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Police Jury Meeting Notes: May 18, 2023

Posted: May 19, 2023, 12:00 PM

Bossier Parish parks continue to attract guests in large numbers, and one of the newest is drawing lots of attention, parish Director of Parks and Recreation Warren Saucier reported Thursday.

Saucier told Bossier Parish Police Jury members the park at Fairburn Ave. just off Kingston Rd. has not been completed, with planned equipment and a walking trail still to come. But, he said, residents in the area are already putting the grounds to good use.

"Kingston Park is growing, a lot of people are starting to use it and it's getting a lot of good use," Saucier said.

At South Bossier Park, construction on new athletic fields is continuing and is nearing completion. Saucier said the work is "...about 90 to 95 percent complete and they are working on the parking area."

Saucier said the South Bossier facility will again be the site of a giant Fourth of July fireworks display and preliminary planning meetings have been ongoing.

"We had our second meeting at South Bossier with Jan Elkins (KTBS) and all the entities that are going to be involved with the Fourth of July celebration and it was very productive. We have a division of labor deciding who's going to do what," he said.

Also during Thursday's meeting, police jury members:

  • Authorized advertising bids for the FY 2022 LCDBG – Gray Duck Estates sewer rehabilitation project, bids to be received June 27, 2023.
  • Awarded bid for Project No. 2023-116, Innovation Drive & Dairy Lane extensions to CW&W for $1.075 million, in accordance with bids received May 16.
  • Awarded bid for Project No. 2022-120, Cycle Plant Road improvements to Benton & Brown for $912,000 (cost will be split 50/50 with Empressa Operating, LLC), in accordance with bids received May 4.
  • Approved the application of Sean Diel, Airline Lagniappe, to the Bossier City-Parish MPC, for a conditional use approval for the sale of high content alcohol for on and off-premise consumption at Daiquiri Express, located at 5420 Airline Drive, Suite 100, Bossier Parish.
  • Approved the application of Mason Kirtland, Red River Parks, to the Bossier City-Parish MPC, for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 0.78 acres, more or less, located in Section 16, Township 18 North, Range 12 West, Bossier Parish, from B-3, General Business District, to R-MHP, Residential, Manufactured Housing Park, for a proposed manufactured housing park expansion; southeast corner of Ferndale Boulevard and Highway 80.
  • Tabled item to abandon lots 9-15, 16A, and 16B, J.E. Burt, Jr., subdivision, located in Section 32, Township 20 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish; located off Palmetto Road.
  • Tabled item to abandon lots 17A and 17B, re-plat and correction, lots 17 and 18, James E. Burt, Jr., subdivision, located in Section 32, Township 20 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish; located off Palmetto Road.
  • Approved plat of the proposed development of Bellevue Road subdivision, Unit No. 5C, being a resubdivision of Lots 1 and 2, Bellevue Road subdivision, Unit No. 5, located in Section 12, Township 19 North, Range 12 West, Bossier Parish; located off Parker Road.
  • Approved plat of the proposed development of Padgett Place subdivision, Unit No. 3, being a resubdivision of Lots 10 and 11, Padgett Place subdivision, Unit No. 2, located in Section 1, Township 20 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish; located off Maverick Lane.
  • Approved application of Javier Ochoa to the Bossier City-Parish MPC for a conditional use approval for the sale of high and low content alcohol for on-premise consumption at a restaurant, H Latin Food, located at 2950 Highway 80, Haughton.
  • Approved application of Lynn Beaty, Fillmore Properties, to the Haughton-Parish MPC for a zoning amendment for a 1.5-acre tract of land from R-A, Residence-Agricultural District, to I-1, Light Industrial District, for a proposed warehouse/office, multitenant rental development located on the north side of Highway 80, near McSwain Drive, Section 9, Township 18 North, Range 11 West, Princeton.
  • Scheduled public hearing on June 21 to consider the plat of the proposed development of Redwood Place at Legacy subdivision, Unit No. 12, a planned unit development, located in Section 21, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish; located off Airline Drive.
  • Scheduled a public hearing on June 21 to consider the plat of the proposed development of Redwood Place at Legacy subdivision, Unit No. 13, a planned unit development, located in Section 21, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish; located off Airline Drive.
  • Agreed to close case following 30-day review of property located at 119 Ashwood Drive, Haughton.
  • Accepted report on the Road/Subdivision Regulations committee meeting.
  • Agreed to submit Jeff Thigpen for joint appointment with the City of Bossier City to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission Zoning Board to fill a vacancy with the term to expire April 1, 2024.
  • Agreed to begin accepting applications immediately for an appointment to the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District Board of Commissioners.
  • Approved application of Javier Ochoa and Ignacio Chavez, for a 2023 Bossier Parish beer/liquor license at H Latin Food, 2950 Highway 80, Haughton. (approved by the Sheriff’s Office and Health Department.)
  • Approved application of Christian Mudd, Brittany Mudd, Bruce-William Sibley, and Sarah Sibley, for a 2023 Bossier Parish beer/liquor license at Sterling Spirits II, 789 Duckwater Landing, Ste. C, Bossier City. (approved by the Sheriff’s Office and Health Department.)
  • Ratified and accepted recommendation of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit Board of Appeals on May 3, 2023, in the matter of Lasco Express, LLC, Report No. 2999 issued on December 1, 2022.
  • Accepted a proposal from Phillip M. Moon, MAI, for appraisal services for Country Place Utilities, LLC’s, water system in connection with funding through the Water Sector Program (WSP) – Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Bossier-Subrecipient LA WSP10905 for the Bossier Parish Police Jury.
  • Accepted a proposal from Business Valuation Consultants, LLC, for appraisal review services for Country Place Utilities, LLC’s, water system in connection with the funding through the Water Sector Program (WSP) – Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Bossier-Subrecipient LA WSP10905 for the Bossier Parish Police Jury.
  • Adopted a resolution authorizing the Bossier Parish Police Jury to join the Attorney General of Louisiana in litigation against the Federal Emergency Management Agency to challenge Risk Rating 2.0-Equity in Action.
  • Approved Change Order No. 2 for Project No. 2021-108, expansion of wastewater collection system – Contract “A” – Highway 80 East sewer system improvements, on behalf of Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Bossier.
  • Approved the certificate of substantial completion for Project No. 2021-119, DR 4263 PW 910 Paved Roads, Task Order No. 7.
  • Approved an agreement between the Bossier Parish Police Jury and Empresa Operating, LLC, for road improvements to Butler Hill Road.
  • Approved Change Order No. 1 for Project No. 2021-125, DR 4263 PW 910 Paved Roads, Task Order No. 13.
  • Approved Change Order No. 1 for Project No. 2022-109, South Bossier Park – new athletic fields.
  • Approved change order No. 3 to add days to the contractor in charge of construction of the new central branch of Bossier Parish Libraries.
  • Approved a zoning change application for approximately 16.4 acres at Forest Hills and U.S. Hwy. 80.