Parish council agenda released for April 17 meeting
Regular meeting of the Ascension Parish Council agenda released for April 17, 2014 at 6 p.m. at the Ascension Parish Courthouse located at 828 S. Irma Blvd Gonzales, La.
AGENDA
(1) Call To Order / Invocation and Pledge
(2) Roll Call
(3) Chair's Additions
(4) Public Comment Sign- In Period
(5) Presentations
a. Certificate of Recognition - Morgan Gautreau
b. National Day of Prayer - Tracy Marquette
c. Relay for Life - Chairwoman Casey Walker and Co-Chair Theresa
Bearden
d. Proclamation - to proclaim May 11th-17th National Women's Health
Week in Ascension Parish - Martha Collins
e. Proclamation - "National Nurses Week" in Ascension Parish -
Yvonne Pellerin, Chief Nurse Officer, St. Elizabeth's Hospital and
Charla B. Johnson, Manager, Community & Provider Education, St.
Elizabeth's Hospital
(6) Parish President's Report:
(7) Consent Agenda
a. Approval of additional $30,000 for expert witnesses for appeal of
case - State of Louisiana v. Daniel Blank
b. Renewal of services contract with John McMillan and Associates for
consulting and advocacy services for Ascension Parish in an
amount not to exceed $86,000 annually
c. Renewal of Services Contract with DRC Emergency Services LLC
for disaster related debris removal
d. Intergovernmental Agreement between Ascension Parish and
Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office to provide eight inmates to the
Parish for work detail at Lamar Dixon Expo Center
e. Renewal of Professional Services Contract with Roberto Macedo
and Associates for administration of Parish Section 8 Program
f. Amendment to extend the term of the Professional
Services Contract with Meyer Engineers for Lemann Center
Improvements
g. Amendment to extend the term of the Professional Services
Contract with Meyer Engineers for the Donaldsonville DPW Project
h. CDBG Parish Sewer Improvements Project - Amendment to extend
terms of contract with Evans Graves Engineers, Inc. and relocation
of funds
i. Change Order #ACC002 - Change Order for the contract with
Acadian Commercial Contractors, LLC for the DPW Wash Facility to
addition of days
j. Change Order #AC003 - Change Order for the contract with
Acadian Commercial Contractors, LLC for the DPW Wash Facility
k. Approval to amend the Construction Budget for the DPW Facility in
the amount of $355,000.00 - to take additional funds from the
General Fund
l. Approval to amend the Engineering Services Budget for the DPW
West Facility in the amount of $9,200.00 - to take additional funds
from the West Ascension Drainage Budget
m. Bid Items - to accept lowest responsive bid as follows:
1) Emergency Backup Generators (Lamar Dixon Expo Center) -
DHH Hazard Mitigation Grants (Auxiliary Power - Total Energy
Solutions
2) State Bid Item - Fire District No. 3 Custom Pumper
($415,925.00) and 2,000 Gallon Tanker ($295,537.57) - Ferrara Fire
Apparatus
n. Approval of maintenance work on Allison Drive
o. Recommendation of Roads for Acceptance into Parish Maintenance
System:
Mossy Oak Subdivision
- Candlewood Avenue............................182 ft.
- Sterling Ridge Drive............................270 ft.
- Babin Estates........................................2154 ft.
- High Meadow Drive............................774 ft.
- Biltmore Avenue..................................788 ft.
- Crownridge Drive.................................1452 ft.
- Ellendale Drive.......................................735 ft.
Bullion Crossing Subdivision, 1st Filing:
Sills Drive..............................................1532 ft.
Market Place Drive................................1325 ft.
Warrior Drive.........................................405 ft.
Enterprise Avenue..................................174 ft.
Keystone of Galvez Subdivision, 9th Filing
Yellowstone Drive...................................150 ft.
Wynstone Drive.......................................3016 ft.
Wishingtone Drive...................................1065 ft.
p. Adopt minutes of March 6, 2014 Regular Council Meeting
q. Adopt minutes of March 20, 2014 Regular Council Meeting
General Business
(8) Resolution - 2014 FY 2014 Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program
(Parish President Tommy Martinez & Martha Collins, Grants Officer)
(9) Resolution - FY2014 Transportation Investment Generating Economic
Recovery Program (TIGER Grant Program) (Parish President Tommy
Martinez and Martha Collins, Grants Officer)
Planning and Zoning Recommendation
(10) Legacy Oaks PUD - Concept Plan - Zoning Review ID 2387.13 - Tract A of
the Re-subdivision of the portion of the Gonzales Country Club for Legacy
Oaks Development, LLC - Expert Maintenance and Construction Services,
LLC, Council District 3 FOR REVIEW ONLY Joint Planning and Zoning
recommended DENIAL of this item.
(11) Zoning Review ID 2293.14 - Tract A-1-A Containing 4.57 Acres for Luther
and Martha Wells - located on the west side of Highway 929 approximately
1600' south of LA Highway 42 to amend the Ascension Parish Zoning Map
from Medium Intensity Residential (RM) to Mixed Use (MU) FOR REVIEW
ONLY The Zoning Commission recommends DENIAL.
Public Hearings Ordinances - (Legal Counsel)
(12) Reading of Ordinance DR14-01 - Revisions to the Drainage Regulations in
the Unified Land Development Code pertaining to Erosion/Sediment Control
(13) Public Hearing DR14-01 Revisions to Drainage Regulations in the Unified
Land Development Code pertaining to Erosion/ Sediment Control
(14) Ordinance - DR14-01 - Revisions to Drainage Regulations in the Unified
Land Development Code pertaining to Erosion/Sediment Control
(15) Adjourn