Livingston, Louisiana January 22, 1998

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1 Livingston, Louisiana January 22, 1998 The Livingston Parish Council met in regular session duly called, advertised and convened at its regular meeting place, the Parish Council office, on January 22, 1998, at 7:00 o clock p.m., with the following members present: Rollie Bigner Dewey Harrell Wayne Carter Marshall Harris Randy Delatte William Bill Hawkins Sam Digirolamo Albert Buddy Mincey James Jimmy Zeigler The Chairman called the meeting to order. LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Carter and duly seconded by Mr. Hawkins to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting and adopt as written. PUBLIC INPUT was called for at this time with the following persons requesting to be heard concerning agenda items: Agenda Item 6c Two Wheel Loader Backhoe bids - Joe Reeves of Norwel Equipment Company. Agenda Item 6d Recreation District 2 Drug Free Zone - Denise Covington. Agenda Item 7 Nan Wesley/Hess Road Name Change - Anthony Shaidaee, Mildred Smith, Marceline Shaidaee, James Smith and Doug Dorhauer. Agenda Item 11 F.G. Sullivan Asphalt Plant - Larry Sullivan and Myron Bernard. Dewey Ratcliff, Parish President, made his report at this time. The Parish President announced that a public hearing was held at the hour of 6:30 p.m. to hear comments/views of the public and/or Council concerning proposed L.P. Ordinance No No comment was offered by any member of the public. Councilman Rollie Bigner and Parish President Dewey Ratcliff both stated that they spoke with property owner, Lloyd Walter Hutchinson of Holden, and surrounding property owners who had no objection to the abandonment of the specified road right of way. There being no further comment, the vice chairman said he would entertain a Motion at this time for final adoption of the proposed ordinance. LPR NO The following ordinance, which was previously introduced in written form required for adoption at a regular meeting of the Parish Council on December 22, 1997, a summary thereof having been published in the Official Journal together with a notice of public hearing which was held in accordance with said public notice, was brought up for final passage on Motion of Mr. Bigner and seconded by Mr. Mincey: L. P. ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE REVOKING THE DEDICATION AND ABANDONING AND QUITCLAIMING IN FAVOR OF THE LAND OWNER THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF GROUND, BEING A ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, AT A WIDTH OF TWENTY (20) FEET PARALLEL ON EACH SIDE OF SUCH ROADWAY LINE AS SAID PARISH GRAVEL ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 6 EAST, PARISH OF LIVINGSTON, AS SHOWN IN THE PLAT OF JOHN D.

2 ADAMS, REGISTER SURVEYOR, DATED JANUARY 27, 1986, REQUESTED BY HUBERT STILLEY. And the Ordinance was declared adopted on this the 22nd day of January, (The above and foregoing ordinance, upon final approval by the President, or the Council in case of veto by the President, shall be published in full in the Official Journal by the Clerk of the Council within fifteen (15) days of its adoption and shall be recorded in full in the Livingston Parish Council Ordinance Book No. 1). The Parish President asked the Council to approve a project to purchase road materials for Old River Road and surrounding streets with funds remaining from a previous grant. LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Delatte and duly seconded by Mr. Bigner to authorize the purchase of gravel and slag with funds remaining from the Forrest Delatte Road Drainage Project for the purpose of improving Old River Road and streets in the east and west Chinquapin area. The Council Chairman recognized Mr. Joe Reeves of Norwel Equipment Company, John Deere dealer for Louisiana, who stated that Norwel looked forward to bidding should the Council vote to re-advertise for the purchase of two wheel-loader backhoes. LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Mincey and duly seconded by Mr. Digirolamo to reject all bids received for the purchase of two wheel-loader backhoes and re-advertise for same. The Parish President explained that state law allows the creation of a drug free zone, which increases fines and penalties for violation of the terms of said zone, within 1,000 feet surrounding any property used for educational purposes involving young people and schools. The Council Chairman recognized Ms. Denise Covington, chairperson of Recreation District 2, who stated that she had in her possession a copy of the minutes of the Recreation District 2 Board for the purpose of verifying that the consensus of that Board was to create the Drug Free Zone. The following ordinance was introduced in proper written form and read by title, to wit: L.P. ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A DRUG-FREE ZONE IN THE VICINITY OF LIVINGSTON PARISH RECREATION DISTRICT NO. 2 PARK FACILITY LOCATED AT HIGHWAY 16, PARISH OF LIVINGSTON, STATE OF LOUISIANA. LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Hawkins and duly seconded by Mr. Harrell to publish ordinance by title in the Official Journal and set a Public Hearing for Thursday, February 12, 1998, at the hour of six thirty (6:30) p.m. at the Parish Council Meeting Room in

3 the Livingston Parish Courthouse, Iowa Street, Livingston, Louisiana, at which time comments will be received on the proposed ordinance, which will be scheduled for final passage at the meeting of the Council to begin at seven o clock (7:00) p.m. February 12, (As per rules of the Council, copies of the proposed ordinance shall be available for public inspection in the office of the Livingston Parish Council). LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Delatte and duly seconded by Mr. Mincey to accept the resignation of Nicholas M. Lattimore as chairman and member of the Livingston Parish Council Planning Commission. LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Digirolamo and duly seconded by Mr. Harrell to accept the recommendation of the Parish President and appoint Mr. Dewitt Hall to fill the vacancy on the Livingston Parish Council Planning Commission created by the resignation of Mr. Nicholas M. Lattimore. Mr. Ratcliff requested that a public hearing be called on Federal Block Grant Funds. LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Carter and duly seconded by Mr. Harris to call a public hearing for Thursday, February 12, 1998, at 6:30 p.m., in accordance with the rules of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, Section 5.3, to allow public input on the proposed use of Local Law Enforcement Block Grant funds prior to the obligation of any funds received. The Parish President requested that Council members and the Parish Attorney review an ordinance draft concerning the regulation of telecommunication towers in preparation of the introduction of same at the next regular meeting scheduled for February 12, The Council Chairman recognized Mark Lambert, Agenda Item 7 Nan Wesley/Hess Road Name Change. Mr. Lambert submitted the following items: a one page addition to the petition for official name change submitted to the Council on January 8, 1998, this containing five signatures; a map depicting the location of residential properties on Hess Road (currently Nan Wesley) between Louisiana Highway 63 (Weiss Road) and Sims Road; a survey plat dated 1979

4 and a survey plat dated 1985 labeling that portion of road in question as Hess Road. Mr. Lambert discussed his research and findings concerning the naming of that portion of Nan Wesley Road located between Louisiana Hwy. 63 and Sims Road. Speaking against the proposal to rename that portion of Nan Wesley Road between Louisiana Highway 63 and Sims Road as Hess Road were Anthony Shaidaee, Mildred Smith, Marceline Shaidaee and James Smith who cited objections including confusion among emergency, delivery and service personnel due to the similarity in name to Hess Lane in Denham Springs; the precedent that the road was not known as Hess Road until the apparently improper change in 1994; and the desire to have continuity in name between the two state highways (Highway 63 and Reinninger Road) whether it be Hess Road or Nan Wesley Road. Doug Dorhauer spoke in favor of naming that portion of Nan Wesley Road between Highway 63 and Reinninger Road as Hess Road citing the ease of using the name Hess Road as opposed to the cumbersome nature of the name Nan Wesley Road and the appropriateness of the road bearing the name of one of its first residents. Councilman Hawkins stated that Marceline Shaidaee asked him to research this matter. His research revealed that unofficial procedures were apparently used to rename Nan Wesley Road between Sims Road and Louisiana Highway 63 as Hess Road, prompting him to approach the Council to correct the fallacy by declaring that portion of Nan Wesley Road improperly renamed Hess Road to be legally known as Nan Wesley Road in conformity with official records. LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Mincey and duly seconded by Mr. Digirolamo to rename that portion of Nan Wesley Road which runs between Louisiana Highway 63 (Weiss Road) and Sims Road as Hess Road. YEAS: MR. BIGNER, MR. DIGIROLAMO, MR. HARRELL, MR. HARRIS, MR. MINCEY, MR. ZEIGLER NAYS: MR. CARTER, MR. DELATTE, MR. HAWKINS The Chairman called Keith and Carla Hughes and Johnny and Diane Hernandez to address Agenda Item 8, Pea Ridge Road. Councilman Bigner stated that these parties were not present but that he had spoken with them concerning their complaint that Pea Ridge Road was not included on the first year priority list of roads in the Capital Improvement Project. Mr. Bigner stated that he assured these residents that Pea Ridge Road was high on the five-year priority list of roads. LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Delatte and duly seconded by Mr. Digirolamo to reappoint Nicholas Lattimore and Bernie Ross to the Board of Commissioners for Fire Protection District 2, terms to expire January 11, Councilman Harrell informed the Council that he received a letter of resignation from Valmon Watts as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Fire Protection District 7. LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Harrell and duly seconded by Mr. Mincey to accept the resignation of Valmon Watts from the Board of Commissioners of Fire Protection District 7 effective January 15, YEAS: MR. BIGNER, MR. CARTER, MR. DELATTE, MR.DIGIROLAMO, MR.

5 LPR NO MOTION was offered by Mr. Harrell and duly seconded by Mr. Mincey to accept the drainage impact study for the proposed F.G. Sullivan asphalt plant, Tract-C, Section 7, R-5-E, T-7-S, between Louisiana Highway 63 and Oliver Wheat Road, as prepared by Evans-Graves Engineers Inc. Councilman Mincey asked the Parish Attorney about the status of the lawsuit concerning Joe May Road/Brown Road. Mr. Harris stated that he was in the process of obtaining this information from Judge Brent Dufreche and stated that he would report on this matter by the next regular meeting scheduled for February 12, Councilman Hawkins asked the Parish Attorney about the bid specifications for the two wheelloader backhoes and requested a document stating the significance and/or necessity of each specification as listed and the applicable state law. Mr. Harris stated that he would have the requested document by the next regular meeting of the Council scheduled for February 12, There being no further business, it was duly moved, seconded and agreed that the Livingston Parish Council adjourn until its next regular meeting to be held February 12, 1998, at the hour of 7:00 o clock p.m. at Livingston, Louisiana. Mary E. Kistler, Council Clerk Jimmy Zeigler, Council Chairman