IBERVILLE PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010

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1 IBERVILLE PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010 The Parish Council of Iberville Parish, State of Louisiana, held a Public Hearing in the Council Meeting Room, Meriam Street, Plaquemine, Louisiana, on the 18 th day of May, 2010 at 6:00 P.M. pursuant to a Notice of Public Hearing published on the 13 th day of May, 2010 in the Post South. Council Chairman, Matthew Jewell called the hearing to order. Chairman Jewell called for anyone wanting to make public comments to register with the Clerk. Two people registered to speak, Dr. James Grace and Mr. Thomas Dominique. Chairman Jewell, called for roll call with the following Council Members in attendance: Warren Taylor, District 1; Mitchel J. Ourso, Sr.; District 2; Henry J. Scott, Jr., District 3; Edwin M. Reeves, Jr., District 5; Salaris G. Butler, Sr., District 6; Howard Oubre, Jr., District 7; Eugene P. Stevens, Jr., District 8; Terry J. Bradford, District 9; Louis R. Kelley, Jr., District 10; Timothy J. Vallet, District 11; Matthew H. Jewell, District 12; Wayne M. Roy, District 13. Absent: Leonard Jackson, Sr., District 4. The Council Chairman introduced the following discussion: The Office of Community Development Disaster Recovery Unit (OCD DRU) has accepted Recovery Proposals for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for parish recovery projects associated with Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Iberville Parish has been allocated $44,197,877 of CDBG-Disaster Recovery funds as designated in the Gustav/Ike Action Plan Amendment. The Iberville Parish Recovery Proposal outlines parish recovery needs and estimated allocations for each recovery activity. This public hearing is to review possible amendments regarding the Iberville Parish Hospital Allocation. The floor was opened to comments and questions. Dr. James Grace thanked the Council for the opportunity to express himself. Dr. Grace has been practicing in the community for thirty five years and his currently with the Coroner s office. This is the first time we have not had a hospital and we cannot go without one. The traffic to Baton Rouge is atrocious and during his time at the Coroner s office he believes some people would have made it if only we had a hospital within the community. The trend is to centralize the hospital and Dr. Grace believes there are enough people in this area and surrounding areas to do so. He asked the Council to consider the reallocation of these funds for the hospital. Mr. Thomas Dominique stated he had a few questions about the hospital. He agrees with Dr. Grace that the Parish needs a hospital but wants to know why can t we have a facility like the Lake After Hours clinic. Mr. Dominique wants the Council to consider the possibility of this type of facility. He asked for Dr. Grace s opinion. Dr. Grace stated this type of after-hours service would have merit but the good that would come out of having a hospital would outweigh any other type of clinic. In case of a true emergency an after-hours clinic would not have the full

2 services as a true emergency room would. Dr. Grace also stated that without a hospital the Parish will lose its doctors within the community. Mr. Dominique stated he does not think the Parish should get into the hospital business. Dr. Grace said that at the last meeting this question came up and he believes that the Parish is not going to run the hospital but will hire a consultant who will. Councilman Reeves thanked Dr. Grace and Mr. Dominique for their concerns and asked Mr. Barry Marionneaux to speak. Mr. Marionneaux said as far as he understands it is not the intention of the Parish to run the hospital or get involved in hospital business. The Parish does intend on getting an economically feasible hospital that will be operated by qualified consultants. Councilman Oubre stated he and the rest of the Council would like a copy of the application before it is submitted to LRA. Mr. Marionneaux agreed. There being no further business to be conducted, the hearing was adjourned at 6:18 p.m. /s/ Kirsha D. Barker COUNCIL CLERK /s/ Matthew H. Jewell COUNCIL CHAIRMAN IBERVILLE PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010 The Parish Council of Iberville Parish, State of Louisiana, met in Regular Session, in the Council Meeting Room, 2 nd Floor, Courthouse Building, Meriam Street, Plaquemine, Louisiana, on the 18 th day of May, The Council Chairman, Matthew Jewell, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. followed by the roll call with the following Council Members in attendance: Warren Taylor, District 1; Mitchel J. Ourso, Sr.; District 2; Henry J. Scott, Jr., District 3; Edwin M. Reeves, Jr., District 5; Salaris G. Butler, Sr., District 6; Howard Oubre, Jr., District 7; Eugene P. Stevens, Jr., District 8; Terry J. Bradford, District 9; Louis R. Kelley, Jr., District 10; Timothy J. Vallet, District 11; Matthew H. Jewell, District 12; Wayne M. Roy, District 13. Absent: Leonard Jackson, Sr., District 4. A quorum was present and due notice had been published. The Pledge of Allegiance followed. Parish President- J. Mitchell Ourso, Jr., Chief Administrative Officer- Edward Songy and Legal Counsel- Scott Stassi were also in attendance. Council Chairman Jewell called for anyone wanting to make public comments to register with the Clerk.

3 PRESENTATIONS AND APPEARANCES Ms. Charlene Siplin, Director of Council on Aging for Iberville Parish, gave an update on the facility. Since the Parish took over the management of the Council on Aging in July 2009 several changes have been made. Frozen meals are delivered once a week to over 248 residents Parish wide. An audit was done on March 26, 2010 and the results revealed dramatic improvements since the last audit. Improvements were made in all sites, including updating technology and equipment. Ms. Siplin stated they were currently working on a new site in Carville, Louisiana and the target opening date is June 21, The plans are to hire employees from the east side. Ms. Siplin thanked the Council for asking her to speak and also stated if there are any seniors interested in the program please call U.S. Senate candidate Mr. Bob Lang will speak at the end of the meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Upon a motion by Councilman Reeves, and seconded by Councilman Vallet, it was moved to wave the reading of the minutes of April 20, 2010 & August 18, 2009 and approve as written. The motion having been duly submitted to a vote was duly adopted by the following yea and nay votes on roll call: YEAS: Taylor, Ourso, Scott, Reeves, Butler, Oubre, Stevens, Bradford, Kelley, Vallet, Roy. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Jackson. The motion was declared adopted by Chairman Jewell. PRESIDENT S REPORT President Ourso reported on the following: Enterprise Blvd- a contract was signed by the contractor, President Ourso, and the engineers with Forte & Tablada, Inc. to proceed with finalizing the extension. The contract s working time limit is two hundred and seventy (270) days but the contractor believes they can get this last mile of road done in one hundred and eighty (180) days. This project will begin Wednesday, May 19, Barn Renovations- should be finished with this three million dollar ($3,000,000) project by the end of September. North Iberville Community Center- still working with the landowner on this project. Also working on the coverts while waiting to hear from DOTD on the start date of this project. Councilman Stevens asked if decisions have been made on how they will make the turn around at the end of Haase Street. President Ourso stated according to DOTD it will be a cul-de-sac. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT

4 Mr. Hank Grace stated he will be attending a retail conference next week marketing Iberville Parish in hopes of getting new retail in the area. Also, SNF is proposing to build a new manufacturing facility and will spend upwards of three hundred and sixty-two million dollars ($362,000,000) over a five year period. This would employ upwards of five hundred (500) permanent employees with salaries averaging fifty-seven thousand dollars ($57,000) plus benefits. There will be a Public Hearing on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 6 p.m. here in the Council Room, 2 nd floor of the Iberville Parish Courthouse. Mr. Grace encourages the public to please come out and support this project. FINANCIAL REPORT Mr. Randall Dunn stated the financial reports were sent out. There was a one-time sales tax increase due to a submittal for a plant expansion. The close of that sale with the contractor caused the sales tax to increase last month. Mr. Dunn said the Financial Department is currently working on their audit and the annual budget will be presented in August. RESOLUTION COMMITTEE REPORT The Resolution Committee met on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 6:20 p.m., followed by the roll call with the following Resolution Committee Members only in attendance: Reeves, Vallet, Butler, Oubre, Kelley, Stevens. The following resolutions were read in entirety by Mr. Edward Songy. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF (i) NOT EXCEEDING $1,500,000 OF WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2011, OF WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 3 OF THE PARISH OF IBERVILLE, LOUISIANA AND (ii) $1,500,000 OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES OF SAID DISTRICT TO PROVIDE INTERIM FINANCING FOR SAID DISTRICT S WATERWORKS PROJECT Councilman Reeves made a recommendation to forward this item to the regular meeting, seconded by Councilman Stevens. It was moved to accept the recommendation. The recommendation having been duly submitted to a vote was duly adopted by the following yea and nay votes on roll call by Resolution Committee Members only: YEAS: Reeves, Vallet, Butler, Oubre, Kelley, Stevens NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. The recommendation was declared adopted by the Chairman on May 18, 2010 to forward this item to the regular meeting. RESOLUTION IPC # RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF (i) NOT EXCEEDING $1,500,000 OF WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2011, OF WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 3 OF THE PARISH OF IBERVILLE, LOUISIANA AND (ii) $1,500,000 OF BOND ANTICIPATION

5 NOTES OF SAID DISTRICT TO PROVIDE INTERIM FINANCING FOR SAID DISTRICT S WATERWORKS PROJECT The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Kelley and seconded by Councilman Taylor. WHEREAS, the Board of Waterworks Commissioners of Waterworks District No.3 of the Parish of Iberville, Louisiana (the District ), proposes to authorize the issuance and delivery of $1,500,000 of its Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2011 (the Bonds ), to acquire and construct improvements and extensions to the waterworks System, including appurtenant equipment, accessories and properties, both personal and real, a work of public improvement for the District (the Project ), which Bonds will be sold to the United States of America, acting through Rural Development (the RD ) pursuant to a resolution adopted by said Board of Waterworks Commissioners on May 3, 2010 (the Resolution ); WHEREAS, RD requires the District to obtain interim financing for a portion of the costs of construction of the Project, and the District shall obtain such interim financing through the issuance of $1,500,000 Bond Anticipation Notes of the District (the Notes), all as provided by the Resolution; and WHEREAS, it is now the desire of this Parish Council of the Parish of Iberville, State of Louisiana, to approve the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds and the Notes as required by Article IV, Section 15 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and the authority supplemented thereto; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish Council of the Parish of Iberville, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of said Parish, that: SECTION 1. In compliance with the provisions of Article VI, Section 15 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and other authority supplemental thereto, and in accordance with the request of the Board of Waterworks Commissioners of Waterworks District No. 3 of the Parish of Iberville, Louisiana, this Parish Council hereby approves (i) the issuance, sale and delivery of not exceeding $1,500,000 of Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2011, of the District and (ii) the District s obtaining of interim financing for the Project through the issuance, sale and delivery of not exceeding $1,500,000 of its Bond Anticipation Notes. The Bonds shall be secured by and payable solely from the revenues derived or to be derived by the District from the operation of the System, and the Notes shall be payable from the proceeds of the Bonds or from such other funds available to the District as set forth in the Resolution, and neither the Parish of Iberville nor this Parish Council shall in any way be liable for the payment of the principal of and/or interest on the Bonds or the Notes. The above resolution was duly adopted in regular session this 18th day of May, 2010, by the following vote on roll call; Yeas: Taylor, Ourso, Scott, Reeves, Butler, Oubre, Stevens, Bradford, Kelley, Vallet, Roy. Nays: None.

6 Absent: Jackson. The resolution was declared adopted by the Chairman. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PARISH PRESIDENT, J. MITCHELL OURSO, JR., TO REQUEST THE LOUISIANA RECOVERY AUTHORITY TO ADD, REMOVE OR MODIFY CERTAIN PROJECTS TO THE PARISH'S LOUISIANA RECOVERY AUTHORITY PROPOSAL FORM AND OTHERWISE TO PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO Councilman Butler made a recommendation to forward this item to the regular meeting with the modifications included on the resolution, seconded by Councilman Oubre. It was moved to accept the recommendation. The recommendation having been duly submitted to a vote was duly adopted by the following yea and nay votes on roll call by Resolution Committee Members only: YEAS: Reeves, Vallet, Butler, Oubre, Kelley, Stevens NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. The recommendation was declared adopted by the Chairman on May 18, 2010 to forward this item to the regular meeting. RESOLUTION IPC # RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PARISH PRESIDENT, J. MITCHELL OURSO, JR., TO REQUEST THE LOUISIANA RECOVERY AUTHORITY TO ADD, REMOVE OR MODIFY CERTAIN PROJECTS TO THE PARISH'S LOUISIANA RECOVERY AUTHORITY PROPOSAL FORM AND OTHERWISE TO PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Stevens and seconded by Councilman Reeves. WHEREAS, by Council Resolution No , adopted November 17, 2009, the Council approved the Gustav/Ike CDBG Disaster Recovery Program proposed "A List Projects", "B List projects" and the Gustav/Ike CDBG - Disaster Recovery Program Recovery Proposal Application with the understanding that specific project descriptions and applications would be developed from the lists based on final guidance from the Office of Community Development and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development relative to suitability for use of CDBG funds on a specific project; and, WHEREAS, the Parish President was authorized to act as the official representative of Iberville Parish in connection with the implementation of the Iberville Parish Disaster Recovery Program and to sign any documents required for the program, including submission of the project applications and subsequent administration of the program; and,

7 WHEREAS, subsequent to the submission of the original Louisiana Recovery Authority Recovery Proposal additional information became available related to the estimated cost of reopening a Parish Hospital; and, WHEREAS, the reopening of a Parish Hospital is one of the most critical elements to the Parish's recovery efforts, and has broad public support; and, WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held to obtain the views and comments of the citizens of Iberville Parish; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Iberville Parish Council to modify the allocation of funds to various projects include in the Gustav/Ike Iberville Parish Recovery Proposal as follows: IBERVILLE PARISH ORIGINAL AMEND NO.1 Iberville Parish Water District No. 3 Main $12,000,000 REMOVE Replacements Unicorporated Area Allocation Iberville $2,000,000 REMOVE Parish/City of Plaquemine Regional Sewer Plant Construction (New Wastewater Treatment Plant and Pipe Outfall to the Mississippi River) North Iberville Disaster Relief Complex $1,000,000 REMAINS Canal Restoration $2,100,000 REMOVE American Legion $400,000 REMAINS Land Use Plan $700,000 REMOVE Housing $1,819,154 REMAINS Iberville Parish Hospital $4,250,000 $16,800,000 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Iberville Parish Council that it hereby authorizes the Parish President, J. Mitchell Ourso, Jr., to submit to Louisiana Recovery Authority Amendment No. I to the Gustav/Ike Iberville Parish Recovery Proposal to reallocate funds as set forth above; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Iberville Parish Council that the Secretary of this Council is hereby authorized and directed to immediately certify and release this Resolution and that Parish employees and officials are authorized to carry out the purposed of this Resolution, both without further reading and approval by the Iberville Parish Council. The above resolution was duly adopted in regular session this 18th day of May, 2010, by the following vote on roll call; Yeas: Taylor, Ourso, Scott, Reeves, Butler, Oubre, Stevens, Bradford, Kelley, Vallet, Roy. Nays: None. Absent: Jackson.

8 The resolution was declared adopted by the Chairman. Resolution of Concern regarding the shifting of public services from Federal and State agencies to public libraries with no compensation for the added space, staff, technology, and training needed for libraries to meet the needs of Federal and State agency clients Mr. Dannie Ball, Director of the Iberville Parish Library, asked the Council to consider supporting this resolution of concern regarding the budget of the State Library of Louisiana. Mr. Ball explained the recent cuts in the budget and its effects on not only the Parish s libraries but on the libraries throughout the state. Councilman Oubre made a recommendation to forward this item to the regular meeting, seconded by Councilman Kelley. It was moved to accept the recommendation. The recommendation having been duly submitted to a vote was duly adopted by the following yea and nay votes on roll call by Resolution Committee Members only: YEAS: Reeves, Vallet, Butler, Oubre, Kelley, Stevens NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. The recommendation was declared adopted by the Chairman on May 18, 2010 to forward this item to the regular meeting. RESOLUTION IPC# Resolution of Concern regarding the shifting of public services from Federal and State agencies to public libraries with no compensation for the added space, staff, technology, and training needed for libraries to meet the needs of Federal and State agency clients The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Taylor and seconded by Councilman Stevens. Whereas, Louisiana s public libraries have a long and proud heritage of service in providing information, education, and recreation to all; and Whereas, Federal Government agencies such as Internal Revenue, Census Bureau, and Health and Human Services are shifting responsibilities to local libraries to provide online client access points; and Whereas, State agencies such as the Louisiana Department of Revenue, Department of Motor Vehicles, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Division of Motor Vehicles, and Department of Social Services are recommending public libraries as client access points for agency services; and Whereas, public libraries will continue to be asked to serve clients from these and other agencies which will be further reducing their own overhead; and

9 Whereas, no compensation has been offered to public libraries to help meet the demand for additional space, additional computers, Internet access, additional bandwidth, additional training, or additional staff to help meet the needs of Federal and State agency clients; and Whereas, the State of Louisiana has repeatedly reduced the budget of the State Library of Louisiana, resulting in public libraries shouldering additional costs for administrative and staff training, Internet access, and research databases; and Whereas, this shift in the delivery of Federal and State government services to local public libraries is changing the traditional model of public library service and forcing the burden of providing Federal and State services upon the local taxpayers through support of their local libraries; and Whereas, libraries do not have the space, staff, technological resources, or specialized training to deliver these services in addition to the traditional library services that are expected by local taxpayers; Therefore, be it resolved, that the Iberville Parish Council registers their concerns and respectfully requests that Federal and State government agencies refrain from shifting their responsibilities for serving their clients to public libraries until such time as they can also provide additional library funding to cover the costs of additional staff, space, training, computers, printers and supplies, Internet access, and increased bandwidth to help libraries provide these additional services. And, therefore be it further resolved that the budget of the State Library of Louisiana be restored by $2,946,634 for fiscal year in order to adequately provide for the needs of State government as well as the continued provision of services to the people of the State through their public libraries. The above resolution was duly adopted in regular session this 18th day of May, 2010, by the following vote on roll call; Yeas: Taylor, Ourso, Scott, Reeves, Butler, Oubre, Stevens, Bradford, Kelley, Vallet, Roy. Nays: None. Absent: Jackson. The resolution was declared adopted by the Chairman. Upon a recommendation by Councilman Reeves, seconded by Councilman Stevens it was recommended to allow Mr. Songy to read the addendum resolution in its entirety and forward to the regular meeting as an addendum item. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PARISH PRESIDENT TO SOLICIT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED HOSPITAL CONSULTANTS TO PROVIDE NEEDED PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE SITING CONSULTATION, FLOORPLAN PROGRAMMING TO MEET SPECIFIC PARISH MEDICAL NEEDS, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF A RURAL HOSPITAL, CONSULTATION ON HOSPITAL OPERATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AS LISTED IN THE IBERVILLE PARISH

10 HURRICANE GUSTAV/IKE DISASTER RECOVERY PROPOSAL APPLICATION It was moved to accept the recommendation. The recommendation having been duly submitted to a vote was duly adopted by the following yea and nay votes on roll call by Resolution Committee Members only: YEAS: Reeves, Vallet, Butler, Oubre, Kelley, Stevens NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. The recommendation was declared adopted by the Chairman on May 18, 2010 to forward this addendum item to the regular meeting. CORRESPONDENCE The request from the Village of Rosedale to rescind Resolution IPC# was tabled. Mayor Badeaux will meet with Mr. Edward Songy next week to discuss this resolution. ADDENDUM Upon a motion by Councilman Reeves, seconded by Councilman Kelley, it was moved to go into addendum. The motion having been duly submitted to a vote was duly adopted by the following yea and nay votes on roll call: Yeas: Taylor, Ourso, Scott, Reeves, Butler, Oubre, Stevens, Bradford, Kelley, Vallet, Roy. Nays: None. Absent: Jackson. The motion declared adopted by the Chairman. A) Discuss the types of culverts within the Parish. (Stevens) Councilman Stevens would like to amend the Parish handbook to allow PVC culverts instead of just metal culverts. The price of metal is high and he would like to help the people by giving them a lower cost option. President Ourso stated the Council would have to amend the ordinance that was adopted in 1998 concerning the concrete and metal culverts. The Parish DPW will reserve the right on the culvert installation and the proposed culverts will have to meet regulations. Councilman Butler asked Councilman Stevens to forward this topic to the Road Committee for next month s meeting. He also asked Mr. Scott Stassi to look into State regulations for plastic culverts and draft an amendment to the ordinance for the Road Committee meeting. Councilman Stevens withdrew his original motion and refers this topic to the Road Committee. B) Discuss adjusting the Parish Council to 9 (nine) members. (Stevens) Councilman Stevens passed on this discussion.

11 C) RESOLUTION IPC# RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PARISH PRESIDENT TO SOLICIT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED HOSPITAL CONSULTANTS TO PROVIDE NEEDED PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE SITING CONSULTATION, FLOORPLAN PROGRAMMING TO MEET SPECIFIC PARISH MEDICAL NEEDS, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF A RURAL HOSPITAL, CONSULTATION ON HOSPITAL OPERATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AS LISTED IN THE IBERVILLE PARISH HURRICANE GUSTAV/IKE DISASTER RECOVERY PROPOSAL APPLICATION The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Reeves and seconded by Councilman Taylor. WHEREAS, participation in the CDBG-Disaster Recovery Program requires that the Iberville Parish Council comply with the Parish s CDBG-Disaster Recovery Procurement Policy in the procurement of professional services needed in the design of infrastructure improvements funded under the CDBG- Disaster Recovery Program for the Parish Council; and WHEREAS, the previously adopted Disaster Recovery Procurement Policy states that specific criteria be established for the selection firms proposing to offer needed professional consulting services; WHEREAS, Iberville Parish has determined that the development of a new hospital facility has a high probability of being eligible for funding under the CDBG Disaster Recovery Program related to Hurricane s Gustav/Ike, and accordingly the professional advice of specialists in hospital programming is needed to assist the Parish in making floor plan decisions and determination of viable hospital related amenities that would need to be included within a new hospital footprint; further, professional advice is needed as to the development of a hospital footprint that will be economically and operationally viable once completed and to assist in a rural hospital market need study and related matters. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President is hereby authorized to advertise for request for proposals from interested professionals or consultants with suitable hospital experience to advise the Parish on these matters. The above resolution was duly adopted in regular session this 18 th day of May, 2010, by the following vote on roll call; Yeas: Taylor, Ourso, Scott, Reeves, Butler, Oubre, Stevens, Bradford, Kelley, Vallet, Roy. Nays: None. Absent: Jackson.

12 The resolution was declared adopted by the Chairman. PRESENTATIONS AND APPEARANCES (continued) U.S. Senate candidate Mr. William Robert Bob Lang, Jr. is now present. Mr. Bob Lang is from Natchitoches, Louisiana and is running for the U.S. Senate as a Conservative Independent. He decided to run because he feels we need a change and new leadership, and he believes he can achieve this due to his background as a Combat Veteran. Mr. Lang briefly described his war experiences and stated he knows the cost of freedom. He handed out a packet with information on two issues he feels deeply effects our state. The first issue he discussed was the unconstitutional census that did not ask the question of whether or not you are a U.S. citizen. The second issue he discussed was that the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act was destroyed. Mr. Lang thanked the Council for allowing him to speak. Upon a motion by Councilman Reeves, seconded by Councilman Kelley, it was moved to go out of addendum. The motion having been duly submitted to a vote was duly adopted by the following yea and nay votes on roll call: Yeas: Taylor, Ourso, Scott, Reeves, Butler, Oubre, Stevens, Bradford, Kelley, Vallet, Roy. Nays: None. Absent: Jackson. The motion declared adopted by the Chairman. Councilman Butler wanted to announce that he would like to discuss reapportionment and downsizing the Parish Council at the next meeting. He stated this would be a unique opportunity because the Parish School Board is discussing downsizing as well. Councilman Butler explained that the last reapportionment took over 18 months and the Charter dictated that if it takes that long the Council will be working for free so he would like to discuss starting the process of reapportionment. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, it was moved by Councilman Taylor, and seconded by Councilman Butler to adjourn at 7:26 p.m. The motion was unanimously adopted. /s/ KIRSHA D. BARKER COUNCIL CLERK /s/ MATTHEW H. JEWELL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN