rd Mosby Road Stuart Road East Hampton Road

DISTRICT E

Ward 1 Bayou Oaks Drive Ashlyn Way Beagle Run

Ward 5 Ian Johnson Road

DISTRICT F

Ward 1 Anadale Road

DISTRICT G

Ward 1 Bowie Drive

DISTRICT H

Ward 4 East River Road S East River Road N Bowden Road Bowden Road

Ward 6 Allie Paul Road Bobby Maricle Road Bobby Odom Road Clayton Cloud Road Cleo Stanley Road Buxton Road Dan Willis Road Davide Willis Road Dude West Road Earl McDanial Road Freddie Willis Road Hargrove Road Harve Odom Road Henry Johnson Road Herbert Ashworth Rd J W Willis Road James Odom Road Jessica Lane Joe Ray Jr. Road Joe Ray Road Kennedy Road Leo Odom Road Leon Fee Road Memphis Willis Road Man Willis Road Marie Thompson Rd Mason Willis Road Mick Miller Road Milton Johnson Road Nelson Johnson Road Rosa Ray Road Stanley Cemetery Rd W M Paul Road Willda Stanley Road William Odom Road William Strother Rd Willis Road

Ward 2 Guy Peart Road Beauregard Road

DISTSRICT I

Ward 8 Karla Street Kathy Street Marlene Street Karen Street Debbie Street Tuma Street McConnell Blvd. Randolph Blvd. Lanny Street Pierce Road Latimer Drive On vote the motion carried.

On m otion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, to extend parish maintena nce of the Berdie Carter Road (Ward 4, District H) an additional 0.15 miles contingent on the dedication of a fifty -foot right-of-way as recommended by Public Works Director. On vote them motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to extend parish maintenance of the J M Brodnax Road (Ward 5, District H) an additional 0.10 miles contingent on the dedication of a fifty -foot right-of-way as recommended by Public Works Director. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, to authorize the President to sign a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation for donation of reclaimed asphalt from the location of US 165 -Horseshoe Drive -US 71, State Project No. H.010349, approximately 168 cubic yards. On vote the motion carried.

On m otion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to authorize the President to approve and sign a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office to conduct a maximum of 10 participants for a 6 week summer employment program funded by the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. This program will run in conjunction with our WIA funded summer employment program. These students’ wor ksite will be within the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to ratify authorization for the President to sign approval of Change Order No. One (1) for the Esler Airport Taxiway Edge Lighting Rehabilitation, State Project #H008653 and H.008657, for an increase amount of $33,431.85, as approved by the State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development; and as recommended by Pan American Engineers, Project Engineers. On vote the motion carried.

On m otion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Craig Smith, to ratify authorization for the President to sign an agreement with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections/Youth Services to allow the Ninth Judicial District Court to continue to participate in the Title IV -E Federal Foster Care Reimbursement Program, CFMS No. 708890 for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to adopt a resolution certifying compliance with the Public Bid Laws for the Cloverdale & Grundy Cooper Subdivision, Phase III (Continuation of Interceptor Ditch) Statewide Flood Control Program Project No. 576 -40-0015 (333) H.003567, as recommended by Ballard CLC, Project Engineer, subject to approval from the Statewide Flood Control Agency.

RESOLUTION CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC BID LAWS

STATE PROJECT NO 576-40-0015 (333) H.00357 PARISH OF RAPIDES

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Rapides Parish Police Jury has solicited bids for State Project No. 576-40-0015 (333) H.00357 In accordance with the current bid laws of the state of Louisiana, including, but not limited to R.S. 38:2211 et. seq.; and

WHEREAS, the Rapides Parish Police Jury has submitted to DOTD Certification of proof of publication, one (1) copy of the bid proposals and bid bonds as submitted by each of the three (3) lowest bidders, a legible copy of the bid tabulation of all bids received, and certified to be correct by the Engineer and an authorized official of the Rapides Parish Police Jury, a copy of the engineer’s recommendation data in the Clerk of Court’s Office.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Rapides Parish Police Jury in Regular Session assembled on this 14th day of April, 2014, does hereby certify that the bidding procedures of the Louisiana Revised Statues 38:2211, et. seq.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Scott Perry, to approve the temporary construction and maintenance servitude agreements with the Rapides Parish Law Enforcement District, Alice W. Raia, Henry J. Vanderlick, Jr., and Vanderlick Family Properties for the Cloverdale & Grundy Cooper Subdivision, Phase III ( Continuation of Interceptor Ditch) Statewide Flood Control Program Project No. 576-40-0015 (333) H.003567 to include a payment of $700.00 per acre for crop damage and loss of crop during construction in the amount of approximately $2,647.00 and authorize the President to sign all necessary documents as recommended by Ballard CLC, Project Engineer, subject to approval from the Statewide Flood Control Agency. On vote the motion carried. Mr. Richard Vanderlick recused himself.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Craig Smith, to adopt the following criteria for hiring a Project Manager for administrative services related to the development of the Rapides Parish Comprehensive Resiliency Plan. This project is being funded through the Louisiana Off ice of Community Development, Disaster Recovery Unit as a result of Hurricane Gustav (Project Number -724659 ) (CFDA – 14.228). This project is being 100% funded by the Office of Community Development.

QUALIFICATION STATEMENT RATING SYSTEM FOR THE SELECTI ON OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE/PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE RESILIENCY PLAN. Respondents will be evaluated on the basis of written material submitted and according to the following factors:

ITEM 1 – Experience in administering state funded grants: (Total Points: 10) (Choose one)

• Five or more similar projects 10 points
• Two to five similar projects 5 points
• Less than two similar projects 0 points

ITEM 2 – Education/Experience of expertis e deemed valuable to the successful implementation of this project include: (Total Points: 50) (Choose one)

• Floodplain Management 10 points
• Local Building Codes 10 points
• Economic Development 10 points
• Transportation Planning 10 points
• Drainage Studies 10 points

ITEM 3 – Familiarity with the project applied for: (Total Points: 30) (Choose one)

• Very knowledgeable 30 points
• Somewhat knowledgeable 15 points
• No knowledge 0 points

ITEM 4 – Capacity to perform the scope of work: (Total Points: 10) (Choose All Applicable):

• Adequate staff to perform work 5 points
• Capacity to perform work 5 points

ITEM 5 – Past performance with: (Total Points: 20) (Choose all applicable)

• The local government agency 10 points
• Other government agencies 5 points
• Private industry 5 points

ITEM 6 – Other criteria: (total possible points: 10)

• Minority/Female/Disadvantaged Business 10 points TOTAL POINTS AVAILABLE: 130 points

On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, to advertise for Statement of Qualifications for hiring a Project Manager for administrative services related to the development of the Rapides Parish Comprehensive Resiliency Plan. This project is being funded through the Louisiana Office of Community Development, Disaster Recovery Unit as a result of Hurricane Gustav (Project Number -724659) (CFDA – 14.228). This project is being 100% funded by the O ffice of Community Development. On vote the motion carried.

On m otion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Forest Hill, for the Rapides Parish Highway Department to provide labor and equipment to perfo rm forty (40) hours of patching with cold mix and 610 base on various roads using a grad-all, dump truck, and motor grader, as requested by the Village of Forest Hill, to be paid out of the District # 1A Maintenance Fund and authorize the President to sign same. On vote the motion carried.

On m otion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Town of Glenmora for the Rapides Parish Highway Department to provide labor and equipment to perfor m forty (40) hours of cutting shoulders with motor grader and pick up with front end loader on various roads as needed, perform forty (40) hours patching on various roads and forty (40) hours of cleaning ditches and hauling 610 rock and pit run on various roads, as requested by the Town of Glenmora, to be paid out of towns portion of Road District No. 1A and authorize the President to sign same. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Craig Smith, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Buckeye Recreation District, for the Rapides Parish Highway Department to provide labor and equipment to haul rock and gravel to the recreation complex, to be paid out of Buckeye Recreation Funds and authorize the President to sign. On vote the motion carried.

On m otion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Craig Smith, to receive the required report from Acadian Ambulance under the Contract for February 2014:

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, the following Proclamation was presented and unanimously adopted:

PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, professional telecommunicators perform a critical function when an emergency occurs requiring police, fire, or ambulance as well as those related to forestry and conservation operations, highway safety and maintenance activities; and

WHEREAS, th ousands of dedicated telecommunicators daily serve the citizens of the United States by answering their calls for police, fire and emergency medical services and by dispatching the appropriate assistance as quickly as possible; and

WHEREAS, professional telecommunicators are critical to our parish’s emergency response and homeland security services, dispatching law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical services, and other emergency responders 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and

WHEREAS, professional telecommunicators are not visible as the men and women who arrive on the scene of emergencies, but provide the vital link to public safety services as part of the first responder team.

NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Rapides Parish Police Jury does hereby proclaim the week of April 13-19, 2014 as

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

The Rapides Parish Police Jury recognition of our Telecommunicators and the vital contributions they make to the safety and well-being of our citizens.

PASSED AND ADOPTED ON THIS 14th DAY OF April, 2014.

On motion by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, that the following items were not considered by the Committee of the Jury but were posted on the agenda after the Committee Meeting and added to the Jury agenda in compliance with the Public Meetings Law and are now confirmed as having been added to the agenda by two-thirds vote:

Roll call vote was as follows:

YEAS: Joe Bishop, Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Craig Smith, Richard Vanderlick, Oliver “Ollie” Overton Jr., Sean McGlothlin, Scott Perry, Jr. NAYS: Theodore Fountaine, Jr. ABSTAINED: none ABSENT: Richard Billings On vote the motion carried 7-1

On motion by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to name Mr. Steve Fontenot, PE with Smith, Fontenot & Phillips as the Project Engineer for the construction of a fire truck storage building at 5018 LA 121, Boyce, La. (Fire Station No. 3) for Rapides Parish Fire District No. 8, as requested by the Cotile Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors and authorize the President to sign all necessary documents. On vote the motion carried. Mr. Theodore Fountaine voted nay.

On motion by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to authorize to receive proposals for the construction of a fire truck storage building for Rapides Parish Fire District No. 8 (Station No. 3) at 5018 LA 121, Boyce, LA, as requested by Cotile Volunteer Fire Department, to be paid from Fire District No. 8 Funds. On vote the motion carried. Mr. Theodore Fountaine voted nay.

On motion by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with The Rapides Parish Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) to provide emergency communications in Rapides Parish during times of disaster, and authorize the President to sign same. On vote the motion carried. Mr. Theodore Fountaine voted nay.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Craig Smith, the following resolution was presented and unanimously adopted:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The State of Louisiana PARISH OF RAPIDES

PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, the 46th Anniversary of the National Fair Housing Law, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, during the month of April, is an occasion for all Americans – individually and collectively – to rededicate themselves to the principle of freedom from housing discrimination whenever it exists; and

WHEREAS, this law guarantees for each citizen the critical, personal element of freely choosing a home; and

WHEREAS, a fair housing law has been passed by the state of Louisiana, and implementation of the law requires the positive commitment, involvement, and support of each of our citizens; and

WHEREAS, the department and agencies of the State of Louisiana are to provide leadership in the effort to make fair housing not just an idea, but an ideal for all our citizens; and

WHEREAS, barriers that diminish the rights and limit the options of any citizen to freely choose a home will ultimate ly diminish the rights and limit the options of all.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Joe Bishop, President of the Rapides Parish Police Jury do hereby proclaim the month of April 2014, as

FAIR HOUSING MONTH

in the Parish of Rapides.

THUS DONE AND ADOPTED this 14th day of April, 2014.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton , to adopt an ordinance to amend Section 2 -92 through 2 -26 Article VI -Purchasing and on roll call vote adopted the following:

ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PARISH OF RAPIDES COMPILED ORDINANCES FOR PURCHASING PROCEDURES TO REMOVE SECTION 2-92 THROUGH SECTION 2 -96 OF ARTICLE VI -PURCHASING PROCEDURES AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING: PURCHASING OF ALL PROPERTY, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND SE RVICES SHALL BE UNDER A CENTRAL PURCHASING SYSTEM AND SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLIC ABLE STATE LAW, AND POLICE JURY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

On motion by Mr. Craig Smith, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to award Bid No. 2353 – Various Road Materials (Gravel, Base Course Aggregates & Pit Run) to the following bidders based on availability of material and haul distance: Larry & Son Trucking (Items No. 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, 4, and 5); TXI Operations, LP (Item No. 3); Luhr Bros., Inc. (Items No. 6, 7A, 7B, 7D, 8A, and 8D); Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel (Items No. 7C, 8B, 9A and 9B), and E & E Construction Company (Item No. 10); contract to begin on April 15, 2014 and end March 31, 2015, as recommended by the Purchasing Agent. On vote the motion carried. Mr. Theodore Fountaine voted nay. (Mr. Smith)

On motion by Mr. Scott Perry, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REENACT SECTION 18 -4.2 (E) SPEED LIMITS SO AS TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON RIVER ROAD AT RAPIDES STATION, WARD 8, DISTRICT I, FROM 25 MPH TO 35 MPH. , NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury in Regular Session convened on this 14th day of April, 2014, that Section 18 -4.2

(e) of the Rapides Parish Code of Ordinances is hereby amended and reenacted to include the following road, as follows:

Chapter 18. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Section 18-4.2. Speed limits designated on certain streets: ...

(e) Thirty -five miles per hour. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a vehicle upon the following parish roads in Rapides Parish in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour. ... River Road at Rapides Station, Ward 8, District I ... (l). Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned in the Rapides Parish Jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance is to be effective immediately.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED in all other respects Section 18 of the Rapides Parish Code of Ordinances shall remain unchanged.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Parish Highway Department is hereby authorized to erect speed limit signs on the Road.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED on this 14th day of April, 2014.

On vote the motion carried. Mr. Theodore Fountaine voted nay.

On motion by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, seconded by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, to add the following motion to the agenda, received after the Jury Meeting agenda was posted in compliance with the Public Meetings Law and are now confirmed as having been added to the agenda by unanimous vote:

Motion to nominate and appoint Mr. Samuel G. Stokes and Mr. Oliver Chamberlain to the Fire Protection District No. 17 Board and to set the first organizational meeting to be held on May 1, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. Meeting room of the Rapides Parish Police Jury, Rapides Parish Courthouse, 701 Murray Street, 2nd Floor, Alexandria, LA 71301. Notwithstanding the provisions of any resolution or ordinance to the contrary, the governing authority of the Fire Protection District shall be a board of commissioners as provided by R. S. 40:1496 B. (2).

Roll call vote was as follows:

YEAS: Joe Bishop, Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Craig Smith NAYS: Theodore Fountaine, ABSTAINED: none ABSENT: Richard Billings

On roll call vote the motion failed to carry, needing a unanimous vote to add to the agenda.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, there being no further business, the meeting be adjourned at 3:41 p.m.

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