Police Jury Meeting Notes: July 6, 2022

Construction on the final link connecting I-220 north to Crouch Rd. could begin within 30 days after the Bossier Parish Police Jury voted Wednesday to accept a bid for phase two of the north/south corridor beginning at the Flat River bridge on Swan Lake Rd.

Construction on the northern section, which came in at a bid of $20.8 million, is expected to take about two years to complete. Specialty Trackhoe submitted the low bid for the project.

Once the project is completed, motorists will be able to connect with LA Hwy. 162 via Crouch Rd. Parish engineers have said the roadway will help alleviate heavy traffic on both LA Hwy. 3 (Benton Rd.) and Airline Dr. Traffic is already travelling on the corridor's southern section which covers from I-220 to the Flat River bridge.

"I've watched this process go through on this road since I've been here and the staff has really worked hard, everybody has worked hard to make this happen," said Dist. 3 jury member Philip Rodgers. "It's exciting to see it finally get passed." Part of the new roadway runs through Rodgers' district.

Jurors also voted Wednesday to accept bids on other improvement projects, including $3.3 million for the expansion of the wastewater collection system for the Hwy. 80 East sewer system Wicker Construction was declared low bidder.

Also, Earnest Contracting was awarded a $400,000 contract for improvements and repair on Coleman Rd. and Dalrymple Rd. Parish Engineer Eric Hudson said work on the  roads is another example of the police jury teaming with companies to make necessary repairs.

In other business at Wednesday's meeting, police jury members:

• Awarded bid for Project No. 2021-105, Bossier North/South Corridor, Phase II (Flat River to Crouch Rd.), in accordance with bids received June 16, 2022.
• Awarded bid for Project No. 2022-101, Coleman Rd. and Dalrymple Rd. improvements, in accordance with bids received June 16, 2022.
• Awarded bid 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, in accordance with bids received June 27, 2022.
• Approved the selection committee’s recommendation to award professional services for Compensation and Benefit Study Analysis for Bossier Parish Police Jury.
• Approved the plat of the proposed development of Edgewater Pass subdivision, located in Section 22, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish; previously approved on November 3, 2021; located off Legacy Elementary Dr.
• Approved the plat of the proposed development of Fairburn subdivision, Unit No. 4B, being a commercial planned unit development and a resubdivision of Lot 1, Fairburn subdivision, Unit No. 4A, located in Section 17, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish; located off Fairburn Ave.
• Approved amended drainage impact guidelines for new development in Bossier Parish.:
• Scheduled a public hearing on August 3 to consider approval of the plat of the proposed development of Willow Chute Estates subdivision, Unit No. 1, Amended Plat, being a replat of Willow Chute Estates subdivision, Unit No. 1, located in Section 27, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish; located north of Wemple Rd.
• Scheduled a public hearing on August 3 to consider approval of the minor plat for Susan Watts, located in Section 22, Township 20 North, Range 12 West, Bossier Parish; located off Dalrymple Rd.
• Scheduled a public hearing on August 17 to consider the application of Ryan Estess, Raley and Associates, to the Bossier City-Parish MPC, for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 4.524 acres, more or less, located in Section 33, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, from R-A, Residence-Agricultural District, to B-1, Business, Commercial Office District, for a proposed office park; located in the southeast corner of Wemple Rd. and Old Brownlee Rd.
• Scheduled a public hearing on August 17 to consider the application of East Highland Mobile Home Park to the Bossier City-Parish MPC, for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 20.84 acres, more or less, located at 952 Ferndale Blvd., Haughton, from B-3, General Business District, to R-MPH, Residential, Manufactured Housing Park District, for an existing mobile home park; located off Highway 80.
  
• Accepted report on meeting of Property Standards Board of Review and agreed to proceed to condemnation hearings on two properties.
• Accepted report on Health, Water Sanitation & Sewer District Committee.
• Adopted a resolution authorizing the acquisition by Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Bossier, from Eagle Water, LLC, in accordance with the terms of the Option to Purchase approved on July 12, 2018, for the sewer collection systems and wastewater and sewerage treatment facilities known as Turtle Creek, Jones Cypress Gardens and Cypress Gardens South, and authorize the Parish Administrator or Parish President to execute any and all documents.
• Accepted report on meeting of the Broadband Study Committee, and agreed to rescind a Request For Proposal (RFP) to help select providers.
• Accepted report of the Road/Subdivision Regulations Committee and agreed to schedule a public hearing on regulations governing mailboxes.
• Accepted report of the Policy & Procedures Committee and agreed to accept the donation of a metal crusher for the recycling program at the Bossier Parish correctional center. Also agreed to an expense reimbursement plan for meals during official trips.
• Scheduled a public hearing on August 3 to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 82 of the Bossier Parish Code of Ordinances of Bossier Parish, “Parks and Recreation,” to add Article IV “Lake Plain Dealing.”
• Agreed to call a special meeting of the Bossier Parish Police Jury at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17 for the purpose of conducting a public hearing to allow public comments regarding the proposed Bossier Parish Police Jury redistricting plan.
• Adopted Discretionary Fund Program policies and procedures.
• Approved a request by Charles Gray, Police Juror District 9, for discretionary funds to Community Support Programs, Inc., a non-profit agency providing social services in Northwest Louisiana.
• Reappointed Lloyd Dodson to the Haughton MPC Board for a four-year term, term to expire July 15, 2026.
• Reappointed Christopher Saucier to the Haughton MPC Board of Adjustments for a four-year term, term to expire July 15, 2026.
• Reappointed Jim Johnson and Tommy Boggs to the Bossier Public Trust Financing Authority Board, for four-year terms each, terms to expire June 30, 2026.
• Accepted the resignation of Wayne Davis from the Bossier Public Trust Finance Authority Board, effective immediately.
• Accepted the resignation of Wayne Davis from the Industrial Development Board of Bossier Parish, effective immediately.
• Accepted the resignation of Charles Boone from the Industrial Development Board of Bossier Parish, effective immediately.
• Ratified approval of acquisition of 5.475 acres, 5.016 acres being property and 0.459 acres being road dedication, adjacent to Little League Dr. and Lawson Bo Brandon Sports Complex, located in Section 6, Township 18 North, Range 11 West, Bossier Parish.
• Ratified approval of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Department of Transportation and Development and the Bossier Parish Police Jury in connection with the donation of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) from state project No. H.014106, LA. Hwy. 3.
• Adopted an ordinance authorizing the Parish of Bossier to enter into a Local Services Agreement with the Bossier Parish School Board to improve traffic congestion at the Benton Intermediate School by constructing an all-weather access road on school property from stockpiled millings, being a joint project of both entities.
• Approved the Certificate of Substantial Completion for Project No. 2021-116, proposed street improvements, DR 4263 PW 910 Paved Roads, Task Order No. 4.
• Approved Change Order No. 5 for Project No. 2021-116, proposed street improvements, DR 4263 PW 910 Paved Roads, Task Order No. 4.
• Approved the proposal from Carlisle Thompson for assistance with Bossier Parish Federal Land Access Program (FLAP) Grant Development and Submission.
• Accepted streets and drainage in Canal Place subdivision, Unit No. 3, into the parish road system for permanent maintenance.
• Adopted a resolution to authorize the execution of a Letter of No Objection from Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC, for proposed reconstruction of Franklin Rd.
• Authorized the Parish Attorney to pursue legal proceedings in the matter of improper discharge of sewer effluent on property owned by Nathen Stroud at 210 S. Clover Leaf Dr., Haughton.