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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2024

6:00 PM
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)
Jaclyn Hotard – Proclamation – Blessing of the River
Jaclyn Hotard – Proclamation – August 14, 2024 – Retired Senior
Volunteer Program (RSVP) Volunteer
Day

VI. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
A) Approval of Minutes – July 23rd, 2024, Council Meeting
B) Permit Approval – 49th Annual Andouille Festival Run/Walk –
Sunday, October 20th, 2024, beginning at 8:30 AM on the
festival grounds of the Thomas F. Daley Memorial Park
C) Tyra Duhe-Griffin – Appointment of Erik Mender to the Animal
Control Advisory Board
D) Parish President Jaclyn Hotard – Appointment of Hazel Oubre
to the South Central Development Planning Commission
E) Permit Approval – Krewe of Agape Carnival Parade – Sunday,
March 2, 2025 beginning at 11:00 AM – the parade will begin
and end at the Civic Center on Hwy. 51. It will travel south
on Hwy 51 to US Hwy 61, upon reaching Hwy. 61, the parade
will travel westbound to Belle Terre Blvd. and then proceed
northbound on Belle Terre Blvd. and travel to Fairway Drive
where it will U-turn back southbound on Belle Terre Blvd.
traveling back to Hwy. 61, upon reaching Hwy. 61 the parade
will travel eastbound back to Hwy. 51 and end back at the
Civic Center located on Hwy. 51

VII. REPORTS
A) President’s Report
VIII. PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION ON ORDINANCE(S)
A) 24-31 – An ordinance to provide for an additional ad valorem tax
exemption of two thousand five hundred dollars of the
assessed valuation of property receiving the homestead
exemption that is owned and occupied by a qualified first

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responder in accordance with Article 7, Section 21. (O)
of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana (M. Wright)
B) 24-32 – An ordinance approving the installation of fiber optic
cables along Deputy Barton Granier Drive, LaPlace, St.
John the Baptist Parish, LA (Permit No. 17766) (J.
Hotard & T. Lambeth)

C) 24-33 – An ordinance approving the installation of fiber optic
cables along Highway 44 and West 23rd Street, Reserve,
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA (Permit No. 17911) (J.
Hotard & T. Lambeth)

D) 24-34 – An ordinance approving the installation of fiber optic
cables along Windsor Street, LaPlace, St. John the
Baptist Parish, LA (Permit No. 17850) (J. Hotard & T.
Lambeth)

E) 24-35 – An ordinance amending Chapter 113 – Zoning, Article V –

Supplementary Regulations, Sec. 113-474 – Use
requirements, to add (h) Mobile Homes and manufactured
homes. In all zoning districts, mobile homes and
manufactured homes shall have and maintain foundation
skirting on all sides (unbroken except for ventilation)
(See attached exhibit) (J. Hotard & T. Lambeth)
F) 24-36 – A millage ordinance – an ordinance providing for the
levy and collection of ad valorem taxes in the Parish
of St. John the Baptist, to be spread upon the 2024
Assessment Roll (J. Hotard)

IX. NEW BUSINESS
A) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-147 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to
advertise and receive Request for Proposals (RFP)
for the Parish’s Group Health Insurance

B) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-148 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to award
the Fire Department’s Property and Casualty
Insurance to Riverlands Insurance Services, Inc.
C) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-149 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to renew
the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) with the
St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office for the West Bank
Public Safety Complex

D) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-150 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish to extend
the Professional Services Agreement with Compliance
EnviroSystems, LLC for Storm Drain and Sanitary

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Sewer System Debris Assessment and Rehabilitation
Services

E) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-151 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish President
to execute Change Order No. 3 with All Star
Electric, Inc. for the Lions Water Treatment Plant
Electrical Control Building Project

F) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-152 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish President
to execute Change Order No. 14 with Command
Construction Industries, LLC for the St. John the
Baptist Parish Airline and Main Complete Streets
Project

G) Jaclyn Hotard/Peter Montz – Resolution – R24-153 – A Resolution
authorizing St. John the Baptist Parish President
to execute the Certificate of Substantial
Completion with Command Construction Industries,
LLC for the St. John the Baptist Parish Airline and
Main Complete Streets Project

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.