Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners public meetings in 2024
16 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners will meet to consider adopting an adjusted millage rate for 2024. The board will also vote on rescinding two previous resolutions.
- Resolution 501: Adopt 2024 Adjusted Millage Rate of 4.170
- Resolution 502: Rescind Resolution 498
- Resolution 503: Rescind Resolution 499
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners will review motions to ratify resolutions regarding property tax millage rates. These actions involve adjusting specific millage amounts from the 2023 and 2024 tax rolls.
- Ratification of Resolution 497 to adjust millage of 5.790
- Ratification of Resolution 498 to adjust millage of 4.170
- Ratification of Resolution 499 to increase millage rates up to the prior year's maximum
The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the minutes from September 17, 2024. The board also ratified three resolutions to adjust and increase millage rates for the 2023 and 2024 tax rolls.
- Approved September 17, 2024 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
- Ratified Resolution 497 to adjust 2024 tax roll millage 5.790 (Unanimous)
- Ratified Resolution 498 to adjust 2023 tax roll millage 4.170 (Unanimous)
- Ratified Resolution 499 to increase 2024 millage rates not exceeding prior year's maximum (Unanimous)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners will consider three resolutions regarding tax millage adjustments for the 2023 and 2024 tax rolls. The board will also vote on hiring a new Administrative Director.
- Resolution 497: Adjust 2024 tax roll millage 5.790
- Resolution 498: Adjust 2023 tax roll millage 4.170
- Resolution 499: Increase 2024 millage rates not to exceed prior year's maximum
- Resolution 500: Hire Tessie Martin as Administrative Director
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners passed three resolutions regarding property tax millage rates for the 2023 and 2024 tax rolls. These actions include rescinding and adjusting specific millage amounts and authorizing a rate increase not exceeding the prior year's maximum.
- Approved minutes of the September 10, 2024, meeting (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 497 to rescind millage 5.790 from the 2024 tax roll (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 498 to adjust millage 4.170 from the 2023 tax roll (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 499 to increase 2024 millage rates, not exceeding prior year's maximum (Unanimous)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners is holding its regular September meeting. The agenda consists of standard procedural items such as approval of minutes and financial reports. No major decisions or public hearings are listed.
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution to ratify the President's decision to declare a state of emergency. This declaration covers Tropical Storm Francine and any future weather events evolving from it.
- Approved August 22, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 496 declaring a state of emergency for Tropical Storm Francine (unanimous)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board approved the July 18, 2024, minutes and rescinded a previous resolution. Commissioners authorized advertising for debris removal bids and the appropriation of lands and easements for the Rosethorne Tidal Protection Project Phase 2.
- Approved July 18, 2024, meeting minutes (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 493 to rescind Resolution 484 (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 494 to advertise for bid the Removal of Debris at Fisher and Penn Levee Systems (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 495 to appropriate lands, easements, servitudes and rights-of-way for Rosethorne Tidal Protection Project Phase 2 (Unanimous)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The board approved the minutes from the June 16, 2024, meeting. President Timothy Kerner Jr. provided a status report on levee projects at Crown Point, Goose Bayou, and Pailet.
- Approved June 16, 2024, meeting minutes (unanimous)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to hire Principal Engineering as the engineer for the Penn Levee Project. The board also accepted the minutes from the May 14, 2024, meeting.
- Approved Principal Engineering as the engineer for the Penn Levee Project (2-0)
- Accepted minutes of the May 14, 2024, meeting (2-0)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board unanimously adopted resolutions to set the 2024 tax millage and approve both the amended 2023-2024 and proposed 2024-2025 budgets. The commission also approved several infrastructure contracts and established selection committees for engineering and debris monitoring services.
- Adopted Resolution 482 to levy a 5.790 millage on the 2024 tax roll (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 483 to approve general and professional liability renewals from USI (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 484 to accept LMB Services, LLC bid for debris removal at Fisher and Penn Levees (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 485 to approve the 2023-2024 Amended Budget (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 486 to approve the 2024-2025 Proposed Budget (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 487 to approve White Water Contractors estimate for Pailet Basin Levee pipeline cap (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 489 to appoint a selection committee for Penn Levee Repairs engineering firm (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 491 to approve Aptim Amendment No. 5 for Rosethorne Basin Phase I (Unanimous)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners will hold its regular May meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 6:00 pm at the Jean Lafitte Civic Center. The agenda contains only procedural items with no specific decisions or discussions listed.
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The board also adopted a resolution to accept a contract amendment for the Chaz Pizani Pump Station.
- Approved March 21, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 481 to accept Amendment No. 2 from Meyer Engineers, LTD. for Chaz Pizani Pump Station (unanimous)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners will hold its March meeting at the Jean Lafitte Civic Center. The provided notice contains only procedural information regarding the meeting time and location.
The Lafitte Area Independent Levee District approved the minutes from the February 15, 2024, meeting. The Board also adopted a resolution to accept a proposal for continued engineering services for the Lafitte Tidal Flood Protection Program.
- Approved February 15, 2024, meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 480 to accept Evans Graves Engineers, Inc. proposal for Lafitte Tidal Flood Protection Program services (unanimous)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The board has issued a public notice for a meeting on February 15, 2024. No specific agenda items or discussion topics were provided in the document.
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Lafitte Area Independent Levee District is holding its regular January meeting. The agenda provided contains only procedural boilerplate, with no specific items for decision or discussion listed.
The Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners approved the minutes from the December 7, 2023, meeting. The board also adopted Resolution 474 to approve a pipeline test estimate from White Water Contractors.
- Approved December 7, 2023 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution 474 to approve White Water Contractors estimate for Pailet Basin Levee pipeline test (unanimous)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The board will hold its regular monthly meeting on January 16, 2024. The agenda contains only the public notice of the meeting time and location.