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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 2024

AGENDA

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 2024

6:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
LAPLACE, LOUISIANA
MICHAEL WRIGHT – CHAIRMAN
LENNIX MADERE, JR. – VICE-CHAIR

I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. OPENING PRAYER
IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
V. PUBLIC COMMENT – AGENDA ITEMS ONLY (3 minutes per citizen)
Dixie Ramirez – Presentation – Sonya Hebert, Veterans Day
Celebration – November 7th, 2024
Vernon Bailey – Presentation – Operation Green Light for
Veteran’s Day – November 4th –
November 11th, 2024

Michael Wright – Presentation – Clay James, DOTD – transportation
update on Hwy. 61 and Hwy. 3127
projects in St. John Parish
Jaclyn Hotard – Proclamation – October 24th – World Polio Day
VI. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
A) Approval of Minutes – October 8th, 2024, Council Meeting
VII. REPORTS
A) President’s Report
B) Jaclyn Hotard – Monthly Financial Report (September 2024)
VIII. PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION ON ORDINANCE(S)
24-53 An ordinance amending Chapter 26 Nuisances, Article II Weeds,
Noxious Accumulations, and Junk, Section 26-21 Prohibition,
to remove item (b) Undeveloped lots or wooded areas (see
attached exhibit) (J. Hotard & T. Lambeth)
24-54 An ordinance amending Chapter 113 Zoning, Article V
Supplementary Regulations, Section 113-475 Area requirements
to remove single family from item b (see attached exhibit) (J.
Hotard & T. Lambeth)
24-55 An ordinance approving the installation of fiber optic cables
along Highway 44 between West 10th Street and West 7th Street,
Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA (Permit No. 18050)

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(J. Hotard & T. Lambeth)

IX. NEW BUSINESS
A) Jaclyn Hotard/Stacey Cador – Resolution – R24-192 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to
renew the Parish’s Group Health Insurance
with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
B) Jaclyn Hotard/Stacey Cador – Resolution – R24-193 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to
renew the Parish’s Group Life Insurance with
Companion Life Insurance

C) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-194 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to
advertise and receive Request for Proposals
(RFP) for American with Disabilities Act
(ADA) Coordinator Services

D) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-195 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to
award the bid for the St. John Community
Center Hurricane Ida Disaster Building
Repairs Project Phase 2 to Del-Con, LLC
E) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-196 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to
enter into a Professional Services Agreement
with Rollo Security Services, Inc. for Armed
Security Services for Parish Facilities and
Events

F) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-197 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to
amend the Professional Services Agreement
with CrowderGulf, LLC for Emergency Response,
Management and Recovery Services

G) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-198 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish
President to execute Change Order No. 4 with
All Star Electric, Inc. for the Lions Water
Treatment Plant Electrical Control Building
Project

H) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-199 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to
settle and pay the June 11, 2024 Property
Damage Claim to Stewart Smith of 2235 Pine
Valley Drive, LaPlace, LA 70068

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I) Jaclyn Hotard/Robert Figuero – Resolution – R24-200 – A Resolution
giving Preliminary Approval to the issuance
of not to exceed Thirty Million Dollars
($30,000,000) of Revenue Refunding Notes of
the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of
Louisiana, and providing for other matters in
connection therewith

X. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES
XI. ADJOURNMENT
St. John the Baptist Parish will upon request and three (3) days’ notices provide
reasonable accommodation to any disabled individual wishing to attend the
meeting. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation is requested to contact Mrs.
Stacey Cador at (985) 652-9569 (voice) or the Louisiana Relay Service 1-800-846-
5277 and ask for St. John the Baptist Parish at (985) 652-9569.