[0:12] public hearing is called to order for
August 24th, 2026. We have several items
[0:17] on public hearing. The first is a
condemnation hearing at 55507
[0:22] Highway 51 Independence, assessment
number 426105
[0:27] in District 3. Jerry, will you come up?
[0:33] That mic needs to be turned on.
>> You got me?
[0:37] » There you go.
>> Good evening. Um, we're here concerning
[0:41] the condemnation
um hearing concerning the property at
[0:44] 55507
Highway 51 Independence, which is in
[0:48] district number three. Uh, the ownership
of that property is Miss Connie Bell.
[0:53] Um, I've been working this case for for
some time now, and we have actually
[0:57] gotten to the process to We're here for
the owner's hearing tonight. Um, we've
[1:02] already been through uh courtesy notices
to the heirs. They've been contacted.
[1:08] Miss Myra Holden is here this evening.
She's going to give you a brief u idea
[1:13] of what they're planning to do with the
property from this point. Um, we've
[1:18] already been through the ROC letter that
the our building official Robert Morgan
[1:22] and our president Robert Miller have
signed off on. Uh, of course we have
[1:26] already had the ROC meeting and you've
given anonymous uh presentation and
[1:31] accepted and adopted that and we're here
now to uh find out what we can do with
[1:37] that with this property. It is
definitely condemnable. Um, it's a
[1:42] threetory singlestory structure and it
is definitely a danger to the community.
[1:48] We need to eliminate it. Um there have
been squatters that have been in this
[1:53] structure several times and uh that's
where we're at. Thank you.
[2:05] » If you would please state your name and
address.
[2:07] » Yes, ma'am. Good evening. My name is
Myra Holden. My address is 52245 Down
[2:12] Road, Independence, Louisiana.
[2:20] I ain't know nothing to speak in front
of all y'all. But anyway,
[2:24] here um
>> there are
[2:30] my grandmother. There were 12 children.
Of those 12 children, only one is living
[2:36] and that's my aunt Connie in the back.
She and two of her other sisters bought
[2:40] the house, but at the time the house was
put in one sister's name for whatever
[2:45] reason. And so that sister passed and so
she's unable to do anything to the house
[2:52] because it's in that sister's name. And
we've been going through trying to get
[2:57] all the signatures. That's what we are
now. Getting all the signatures so we
[3:00] can do a secession. We open the
secession so we can get the house in her
[3:04] name and is our plan to demolish the
house and she's going to sell the
[3:09] property. So that's where we are right
now. I have sent the letters to the
[3:14] cousins that are out of state. Neither
of the ladies in who were living in the
[3:18] house had any children. So I had to send
it to all all of us that were the
[3:26] children of the children.
>> The picture we have it doesn't look like
[3:30] the house is secured. Are you able to
secure it to board it up?
[3:35] » No, ma'am. About you said boarding it
up. We never tried to do that yet
[3:39] because we thought we'd be able to just
go in and do what we needed to do, but
[3:44] we didn't. and that's when we ran into
the um problem that we had to get it put
[3:49] in her name. So, if that's something we
need to do, we can
[3:56] look at doing that because we've never c
had to deal with something like this
[4:00] before.
>> Mr. Joseph,
[4:03] » your microphone, Mr.
>> I think it's the same property that Doug
[4:06] Marter and the church was.
>> Yes, that's going to help us with Yes,
[4:09] sir. That's it.
>> Yeah, it's on Highway 51. It really
[4:12] needs to be demolished and
I'm in agreement with whatever the
[4:16] family wants. I think we're going to
need more time for that though. Am I
[4:19] correct?
>> Yes, sir.
[4:20] » So, uh I think 30 days would be
sufficient.
[4:24] » I'm praying. Yes, sir.
>> About 30 more days will help you.
[4:27] » Yes, sir. It would definitely help. Yes,
sir.
[4:28] » Okay. I'm okay with that.
>> Do you think they should try to get
[4:32] those doors covered or you're okay with
it being like it is?
[4:38] » Well, it's just a matter of time before
it comes down. So, I don't think they do
[4:40] anything with it.
>> Okay,
[4:42] » we're good. [clears throat] It's been
there forever.
[4:44] » Yes, sir.
>> Yeah. I'm glad you all are doing
[4:47] something with it, though.
>> Yes, sir. Thank you.
[4:49] » I tried a couple years ago and it was
kind of for the same problem with the
[4:52] airs, etc.
>> So, now we got that squared away.
[4:56] » Let's move forward.
>> All right. This will come back up for a
[5:00] vote under our um
>> and I'll make the motion
[5:03] » regular hearing. So, thank you so much.
[clears throat]
[5:05] » Thank you all.
>> So, so we're going to give them 30 days
[5:07] to
>> We'll bring we'll bring it back up.
[5:10] » It's gonna come back up
>> and vote on it. make that motion.
[5:14] » All right. The next item is TP Ordinance
2627, an ordinance to declare surplus of
[5:19] one 2020 Dodge minivan bin number one
nine, I'm sorry, 11 198, asset number
[5:25] 23978,
and authorize the donation of set asset
[5:30] to the Tanchaho Voluntary Council on
Aging. Is anyone here to speak on that?
[5:36] Next, we have TP Ordinance 2628, an
ordinance amending chapter 36, planning
[5:41] and development, and chapter 26, license
and miscellaneous [clears throat]
[5:45] business regulations to establish
standards for group homes or community
[5:49] homes and related matters.
The next one is TP Ordinance 2629, an
[5:55] ordinance establishing a 25 mph speed
limit sign on Poche Road in District 9.
[6:03] Okay, we'll go ahead and call the
regular business to order. If you have a
[6:06] cell phone, please mute it or turn it
off. We'll have the invocation by
[6:10] Councilwoman Seatat followed by the
pledge of allegiance led by Councilman
[6:14] Wells.
[6:18] Please bow your heads and pray with me.
Heavenly Father, we want to thank you
[6:23] for this opportunity to come here
tonight as a council and as a community.
[6:28] Father, we pray that you give this
council the wisdom and the knowledge to
[6:32] make the best decisions for the people
of our parish. We pray Lord for
[6:37] especially for Tantrao Parish. Uh please
put a hedge of protection over us from
[6:41] storms, any natural disasters as we're
still going through hurricane season.
[6:47] Lord, we pray for our military and our
first responders. We're so grateful to
[6:51] have them in this amazing country that
we call home. Lord, we continue to pray
[6:55] for our students, our teachers, and all
of our administrators as we're beginning
[6:59] our new school year to also place a
hedge of protection over our children.
[7:04] Lord, we pray that they have a wonderful
year with sports beginning and just
[7:08] protect them, Father, from any type of
harm. We pray that you protect us as we
[7:12] go home this evening. We thank you again
for all the blessings that you've given
[7:15] us. In your name we pray. Amen.
>> All veterans and active military Please
[7:24] present the proper salute. I pledge
algiance to the flag of the United
[7:30] States of America and to the republic
for which it stands. One nation under
[7:36] God, indivisible with liberty and
justice for all. [clears throat]
[7:42] » Mr. Would you call roll, please?
>> Mr. Sagra
[7:46] » here.
>> Mr. Graia here.
[7:47] » Mr. Joseph,
>> present.
[7:49] » Mr. Havis
>> here.
[7:50] » Mr. Richtol here.
>> Mr. Mayu here.
[7:52] » Mr. Wells
>> here,
[7:53] » Mr. Val.
>> Miss Hyde
[7:55] » here. Miss Catapat
>> here.
[7:59] » Right. Hopefully everyone's had a chance
to look over the minutes from our August
[8:02] 10th meeting. If there are no
corrections, we'll entertain a motion to
[8:06] approve.
>> So move.
[8:08] » I second.
>> Have a motion by Mr. Wells, second by
[8:11] Mr. Joseph. Roll call, please.
>> Mr. Graia, yes. Mr. Joseph, Mr. Havis,
[8:16] yes.
>> Mr. Richtoell, Mr. Mayu, yes.
[8:18] » Mr. Wells,
>> yes.
[8:19] » Miss Hy, yes.
>> Miss Cotch, yes.
[8:21] » Mr. Agra.
>> Yes.
[8:23] » Does anyone wish to to address an agenda
item that was not on public hearing? Not
[8:29] President Miller, will you come and give
us your report, please?
[8:35] » Good evening. [clears throat] We have
two quick items. I think the first one
[8:40] is a financial report, which we had a
finance committee meeting earlier.
[8:43] Finance committee met. Um, our budget's
in good shape. few adjustments here and
[8:48] there, but everything's staying in line
with what uh we projected for the year.
[8:52] Uh you [clears throat] have a copy
emailed to each of you if you have any
[8:56] questions. As always, call and ask our
staff. We'll be glad to get you any
[9:00] specifics that you need. The second item
is is a proclamation for National Seat
[9:06] Tracks Think Train uh Think Train Week,
September 21st through the 27th. We'll
[9:12] be participating with the railroad on
various social messaging and so forth.
[9:16] We have a proclamation for the railroad.
And that is the end of my report. If
[9:20] y'all have any questions, I'm I'm done.
Thank y'all very much.
[9:26] » M
>> Bridget,
[9:28] » yes.
>> I appreciate this u the presentation on
[9:33] safe track. I spoke with U. Kim Coats,
state rep involved in the accident we
[9:40] just had in Shiloh and she and her team
are working on getting the the arms to
[9:46] come,
>> okay,
[9:47] » with uh CNN. So I ask her to please keep
me informed and whenever that occurs, I
[9:54] can let the people in that community
know. So hopefully we can save somebody
[9:58] else's life.
>> Very much. Yeah. I mean, it's
[10:00] definitely, you know, it's annually they
do this, but it's every day that we need
[10:05] to make sure we
>> That's right.
[10:06] » pay attention to the train.
>> And I saw the statistics, too, about how
[10:09] many people are killed yearly in the
United States.
[10:11] » Yeah.
>> Over 200 and something.
[10:14] » The train always wins.
>> Yes.
[10:22] » All right. The first item under regular
business, we have a presentation from uh
[10:28] 911 Kevin Spansel.
[10:38] » Good afternoon everybody. Um
uh to start off I wanted to kind of give
[10:43] you a quick uh apology because we had a
12minute video that we were going to
[10:47] show. Um unfortunately the company who
produced the video uh for Axon which is
[10:53] a vendor that we're we're utilizing to
move to our new system. Um, their legal
[10:57] team hasn't released that video to the
public yet. Uh, it was supposed to
[11:00] happen today. It didn't, so I apologize
about that. However,
[11:05] I'll tell you a little bit about it. In
the video, it starts off with a Hispanic
[11:10] speaking mother calling to uh let you
know, let 911 know that her son, who was
[11:16] autistic, um, was missing.
It took about four minutes to a language
[11:23] translator on the line to be able to
determine what language they were
[11:28] speaking and then what she was saying
and then another three to four minutes
[11:33] of back and forth conversation.
So because of this the current system
[11:38] we're using and this is all over the
country it delayed that patient care it
[11:45] delayed that child being found by almost
eight minutes nine minutes just because
[11:51] of the language barrier. I think
everybody can understand and agree that
[11:57] people are speaking a lot of different
languages. We have a lot of issues with
[12:01] 911 where they call in and getting that
information started is is a big problem.
[12:08] The second part of the video with the
new system that we are purchasing and
[12:12] will go live with in January between
January and February is going to help
[12:17] fix that problem. It utilizes AI to hear
the caller's voice and then translate it
[12:24] into English
depending on the language. There are
[12:28] currently 10 different languages that
the the company does voicetovoice.
[12:33] So when the caller speaks Spanish, my
call taker hears English. Then when my
[12:38] calls uh call uh taker speaks English,
the caller hears Spanish. It takes about
[12:45] a second and a half to translate that
into the AI voice.
[12:50] So, that's coming. The new big and
greatest thing is that we're going to
[12:56] get GPS uh coordinates from every cell
phone when it calls. We'll be able to
[13:01] get the X, the Y, and the Z. So, we'll
even be able to tell what floor a
[13:05] person's on that's calling.
Right now, about 90% of all of our calls
[13:11] are coming in cellular. So once we get
that information and the caller gives us
[13:17] permission to access their phone, we can
see what the caller's seeing. So if you
[13:21] have a school shooter, we're going to be
able to see what's going on in that
[13:25] school. If you have a fire, we're going
to be able to send that video to the
[13:30] fire department and they're going to be
able to see the fire. They're going to
[13:33] be able to see that before they get
there so they know if it's a run hot
[13:37] with lights and sirens or slow it down a
little bit.
[13:41] Um, there's a lot of other stuff. I I
don't want to I could spend an hour
[13:45] talking about it because I'm excited
about it, but those are the big things
[13:48] we're going to see. However, what does
that cost? There is a cost for that.
[13:53] That software is going to cost us and
it's a subscription. It's moving us to
[13:57] cloud-bas.
[14:04] Motorola has also uh let us know that
the current radio system that we are on,
[14:08] which was installed April of last year,
will go end of life in 2030.
[14:13] I love Motorola. Anyway, um so we have a
lot of stuff. Also, in our last class
[14:20] that we we just started, we had 10
applicants. We were able to have we were
[14:26] able to hire two.
So, we have some pay increases that
[14:31] we're going to have to do to attract
some more people from the southern end
[14:35] of the parish to come up on up to a meet
and come work up here. It's it's a great
[14:38] place. And so, we need to get some
people to come up here and do that. And
[14:43] for $17 an hour, you can be a cashier at
Costco.
[14:48] No responsibility.
911 takes a lot more responsibility. So,
[14:53] we want to try to fix that, too. So,
with all of that, I get into my
[14:58] presentation and the slides we have. So,
in June of this year, uh, legislation
[15:03] passed to allow us to move the cell
phone fee from $1.25 to $2. That's per
[15:12] wire line per month. So, the average
caller is going to have see a yearly
[15:18] increase of $9. Um, with this
information, this is done by
[15:24] legislation. It hasn't been increased
since 2016.
[15:28] So, it really is time. We're looking at
10 years since the last increase. So,
[15:33] this is going to allow us to do all the
things that we want to do, including
[15:37] expanding or building a new building.
[15:42] The proposal, um, do you want to put it
up there or you don't have to.
[15:48] » No. Okay. Don't worry about it. It's
okay. Um,
[15:52] what it is, again, we're just going to
increase from $1.25 to $2. It's going to
[15:57] start January 1, 2027,
and is supported by act 947, which was
[16:04] previously House Bill 463.
It was authored by uh, Representative
[16:09] McMacken.
Um, it basically took the legislation
[16:14] that was done in 2016 and it basically
nullvoided it. It passed in the House
[16:19] and the Senate unanimously.
Um, and again, it became law without the
[16:24] governor's signature. So, once it, I
believe it's 22 days, uh, if it sits
[16:29] after it's been voted on and the
governor doesn't sign it, it
[16:32] automatically becomes law, which it did.
[snorts]
[16:37] Um, part of that law did change a couple
things. one, we have to have a public
[16:43] hearing now before we're allowed to
increase those rates. And before we can
[16:47] have that public hearing, we have to let
all of the parish councils know. This
[16:50] will be statewide. So, this is me
letting you guys know that we
[16:55] potentially will be increasing our
rates. On Thursday, we will be having a
[16:59] public hearing. [snorts] Um, after that
public hearing, our board of
[17:03] commissioners will vote on if we're
going to go to the $2 or not. Um then
[17:10] after we do all of that, we are going to
have to prepare a annual report that
[17:15] will come both to the parish council and
to the secretary of state and to the
[17:19] governor's office of homeland security
and about 10 other agencies that we will
[17:24] produce the number of calls we are
receiving. [snorts] We will produce um a
[17:29] figure in what this increase has uh
generated. All of that will be done on a
[17:34] yearly basis and provided to you guys
sort of at a state of the 911 address.
[17:39] Um, and we'll do that publicly.
Um,
[17:46] do y'all have any questions on any of
that?
[17:55] » Yes, sir.
>> 2.1. Did you guys
[17:59] uh look into any grants out there
through GOAP?
[18:02] We have looked at several grants.
Unfortunately,
[18:06] for one reason or another, we either
don't fit into it or we missed the
[18:11] deadline for it. Um, so there are
unfortunately no available grants
[18:16] currently for this type of upgrade. I
can get a grant to paint my building. I
[18:21] can get a grant to to do all kinds of
different stuff, but to increase the
[18:25] technology, there's no grants right now
for that.
[18:28] » Well, you said technology. I said public
safety.
[18:32] I don't disagree.
>> Okay.
[18:39] » All right. Well, thank you all very
much.
[18:42] » So, I I got a question, too. Go
>> ahead. [clears throat]
[18:45] » If y'all do the do this increase, and
I'm sure it probably will pass.
[18:51] » Um,
once you get past this this hump of of
[18:56] of this initial payment, will y'all roll
that back?
[18:59] » Would that be considered? I mean, at
least it definitely should be considered
[19:02] a hope.
>> I would love to tell you that yes, we'll
[19:05] definitely do that. I think with
everything getting more expensive, you
[19:09] don't see things rolling back too often.
But if there is if we have an excessive
[19:14] amount of money that is being generated
from this, then yes, I would imagine us
[19:19] to back off of that. But with the
increase in that, a new radio system is
[19:24] going to be about a million dollars. Um,
and a new building can be anywhere from
[19:30] five to 10 million depending on the the
size. So, it's going to take a long time
[19:34] for that to
>> to balance out.
[19:37] » What What What is y'all's current
revenue now? You know that off top of
[19:39] your head? Curious.
>> Currently, we are just shy of $3 million
[19:43] is our yearly budget.
>> Okay. That's what I quite do, but
[19:50] » Kevin, the the increase that that you
did, what was it? February and then that
[19:55] went effect in April. That was only on
landlines.
[19:57] » That [clears throat] was on landlines
and uh business phones.
[20:00] » Okay. So, this is only on sale. Correct.
>> Correct.
[20:03] » Do you know about how many cell phones
there are?
[20:06] » I don't have the exact number of cell
phones. I do know that it it right now
[20:10] we're about 90% of our calls are
cellular. Um and it's really that was
[20:16] one of the things that this law was
fighting for. Um,
[20:21] basically they were going to require the
phone companies to provide us uh
[20:25] documentation
um and allow us to audit their numbers.
[20:30] That got lobbyed out of this law really
quick and did not last long. So, it's
[20:34] not in this law. However, the directors
uh for the whole state, we have 64
[20:39] parishes. They're all represented with a
number one or e 911 board director. Um
[20:44] we are fighting together to get that
change because right now we're at their
[20:49] whim. Um so this will allow us to force
them to provide that information to us.
[20:55] » So how are you anticipating
what the 75 cent increase will bring in?
[21:00] If you don't
>> historical numbers only.
[21:02] » I'm sorry.
>> Historical numbers only.
[21:04] » Okay. So, we're looking at trends and
what we've seen. And if we take what
[21:08] we've received payment for and we we
extrapolate that out, it'll give us the
[21:13] the number that we're expecting
just shy of a million dollar uh influx
[21:19] with this increase.
>> Okay. You have any other questions? Put
[21:24] your mic on.
>> Daryl. Daryl.
[21:26] » Put your mic on. 1 million extra with 75
cents. Correct.
[21:32] » Is what you're looking
>> correct. We're looking to be just shy of
[21:35] a million.
>> Okay.
[21:39] » All right. Is there any other questions?
We don't need to take any action on
[21:42] this.
>> Thank you very much for your time. I
[21:46] appreciate it.
>> All right. Item four, discussion and
[21:51] possible action on condemnation 55507,
Highway 51, Independence, assessment
[21:57] number 426105,
Mr. Joseph.
[22:02] » Yes. I mean, you all heard what the uh
Miss Holden had to say previously
[22:08] and that's something we've been working
on for a good while. So, I think it's in
[22:11] order. It's on Highway 51 on the main
drag. It's an eyesore. So, I recommend
[22:17] we give them 30 more days to uh run down
the heirs. It's very difficult when you
[22:24] have 15 20 airs and they all are not
here. Chicago, New York. So, I think
[22:29] they need time to get that done. So,
I'll make that motion.
[22:31] » Okay.
>> Have a motion by Mr. Joseph. Second by
[22:34] Mr. Wells. Roll call, please.
>> Mr. Joseph?
[22:38] » Yes.
>> Mr. Havis?
[22:39] » Yes.
>> Mr. Richell? Yes.
[22:41] » Mr. Mayu?
>> Yes.
[22:42] » Mr. Wells?
>> Yes.
[22:43] » Miss Hyde?
>> Yes. Miss Seat?
[22:45] » Yes.
>> Mr. Sagra? Yes,
[22:46] » Mr. Grant.
>> Yes.
[22:48] » Thank you.
>> You're welcome.
[22:49] » All right. We have three ordinances for
adoption. The first one is TP Ordinance
[22:54] 2627, an ordinance to declare one 2020
Dodge minivan, VIN number 1198,
[23:01] asset 23978,
and to authorize the donation of set
[23:06] asset to the Tancho Voluntary Council on
Aging.
[23:10] » So move.
>> I'll second.
[23:12] » I have a motion by Mr. Mayu, second by
Mr. Wells. Roll call, please.
[23:16] » Mr. Havis,
>> yes.
[23:17] » Mr. Richel, Mr. Mayu, yes. Mr. Wells,
yes.
[23:20] » Miss Hyde, yes.
>> Miss Sat, yes.
[23:22] » Mr. Sagra, yes.
>> Mr. Engra, yes. Mr. Joseph,
[23:25] » yes.
>> Adoption of TP Ordinance 2628, an
[23:29] ordinance amending chapter 36, planning
and development, and chapter 26, license
[23:34] and miscellaneous business regulations
to establish standards for group homes
[23:38] or community homes and related matters.
This is being recommended by the DRC.
[23:44] So move.
>> I'll second. Who was first?
[23:49] » I'll second.
>> Motion by Mr. Joseph, second by Miss
[23:53] Cotat. Roll call, please.
>> Mr. Richtoell,
[23:55] » yes.
>> Mr. Mayu,
[23:56] » yes.
>> Mr. WS, yes.
[23:57] » Miss Hy, yes. Miss Cotat,
>> yes.
[23:59] » Mr. Sager, [clears throat] yes.
>> Mr. Graphic,
[24:01] » yes.
>> Mr. Joseph, Mr. Havis,
[24:03] » yes.
>> Adoption of TP ordinance 2629, an
[24:07] ordinance ordinance establishing a 25
mph speed limit on Poche Road. That's in
[24:13] my district. If somebody will make that
motion for me.
[24:17] » Second.
>> Have a motion by Mr. Wells, second by
[24:21] Mr. Havis. Roll call, please.
>> Mr. Mayu.
[24:25] » Yes.
>> Mr. Wells?
[24:26] » Yes.
>> Miss Hyde?
[24:27] » Yes.
>> Miss Sat?
[24:28] » Yes.
>> Mr. Sinagra? Yes.
[24:29] » Mr. Graphic? Yes. Mr. Joseph? Yes. Mr.
Havis? Yes.
[24:32] » Mr. Rich?
>> Yes.
[24:34] » All right. We have three items uh to be
introduced tonight. The first is
[24:40] introduction of TP Ordinance 2630, an
ordinance establishing a three-way stop
[24:45] at the intersection of Shingle Singleton
Road and Smart Road in District 3.
[24:52] » Any motion? So, I got it.
>> Okay.
[24:55] » Second.
>> I have a motion by Mr. Joseph, second by
[24:58] Mr. Ingraphy. Roll call, please.
>> Mr. Wells?
[25:01] » Yes.
>> Miss Hyde? Yes.
[25:02] » Miss Seat?
>> Yes.
[25:03] » Mr. Sagra? Yes.
>> Mr. Mr. Joseph?
[25:06] » Yes.
>> Mr. Havis?
[25:07] » Yes.
>> Mr. Richtol?
[25:08] » Yes. Mr. Mayu.
>> Yes.
[25:11] » Right. Introduction of TP Ordinance
2631, an ordinance amending and enacting
[25:16] chapter chapter 6, alcoholic beverages.
U, this is just basically cleaning up
[25:21] some language on our process um to get
approval. This is also recommended by
[25:26] the DRC.
[25:30] » So second
>> have a motion by Mr. Joseph, second by
[25:34] Mr. Havis. Roll call, please.
>> Miss Hyde.
[25:37] » Yes.
>> Miss Sat.
[25:38] » Yes. Mr. Sinager. Yes. Mr. Graphy. Yes.
Mr. Joseph. Yes. Mr. Havis.
[25:42] » Yes.
>> Mr. Richel. Yes. Mr. Mayu. Yes. Mr.
[25:44] Wells.
>> Yes. Right.
[25:46] » The last one is introduction of TP
Ordinance 2632, an ordinance to
[25:50] authorize the parish president or his
authorized designate to execute any and
[25:55] all documents in regard to the purchase
and acquisition of property through the
[25:59] hazard mitigation grant program. Y'all
have any questions for Missy?
[26:06] This this is the resolution
[clears throat] so we get to participate
[26:09] in that program. If we don't have it,
they won't let us. So this a formality
[26:14] that we have to do.
>> I'll make the motion.
[26:17] » I'll second it.
>> I have a motion by Mr. Havis, second by
[26:20] Mr. Wells. Roll call, please.
>> Miss Sat?
[26:23] » Yes.
>> Mr. Sagra? Yes.
[26:25] » Mr. Graphia?
>> Yes.
[26:26] » Mr. Joseph?
>> Yes.
[26:27] » Mr. Havis?
>> Yes.
[26:28] » Mr. Richtor? Yes.
>> Mr. Mayu? Yes.
[26:30] » Mr. Wells? Yes. Miss Hyde?
>> Yes. Those uh ordinances will be on
[26:35] public hearing at the September 14th
meeting at 5:30.
[26:40] We have two resolutions. The first is
adoption of TP resolution 2623, a
[26:46] resolution of the Tancho Parish Council
President Government authorizing the
[26:50] filing of an application with the
Louisiana Department of Transportation
[26:53] and Development for a grant under any of
the following FTA programs managed
[26:58] through the Louisiana Department of
Transportation and Development.
[27:04] Does Miss Debbie need to speak on this,
Robbie, or this is just an annual
[27:08] resolution?
[27:11] » I'll make that motion, madam.
>> All right,
[27:13] » I'll second.
>> It's another one of those annual things
[27:15] that we have to do.
>> Mhm.
[27:16] » I have a motion by Mr. Wells, second by
Mr. Havis. Roll call, please. Mr. Sagra,
[27:20] yes. Mr. Graia, yes. Mr. Joseph, Mr.
Havis,
[27:23] » yes.
>> Mr. Richel, Mr. Mayu, yes. Mr. Wells,
[27:26] yes. Miss Hy, yes. Missat,
>> yes.
[27:30] » All right. The last one is adoption of
TP ordinance 2624, a resolution
[27:35] authorizing the parish president or his
authorized designate to execute an
[27:40] intergovernmental agreement between the
Tancho Parish government and the Tancho
[27:43] Parish Sheriff's Office regarding new
construction of an inmate dormatory
[27:48] associated expenses and release
liability. I think Sheriff, would you
[27:53] like to come and speak on that?
[28:04] be a test here. Okay, I got it. Good
evening, council. Good evening, uh,
[28:08] President Miller. Uh, I want to I have a
statement prepared. I just like to read
[28:12] it so I don't ramble and, uh, want to
respect everyone's time here. I come
[28:17] [clears throat] to you today in a
partnership with parish government
[28:19] regarding a new building dedicated to
housing my agency's work release program
[28:24] operations. The partnership is founded
through an agreement that commits parish
[28:28] officials to providing the physical
structure of the housing facility,
[28:32] including all amenities as detailed in
the pre-bid opening. The Tangible Parish
[28:36] Sheriff's Office commits to maintaining
the structure and managing the
[28:40] operations that occur within that
structure. I'm grateful to the parish
[28:44] for agreeing to fund the complete
construction of this facility. Upon the
[28:48] finalization of the finer details of
that agreement with the legal uh with
[28:53] the legal teams, I believe the end
result will satisfy all outstanding
[28:57] legal matters between Tangible Parish
government and the Tangible Parish
[29:01] Sheriff's Office related to the Tangible
Parish Jail and concludes all litigation
[29:06] between the parish government and the
sheriff's office. Uh your support of
[29:11] this productive engagement is most
appreciated. And uh so what this is is a
[29:16] a work work release dorm. It will allow
us to um you know replace the very
[29:22] outdated facility that our work release
inmates are currently in. We house about
[29:28] 50. This will bring it up to about 180.
So with that uh you know obviously it's
[29:34] an increase of much needed revenue for
for our sheriff's office. Um, but it
[29:39] will not only uh help with the care,
custody, and control of those inmates,
[29:45] but it will allow us uh to give them a
road map to once they get out of jail,
[29:51] they're already going to be having a
job. And, you know, they'll leave with a
[29:55] paycheck and hopefully land on their
feet and be able to sustain sustain
[29:59] themselves where we won't come back. And
uh I I appreciate the cooperation with
[30:04] President Miller and we've made great
strides in the jail over the last uh two
[30:09] years plus that I've been in office and
Jeffrey's been on the front line there
[30:13] and I I appreciate and applaud his his
efforts and um and so we uh we've come a
[30:19] long way and uh we've done so with the
help of of our parish government and I
[30:25] greatly appreciate that but we got a
ways to go. So that any questions or
[30:29] comments?
>> Thank you, Senator.
[30:33] » I appreciate y'all's time. Thank you.
>> I will partnership.
[30:39] » Okay.
>> All right. I have a motion by Mr. Havis.
[30:45] » Second.
>> And a second by Miss Cat. Roll call,
[30:48] please. Mr. Graphia.
>> Yes.
[30:50] » Mr. Joseph, yes.
>> Mr. Havis,
[30:52] » yes.
>> Mr. Richell, Mr. Mayu, yes.
[30:54] » Mr. Wells? Yes.
>> Miss Hyde?
[30:56] » Yes. Miss Attack.
>> Yes.
[30:58] » Mr. Sager.
>> Yes.
[30:59] » All right. Beer, wine, and liquor
permit.
[31:02] » None. Legal matters.
>> Life is good. Nothing to report tonight.
[31:05] » All right. Councilman's privileges.
>> Yes, ma'am. I have one. I'd like to
[31:10] introduce one of my constituents, Mr.
Ron Jenko, who is our new school board
[31:14] superintendent. [applause]
[31:21] Ron, we have Miss C. Attach. She could
tell you any problem in a schooling
[31:25] system. [laughter]
We have Mr. Lewis Joseph who used to be
[31:28] a superintendent when
>> any problem.
[31:31] » So if you want to come up and say a few
words, we'd love to hear you.
[31:40] » Thank you. Uh President Miller, thank
you. Council, thank you. I'm smart
[31:44] enough to know when a meetings going
quick, do not be the reason everybody
[31:47] stays late. [laughter]
Uh so I just thank y'all for the support
[31:50] that y'all have given the school system
over the years. We look forward to
[31:53] continuing that. uh to the community,
just know that I'm coming. Whether it is
[31:57] another council meeting, etc. We need
your help. It is not a oneperson job, as
[32:02] I said the other night, it's not a
nine-person job. It is everyone in the
[32:05] district from the north end to the south
end. We know we live in the best parish.
[32:10] Now, we're going to get have the best
school system. Uh years ago, Mr. Miller
[32:13] and I had a talk and he said, "Ron, what
do you want to do?" And I said, "I want
[32:17] to have the best school system." He
said, "Why stop in just the state?" and
[32:20] he's right because our kids compete in
regional uh against regional competition
[32:25] for jobs. So that's what we're going to
do. We're going to start being the best
[32:28] in the state and we're going to work on
out of that. So with your help, we're
[32:31] going to get there. Uh if you get a
chance and when you see Miss Melissa
[32:35] Stilly, I would be remiss if we did not
thank her for where she's brought us to
[32:40] this point. Now she's handing the baton
to me and it's my job to get us to where
[32:44] I know we can be. So thank you for your
support. Uh we'll take some prayers. So,
[32:48] thank you. [laughter]
>> Thank you. [applause]
[32:54] » All right, we have a fireboard meeting.
We'll take a few minutes.
[32:56] » Can I pick it back off?
>> Oh, yeah. Go ahead. I'm sorry.
[32:59] » Coach, I want to thank you again. You
know, you and I have been partners in
[33:02] crime for a long time. Uh, his dad and I
worked together and Ron coached my kids
[33:09] when he was at Independence High School.
Outstanding educator. His wife is an
[33:14] educator, principal at Luranja. So Ron,
we appreciate all all that you are doing
[33:19] and what you're going to do. And if you
need some advice, you got my phone
[33:24] number. [laughter]
>> And I would like to piggyback as well,
[33:28] Mr. Jenko. I've seen your leadership and
I truly appreciate all that you do for
[33:33] everyone that works for the TPO Parish
School System. And you are very well
[33:37] respected, very much admired, and we are
all beyond thrilled to have you as our
[33:42] next superintendent. So thank you.
Congratulations.
[33:47] » [laughter]
>> All right, Mr. Wales.
[33:56] » Yeah.