February 2024

  PROCEEDINGS OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE HELD AT CITY HALL, 101 BERARD STREET, AT 9:30 A.M. ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2024. Mayor Ricky Calais called the meeting to order. Present:  Albert Menard, Neil Melancon and Eddy LeBlanc. Absent: Scotty Borel and Ryan Breaux Upon motion of Albert Menard duly seconded by Eddy LeBlanc and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen adopted a Resolution requesting financial assistance from the State of Louisiana under the fiscal year 2023-2024 Local Government Assistance Program and Community Water Enrichment Fund Program. The following resolution was offered by Albert Menard, seconded by Eddy LeBalnc and duly resolved: RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY WATER ENRICHMENT FUND PROGRAM             WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislature has appropriated funding for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Local Government Assistance Program (LGAP) and Community Water Enrichment Fund (CWEF) Program; and             WHEREAS, the Local Government Assistance Program offers grants to eligible municipalities and parishes for a wide range of projects to improve public health, public safety, living conditions and for economic development purposes; and             WHEREAS, the Community Water Enrichment Fund Program offers grants to eligible municipalities and parishes for rehabilitation, improvements and new construction projects for community potable water systems; and             WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and proper to submit applications to the Louisiana Office of Community Development under the Fiscal Year 2023-20224 Local Government Assistance Program and also the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Community Water Enrichment Fund Program.             NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Breaux Bridge that Mayor Ricky J. Calais is hereby authorized to sign and submit an application to the State of Louisiana, Office of Community Development under the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Local Government Assistance Program and also execute any and all documents should this grant be funded; and             BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign and submit an application to the State of Louisiana, Office of Community Development under the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Community Water Enrichment Fund Program and also execute any and all documents should this grant be funded.              THEREUPON, the above resolution was declared adopted. ****************************************************************************** C E R T I F I C A T E             I, Kristi LeBlanc, City Clerk of the City of Breaux Bridge, do hereby certify that the above is a true and exact copy of a resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Breaux Bridge on February 26, 2024 at which time a quorum was present and voting. ____________________________________                                                                                                             KRISTI LEBLANC                                                                                     CITY CLERK                                                                                     CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Eddie Leblanc and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen deleted Item #5. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Neil Melancon and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen adjourned the meeting.  ________________________________________             ______________________________________ Kristi LeBlanc                                                                                     Ricky J. Calais City Clerk                                                                                             Mayor

PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE HELD AT THE CITY HALL, 101 BERARD STREET, AT 6:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, February 14, 2024. Mayor Ricky Calais called the meeting to order, the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance were recited. Monthly budget-to-actual comparisons on the General Funds, Sales Tax Funds, Park and Recreation Fund, and Utility Funds were distributed to the councilmen and Mayor. Present:   Ryan Breaux, Eddy LeBlanc, Neil Melancon and Albert Menard Absent:  Scotty Borel Upon motion of Ryan Breaux, duly seconded by Albert Menard and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen added the following item to the agenda: #16: Authorize Mayor to enter into Lease Agreement with landowner for sludge dumping. Upon motion of Neil Melancon, duly seconded by Albert Menard and unanimously carried the  Board of Aldermen approved the minutes of the January 9, 2024 council meeting. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Eddy LeBlanc and unanimously carried, the council accepted the recommendation of City Engineer Chris Richard to award the Filter Rehabilitation Project to NCMC, LLC. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the following Resolution and Notice of Acceptance on the Water Well #7 Project was adopted.                                                                                 NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE             TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and especially to all subcontractors, workmen, laborers, mechanics, and furnishers of materials: Public Notice is hereby given according to law that the undersigned Owner has accepted, as substantially complete, the work done on the WATER WELL NO. 7 by Griner Drilling Service, Inc., Contractor, under their contract with the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, dated January 10, 2022, and recorded under Book No. 1699, page 253 in the Records of the Clerk of Court, Parish of St. Martin, Louisiana;             All subcontractors, workmen, laborers, mechanics, and furnishers of materials must assert whatever claim they may have against the said Contractor, growing out of the execution of said Contract, according to law, within 45 days from registration hereof.                                                             CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA                                                             BY:  /S/ Ricky J. Calais_______                                                                         Ricky J. Calais, Mayor Date:  14th of February, 2024. Resolution of Acceptance             A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute for and on behalf of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana an Act of Acceptance from Griner Drilling Service, Inc., of Rayne, LA, Contractor, pertaining to the completion of the WATER WELL NO. 7 for the City of Breaux Bridge, LA.             Whereas, Griner Drilling Service, Inc., as Contractor, has substantially completed the WATER WELL NO. 7 for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, in accordance with the plans and specifications contained in the Contract Documents pertaining thereto; and             Whereas, the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana acting through its Mayor and Councilmen, desires to accept the completed work;             Now, therefore, it be resolved by the Councilmen of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, acting as the governing authority for the said City of Breaux Bridge, that the Mayor, be and he is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to execute an Act of Acceptance for and on behalf of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, accepting the work as being complete, and that he be authorized and directed to have a copy of said Acceptance recorded in the Conveyance Records of the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana.             The foregoing resolution was offered by Albert Menard and seconded by Neil Melancon. This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows: Yeas Ryan Breaux, Albert Menard, Neil Melancon, Eddy LeBlanc     Nays None     Absent Scotty Borel             And the resolution was declared adopted on this the 14th day of February, 2024. Attest: By/S/ Ricky Calais_____         Mayor By:  Kristi LeBlanc_________                         Secretary Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and carried with Neil Melancon abstaining from vote, the Council approved Mayor Calais to proceed with the purchase of the Periou-Clause Property located adjacent to Parc Hardy. Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried the public hearing on Ordinance #2292(An ordinance to amend Chapter 23 of the Code of Ordinances, the Zoning Ordinance, by the repeal, amendment, revision, enactment, and/or re-enactment of Sections 23-5.11 and 23-5.19.3 regarding zoning regulations applicable to all C-2 and C-6 zoning districts, concerning regulation of overnight camping and/or recreational vehicle parks, and matters related thereto) was opened. Planning and zoning director, Jeremy Broussard explained the Ordinance was removing camp grounds and over night camping out of commercial districts C2 and C6 that have no regulations for it.  It is to remove them and come up with regulations to define and place what and where they want RV Park to be allowed. Mayor Calais explained he and Jeremy spoke and that Jeremy knows the neighboring cities that do not have specific sections or zones in their communities for campgrounds.  They basically adopt minimum design that if you want to come to their community this is the design you have to meet, very strict standards you have to build it, examples are paved roads and paved pads for the campers.  Mayor Calais stated there is no specific area in town you can put it.  They can come in front of the Planning and Zoning and council to state where they want to put it, they pick an area and come to get permission to put it there, that way it can be better regulated. Jeremy voiced it would make it more convenient to where the city would guide and place certain uses, that way they are not rezoning property and that way they don’t rezone property for campground and if they decide not to do the campground they don’t do some other use due to the rezoning of the property. Albert Menard asked Jeremy what zone is a RV Campground. Jeremy responded that they have it in C-2 and C-6. Albert Menard wanted to…