July 12, 2021

Posted July 8, 2021

REGULAR SESSION

JULY 12, 2021 3:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY AGENDA ITEM

JUROR COMMENTS

Recognize Ms. Kelia Bingham, Planner II, LWI Region 5 Watershed Coordinator for a brief update on the work/progress made to date in Region 5.

Recognize Mr. Jay Huner concerning Cotile Lake.

1. Motion to adopt the minutes of the Rapides Parish Police Jury held in Regular Session on June 14, 2021 and June 18, 2021 held in Special Session, as published in the Official Journal.
2. Motion that approved bills be paid.

• • • • • APPOINTMENTS TO BE ANNOUNCED * * * * England Economic & Industrial Development District to fill the expiring term of Mr. Dennis Frazier for a four (4) year term. Term will expire September 9, 2021.

England Economic & Industrial Development District to fill the expiring term of Mr. Scott Linzay for a four (4) year term. Term will expire September 9, 2021.

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3. Motion of Intent to sell the following Abandoned/Adjudicated Properties: TAX DEBTOR DESCRIPTION Renee Bordelon Lot Eight (8), Square Three (3), Chester Place Bearing the Municipal address of:

Diane S. Harris, ET AL Lot Six (6), Square Twelve (12), Fair Grounds and Machine Shop Addition Bearing the Municipal address of:

Jim Duncan Clark Lot Five (5), Square Five (5), C/O Annie Duncan Lincoln Place Bearing the Municipal address of:

Adair Asset Mgmt/ US Bank Lot Two (2), Block Five (5) HundleyRoberts Addn Bearing the Municipal address of:

Curtisteen T Matthews, ET AL Part Lot Twelve (12) & Thirteen (13), Square Twenty-four (24), South Alexandria Land Company Addition Bearing the Municipal Address of:

Lena M. Henderson Part of Lot Five (5), Square Thirty-Three

• (33) SAL CO. Bearing the Municipal address of:

Vernon Smith ½ of Lot Three (3), Square Four (4), Hill-Harris Subdivision Bearing the Municipal address of:

Clifton Morris Lot Eighteen (18), Square Three (3), C/O Elisa M. Pizarro SamTown Subdivision Bearing the Municipal Address of:

Lena Mae Gordon Part Lot Fifteen (15), Square Fifteen (15), South Alexandria Land Company Addition Bearing the municipal address of:

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Kolor Blind Properties, LLC Part of Lots Thirteen (13) Fourteen (14) and Fifteen (15), of Square Five (5) Welch Addition; fronting 94.7’ on North 16th Street & Part of Lots Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (18) of Square Five (5) Bearing the municipal addresses of: 109 N. 15th Street & 124 & 126 N. 16th Street, Alexandria

Alice Jones Lot Ten (10) and Eleven (11) of Square Twelve (12), Fair Grounds and Machine Shop Addition & Adj 5’ of Revoked Alley Bearing the municipal address of:

Ida Hurts C/O Alice Jones Lot Twelve (12), Square Twelve (12), Fair Grounds and Machine Shop & ADJ 5’ of Revoked Alley Bearing the municipal address of:

Billionaire Properties LLC Lot Forty-Seven (47) and ADJ 5’ of Lot Forty-Six (46), C J Ellington Subdv less strip sold to City in CB 1630-927 Bearing the municipal address of: (Finance 7/6)

4. Motion to delete from the Registrar of Voters Asset Inventory Program the equipment listed below as it is no longer suitable for public use: Asset Number Description Disposal 11137 Lexmark MS810N Printer Scrap (Finance 7/6)
5. Motion to grant the 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by the State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 7 employees, effective August 1, 2021, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 7 Funds. (Finance 7/6)

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6. Motion to authorize Rapides Parish Fire District No. 7 to submit a grant application to the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program administered through the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, for equipment, as requested by the Ruby Kolin Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors and authorize the President to sign necessary documents. This is a 50% matching fund program with a total cost not to exceed $6,000. (Finance 7/6)
7. Motion to grant the 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by the State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 2 employees, effective August 1, 2021, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 2 Funds. (Finance 7/6)
8. Motion to grant the 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by the State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 4 employees, effective August 1, 2021, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 4 Funds. (Finance 7/6)
9. Motion to advertise for Request for Qualifications for engineering services for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funded projects. (Finance 7/6)
10. Motion to delete from the Rapides Parish Fire District No. 7 the following equipment for the reasons indicated: Asset Number Description Disposal 10620 Lightbar Sold on Truck 10634 to Effie Fire Dept. 12206 Ice Chest Scrap 8026 Deck Gun Sold on Truck 5939 to Fire District No. 6 (Finance 7/6)
11. Motion to delete from the Rapides Parish Adult Drug Program the following equipment as this equipment was sold in the auction in March: Asset Number Description Disposal 10387 Dell Server Auctioned – Sold REGULAR MEETING JULY 12, 2021

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10662 Dell Notebook Auctioned – Sold 10663 Dell Notebook Auctioned - Sold (Finance 7/6)

12. Motion to grant a 2% pay increase to all full-time Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 employees, in addition to any mandated raises, effective August 1, 2021, as recommended by the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 Funds. (Finance 7/6)
13. Motion to grant a $0.25 per hour pay increase to all part-time Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 employees, effective August 1, 2021, as recommended by the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 Funds. (Finance 7/6)
14. Motion to grant the 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by the State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 employees, effective August 1, 2021, as recommended by Fire Chief David Corley, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 Funds. (Finance 7/6)
15. Motion to authorize to purchase two (2) Fire Engines for Rapides Parish Fire District No. 5 off the Lamas State Contract, not to exceed $800,000.00, secure financing and authorize the President to sign any necessary documentation, as requested by the Fire District No. 5 Board of Directors. (Finance 7/6)
16. Motion to award Bid# 2931 (Purchase Cooling Tower for Courthouse) to Sams Air Conditioning Maintenance Service, Inc. in the amount of $62,000.00, as requested by Purchasing Agent. (Finance 7/6)
17. Motion to approve Parish Engineer to perform Drainage & Damage Survey and application for NCRS EWP Waterway cleanup project on Bayou Latanier & Cherrywinche Creek. (Public Works 7/6) REGULAR MEETING JULY 12, 2021

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18. Motion to authorize to solicit request for proposal for the leasing of certain areas located at Cotile Lake and Kincaid Lake for the purpose of cutting hay. (Public Works 7/6)
19. Motion to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Town of Ball for the Rapides Parish Public Works Department to provide labor, namely

• (2) Equipment Operator I for up to 40 hours each and (1) Equipment Operator II for up to 40 hours and equipment, namely (1) track hoe for up to 40 hours and (2) 14-yard dump trucks for up to 40 hours each to perform ditching on Daniels Road, Beeson Road and Ball Loop and to authorize the President to sign necessary documents. (Public Works 7/6)

20. Motion that leased Duck Blinds on Kincaid Lake for 2021, already paid for, be allowed to carry their leases over to 2022, due to the drawdown on the lake. (Public Works 7/6)
21. Motion to authorize the Rapides Parish Police Jury to enter into an agreement with Durable Piling Restoration, L.L.C. to repair/splice bridge pilings on the Lee Bridge Road bridge over Flagon Bayou at an estimated cost of $55,000 and authorize the Parish President to sign necessary contract documents as recommended by Parish Engineer, Pan American Engineers, LLC. (Public Works 7/6)
22. Motion to authorize the President to sign a nomination form, for the Rapides Workforce Development Board, for Kevin Hood, Human Resources/External Relations Manager for Proctor & Gamble, replacing Aiesha Wright and sign a letter to the Louisiana Workforce Commission concerning new/removed members. (Workforce 7/6)
23. Motion to authorize renovations to the Rapides Parish Clerk of Court’s office on the 1st floor pending Fire Marshal approval. All renovations to be paid from Clerk of Court Funds. (Courthouse 7/6)

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24. Motion to authorize roadway, roadbed, road shoulders, culverts supporting roadbeds and road culvert improvements on the following streets within the Town of Lecompte’s Corporate Limits; Willow Street, Pine Street, Ford Street, Union Street, Walnut Street, Maple Street, St Charles Avenue and Canal Street, not to exceed $330,000, to be paid out of Road District 3A funds, Town’s portion. (Parochial 7/6)
25. Motion to adopt an Ordinance creating Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Personnel 7/6)
26. ANNOUNCEMENT Notice is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on Monday, August 9, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at its regular meeting place the Police Jury Room of the Louisiana, the Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, plans to consider adopting a resolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, to authorize the levy of a sales and use tax therein. (Personnel 7/6)
27. ANNOUNCEMENT Notice is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on Monday, August 9, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of the Louisiana, the Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, plans to consider adopting a resolution ordering and calling special elections to be held in (i) Fire Protection District Number 6 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, (ii) Fire Protection District Number 8 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, (iii) Road District No. 1B of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, (iv) Road District No. 6A of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana and (v) Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 2B (Ward

11. of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, to authorize the levy of ad valorem taxes therein. (Personnel 7/6)

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28. Motion to amend Parish Drug Testing Policy to require the taking of two (2) original test samples on employee drug testing, the second sample to be provided for the employee to request an independent testing where the initial test is positive. (Personnel 7/6)
29. Motion to discuss/change overtime policy regarding compensation time. (Personnel 7/6)
30. Motion to receive the required report from Acadian Ambulance under the Contract for May, 2021: Response Number of Required Compliance Zone Responses % % Alexandria - 8 minute 574 80% 91.64% Pineville - 8 minute 190 80% 85.26% Rapides - 12 minute 234 80% 91.88% Rapides - 20 minute 218 80% 88.07% (Insurance 7/6)

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

31. Motion to authorize the Rapides Parish Police Jury to enter into an agreement with Cross & Co. (Six Mile Tract), to purchase wetland mitigation credits as required by the USACE, for the Bethel Road over Slash Bayou, LDOTD Off-System Bridge Replacement Project (H.013120), at a cost of $6,700, and authorize the Parish President to sign necessary documents, as recommended by Parish Engineer, Pan American Engineers, LLC. (Mr. Smith)
32. Motion to delete from the Rapides Parish Courthouse Asset/Inventory Program the equipment listed below as this equipment is not operational and replacements have been ordered: Asset Number Description Disposal 9653 AED With Pulse OX To be auctioned 9654 AED With Pulse OX To be auctioned 9655 AED With Pulse OX To be auctioned (Mr. Wilder) REGULAR MEETING JULY 12, 2021

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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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