Rapides Parish Police Jury

Posted: December 2, 2021

Notice of Regular Committee Meetings to be held on Monday, December 6, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room, 2nd Floor of Parish Courthouse, 701 Murray Street, Ste. 201, Alexandria.

1. Finance Committee……………………………………….………….....3 Chairman: Rusty Wilder
2. Public Works, Watershed and Agricultural Affairs Committee….....7 Chairman: Joe Bishop
3. Workforce Development and Grants Committee………………….….8 Chairman: Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr.
4. Tourism and Economic Planning and Development Committee……10 Chairman: Jay Scott
5. Courthouse, Coliseum and Legal Committee……………….………..11 Chairman: Sean McGlothlin
6. Parochial Board Liaison and Municipal Liaison Committee…….…12 Chairman: Theodore Fountaine, Jr.
7. Personnel, Elections and Health Committee…………………………13 Chairman: Davron “Bubba” Moreau
8. Insurance, Ambulance, Fire and Homeland Security Committee.…15 Chairman: David Johnson

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CALL TO ORDER

STANDING COMMITTEE’S

DECEMBER 6, 2021

WELCOME

ROLL CALL

IF THERE IS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY AGENDA

ITEM IN THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE’S, PLEASE STAND

TO BE RECOGNIZED ON THAT ITEM

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FINANCE COMMITTEE

DECEMBER 6, 2021 RUSTY WILDER, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Treasurer’s Report.
3. Motion to open public auction and record Ordinance of Sale for the following Abandoned/Adjudicated Properties: TAX DEBTOR DESCRIPTION William A. Lamkin, et al Lot Thirty-Nine (39), Southern Heights Bearing the municipal address of:

Martha Hunter Lot Ten (10), Square Two (2), Watson Whittington Subdivision less frontage of Five (5) feet Bearing the municipal address of:

Rebecca M. and Roland M. Steed Lot being One Hundred and Five and Clarissa M. Metzer (105) feet on Marye Court by Forty-Six point Two (46.2) feet, Alexandria Subdivision Bearing the municipal address of:

Benjamin L. Bayone III Part of Lots One (1) and Two (2), Square Two (2), Hundley Roberts Addition fronting Forty-Five (45) feet on Monroe Street by One Hundred (100) feet Bearing the municipal address of:

Inspiration Enterprises Lot Eight (8) and Lot Nine (9) of Block Nineteen (19), S.A.L. Co., Page | 4

Addition Subdivision Bearing the municipal address of:

Herbert Frazier Part of Lot Nine (9), Square Twenty-three (23), Ariail-Marye Addition Bearing the municipal address of:

Walter D. Earnest, et al Lot Seventy-Five (75) feet on Monroe Street by One Hundred Seventy and Ninety-Two One-Hundredths (170.92) feet Bearing the municipal address of:

Anqunetta Session, et al Part of Lots Thirteen (13), Fourteen

• (14) and Fifteen (15), Square T, Welch Addition fronting Forty-Seven point Three (47.3) feet on North 16th Street by One Hundred and Fifty (150) feet Bearing the municipal address of: 128 N. 16th Street North, Alexandria (Mr. Wilder)

4. Receive update from Ms. Celise Reech-Harper for an update on the Rapides Parish Library. (Mr. Overton)
5. Motion to grant the request of the Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Department to give a 3% salary increase to all full-time employees, effective January 1, 2022, as recommended by the Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Association Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 4 funds. (Mr. Bishop) Page | 5
6. Motion of Intent to sale the following Abandoned/Adjudicated Properties: TAX DEBTOR DESCRIPTION Gray Walk Holding Inc. Lot Seventeen (17) & Adjacent ½ of Lot Sixteen (16), Square “A” Yarbrough Subdivision of J. N. Ball Addition. Bearing the Municipal address of:

Mary Lee H. Piper Lot Six (6), Square Six (6), Willow Glen Plantation Subdivision Bearing the Municipal address of: (Mr. Wilder)

7. Motion to accept the Construction Contract with Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC, Palmer Chapel Road Reconstruction, FY2019 LCDBG Program, as substantially complete, as recommended by Pan American Engineers, LLC, Project Engineer. (PAE Job No. 11525) (Mr. Smith)
8. Motion to delete from the Rapides Parish Fire District No. 8 the equipment listed below as it was traded in on the purchase of a new camera. ASSET DESCRIPTION DISPOSAL 11360 Thermal Imaging Camera Trade-In (Mr. Wilder)
9. Motion to create and hire two (2) additional part-time firefighters, at $12.00 per hour, each not to exceed 34 hours a week, for Fire Protection District No. 18, as requested by the Board of Commissioners. (Mr. Overton)

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10. Motion to authorize the renewal of the Rapides Parish Police Jury Worker’s Compensation Insurance for 2022 with PGRMA/CCMSI for $209,741 and authorize the President to sign the same. (Mr. Wilder)
11. Motion to accept the construction contract with Progressive Construction Co., LLC, for the Ball Lane – Bayou Rapides Road Intersection Improvements Project, as Substantially Complete and authorize the President to execute the appropriate documents for recordation, as recommended by Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson, Engineers. (Mr. Wilder)
12. Motion to approve Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Progressive Construction Co., LLC, for the Ball Lane – Bayou Rapides Road Intersection Improvements Project, for a decreased amount of -$5,292.50 and adjust the contract time to address weather, site, Covid related material shipment and other delays to the contractor’s progress and authorize the president to execute the change order, as recommended by Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson, Engineers. (Mr. Wilder)

THESE ITEMS WERE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA BUT ARE

NOW ADDED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT BY ROLL CALL

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PUBLIC WORKS, WATERSHED & AGRICULTURAL

AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

DECEMBER 6, 2021 JOE BISHOP, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Public Works Director's Report.
3. Motion to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Rapides Parish Police Jury and GOHSEP to utilize the administrative services of Hunt, Guillot and Associates for DR-4559 Hurricane Laura - Hazard Mitigation Funds for infrastructure project, Cloverdale Drainage, at no cost to the Parish and authorize the President to sign any necessary documents. (Mr. Scott)
4. Motion to authorize the Rapides Parish Police Jury to enter into an agreement with Clark Land Development for LeBayou Subdivision Drainage Improvements and authorize the Parish President to sign the necessary documents as recommended by Parish Engineer, Pan American Engineers, LLC. (Mr. Wilder)

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NOW ADDED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT BY ROLL CALL

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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT,

& GRANTS COMMITTEE

DECEMBER 6, 2021 OLLIE OVERTON, JR., CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Motion to authorize the President to sign a renewal of the One-Stop Operator Contract between the Rapides Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana State University at Alexandria, for an additional term of one (1) year, from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The Contract will be funded through the WIOA grant funds. Treasurer to amend the budget accordingly. (Mr. Overton)
3. Motion to authorize the President to sign the Rapides American Job Center (RAJC) Certification Approval. Per the OWD Policy 1117-02 & OWD Policy 4-18, the Workforce Development Board must review and update the certification criteria every two (2) years, as a part of the review and modification of the State and local planning process. (Mr. Overton)
4. Motion to authorize the President to sign the Application for Subsequent Local Area Designation 2021-2023. The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires the Governor to designate & certify Local Workforce Areas within the state every two (2) years. This process requires the Subsequent Designation Application be approved and signed by the Workforce Development Board Chair & the Rapides Parish Police Jury CEO. (Mr. Overton)
5. Motion to authorize the President to sign nomination form for Cyndi Szczepanski, Human Resources Manager for UTLX to replace Timothy Adam, and sign a letter addressed to the Louisiana Workforce Commission concerning new members. (Mr. Overton) Page | 9
6. Motion to authorize the President to sign nomination form for Leona Venson, President, Rapides Federation of Teachers to replace Landry Ducote, and sign a letter addressed to the Louisiana Workforce Commission concerning new members. (Mr. Overton)
7. Motion to ratify authorization of the grant application submission for ARPA funding by the FAA for Esler Field Airport in the amount of $32,000.00 and authorize the President to sign any necessary documents. (100% FAA funding) (Mr. Moreau)

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NOW ADDED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT BY ROLL CALL

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TOURISM AND ECONOMIC PLANNING

& DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

DECEMBER 6, 2021 JAY SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.

THESE ITEMS WERE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA BUT ARE

NOW ADDED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT BY ROLL CALL

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COURTHOUSE, COLISEUM AND LEGAL COMMITTEE

DECEMBER 6, 2021 SEAN MCGLOTHLIN, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Receive an update on the Courthouse. (Mr. McGlothlin)
3. Motion to authorize legal counsel to institute a civil lawsuit against the Parish & State ordinances and regulations. (Mr. Smith)

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PAROCHIAL BOARD LIAISON

& MUNICIPAL LIAISONCOMMITTEE

DECEMBER 6, 2021 THEODORE FOUNTAINE, JR., CHAIRMAN

1. Motion to adopt a proclamation declaring the week of January 23 through January 29, 2022, as National School Choice Week in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. (Mr. Smith)
2. Motion to authorize renewal of Annual Intergovernmental Agreements with the following municipalities and authorize the President to sign same: Woodworth Road District 2C Cheneyville Road District 3A Ball Road District 10A Forest Hill Road District 1A Glenmora Road District 1A Lecompte Road District 3A Boyce Road District 7A (Mr. Bishop)

THESE ITEMS WERE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA BUT ARE

NOW ADDED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT BY ROLL CALL

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PERSONNEL, ELECTIONS & HEALTH COMMITTEE

DECEMBER 6, 2021 DAVRON “BUBBA” MOREAU, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Motion to declare the dates of Friday, December 23 and Monday December 26, as the dates to be taken for the holidays of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in 2022. (Mr. Smith)
3. Motion to change the date of the Committee Police Jury meeting in July 2022 from Monday July 4 to Tuesday July 5, 2022. The Courthouse will be closed in observance of 4th of July holiday. (Mr. Smith)
4. Motion to change the date of the Committee Police Jury meeting in September 2022 from Monday September 5 to Tuesday September 6, 2022. The Courthouse will be closed in observance of Labor Day holiday. (Mr. Smith)
5. Motion to waive the thirty-day announcement rule and reappoint Kenneth McNeely to the Ward 10 Recreation Board for a five (5) year term. Term will expire January 14, 2022. (Mr. Moreau)
6. Motion to place an item on the December 13, 2021 agenda for a presentation of the employee Service Awards. (Mr. Moreau)

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7. Motion to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and appoint Chauncey Nichols to the Fire Protection District No. 17 Board for a two

• (2) year term. Term will expire January 1, 2022. (Mr. Johnson)

8. Motion to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and reappoint Harold “Ronnie” Roberts to the Fire Protection District No. 18 Board for a two (2) year term. Term will expire January 1, 2022. (Mr. Overton)
9. Motion to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and reappoint Cory VanMol to the Fire Protection Dis trict No. 18 Board for a two (2) year term. Term will expire January 1, 2022. (Mr. Overton)

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INSURANCE, AMBULANCE, FIRE & HOMELAND

SECURITY COMMITTEE

DECEMBER 6, 2021 DAVID JOHNSON, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Motion to receive the required report from Acadian Ambulance under the Contract for October 2021:

Response Number of Required Compliance Zone Responses % % Alexandria - 8 minute 485 80% 91.75% Pineville - 8 minute 129 80% 86.05% Rapides - 12 minute 200 80% 94.00% Rapides - 20 minute 214 80% 89.25% (Mr. Johnson)

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