I^ 0 VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY Courthouse Bldg. PRESIDENT 1" NATHAN GRANGER 100 N. State St., Suite 200 RONALD MENARD Abbeville, Louisiana 70510 VICE PRESIDENT LINDA DUHON PARISH ADMINISTRATOR 337-898- 4300 FAX 337-898- 4310 MEMBERS DISTRICT I DANE HEBERT DISTRICT 2 ALLEN LEMAIRE DISTRICT 3 NATHAN GRANGER DISTRICT 4 RONALD DARBY February 7, 2012 Abbeville Meridional c/ o Theresa Milliman P. O. Box 400 Abbeville, LA 70511-0400 DISTRICT 5 RE: Vermilion Parish Police Jury Police Jury Regular Meeting of January 23, 2012 DISTRICT Police Jury Special Meeting of January 30, 2012 WAYNE TOUCHET MARK POCHE' DISTRICT 7 PAUL BOURGEOIS DISTRICT ERROL J. DOMINGUES DISTRICT 9 KEVIN SAGRERA DISTRICT 10 RONALD MENARD DISTRICT I 1 Q: PERVIS GASPARD a Dear Ms. Milliman: Please publish the enclosed minutes of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Thanking you, I remain, Very trul ours, ied. Bush Executive Secretary DISTRICT 12 CLORIS J. BOUDREAUX Enclosure DISTRICT 13 SANDRUS STELLY DISTRICT 14 LEON BROUSSARD
Police Jury Room January 30, 2012 Abbeville, Louisiana Minutes of a special meeting of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury held on January 30, 2012, with President Nathan Granger presiding. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Granger, who asked Mr. to lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Following the pledge, the President asked for a moment of silent prayer or reflection. The President then reminded all present to turn all cell phones, pagers, etc. off or set to silent mode for the duration of the Police Jury meeting. The following members were present: Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Nathan Granger Mr. Mr. Mr. Absent: Mr. Mr. Mr. Leon Broussard President Granger stated that the first item of business would be the appointments to the various Police Jury Standing Committees for the 2012 calendar year. President Granger informed the Jury that he had taken each Jurors request for committee appointment under advisement, and formed the committees with the requests in mind. President Granger further stated that should any Juror wish to switch from one committee to another, please let him know. Mr. informed President Granger that he had spoken to Mr. Justin Langlinais, who had been named to the Coastal Protection & Restoration Committee, who stated that he would not be able to serve on the Committee due to a lack of time. President Granger stated that he would look for a replacement for Mr. Langlinais. Mr. Domingues stated that Mr. Benson Langlinais, who works for Natural Resources Conservation Service ( MRCS), is a member of the Iberia Parish Coastal Committee, and would be a good addition to the Police Jury' s Coastal Protection and Restoration Committee. Upon motion by Mr., duly seconded by Mr., and unanimously carried, the Police Jury approved the following appointments to the various Police Jury Standing Committees for the 2012 calendar year, which are as follows:
Public Road Committee Leon Broussard - Chairman Public Works Committee - Chairman Finance Committee Chairman Coastal Protection & Restoration Committee CourthouseBuildin2 Committee Leon Broussard Chairman General Needs Committee W. P. " Judge" Edwards Leon Broussard Ralph Libersat Chairman Sherrill Sagrera Mark Shirley Roland Viator Timmy Vincent Charles Broussard Advisory Tim Creswell Advisory Charles Toups - Advisory Chairman 911 Committee Economic Development Committee Leon Broussard Nathan Granger- Chairman Kenny Desormeaux Jules Hebert Kimble Sagrera Troy Theriot
Advisory/ Additional Committee Members - TBD President Granger stated that the next order of business would be to discuss the request from the Governor' s Office of Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness GOHSEP) for a prioritized project listing with budget estimates and a brief scope of work relative to additional Hazard Mitigation Grant Program ( HMGP) funding for Hurricane Katrina. President Granger recognized Ms. Liz Girouard, with Sellers & Associates, Inc., to address the Jury. Ms. Girouard stated that the Jury had been notified by GOHSEP that there is an additional $ 1. 8 million dollars in Hurricane Katrina funding that has been allocated to Vermilion Parish. Ms. Girouard stated that this round of funding will be handled differently than previous funding. Ms. Girouard reminded the Jury that there are no new applications available with projects pending for Vermilion Parish, so they have said that they could take any one of our current projects and they would more liberally than normal change the scope of work to add to the applications to utilize the funds. Ms. Girouard stated that the current list of eligible projects to add to are flood protection projects ( flood berms along critical facilities), retrofitting projects ( hardening of critical facilities), acquisitions and elevations (residential structures). Ms. Girouard stated that she had spoken to GOHSEP, who informed her that the monies could be used for additional elevations of residential structures ( including, but not limited, to those structures on the Severe Repetitive Loss list and the Repetitive Loss list), as long as they meet the Benefit-Cost Analysis ( BCA). Ms. Girouard stated that the BCA is project cost vs. benefit of elevating or buying the property Girouard stated that there is a model that determines eligibility. out. Ms. Ms. Girouard stated that the list she has provided is a list of the Parish' s public buildings that could be considered for hardening. Mr. asked if the monies in question could be used for the current elevation program. Ms. Girouard stated that the current elevation program is from CDBG funding, which is different from the funding under discussion. Mr. Domingues asked if it could be developed into an elevation program. Domingues stated that there are several people on the coast who have not received funding from HMGP for elevating their residences. Mr. Domingues stated that this Mr.
would be a $ 100, 000.00 benefit for those residents who have not been able to elevate their homes. Ms. Girouard stated that the projects are looked at individually, and asked if there were several projects, with a budget allowed for each one. Ms. Girouard stated that if so, the properties would not meet the BCA. Ms. Girouard stated that she did not think it would be possible, not only from the BCA aspect and not knowing which properties would be included, but also because the scope of work and budget estimates are due to GOHSEP by Friday, February 3, 2012. Further discussion followed. Upon motion by Mr., duly seconded by Mr., and unanimously carried, the Police Jury approved prioritizing the following projects for additional HMGP funding for Hurricane Katrina and authorized Sellers & Associates, Inc. and The Sellers Group to prepare the scope of work and budget estimates for the following projects: A. Hardening of the Vermilion Parish Courthouse B. Hardening of the Vermilion Parish Public Works Building C. Hardening of the Vermilion Parish County Agent' s Office President Granger stated that the next item of business would be a discussion of the automobile insurance renewal. President Granger stated that at the Police Jury meeting of January 23, the Parish Administrator provided the Jury with two quotes for automobile insurance renewal. President Granger stated that one of the companies ( Praetorian Insurance) provided 500, 000 worth of coverage for a total cost of $276,491. 00, and the other company National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford) provided $ 1, 000, 000 worth of coverage for a total cost of$ 250,247. 00. President Granger reminded the Jury that they had asked the Parish Administrator to look into whether National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford could provide a cost for $500, 000 worth of coverage. President Granger stated that National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford has stated that the minimum amount of coverage they could provided was $ 1, 000, 000. 00. President Granger stated that by going with National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford, the Jury would be saving approximately 26,000.00, and recommended choosing their coverage. Upon motion by Mr., duly seconded by Mr., and unanimously carried, the Police Jury approved the 2012-2013 Option CNAs for automobile coverage for the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, at a cost of $250,247.00, from National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford. President Granger recognized Ms. Linda Duhon, Parish Administrator, to present her business to the Jury. Ms. Duhon stated that she had no business to present to the Jury.
President Granger recognized Mr. Paul Moresi, III, Legal Counsel, to present his business to the Jury. Mr. Moresi stated that he had no business to present to the Jury. Mr. stated that he had asked Mr. Moresi to look into the Economic Development Board and Economic Development Authority in the Parish. Upon motion by Mr., duly seconded by Mr., and unanimously carried, the Police Jury approved amending the agenda to discuss the Economic Development Board and Economic Development Authority in the Parish. Mr. Moresi stated that in 2001, the Vermilion Parish Economic Development District was created. Mr. Moresi stated that the VPEDD has thirteen members, nine of which are appointed by the Jury. Mr. Moresi stated that all of the existing terms for members of the VPEDD ended in 2010. Mr. Moresi stated that the board is now dormant, and stated that if the Jury wished to revive the VPEDD, the Jury would need to follow the requirements of the statute to make reappointments. Mr. Bourgeois asked if Mr. Moresi had all the necessary information regarding statutes, etc. for the Jurors to look over prior to making the recommendations for reappointments. Mr. Moresi stated that he has reviewed the information and provided the Jury with a brief synopsis of the statute. Mr. Moresi stated that the Parish also has an Industrial Development Board, but stated that this board is more specialized toward that type of development rather than overall economic development. President Granger stated that he felt the Jury would still have their standing Economic Development Committee, and would use the Economic Development Board as an advisory board. President Granger asked Mr. Moresi to provide the Jury with a summary on both the Vermilion Parish Economic Development District and the Vermilion Parish Industrial Development Board. Discussion followed relative to when the Economic Development Committee will meet, and it was decided that the Economic Development Committee will meet on the same evenings as the Coastal Protection & Restoration Committee and the General Needs Committee. Mr. asked how Acadian Ambulance determines where their locations will be placed in the Parish( population, need, etc.).
Mr. Moresi stated that the ordinance governing ambulance service used to require specific locations, and Acadian had requested a listing of response times, and they would position the locations to best meet the response times. Mr. stated that the 4- H Sale this weekend at the LSU AgCenter Barn went very well last weekend. Mr. Domingues stated that a lot of work had been done to the barn in the past year, but there are some items that still need to be addressed. Mr. Domingues stated there are some electrical issues ( breakers tripping), ceiling fans that need to be replaced, and water needs to be added along with other issues. Mr. Domingues stated that the County Agents will address the Jury regarding these issues at a later date. Upon motion by Mr., duly seconded by Mr., and unanimously carried, there being no further business to be presented, the meeting was duly adjourned. arish Administrator 4--- f,,,,'-- 7 President