Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners public meetings in 2020

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The Central Louisiana Regional Port Board will hold its monthly meeting on December 16, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. at the Port Central Office in Alexandria. The agenda includes only procedural items such as meeting location, ADA accommodations, and attendance confirmation; no specific decisions or proposals are listed in the provided notice.

• Meeting date: December 16, 2020, at 8:00 a.m.
• Location: Port Central Office, 600 River Port Road, Alexandria, LA
• ADA accommodations available by contacting Terry Spruill or Stephanie Ryland
• Attendance confirmation requested via phone or email

The Board approved financial statements for October and November 2020 and updated the Investment Policy. It also authorized a laptop purchase and awarded a fencing contract for the lower dock to the lowest responsive bidder.

• Approved October 2020 financial statements
• Approved November 2020 financial statements
• Approved change in Investment Policy
• Approved purchase of laptop for Executive Director's office not to exceed $4,300.00
• Awarded lower dock fencing installation contract to the lowest and most responsive bidder

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for November 18, 2020, has been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meeting is December 16, 2020.

There were no substantive decisions or discussions recorded as the November 2020 meeting was cancelled.

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

This is a procedural monthly meeting of the Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners. The agenda contains only meeting logistics and no specific items for discussion or decision.

The Board approved the termination of the Cool Planet lease via Resolution 2020-3. The Executive Director was authorized to execute documents with FEMA and GOHSEP for Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta recovery funding. Financial statements and the FY 2019-2020 Audit Report were also accepted.

• Approved termination of Cool Planet lease (Resolution 2020-3)
• Authorized Executive Director to execute FEMA and GOHSEP documents for Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta recovery funding
• Accepted Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Audit Report
• Approved August 2020 financial statements
• Approved September 2020 financial statements
• Approved 2021 Commission Meeting dates
• Approved August 26, 2020 meeting minutes
• Approved meeting agenda

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for September 23, 2020, has been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meeting is October 28, 2020. No business items were discussed or decided.

• Meeting cancelled; no agenda items considered

No meeting was held for the Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners in September 2020. The record indicates the scheduled meeting was cancelled.

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The board will hold its monthly meeting on August 26, 2020. The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and does not list specific discussion items or decisions.

The Board appointed a new Executive Director and approved several personnel salary and title changes. Additionally, the Board awarded a contract for water line installation and approved July 2020 financial statements.

• Approved hiring Ben Russo as Executive Director effective October 1, 2020 (Resolution 2020-2)
• Approved awarding contract to Johnny Williams for water line and back flow preventer installation
• Approved adjusting R. Humphries’ salary to $58,603.26
• Approved changing S. Ryland’s title to Executive Assistant and compensation to $53,970.59
• Approved July 2020 financial statements
• Approved minutes of July 22, 2020 special meeting

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners is holding its monthly meeting. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate items such as meeting notice and location details.

The Board approved the June 2020 financial statements and the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire for the year-end audit. A motion to accept Personnel Committee recommendations for the Executive Director position was tabled.

• Approved agenda as proposed
• Approved minutes of June 16, 2020 special meeting
• Approved June 2020 financial statements
• Adopted Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire for year-end audit
• Tabled Personnel Committee recommendations for Executive Director position

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners has issued a notice for a special meeting on June 16, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. The notice includes location, contact information, and ADA accessibility details but does not list any specific agenda items for discussion or action.

The Board approved a CEA with Ceres Barge Line and authorized the use of lower dock areas for military rotations. Resolution 2020-1 was adopted to name President Terry Spruill as the official representative for all financial accounts.

• Approved agenda as proposed (unanimous)
• Approved April 22, 2022 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved End of Fiscal Year financial statements (unanimous)
• Approved May 2020 financial statements (unanimous)
• Authorized CEA with Ceres Barge Line and use of lower dock for military rotations (unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution 2020-1 naming Terry Spruill as Authorizing Representative (7-0)
• Approved advertising for the Executive Director position (unanimous)
• Approved payment of unused PTO for former Executive Director Blake Cooper (unanimous)

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

There were no substantive decisions or discussions recorded as the May 2020 meeting of the Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners was cancelled.

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for May 20, 2020, has been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meeting is June 24, 2020.

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The Board of Commissioners is convening via video/teleconference for its monthly meeting. The agenda provided contains only procedural notice and meeting access information.

The Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners approved the 2020-2021 General Budget and amended existing 2019-2020 budget plans. The Board also authorized cost-of-living and performance pay increases for all employees.

• Approved 2020-2021 General Budget (unanimous)
• Approved 2% COLA and 2% performance pay increases for all employees (unanimous)
• Amended 2019-2020 General Budget (unanimous)
• Amended 2019-2020 Capital Improvement Budget (unanimous)
• Approved bookkeeping services engagement with Payne, Moore & Herrington (unanimous)
• Approved annual audit engagement with Kolder, Slaven & Co (unanimous)
• Approved February and March 2020 financial statements (unanimous)
• Authorized utility servitude agreement with the City of Alexandria (unanimous)

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for March 25, 2020, has been cancelled in response to Governor Edwards' order limiting crowd size to fight the spread of COVID-19. No business was conducted.

No substantive decisions or discussions occurred because the scheduled meeting for March 2020 was cancelled.

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners holds its monthly meeting on February 26, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. at the Port Central Office. The notice provides meeting logistics and ADA accommodation information but does not list any specific agenda items or decisions to be made.

• Meeting date: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.
• Location: 600 River Port Road, Alexandria, LA
• No specific agenda items, proposals, or decisions are listed in the notice.

The Board of Commissioners approved the meeting agenda, previous minutes, and financial statements for December 2019 and January 2020. The Board also voted to award a contract for security system upgrades to Chase Communications, LLC.

• Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
• Approved December 18, 2019 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved December 2019 financial statements (unanimous)
• Approved January 2020 financial statements (unanimous)
• Awarded security system upgrade contract to Chase Communications, LLC (unanimous)

Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners

The January 2020 meeting of the Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners has been cancelled. No business was conducted. The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 26, 2020.

The Central Louisiana Regional Port Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for January 2020 was cancelled. No decisions were made.