South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission public meetings in 2022

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission will hold a public hearing regarding its proposed 2023 budget. A regular monthly meeting will follow the hearing.

• Public hearing to adopt 2023 proposed budget

The Commission approved the 2023 budget with an increased allocation for Hurricane Ida repairs. It also voted to move its investment portfolio from Hancock Whitney to Edward Jones and approved several vendor invoices.

• Adopted 2023 Proposed Budget with modifications, including adding $650,000 for Hurricane Ida Repairs (6-0)
• Adopted 2nd Proposed Amended Budget for 2022 (6-0)
• Approved moving investment portfolio from Hancock Whitney to Edward Jones, pending attorney review (6-0)
• Approved transferring $500,000 to a money market account and $500,000 to CDs with Edward Jones, pending attorney review (6-0)
• Approved payment of invoices for AECOM ($1,566.25), Cashe Coudrain & Bass ($1,620.00 total), and Ragland Aderman & Associates ($23,872.50) (6-0)
• Approved financial reports for period ending November 30, 2022 (6-0)
• Approved minutes from November 15 and November 29, 2022 meetings (6-0)
• Tabled decision on Executive Director's evaluation and pay increase until January meeting

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The Commission will hold a special meeting on November 29, 2022. The agenda includes a review of employee evaluation forms and a discussion regarding investment accounts.

• Employee Evaluation Form Review
• Investment Accounts discussion

The Commission approved a structured evaluation form for Executive Director Patrick Dufresne to track goals and metrics. Members also discussed a proposal from Edward Jones to manage investment accounts and the possibility of a planning retreat in January.

• Approved the Executive Director evaluation form (7-0)
• Approved the Special Meeting Agenda (6-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission has announced a regular meeting for November 15, 2022. The agenda provided contains only the meeting notice and does not list specific items for discussion or decision.

The Commission awarded a contract to LA Contracting Enterprises, LLC for Port Manchac Transload Improvements. Members also approved financial reports for the period ending October 31, 2022, and scheduled a public hearing for the 2023 budget. A resolution regarding a seismic survey permit was tabled pending legal review.

• Approved contract for Port Manchac Transload Improvements to LA Contracting Enterprise, LLC for $549,988.00 (7-0)
• Approved resolution certifying compliance with public bid laws for State Project No. SPN H. 011927 (7-0)
• Approved financial reports for the 6 months ending October 2022 (7-0)
• Approved payment of invoices for AECOM, Cashe Coudrain & Bass, Ragland Aderman & Associates, and Maurin Appraisal Service (7-0)
• Scheduled Public Hearing for the 2023 Proposed Budget for December 13, 2022 (7-0)
• Tabled seismic survey permit resolution pending attorney review
• Approved October 15, 2022, meeting minutes (6-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission has scheduled a regular meeting for Tuesday, October 11, 2022. The agenda contains only the meeting notice and no specific items for discussion or decision.

The Commission authorized a contract with A-Lert Roof Systems for warehouse repairs and adopted amended budget figures for fiscal year 2022. The board also approved several vendor invoices and accepted financial reports for the period ending September 2022.

• Approved $339,370 contract with A-Lert Roof Systems for Warehouse #3 roof repair (6-0)
• Adopted amended Financial Budget for fiscal year 2022 (6-0)
• Approved financial reports for 6 months ending September 2022 (6-0)
• Approved payments for AECOM, Cashe Coudrain & Bass, and Rail Technical Services (6-0)
• Tabled payment for Maurin Appraisal Service pending further review
• Approved October 11, 2022 meeting agenda (6-0)
• Approved electronic version of September 12, 2022 minutes (6-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission has issued a notice for its regular meeting on September 12, 2022. The agenda contains only the meeting time and location details.

The Commission authorized competitive bidding for a truck-scale foundation project and entered a nine-month lease agreement with Restore the Earth Foundation. Members also approved several expenditures for rail repairs and Hurricane Ida damage assessments.

• Approved resolution for LA DOTD State Project No. SPN H.011927 (322) (7-0)
• Authorized up to $20,000 for rail track and bridge repairs (7-0)
• Approved 9-month lease with Restore the Earth Foundation at $1,000 per acre/month (7-0)
• Authorized $5,000 for a consultant to review Centurion Industries warranties (7-0)
• Authorized estimate for warehouse building #3 roof repair (7-0)
• Approved pre-Hurricane Ida appraisal for warehouse building #2 (7-0)
• Authorized up to $24,000 for structural report on building repairs from Ragland, Aderman and Associates (7-0)
• Approved September 2022 invoices for AECOM ($2,010) and Cashe Coudrain & Bass ($720) (7-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission has issued a notice for its regular meeting on August 15, 2022. The agenda contains only the meeting time and location details.

The Commission authorized an agreement with A-Lert Roof Systems for roof repairs following Hurricane Ida. The board also approved the July 2022 financial reports and several operational invoices.

• Approved $334,500 contract with A-Lert Roof Systems for Warehouse #3 roof repair (6-0)
• Approved financial reports for the 6 months ending July 2022 (6-0)
• Approved August 2022 invoices including $44,106.50 for insurance and $3,000 for CN Illinois Central (6-0)
• Approved August 15, 2022 meeting agenda (6-0)
• Approved July 12, 2022 meeting minutes (6-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission has scheduled a regular meeting for noon on July 12, 2022. The agenda contains only the meeting notice and no specific items for discussion or decision.

The Commission appointed Jimmy Schliegelmeyer, Jr. as Treasurer and approved financial reports for the period ending June 2022. The board approved several operational invoices and selected the Ponchatoula Times as the Official Journal of Record. A resolution for Warehouse #3 roof repairs was tabled pending further review of bids.

• Appointed Jimmy Schliegelmeyer, Jr. as Treasurer (6-0)
• Approved financial reports for 6 months ending June 2022 (6-0)
• Tabled Warehouse #3 roof repair resolution for further review (6-0)
• Approved July 2022 invoices totaling $48,334.96 (6-0)
• Approved Ponchatoula Times as Official Journal of Record for FY 2022-2023 (6-0)
• Accepted unmodified audit findings for FY 2021 (5-0)
• Approved July 12, 2022 meeting agenda (6-0)
• Approved June 14, 2022 meeting minutes (6-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission has issued a notice for its regular meeting on June 14, 2022. The agenda provided contains only the meeting notice and does not list specific items for discussion or decision.

The Commission designated the truck scale as the priority project for LA DOTD transload improvements. Members also approved the FY 2022-2023 insurance proposal and authorized a cost estimate for repairs to Warehouse Bldg. #2.

• Prioritized Truck Scale repair for transload improvements (5-1)
• Approved FY 2022-2023 insurance proposal from Jackson Vaughn Insurance (6-0)
• Approved cost estimate for Warehouse Bldg. #2 repairs (6-0)
• Approved May 2022 financial reports (6-0)
• Approved May 2022 invoices for Cash Coudrain & Bass totaling $1,380 (6-0)
• Approved June 14, 2022 meeting agenda (5-0)
• Approved May 16, 2022 meeting minutes (5-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission has scheduled a regular meeting for May 16, 2022. The agenda provided contains only the meeting notice and does not list specific items for discussion or decision.

The Commission approved the April 2022 financial reports and authorized payment for three invoices. Members also authorized the Port Director to seek proposals for an official journal of record for FY 2022-2023.

• Approved May 16, 2022 Meeting Agenda (6-0)
• Approved April 21, 2022 meeting minutes (6-0)
• Approved April 2022 financial reports (6-0)
• Approved payment of April 2022 invoices for Cash Coudrain & Bass and AECOM (6-0)
• Authorized Port Director to execute documents for official journal of record RFP for FY 2022-2023 (6-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

This is a regular meeting of the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate with no specific items for discussion or decision. The notice includes a request to observe COVID-19 guidelines.

The Commission authorized a four-year lease with Air Products Blue Energy, LLC for storage and trans-loading operations at the Port Manchac inter-modal terminal. The board also approved moving $2 million into short-term investments and authorized re-advertising for several infrastructure projects.

• Approved lease with Air Products Blue Energy, LLC for 4-year term starting July 1, 2022 (6-0)
• Authorized moving $2 million from operating account to 3 or 6 month investments (6-0)
• Approved re-advertising for Floodwall Phase II, Truck-Scale Foundation, Asphalt Paving and Site Grading (6-0)
• Authorized RFP for roof and siding repairs to Building #3 at Port Manchac (6-0)
• Approved April 2022 invoices for Cash Coudrain & Bass and AECOM (6-0)
• Approved financial reports for period ending March 31, 2022 (6-0)
• Tabled revised agreement with Premier Chemicals
• Approved March 8 and March 29, 2022 meeting minutes (6-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission is holding a special meeting on March 29, 2022, at noon. The notice provides only the meeting time and location; no specific agenda items are listed. This appears to be a procedural meeting with no substantive decisions or discussions detailed in the notice.

The Commission authorized the Port Director to hire a new Administrative Assistant with salary and benefits matching current unclassified employees. Additionally, the Commission approved hiring former Administrative Assistant Helen Muller as an independent contractor to provide training.

• Approved hiring of Administrative Assistant with salary and benefits matching current unclassified employees (5-0)
• Approved independent contract for former Administrative Assistant Helen Muller for training, not to exceed 10 hours per week (5-0)
• Rescheduled April meeting to Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 12:00 Noon (5-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission will hold a regular meeting. The agenda contains only procedural notice of the meeting time and location.

The Commission approved the February 2022 financial report and the transfer of Hurricane Ida insurance settlement funds into a money market account. Members also authorized the Port Director to hire a new administrative assistant based on salary and benefit recommendations from Commissioners Ferrara and Roper.

• Approved March 8, 2022 Agenda (4-0)
• Adopted February 8, 2022 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Approved February 2022 financial summation (4-0)
• Approved transfer of Hurricane Ida insurance settlement funds to a Money Market Account (4-0)
• Approved payment of March invoices for Cash Coudrain & Bass totaling $1,540.00 (4-0)
• Rescheduled April meeting to April 19, 2022 (4-0)
• Authorized Port Director to hire an administrative assistant based on salary and benefit recommendations from Commissioners Ferrara and Roper (4-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission scheduled a non-regular meeting for February 8, 2022. The agenda provided contains only the meeting notice and does not list specific items for discussion or decision.

The Commission accepted insurance payments from Vanguard Claims Administration for storm damages and increased the budget for professional engineering services to $20,000. Other actions included extending a land partnership agreement and appointing the 2022 officers.

• Approved insurance payments for damages to building 1, building 2, and scale house (5-0)
• Increased AECOM engineering services budget for Ida repairs to not exceed $20,000 (5-0)
• Extended Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with Octavia Partners, LLC until December 31, 2032 (5-0)
• Approved January and February 2022 invoices for payment (5-0)
• Approved audit engagement proposal from Pinell & Martinez, LLP not to exceed $6,500 (5-0)
• Re-elected existing officers for the 2022 term (5-0)
• Adopted 2021 Audit Compliance Questionnaire (5-0)
• Approved November 2021, December 2021, and January 2022 financials (5-0)

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The meeting scheduled for January 11, 2022, was cancelled due to a lack of quorum.

The meeting scheduled for January 11, 2022, was cancelled due to a lack of quorum. No actions were taken.

South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission has issued a notice for a regular meeting. No specific agenda items or business topics were listed in the provided notice.