Police Jury Meeting Notes: January 20, 2021

Jerome Darby, who has served nine terms on the Bossier Parish Police Jury representing District 10, was elected unanimously Wednesday as president of the public body for 2021.

Elected unanimously to the vice president seat was District 11 representative Tom Salzer. Salzer is serving his second term on the jury.

Darby told his fellow jurors he was “…thankful just to be a part of this. It’s an honor to know that you have the confidence in me, and I want you to know I’ll always do my best to do what’s right.”

Earlier, Darby presented a plaque of appreciation to outgoing president Jimmy Cochran, making note of Cochran’s leadership abilities he displayed during a year that was marred by a pandemic.

In other action during a lengthy first meeting of 2021, jury members:

• Approved site plan for Pull Up Packaged Liquor #3 located at 1170 Highway 80 East, Haughton.
• Approved plat of the proposed development of Canal Place Estates subdivision, Unit No. 1, being a gated subdivision, located in Section 33, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish.
• Approved plat of the proposed development of Canal Place subdivision, Unit No. 2, a planned unit development, located in Section 33, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish.
• Approved application of the Haughton Metropolitan Planning Commission to consider approval of the Haughton MPC Alcohol Density Conditional Use Overlay District.
• Approved plat of the proposed development of Cristal Oak Commercial subdivision, Unit No. 2, a planned unit development, being a resubdivision of Lot 1, Cristal Oak Commercial subdivision, located in Section 21, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish.
• Approved plat of the proposed development of Bankhead Estate subdivision, located in Section 21, Township 22 North, Range 11 West, Bossier Parish.
• Approved application of David R. Cook and Somsri S. Cook, Daiquiri Palace, to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission for a conditional use approval for the sale of high and low content alcohol for off-premise consumption at a proposed daiquiri shop located at 1911 Highway 80 East, Bossier Parish.
• Approved application of Faith Land Company to the Haughton Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a currently unzoned tract of land to R-E, Residential Estate District, to allow for further subdividing of the vacant land adjacent to Faith Plantation subdivision, Unit No. 1, located in Section 29, Township 19 North, Range 11 West, Bossier Parish.
• Approved plat of the proposed development of Faith Land Plantation subdivision, Unit No. 2, located in Section 29, Township 19 North, Range 11 West, Bossier Parish.
• Approved the Minor Plat for April Seger, located in Section 20, Township 20 North, Range 12 West, Bossier Parish.
• Adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 94, Section 10 “Commercial Vehicle Enforcement,” Section 94-10(b)(9) “Annual Permits” of the Bossier Parish Code of Ordinances, to add subsection (i) “High Volume Traffic Permit (HVT).”
• Approved plat of the proposed development of Stewart Estates subdivision, a resubdivision of a portion of Lot 2 and all of Lot 3, J.H. Johnson Partition, located in Section 24, Township 18 North, Range 12 West, Bossier Parish.
• Tabled until a Feb. 17 public hearing the application of Mr. Sean Diel, Louisiana Realty & Associates, to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of Willow Chute commercial subdivision, Unit No. 4, Lot 1, being 8.39 acres, more or less, from R-A, Residence-Agricultural District, to B-3, General Business District, for future commercial development. 
• Tabled until a Feb. 17 public hearing the plat and site plan of the proposed development of Airline Lagniappe subdivision, Unit No. 1, being a planned unit development and a resubdivision of Lot 1, Willow Chute commercial subdivision, Unit No. 4, located in Section 21, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish.
• Agreed to reduce the speed limit on approximately 0.37 miles of Old Brownlee Road, from Bossier City limits north of Wemple Road to Vanceville Road, from 40 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour.
• Scheduled a public hearing on March 3 to consider the application of Vaquero Haughton Partners, LLC, to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 1.25 acres, more or less, located in Section 15, Township 18 North, Range 12 West, Bossier Parish, (southwest corner of Highway 80 and Remco Drive), from R-A, Residence-Agricultural District, to B-3, General Business District, for an O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Store.
• Scheduled a public hearing on March 3 to consider the application of MasTec for ATT, to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission for a conditional use approval for a small cell tower located at 2010 Colleen Drive, Bossier City.
• Scheduled a public hearing on March 3 to consider the application of Kenneth Lawler, E&L Development, to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission for a conditional use approval for a proposed apartment complex on a B-3, General Business District, tract of land being 9.2 acres, more or less, located in Section 14, Township 18 North, Range 14 West, Bossier Parish.
• Scheduled a public hearing on March 3 to consider relocation of the voting precinct polling place for Precinct 02-08, from Butler Educational Complex, 541 Detroit Street, Bossier City, to Stonewall Baptist Church, 807 Eatman Street, Bossier City.
• Scheduled a public hearing on March 3 to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 10, Article IV “Parades and Public Demonstrations” of the Bossier Parish Code of Ordinances, to amend Sections 53 and 54.
• Consider scheduling a public hearing on March 3 to consider changing the name of an existing portion of Swan Lake Road, said portion beginning at Swan Lake Road and ending as a dead-end road being 0.25 miles, from Swan Lake Road to Hammack Way, located in Sections 22 and 23, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish.
• Scheduled a public hearing on March 3 to consider establishing a 30 mile per hour speed limit on Hammack Way, located in Sections 22 and 23, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish.
• Accepted report on meeting of the Capital Improvements/Building & Grounds Committee.
• Accepted report on meeting of the Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 Board of Appeals.
• Agreed to designate Forest Hills subdivision as a golf cart community and to designate all roadways in Forest Hills subdivision as golf cart friendly.
• Approved the application of Cody Williams, for renewal of a 2021 Bossier Parish beer license at Swamp Daddy’s, 104 Bills Lane, Haughton.
• Reappointed Jimmy Hall to the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission for a six (6) year term, term to expire February 15, 2027.
• Adopted a Resolution of Support urging the Louisiana Legislature to pass legislation which will invest in the installation of high-speed internet for rural Louisiana.
• Approved a request from Chad Howard, President of the Forest Hills Homeowners Association, to lease parish owned property located at Lot 32, Forest Hills Subdivision, Unit No. 6.
• Adopted a resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the special election held in the Parish of Bossier on Saturday, December 5, 2020, to authorize continuation of a special tax therein.  (Renewal of 10-year ad valorem tax for Bossier Parish Corrections Facilities).
• Adopted resolutions supporting applications for the FY2020-2021 Local Government Assistance Program.
• Adopted resolutions supporting applications for the FY2020-2021 Community Water Enrichment Fund.
• Approved a Federally Funded Public Assistance State Agreement entered into by the State of Louisiana, Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and Bossier Parish for Hurricane Laura Disaster Declaration (FEMA-DR-4559-LA), CFDA 97.036.
• Approved Change Order No. 4 for Project No. 2019-132, West Linton Road Extension to Fairburn Avenue.
• Approved Change Order No. 2 for Project No. 2019-112, Swan Lake Road Re-alignment over Flat River.
• Approved the Certificate of Substantial Completion for Project No. 2019-112, Swan Lake Road Re-alignment over Flat River.
• Accepted streets and drainage in Padgett Place subdivision, Unit No. 2, into the parish road system for permanent maintenance.
• Approved a Contract for Professional Services between the Bossier Parish Police Jury and Lazenby & Associates, Inc., for clearing and grubbing plans for Bossier North-South Corridor, Swan Lake Road (Flat River to Crouch Road), L&A Project No. 09E090.22.
• Adopted a resolution authorizing the Bossier Parish Police Jury to acquire and/or expropriate all parcels, tracts, properties or servitudes required for the North Shared Use Trail, Phase II, and authorize the Parish Administrator or Parish President to execute any and all documents, instruments, or affidavits that may be necessary or convenient to said acquisition and/or expropriation, including a certificate of authorization to expropriate.
• Accepted proposal of David W. Volentine, MAI, for appraisal services for North Shared Use Trail, Phase II.
• Ratified approval of an Amended Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Bossier Parish Police Jury and CBB Water System, Inc., in connection with the Linton Road Bridge.
• Ratified acceptance of a proposal of Robert L. Russell, MAI, for appraisal services for Linton Road realignment at Flat River project.
• Adopted a resolution authorizing the Bossier Parish Police Jury to acquire and/or expropriate all parcels, tracts, properties or servitudes required for the Linton Road realignment at Flat River project, including but not limited to Parcel Nos. P-1, P-4, P-4-C-1, being located in Section 16, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, and authorize the Parish Administrator or Parish President to execute any and all documents, instruments, or affidavits that may be necessary or convenient to said acquisition and/or expropriation, including a certificate of authorization to expropriate.