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AMENDED AGENDA

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, 2025

6:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
LAPLACE, LOUISIANA
TAMMY HOUSTON – CHAIRMAN
ROBBY ARCURI – 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)
Robby Arcuri – Presentation – Friends of the Manchac Greenway, Dedication – Blessing of a Memorial Bench at Sunset Park, Manchac, LA on Saturday, March 22nd beginning at 2:00 PM in memory of those who perished in heavy fog on I-55 October 23rd, 2023.

Jaclyn Hotard – Proclamation – March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month
Jaclyn Hotard – Proclamation – March as Procurement Month
Jaclyn Hotard – Presentation – Dewberry – Stormwater Master Plan
Update
VI. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
A) Approval of Minutes – February 11th, 2025, Council Meeting
B) Permit Approval – Krewe of De La Blessings Parade – Friday, February 28th, 2025 – 10:00 AM – Parade will start from The Little Blessings Learning Academy Daycare parking lot, turn onto Belle Terre, then to Cannes St., they will U-turn on Cannes St., traveling back to Belle Terre then returning to the daycare’s parking lot.
C) Jaclyn Hotard – Appointment of Nicole Dumas to the St. John the Baptist Parish Housing Authority Board of Commissioners

VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
National Prescription Opioids Litigation Consortium In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, Case No. 1:17-cv-2804

VIII. REPORTS

A) President’s Report
B) Jaclyn Hotard – Monthly Financial Report (January 2025)

IX. NEW BUSINESS

A) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R25-29 – A Resolution authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to advertise and Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the design and installation of a Green Infrastructure Pilot Project at Belle Pointe Park

B) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R25-30 – A Resolution authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to award the bid for the Canal Maintenance Project to J. Caldarera & Company, Inc.

C) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R25-31 – A Resolution authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) allowing the Parish to install a Water Transmission Main within the Right of Way of Hwy. 51

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.