Minutes of a regular meeting of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury held on March 20, 2006, with President Mark Poche` presiding.

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1 Police Jury Room March 20, 2006 Abbeville, Louisiana Minutes of a regular meeting of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury held on March 20, 2006, with President Mark Poche` presiding. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Poche`, who asked Mr. Tim Creswell, to lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Following the pledge, the President asked for a moment of silent prayer or reflection. The following members were present: Mr. Purvis Abshire Mr. Hubert Faulk Mr. Mark Poche Mr. Minos Broussard Mr. Luther Buster Hardee, III Mr. T. J. Prejean, Jr. Mr. Ronald Darby Mr. David C. Mayard Mr. Edval J. Simon, Jr. Mr. Carroll Duhon Mr. Ravis Menard Mr. Wayne Touchet Absent: Mr. Maxwell Chreene and Mr. Gaulman Gaspard The President recognized those persons who had requested time on the agenda to present their business at this time. County Agent Andrew Granger, with the Vermilion Parish Cooperative Extension Office, introduced parish agents Mr. Howard Cormier, Mr. Hilton Waits, and Ms. Mandy Armentor. Mr. Granger and the other parish agents provided handouts to all jurors and gave a brief report on the Extension Service Office s activities. Mr. Andrew Granger also gave a brief update of the relief efforts conducted by the Vermilion Parish Cooperative Extension for Hurricane Rita dealing with livestock. Mr. Howard Cormier gave an update on the rice conditions in the Parish after Hurricane Rita. Mr. Carroll Duhon asked Mr. Cormier what will happen to farmers who cannot farm due to Hurricane Rita. Mr. Cormier responded that there are no federal programs available to assist at this time. Ms. Mandy Armentor gave an update on efforts conducted by the Vermilion Parish Cooperative Extension dealing with mold and rebuilding homes and business that were affected by Hurricane Rita. Mr. Hilton Waits thanked the Jury for their continued cooperation and support of the 4-H program. Mr. Waits gave an update on what the Vermilion Parish Cooperative Extension did to assist the children dealing with the effects of Hurricane Rita and what 4-H activities that were conducted for the youth of our Parish.

2 Upon motion of Mr. Hubert J. Faulk, duly seconded by Mr. Luther "Buster" Hardee, III, and unanimously carried, the Police Jury authorized the President to sign a cooperative agreement between the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service and the Vermilion Parish Police Jury in order to assure continued informal educational programming from the LSU AgCenter, for five (5) years for the period of February 2006 to February Upon motion of Mr. Carroll Duhon, unanimously seconded by all remaining members of the Police Jury authorized the Secretary/Treasurer to send a letter to our U. S. Congressional Delegation requesting legislation to aid farmers in Vermilion Parish that were affected by Hurricane Rita. Mr. Edward Simon, owner of Ed s Sporting Goods addressed the Jury on the proposed new hours of operation for shooting ranges in Vermilion Parish. Mr. Simon requested the Police Jury work with the shooting range owners to establish shooting hours. Mr. Luther "Buster" Hardee, III inquired if any complaints have been made relative to Mr. Simon s shooting range. Mr. Simon responded that no complaints have been made. Mr. Hubert J. Faulk asked Mr. Simon if there are many residents living near his shooting range. Mr. Simon responded that no that not many people live near his shooting range. Upon motion of Mr. Wayne Touchet, duly seconded by Mr. Minos Broussard, and unanimously carried, the Police Jury authorized additions/changes to the agenda to allow anyone to speak on the Shooting Range Ordinance. Mr. Charles Sonnier addressed the Jury about the proposed new hours of operations for all shooting ranges in Vermilion Parish. Mr. Hubert J. Faulk addressed the audience informing them that the Jury does not want to close the shooting ranges but wants to change the hours of operation. Mr. Luddy Herpin addressed the Jury about his concerns on the shooting range located on La. Hwy. 696 and that he wants the Jury to change the hours of operation. Mr. Brian Spalino developer of Bryan s Towne Subdivision addressed the Jury about his concerns on the shooting range located on La. Hwy Legal Counsel, Mr. Paul Moresi, III informed the Jury that the noise ordinance will not allow the parish to regulate the range in existence before the ordinance was passed.

3 Upon motion of Mr. Luther "Buster" Hardee, III, duly seconded by Mr. Purvis Abshire, and unanimously carried, the reading of the minutes of the March 6, 2006 meeting, were dispensed with and were accepted. President Poche` read the following announcements: (a) The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will have a meeting on Monday, April 3, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Department of Transportation and Development Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (b) The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Task Force Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. at the Estuarine Fisheries and Habitat Center in Lafayette, Louisiana. Mr. Eugene Sellers, Sr. with Sellers and Associates, Inc. presented various items for the Police Jury s consideration. Upon motion of Ravis Menard, duly seconded by Mr. Purvis Abshire, and unanimously carried, the Police Jury approved the preliminary plat for the subdivision development identified as Vermilion Lakes Subdivision, Phase II, in Election District No. 11. Upon motion of Ravis Menard, duly seconded by Mr. Purvis Abshire, and unanimously carried, the Police Jury approved the final plat for the subdivision development identified as Beau Soleil Phase 1 Subdivision, subject to Road Supervisor s approval, in election District No. 2. Upon motion of Mr. Hubert J. Faulk, duly seconded by Mr. Purvis Abshire, and unanimously carried, Item No. 3 of the Public Road Committee Recommendations be amended to delay the adoption of proposed amendment to the Shooting Range Ordinance as it pertains to hours of operation and to add a variance procedure into the ordinance if a shooting range has an occasion to shoot past 5:00 p.m. during daylight savings time, the Jury could accommodate such a request provided it is requested in a reasonable amount of time in advance of the time of the variance request. Upon motion of Mr. Minos Broussard, duly seconded by Mr. Purvis Abshire, and unanimously carried, the Police Jury amended the Public Road Committee Recommendations to include the approval and payment of the invoices submitted. Upon motion of Mr. Luther "Buster" Hardee, III, duly seconded by Mr. T. J. Prejean, Jr., and unanimously carried, the Police Jury approved the Public Road Committee Recommendations, as amended and the appropriate officials of the Jury were authorized to carry out the recommendations:

4 PUBLIC ROAD COMMITTEE MARCH 15, 2006 ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA AS A RESULT OF A PUBLIC ROAD COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 15, 2006, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED FOR THE JURY S CONSIDERATION: 1. It is recommended that the Police Jury approve payment of Invoice No. G80685 to H & E Equipment Services, L.L.C. in the amount of $5, for a motor grader rental contract for the period of 11/20/05 thru12/24/ It is recommended that the Police Jury authorize the Secretary/Treasurer to obtain names of all shooting ranges in the Parish and give a list to the Legal Counsel so he can provide a copy of the shooting range ordinance to the individuals and instruct the ranges to comply with it. 3. It is recommended that the Police Jury authorize Legal Counsel to amend the Shooting Range Ordinance of Section 5. Hours of Operation to read that a shooting range may only be operated between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and between 12:00 Noon and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. 4. It is recommended that the Police Jury approve the plan review for the subdivision development identified as Kirkland Estates Subdivision, in Election District No. 2, contingent upon Parish Engineers comments. 5. It is recommended that the Police Jury enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Gravity Drainage District No. 1 to assist to elevate the existing levee at S. Airport Subdivision. Respectfully submitted, Mr. Carroll Duhon, Acting Chairman In accordance with the Public Road Committee Recommendations, the following ordinance was adopted. AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO REGULATING SHOOTING RANGES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE PARISH OF VERMILION

5 BE IT ORDAINED by the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, that Sec. 5 of the aforegoing Ordinance be amended to provide as follows: Sec. 5. Hours of Operation A) Except as provided below, a shooting range may only be operated between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and between 12:00 Noon and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. B) The hours of operation of a shooting range may be extended until 10:00 P.M. upon the owner(s)/operator(s) of a shooting range submitting proof of the written consent of ninety percent (90%) of all households and businesses located within one (1) mile of said shooting range. Evidence of the required consent of the households and businesses for extended hours of operation shall be submitted to the Vermilion Parish Police Jury prior to operation during the proposed extended hours of operation, and shall contain the printed name, signature, address, and telephone number of the households and business owners giving such consent. A household or business that is established subsequent to the construction or operation of the shooting range, shall not be used in the calculation of the required consent of ninety percent (90%) of said households and businesses. C) Additionally, the owner(s)/operator(s) of a shooting range may apply for a variance to extend the hours of operation for a single event. An application for such a variance shall be made to the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, in writing, at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed event. The factors to be considered by the Police Jury in considering whether to grant a variance are: 1) the date of the proposed event; 2) the location of the proposed event; 3) the number of participants for the proposed event; 4) the proposed hours of operation during the event; 5) the effect of the proposed event on traffic conditions; and 6) the impact of the proposed event and of the granting of the variance upon surrounding households and businesses. Applications for variances under this subpart shall address the foregoing factors. ******************** PARISH WIDE: BREAUX TIRE CO $ 79.94

6 HEAD & ENGQUIST EQUIPMENT, LLC , MENARD OIL BIG D & LITTLE F TIRE CENTER TOTAL $ 6, BIG D & LITTLE F TIRE CENTER $ Upon motion of Mr. Ronald Darby, duly seconded by Mr. Ravis Menard, and unanimously carried, the Police Jury amended the Public Works Committee Recommendations to include the approval and payment of the invoices submitted. Upon motion of Mr. Carroll Duhon, duly seconded by Mr. Edval Simon, Jr., and unanimously carried, the Police Jury approved the Public Works Committee Recommendations, as amended and the appropriate officials of the Jury were authorized to carry out the recommendation. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTE MARCH 15, 2006 ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA AS A RESULT OF A PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 15, 2006, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED FOR THE JURY S CONSIDERATION: 1. It is recommended that the Police Jury approve the Grab Truck Drivers pay grade be the same as Dump Truck Drivers at the Area Barns. 2. It is recommended that the Police Jury authorize Mr. Mathew Trahan to hire a grant writer to apply for grants for the Fire Departments who were affected by Hurricane Rita, through the Fire Association in the amount of $ It is recommended that the Police Jury award the quote to furnish and install contaminated stormwater runoff control system for the Subtitle D Cell Area 1-B at the Vermilion Parish Solid Waste Plant., to Glenn Lege Construction at a cost of $16,900.00, being the lowest of two (2) quotes received. 4. It is recommended that the Police Jury hire Mr. Mathew Trahan to handle all fire department issues for the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, and Mr. Trahan s salary will be discussed at a later date. 5. It is recommended that the Police Jury authorize the Solid Waste Supervisor to set up a $ pick-up fee per load from the Solid Waste Facility to pick-up trash at all schools in the Parish on unscheduled days.

7 6. It is recommended that the Police Jury approve the appointment of Mrs. Bonnie Wainwright as Commissioner to the Pecan Island Waterworks District No. 3, to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Angelina Hardin. Respectfully submitted, Carroll Duhon, Chairman SALES TAX & BOND FUND LA. WORKER S COMPENSATION CORP $ 9, PUBLIC WORKS: CINTAS CORPORATION # $ 2.36 GENERAL FUND JUDE COUVILLION APPLIANCES TOTAL $ KAPLAN UTILITIES $ SOUTHEAST WATER DISTRICT # TOTAL $ TERRY BOURQUE $ CINTAS CORPORATION # EAGLE PEST CONTROL & CHEMICAL ENTERGY , J T & J ENVIRO SERV PARISHWIDE PUBL IMPR MTNE FUND STANDARD COFFEE SERVICE TOTAL $ 1, CENTERPOINT ENERGY $ KTC TELECOM MCI TOTAL $ MOSQUITO CONTROL: CINTAS CORPORATION # $ 9.44 O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC TOTAL $ STINE LUMBER CO $ CINTAS CORPORATION # CLARKE MOSQUITO CONTROL PROD ,335.00

8 INDUSTRIAL LIFT TRUCK PARISHWIDE PUBL IMPR MTNE FUND PUMPELLY OIL, INC , ADAPCO INC , MOSQUITO CONTROL DIRECTOR P.C TOTAL $ 63, RURAL-FIRE PROTECTION: BELL SOUTH $ BELL SOUTH $ KAPLAN TELEPHONE SLEMCO WATERWORKS DISTRICT # TOTAL $ BELL SOUTH $ MARY BETH C BROUSSARD ARVILLIEN CHOATE JEFFERSON DAVIS ELECTRIC CORP SERVICE COMMUNICATION OF , SLEMCO DUHON BROS OIL CO TOTAL $ 2, STINE LUMBER CO $ BELL SOUTH ENERTEC INC ENTERGY HOLLIER S FIVE OAKS GROCERY KLONDIKE COUNTRY MART MARSHA S CORNER STORE REPUBLIC AUTO PARTS OF KAPLAN SERVICE COMMUNICATION OF SLEMCO STELLY S GROCERY WATERWORKS DISTRICT # TOTAL $ 2, SALES TAX AND BOND FUND: CINTAS CORPORATION # $ FAULK S AUTO CENTER, INC GENERAL FUND

9 HOH PAK, LABORATORY INC LOUISIANA SOLID WASTE ASSN MUSIC MOUNTIAN SPRING WATER O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC STANDARD COFFEE SERVICE THRIFTY WAY PHARMACY VERMILION OFFICE SUPPLY W W GRAINGER , TOTAL $ 4, ROLAND LEMAIRE WELDING SERVICE $ 3, SHELTON S TRUCK & DIESEL , MCI TOTAL $ 7, KAPLAN TELPHONE $ WATERWORKS DISTRICT # TOTAL $ ABBEVILLE HARDWARE $ STINE LUMBER CO ACADIANA SHELL CO , BELLSOUTH CINTAS CORPORATION # CLEANING SYSTEM COMPANY DISCOUNT TIRE CENTER , FRENZEL MOTORS , GORDON S DISPOSAL & LANDFILL DUTCH GOSNELL MFG SUPPLY INC GULF COAST AERIAL MAP & CO , HEAD & ENGQUIST EQUIPMENT, LLC HYDRADYNE HYDRAULICS IKE S RADIATOR SALES J T & J ENVIRO SERV JORDAN ENTERPRISES LOUISIANA MACHINERY , MEDXCEL MENARD OIL , MUSIC MOUNTIAN SPRING WATER CARQUEST-ABBEVILLE , NATIONAL AMERICAN SALES NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY PARISHWIDE PUBL IMPR MTNE FUND

10 BIG D & LITTLE F TIRE CENTER PIAZZA OFFICE SUPPLY PROCHEM INC ROBIE S FOOD CENTER SELIG INDUSTRIES SELLERS & ASSOCIATES , SLEMCO , SOUTH SIDE TOWING ST. MARTIN OIL & GAS, INC , STEEL POINT INC STANDARD COFFEE SERVICE VERMILION OFFICE SUPPLY VERMILION SHELL VOORHIES SUPPLY CO , DEHART SHIPYARD INC TOTAL $ 97, Upon motion of Mr. Wayne Touchet, duly seconded by Mr. Edval Simon, Jr., and unanimously carried, the Police Jury amended the Finance Committee Recommendations to include the approval and payment of the invoices submitted. Upon motion of Mr. David C. Mayard, duly seconded by Mr. Ronald Darby, and unanimously carried, the Police Jury approved the Finance Committee Recommendations, as amended and the appropriate officials of the Jury were authorized to carry out the recommendations: FINANCE COMMITTE MARCH 15, 2006 ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA AS A RESULT OF A FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 15, 2006, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED FOR THE JURY S CONSIDERATION: Respectfully submitted, David C. Mayard, Chairman GENERAL FUND $148, CRIMINAL COURT FUND $ 7, PARISHWIDE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT MTNE FUND $ 45,506.09

11 VERMILION PARISH PUBLIC LIBRARY $143, ROYALTY ROAD FUND $ 1, ROAD DIST NO. 1 MTNE FUND $ 6, SUB 1 OF 2 MTNE FUND $ 3, ROAD DIST 3. SUB 2 OF 2 MTNE FUND $ 6, SUB 3 OF 2 MTNE FUND $ 1, SUB 4 OF 2 MTNE FUND $ 3, SUB 5 OF 2 MTNE FUND $ 2, ROAD DIST. 4A MTNE FUND $ 8, ROAD DIST. 6 MTNE FUND $ 38, ROAD DIST. 7 MTNE FUND $ 2, OEP $ 4, PAYROLL $169, ROYALTY ROAD: BURCH, MARCUS, POOL KRUPP $ 9.00 LA. PARISH GOVERNMENT RISK MAN , TOTAL $ 26, CRIMINAL COURT: PHYSICIANS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO $ SALES TAX AND BOND FUND: PHYSICIANS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO $ PARISH WIDE: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHEILD OF LA $ CLARENCE DUBOIS PHYSICIANS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO , TOTAL $ 3,566.09

12 GENERAL FUND: PHYSICIANS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO $ HEALTH UNIT: ABBEVILLE/CITY OF ABBEVILLE $ CENTERPOINT ENERGY TOTAL $ MCI $ KAPLAN TELEPHONE $ SLEMCO USDA, APHIS, WS , WATERWORKS DISTRICT # TOTAL $ 4, ACADIANA FORD INC $ ADVANCE CHEMICAL CAJUN CHEMICAL & JANITORIAL CINTAS CORPORATION # EAGLE PEST CONTROL & CHEMICAL J T & J ENVIRO SERV PARISHWIDE PUBL IMPR MNTE FUND PREJEAN VETERINARY CLINIC SELLERS & ASSOCIATES STANDARD COFFEE SERVICE ROGER ABSHIRE VERMILION PRINTERS TOTAL $ 1, GENERAL FUND: ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL $ THRIFTY WAY PHARMACY , TOTAL $ 4, GENERAL FUND: ABBEVILLE/CITY OF ABBEVILLE $ 2, ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL , ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE CALCASIEU PARISH CORONERS OFC DON CLAUSEN DAVID W CRAFT MD

13 ARDLY HEBERT, MD , HOLLIER S DRUG STORE LANDRY S PHARMACY , IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF DEPT LAFAYETTE PARISH CORONER DR GORDY LANDRY MEDXCEL MYRA OLIVIER PHYSICIANS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF IBERIA STERLING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SVC , VERMILION PARISH CLERK OF COURT , VERMILION PARISH SHERIFF , TOTAL $ 26, ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL $ THRIFTY WAY PHARMACY , TOTAL $ 4, SALES TAX AND BOND 1978: A T & T $ BELL SOUTH GENERAL FUND TOTAL $ ABBEVILLE/CITY OF ABBEVILLE $ KAPLAN TELEPHONE SOUTHEAST WATER DISTRICT # , TOTAL $ 1, CINTAS CORPORATION # $ 9.44 CENTERPOINT ENERGY J & J EXTERMINATING CO-CROWLEY HILTON WAITS TOTAL $ ABBEVILLE HARDWARE $ STINE LUMBER CO ADVANCE CHEMCIAL AUTO-CHLOR SYSTEM BELL SOUTH CINTAS CORPORATION # CORMIER S ELECTRIC MOTOR SHOP

14 EAGLE PEST CONTROL & CHEMICAL CENTERPOINT ENERGY , FRANCIS G. E. CENTER FRANKLIN SUPPLY, INC J T & J ENVIRO SERV JEFF S REPAIR SERVICE LANGLINAIS TRACTOR MILLER ROOFING, INC PITT STOP OIL CHANGE & CAR SLEMCO , VERMILION JANITORIAL & INDUSTR VERMILION OFFICE SUPPLY WAUKESHA-PEARCE INDUSTRIES, INC BETA TECHNOLOGY INC SUPERIOR LAMP & SUPPLY DUHON BROS OIL CO TOTAL $ 12, Upon motion of Mr. Ronald Darby, duly seconded by Mr. David C. Mayard, and unanimously carried, the Police Jury approved the Courthouse/Building Committee Recommendations, as presented and the appropriate officials of the Jury were authorized to carry out the recommendations: COURTHOUSE/BUILDING COMMITTE MARCH 15, 2006 ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA AS A RESULT OF A COURTHOUSE/BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 15, 2006, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED FOR THE JURY S CONSIDERATION: 1. It is recommended that the Police Jury adopt a resolution supporting the opposition proposed by Jefferson Island Storage and Hub for the expansion of the natural gas storage capacity and its potential effect on Lake Piegneur and its environment, which was presented by the Lake Peigneur Preservation Association. 2. It is recommended that the Police Jury approve payment of Invoice No to B & B Fire Safety Services, Inc. in the amount of $40,006.96, for the clean up and dry down of the Erath City Court Building (being used for the Erath Health Unit), relative to Hurricane Rita. Cost to be paid from General Fund.

15 3. It is recommended that the Police Jury approve payment of Invoice No to Overhead Door Company of Lafayette, Inc. in the amount of $2, for the repair of the doors at the Henry Fire Station, relative to Hurricane Rita. Cost to be paid from 76` Sales Tax & Bond. 4. It is recommended that the Police Jury approve to pay Mr. Tim Creswell as a part-time employee of the Vermilion Parish Office of Homeland Security/ Office of Emergency Preparedness rather than as a current independent contractor. Mr. Creswell salary as a part-time employee will be set to 14 hours a $15.00 per hour which equals $ a month, any overtime which would occur during a state of emergency only beyond the 14 hours a month, will be paid at time and one-half ($22.50/hour). 5. It is recommended that the Police Jury authorize the Secretary/Treasurer to obtain quotes to clean Mr. Leon Rosenberger s property, located on the corner of Darlene and North State Street. 6. It is recommended that the Police Jury amend the Vermilion Parish Project Permit Ordinance, adopted on December 6, 1976, as amended to Ordinance No O-4 on March 19, 2001 to set a fee schedule for apparatus and man power for all Fire, Police, and Emergency Personnel. This fee schedule will apply at any time an incident occurs and is declared an emergency by the President of the United State of America, Governor of Louisiana or the Vermilion Parish Police Jury President or whenever the State Hazmat Team is deployed. It is further recommended for the fee schedule to reflect that the affected Company causing the emergency will be billed. It is further recommended that the Parish Emergency Teams has to stay at the site at least one (1) hour before fees are imposed. It is further recommended that all Emergency Personnel contact the Vermilion Parish Office of Homeland Security/ Office of Emergency Preparedness who will keep an up to date list of the FEMA rate fee schedule. 7. It is recommended that the Police Jury authorize all Department Heads to submit time sheets from all employees and approved by their supervisors. 8. It is recommended that the Police Jury adopt the following ordinance for the wind and flood mitigation requirements prescribed in the 2003 edition of the International Residential Code and 2003 International Building Code.

16 9. It is recommended that the Police Jury reappoint Dr. Corbett LeBlouef to the Hospital Service District No.2 Board of Commissioners effective at the end of his current term which expires March 21, It is recommended that the Police Jury award the quote to replace the compressors in the Courthouse to Tempco Services, Inc. at a cost of $13, being the lowest of two (2) quotes received. 11. It is recommended that the Police Jury table quotes received for the installation of time clocks at all Vermilion Parish Police Jury facilities. 12. It is recommended that the Police Jury approved final payment of Invoice No. 417 to Yard Leveling Services in the amount of $2,470.00, relative to the concrete slab for the new generator at the Courthouse. Respectfully Submitted, Ronald Darby, Acting Chairman In accordance with the Courthouse/Building Committee Recommendations, the following ordinances were adopted. O R D I N A N C E 2006-O-08 ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR THE VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY An ordinance of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury adopting the wind and flood mitigation requirements prescribed in the 2003 edition of the International Residential Code, as modified in R.S.40: (A)(3), regulating and governing the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, location, removal and demolition of detached one and two family dwellings and multiple single family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height with separate means of egress, in the Parish of Vermilion; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; repealing all other ordinances and parts of the ordinances in conflict therewith.

17 The Vermilion Parish Police Jury does ordain as follows: Section 1. That a certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, being marked and designated as the International Residential Code, 2003 edition, including Appendix Chapters (see International Residential Code Section R edition), as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Residential Code of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, in the State of Louisiana for regulating and governing the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, location, removal and demolition of detached one and two family dwellings and multiple single family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height with separate means of egress as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Residential Code on file in the office of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 2 of this ordinance. Section 2. The following sections are hereby revised: Section R Insert: Vermilion Parish Table R301.2 (1) Insert the following: Ground Snow Load: 0 Wind Speed: ( mph) According to Figure R301.2 (4) Seismic Design Category: A Subject to Damage From: Weathering: Negligible Frost line depth: 6-Inches Termite: Very Heavy Decay: Moderate to Severe Winter Design Temperature: 32 F Ice Shield Underlayment Required: No Flood Hazards: May 6,1985

18 Air Freezing Index: 21 F-Days Mean Annual Temperature: 67 F Section P Deleted Section P Deleted Section 3. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Vermilion Parish Police Jury hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional. Section 5. That nothing in this ordinance or in the Residential Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in Section 2 of this ordinance; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this ordinance. Section 6. That the Secretary-Treasurer is hereby ordered and directed to cause this ordinance to be published as required by law. Section 7. That this ordinance and the rules, regulations, provisions, requirements, orders and matters established and adopted hereby shall take effect and be in full force and effect March 1, 2006 from and after the date of its final passage and adoption. The above ordinance was submitted to a vote and the vote thereon was as follows: YEAS: Mr. Purvis Abshire, Mr. Minos Broussard, Mr. Ronald Darby, Mr. Carroll Duhon, Mr. Hubert J. Faulk, Mr. Luther "Buster" Hardee, III, Mr. David C. Mayard, Mr. Ravis Menard, Mr. Mark Poche`, Mr. T. J. Prejean, Jr., Mr. Edval Simon, Jr. Mr. Wayne Touchet NAYS: None ABSENT OR PRESENT AND NOT VOTING: Mr. Maxwell Chreene, Mr. Gaulman Gaspard **************************************

19 O R D I N A N C E 2006-O-09 ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE FOR THE VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY An ordinance of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury adopting the wind and flood mitigation requirements prescribed in the 2003 edition of the International Building Code, as modified in R.S.40: (A)(3), regulating and governing the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures within Vermilion Parish, with the exception of: 1) Detached one and two family dwellings and multiple single family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height with separate means of egress and their accessory structures which shall comply with the International Residential Code as adopted by the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, and; 2) Existing buildings undergoing repair, alterations or additions and change of occupancy shall be permitted to comply with the International Existing Building Code; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; repealing all other ordinances and parts of the ordinances in conflict therewith. The Vermilion Parish Police Jury does ordain as follows: Section 1. That a certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, being marked and designated as the International Building Code, 2003 edition, including Appendix Chapters (see International Building Code Section , 2003 edition) as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, in the State of Louisiana for regulating and governing the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures, with the exception of: 1) detached one and two family dwellings and multiple single family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height with separate means of egress

20 as provided herein, and 2) existing buildings undergoing repair, alterations or additions and change of occupancy as provided herein; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Building Code on file in the office of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 2 of this ordinance. Section 2. The following sections are hereby revised: Section Insert: Vermilion Parish Section Insert: Vermilion Parish, May 6, 1985 Section Insert: March 1, 2006 Add all sections relating to ALife Safety and ADA provisions@ Section 3. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Vermilion Parish Police Jury hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional. Section 5. That nothing in this ordinance or in the Building Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in Section 2 of this ordinance; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this ordinance. Section 6. That the Secretary-Treasurer is hereby ordered and directed to cause this ordinance to be published as required by law. Section 7. That this ordinance and the rules, regulations, provisions, requirements, orders and matters established and adopted hereby shall take effect and be in full force and effect March 1, 2006 from and after the date of its final passage and adoption. The above ordinance was submitted to a vote and the vote thereon was as follows:

21 YEAS: Mr. Purvis Abshire, Mr. Minos Broussard, Mr. Ronald Darby, Mr. Carroll Duhon, Mr. Hubert J. Faulk, Mr. Luther "Buster" Hardee, III, Mr. David C. Mayard, Mr. Ravis Menard, Mr. Mark Poche`, Mr. T. J. Prejean, Jr., Mr. Edval Simon, Jr. Mr. Wayne Touchet NAYS: None ABSENT OR PRESENT AND NOT VOTING: Mr. Maxwell Chreene, Mr. Gaulman Gaspard ***************************** AN AMENDMENT (NO. 1) TO THE VERMILION PARISH ORDINANCE 2001-O-04 TO REQUIRE AN EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY PLAN TO BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE PERMIT PROCESS BE IT ORDAINED, by the Vermilion Parish Police Jury in legal and regular session convened on the 20 th day of March, 2006, that the Ordinance be amended to include the following paragraph: BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, to set a fee schedule for apparatus and man power for all Fire, Police, and Emergency Personnel. This fee schedule will apply at any time an incident occurs and is declared an emergency by the President of the United State of America, Governor of Louisiana or the Vermilion Parish Police Jury President or whenever the State Hasmat Team is deployed. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the fee schedule to reflect that the affected Company causing the emergency will be billed. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Parish Emergency Teams has to stay at the site at least one (1) hour before fees are imposed and that all Emergency Personnel contact the Vermilion Parish Office of Homeland Security/ Office of Emergency Preparedness who will keep an up to date list of the FEMA rate fee schedule. ******************** In accordance with the Courthouse/Building Committee Recommendations, the following resolution was adopted.

22 RESOLUTION 2006-R-24 Resolution Opposing A Permit Application By The Jefferson Island Storage and Hub LLC To Expand The Existing Natural Gas Storage Facility At Lake Peigneur In Iberia Parish, Louisiana WHEREAS, the Vermilion Parish Police Jury having been notified of the Jefferson Island Storage And Hub LLC s intent to apply for a permit to expand the existing natural gas storage facility at Lake Peigneur; and WHEREAS, Lake Peigneur is located within the geographical and jurisdictional boundaries of the Parish; and WHEREAS, the Parish recognizes that the Chico Aquifer is a vital resource supplying ground water to Southwestern Louisiana; and WHEREAS, the Parish recognizes that municipalities, water districts, farmers, and industry in Southwestern Louisiana rely on the Chico Aquifer for its water and have a vested interest in preserving the aquifer for future generations; and WHEREAS, the process of strong natural gas in salt domes involves leaching of salt utilizing significant volumes of fresh water from the aquifer (approximately 1.5 billion gallons in one year); and WHEREAS, the disposal of saturated brine (created from leaching) by injection into a formation located below the aquifer could lead to contamination of the aquifer should there be upward migration of saturated brine bring forced into a lower strata at 3000 gallons a minute under pressure of 700 pounds per square inch in a geological area known to heavily faulted; and WHEREAS, the Vermilion Parish Police Jury is resolved to opposed the permitting of Jefferson Island Storage and Hub LLC s expansion of natural gas storage in the Jefferson Island salt domes on both the Federal and state levels so as to preserve the quantity and quality of water available from the aquifer for current and future generations; and NOW, THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Vermilion Parish Police Jury that it opposes the granting of such permit. *********************************** Upon motion of Mr. Wayne Touchet, duly seconded by Mr. Ravis Menard, and unanimously carried, the Police Jury adopted the following resolution authorizing the incurring of debt and issuance of Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars ($72,000) of Library

23 Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2006 (the certificates ), of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana; prescribing the form, terms and conditions of the Certificates, designating the date, denomination and place of payment and interest, providing for the acceptance of offers for the purchase of the Certificates; and providing for other matters in connection therewith. RESOLUTION 2006-R-11 The following resolution was offered by Wayne Touchet and seconded by Ravis Menard: RESOLUTION A resolution authorizing the incurring of debt and issuance of Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars ($72,000) of Library Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2006 (the "Certificates"), of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana; prescribing the form, terms and conditions of the Certificates; designating the date, denomination and place of payment of the Certificates; providing for the payment thereof in principal and interest; providing for the acceptance of offers for the purchase of the Certificates; and providing for other matters in connection therewith. WHEREAS, pursuant to an election held in the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the "Issuer"), on July 16, 2005, the Issuer was authorized to levy a special tax of four and thirty-six hundredths (4.36) mills (as such rate may be adjusted from time to time due to reassessment) in the years 2005 through 2014, inclusive, on all the property subject to taxation within the corporate boundaries of the Issuer, for the purpose of providing funds for equipment, supplies, maintenance, operation, construction and support of the public library and its branches in the Issuer (the "Tax"); and WHEREAS, Section of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (R.S. 39:742.2) (the "Act"), authorizes the Issuer to borrow money in anticipation of revenues to be realized from a special tax to be used only for the purposes for which the Tax was voted; and WHEREAS, the Issuer now desires to incur debt and issue Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars ($72,000) of its Library Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2006, in the manner authorized and provided by R.S. 39:742.2 for the hereinafter stated purposes; and

24 WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Police Jury of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of the Issuer, to fix the details necessary with respect to the issuance of the Certificates and to provide for the authorization and issuance thereof; and WHEREAS, the annual debt service on the amount proposed to be borrowed pursuant to this resolution will not in any year exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the estimated income to be realized from the levy of the Tax in the year 2006; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Police Jury of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana,, acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana, that: SECTION 1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: "Certificate" shall mean any certificate of indebtedness of the Issuer authorized to be issued by this Resolution, whether initially delivered or issued in exchange for, upon transfer of or in lieu of any certificate previously issued. "Certificates" shall mean the Issuer's Library Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2006, authorized to be issued by this Resolution, in the aggregate principal amount of Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars ($72,000). "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "Executive Officers" shall mean, collectively, the President and/or the Vice President and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Governing Authority. "Fiscal Year(s)" shall mean the one-year period commencing on January 1 of each year, or such other one-year period as may be designated by the Governing Authority as the fiscal year of the Issuer. "Governing Authority" shall mean the Police Jury of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana. "Interest Payment Date", in the case of Certificates No. R-1 through No. R-5, inclusive, of this issue of Certificates, shall mean March 1 and September 1 of each year during which the Certificates are outstanding, commencing on March 1, 2007 "Issuer" shall mean the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana.

25 "Owner" or "Owners" when used with respect to any Certificate shall mean the Person in whose name such Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register (as defined in Section 4 hereof). "Paying Agent" for the Certificates No. R-1 through No. R-5, inclusive, shall mean Hancock Bank of Louisiana, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, or such successor Paying Agent which may be named by this Governing Authority, and for the Certificates No. R-1A through No. R-5A, inclusive, shall mean the Secretary-Treasurer of the Governing Authority. "Person" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency o r political subdivision thereof. "Purchaser" or "Purchasers", in the case of Certificates R-1 through R-5, inclusive, shall mean Hancock Bank of Louisiana, of Gulfport, Mississippi, and for the Certificates R-1A through R-5A, inclusive, shall mean the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date, shall mean the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding such Interest Payment Date. "Resolution" shall mean this resolution authorizing the issuance of the Certificates, as it may be supplemented and amended. "Tax" shall mean the special tax of four and thirty-six hundredths (4.36) mills (as such rate may be adjusted from time to time due to reassessment) authorized to be levied in the years 2006 through 2014, inclusive, on all the property subject to taxation within the corporate boundaries of the Issuer, pursuant to a special election held within the Issuer on July 16, SECTION 2. Authorization of Certificates; Maturities. Subject to the approval of the Louisiana State Bond Commission and in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Act, there is hereby authorized the incurring of an indebtedness of Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars ($72,000) for, on behalf of, and in the name of the Issuer, for the purpose of renovating and improving the Erath branch library, and paying the costs of issuance of the Certificates, and to represent said indebtedness, this Governing Authority does hereby authorize the issuance of Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars ($72,000) of Library Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2006, of the Issuer. The Certificates shall be in fully registered form, shall be dated May 1, 2006, shall be in the denomination of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity, and shall be numbered consecutively from No. R-1 upward. Certificates No. R-1 through R-5A, inclusive, shall bear interest from the date thereof or from the most recent Interest Payment

26 Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable on each Interest Payment Date, commencing March 1, 2007, at the rate of interest set forth below. Certificates Nos. R-1A through R-5A shall be non-interest bearing. The Certificates shall be numbered and shall mature serially on March 1 of the years and in the principal amounts as follows: Certificate Principal Interest Numbers Year Amount Rate Numbers Year Amount Rate R $11, % R-3A 2009 $2, % R-1A , R , R , R-4A , R-2A , R , R , R-5A , The principal of the Certificates, upon maturity or redemption, shall be payable at the principal office of the appropriate Paying Agent, upon presentation and surrender thereof, and interest on the Certificates, if any, shall be payable by check of the appropriate Paying Agent mailed by the Paying Agent to the Owner (determined as of the close of business on the Record Date) at the address shown on the Certificate Register maintained by such Paying Agent. The Certificates No. R-1 through R-5A, inclusive, delivered under this Resolution upon transfer of, in exchange for or in lieu of any other Certificate shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Certificate, and each such Certificate shall bear interest (as herein set forth) so neither gain nor loss in interest shall result from such transfer, exchange or substitution. No Certificate shall be entitled to any right or benefit under this Resolution, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate of registration, substantially in the form provided in this Resolution, executed by the Paying Agent by manual signature. SECTION 3. Redemption Provisions. Those Certificates maturing March 1, 2009, and thereafter, shall be callable for redemption by the Issuer in full, or in part, at any time on or after March 1, 2008 (but if in part, in the inverse order of their maturities, and if less than a full maturity, then by lot within such maturity), at the principal amount thereof and accrued interest, if any, to the date fixed for redemption. In the event a Certificate to be redeemed is of a denomination larger than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000), a portion of such Certificate ($1,000 or any multiple thereof) may be redeemed. Any Certificate which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the office of the Paying Agent and there shall

27 be delivered to the Owner of such Certificate, a new Certificate of the same maturity and of authorized denomination as requested by such Owner in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Certificate so surrendered. Official notice of such call of any of the Certificates for redemption shall be given by means of first class mail, postage prepaid, by notice deposited in the United States mails not less than thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date addressed to the Owner of each Certificate to be redeemed at his address as shown on the Certificate Register. SECTION 4. Registration. The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the principal office of each Paying Agent a register (the "Certificate Register") in which registration of the Certificates and transfers thereof shall be made as provided herein. The Certificates may be transferred, registered and assigned only on the appropriate Certificate Register, and such registration shall be at the expense of the Issuer. A Certificate may be assigned by the execution of an assignment form on the Certificate or by instruments of transfer acceptable to the appropriate Paying Agent. A new Certificate will be delivered by the Paying Agent to the last assignee (the new Owner) in exchange for such transferred and assigned Certificate after receipt of the Certificate to be transferred in proper form. Such new Certificate shall be in authorized denomination of the same maturity and like principal amount. SECTION 5. Form of Certificates. The Certificates and the endorsements to appear thereon shall be in substantially the following forms, respectively, to-wit: * * * * No. R- Principal Amount $ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF VERMILION CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS, SERIES 2006 PARISH OF VERMILION, STATE OF LOUISIANA Certificate Maturity Interest Date Date Rate