Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners public meetings in 2021
11 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners will review October meeting minutes and bills. The agenda includes decisions on architect contracts, funding sources, and construction resolutions for a new facility.
- Advertise bids for temporary stop logs for Ouachita River, West Monroe, and Jonesville floodwall gaps
- Ratify purchase of Ouachita Parish School Board property at Logtown School Rd
- Enter into contract with an Architect for new facility construction
- Determine funding source for new facility construction
- Consider resolution from Michael J. Busada, Butler Snow LLP regarding new facility construction
The Board of Commissioners approved in-house funding and the hiring of an architect for a new facility. They also ratified the purchase of property from the Ouachita Parish School Board and authorized bids for levee floodwall repairs.
- Approved October 2021 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved all October 2021 bills approved by the claims committee (unanimous)
- Authorized bids for repairs to Ouachita River Levee Floodwall, West Monroe Local Protection, and Jonesville Local Protection stop logs (unanimous)
- Ratified purchase of Ouachita Parish School Board property at Logtown School Rd. (unanimous)
- Authorized contract with an Architect for new facility construction (unanimous)
- Approved in-house funding for construction of the new facility (unanimous)
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Tensas Basin Levee District Board will hold a regular meeting to approve September 2021 minutes and bills, and receive the 2020-2021 audit report from Mr. Mike DeFalco of Brossard & Company. The agenda also includes updates on levee projects and financial statements.
- Approval of minutes from September 2021 meeting
- Approval of bills for September 2021
- Presentation of 2020-2021 audit report by Mr. Mike DeFalco, Brossard & Company
- Update on levee projects
- Financial statements review
The Board of Commissioners approved all bills submitted by the claims committee for September 2021. The board also approved the minutes from the September 14, 2021 meeting. An independent auditor's report for 2020-2021 was presented.
- Approved September 14, 2021 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved all bills from the claims committee for September 2021 (unanimous)
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners will review the August 2021 meeting minutes and bills. The meeting includes a presentation of the 2020-2021 audit report by Mike DeFalco of Brossard & Company.
- Review of 2020-2021 audit report
- Request to transfer Campsite SB-16 from Luke Sharbono to Alyssa Lemoine Anderson
- Update on Levee Projects
- Review of August 2021 bills
The Board of Commissioners approved the August 2021 bills and the minutes from the August meeting. They also authorized the transfer of a specific campsite. Project updates were provided for levee work on Davis Lake Rd and Lee Lane.
- Approved August 2021 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved all bills approved by the claims committee for August 2021 (unanimous)
- Authorized transfer of campsite #SB-16 from Luke Sharbano to Alyssa Lemoine Anderson (unanimous)
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners will review July meeting minutes and bills. The agenda includes advertising for the Lee Lane Levee Relocation and a potential property purchase from the Ouachita Parish School Board.
- Advertise for Lee Lane Levee Relocation
- Offer to purchase Ouachita Parish School Board property at Logtown School Rd
- Approve Supplemental 7 to Denmon Engineering’s contract
- Update on Levee Projects
The Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of property from the Ouachita Parish School Board at Logtown School Rd. They also authorized advertising for bids for the Lee Lane Levee Relocation and approved July 2021 bills.
- Approved July 13, 2021 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
- Approved all bills from the claims committee for July 2021 (Unanimous)
- Authorized advertising for bids for Lee Lane Levee Relocation (Unanimous)
- Authorized offer to purchase Ouachita Parish School Board property at Logtown School Rd (Unanimous)
- Authorized President to sign addendum for Denmon Engineering contract Supplement #7 (Unanimous)
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners will review June meeting minutes, bills, and financial statements. The agenda includes requests regarding right-of-way considerations and the transfer of campsite WBS-8.
- Ratification of bid for West Monroe Pump Station repairs
- Advertising bids for stop logs at Ouachita River Levee Floodwall, West Monroe Local Protection, and Jonesville Local Protection
- Consideration of Harmon McDonald Rd right-of-way
- Transfer of campsite WBS-8 from Gerald Mayo to Logan Lofton
The Board of Commissioners approved a construction bid for pump station repairs and authorized the advertisement of bids for several other levee and floodwall projects. The board also approved June 2021 bills and a compliance questionnaire.
- Accepted $521,320 bid from Womack and Sons Construction for West Monroe Pump station repairs (Unanimous)
- Approved June 2021 bills as approved by the claims committee (Unanimous)
- Adopted the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire (Unanimous)
- Authorized transfer of campsite #WBS-8 from Gerald Mayo to Logan Lofton (Unanimous)
- Authorized Drew Keahey to sign right-of-way contracts for Harmon McDonald Rd (Unanimous)
- Authorized advertising for bids for Ouachita River Levee Floodwall, West Monroe Local Protection, and Jonesville Local Protection stop logs (Unanimous)
- Approved June 8, 2021 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The board will consider adopting the fiscal year 2021-2022 budget and amending the 2020-2021 budget. They will also open bids for surplus equipment, fuel, official journal, and hunting lease. Additionally, they will advertise for a discharge pipe for the Lenwil and Papermill pump stations. The meeting includes updates on levee projects and financial statements.
- Open bids for surplus equipment, fuel, official journal, and hunting lease
- Advertise for discharge pipe for Lenwil Pump Station and Papermill Pump Station
- Amend budget for 2020-2021
- Adopt budget for fiscal year 2021-2022
- Update on levee projects
The Board unanimously approved the 2021-2022 budget with estimated revenues of $7,295,000. They accepted multiple bids for the sale of surplus vehicles, tractors, and equipment, and awarded fuel and publishing contracts. The Board also authorized advertising for bids for West Monroe Pump Station repairs.
- Approved 2021-2022 budget with $7,295,000 estimated revenues (Unanimous)
- Accepted bids for surplus equipment including three Ford trucks, three John Deere tractors, and various compressors (Unanimous)
- Awarded fuel contract to McCartney Oil Co. for Monroe and Jonesville areas (Unanimous)
- Awarded fuel contract to Scott Petroleum for Arkansas City area (Unanimous)
- Awarded official journal contract to Richland Beacon News at $4.80 per column inch (Unanimous)
- Approved five-year hunting leases for Charles Cureington ($30/acre) and Joe McPherson ($35/acre) (Unanimous)
- Authorized bid advertisements for West Monroe Pump Station Repairs (Unanimous)
- Approved all claims committee bills for May 2021 (Unanimous)
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners will meet to adopt the 2021 tax year millage rate and ratify a bid for David Lake Rd Levee repairs. The agenda also includes several advertisements for fuel, an official journal, hunting leases, and the sale of surplus equipment.
- Adoption of 2021 tax year millage rate
- Ratification of FEMA 4462 David Lake Rd Levee Repairs bid
- Advertisement to sell surplus equipment including Ford trucks and John Deere tractors
- Advertisement for hunting leases in Catahoula and Richland Parishes
- Addendum to Engineering Contract (Supplement #6)
The Board of Commissioners approved a 4.71 millage levy for the 2021 tax roll across eight parishes. They also awarded a levee system contract to Carr's Dirt Works & Pipeline Services Inc and authorized bids for fuel, an official journal, and surplus equipment.
- Levied 4.71 millage on 2021 tax roll for Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, LaSalle, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, and West Carroll parishes (8-0)
- Accepted $322,348.75 bid from Carr's Dirt Works & Pipeline Services Inc for FEMA LA-4462 PW-00066 Ouachita River East Bank Levee System (unanimous)
- Authorized advertising for bids for fuel (unanimous)
- Authorized advertising for bids for Official Journal (unanimous)
- Authorized advertising for bids for sale of surplus equipment, including four Ford trucks and three John Deere tractors (unanimous)
- Authorized advertising for bids for Farm and Hunting Leases in Catahoula and Richland Parishes (unanimous)
- Approved all bills approved by the claims committee for April 2021 (unanimous)
- Authorized President Drew Keahey to sign addendum for Denmon Engineering contract Supplement #6 (unanimous)
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The board will open bids for farm and hunting leases in Catahoula and Franklin Parishes, and consider advertising for repairs to the Ouachita River East Bank Levee System in Columbia, LA. They will also approve minutes and bills, and discuss financial disclosures due May 15th and levee project updates.
- Open bids: Farm 40.4 acres, Catahoula Parish
- Open bids: Hunting 120 acres, Catahoula Parish
- Open bids: Hunting 392.34 acres, Catahoula Parish
- Open bids: Hunting 238.28 acres, Catahoula Parish
- Advertise for repairs to Ouachita River East Bank Levee System, Columbia, LA
The Board accepted several bids for farming and hunting surface leases in Catahoula and Franklin Parishes. It also authorized the appropriation of rights-of-way for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' emergency bank stabilization project. Additionally, the Board approved March 2021 bills and authorized bidding for levee repairs in Columbia.
- Accepted farming lease bid from Todd Fannin for 40.40 acres in Catahoula Parish at $80.00/acre/year (Unanimous, 1 abstention)
- Accepted hunting lease bids for Catahoula Parish from Dean Sikes, Donald Baker, and Tim Ford (Unanimous, 1 abstention)
- Accepted hunting lease bids for Franklin Parish from Tony Roberts, John Owen, and Scott Neilsen (Unanimous, 1 abstention)
- Approved March 2021 bills as approved by the claims committee (Unanimous)
- Authorized advertising for bids for Ouachita River East Bank Levee System repairs in Columbia (Unanimous)
- Approved appropriation of rights-of-way in Ouachita and Caldwell Parishes for Corps of Engineers project PL-84-99 (Unanimous)
- Approved minutes of the March 9, 2021 meeting (Unanimous)
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The board will take action on minutes and bills, and consider requests to advertise multiple farm and hunting leases in Catahoula and Franklin parishes. They will also consider renewing the attorney contract and entering a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Catahoula Parish Policy Jury. Discussion items include updates on levee projects and financial statements.
- Advertise farm lease (40.4 acres, Catahoula Parish)
- Advertise hunting leases (120, 392.34, 238.28 acres in Catahoula Parish; 79.36, 60, 39.97 acres in Franklin Parish)
- Renew attorney contract
- Consider cooperative endeavor agreement with Catahoula Parish Policy Jury
- Discuss levee project updates
The Board of Commissioners approved the February 2021 bills and renewed the contract for Attorney W. Michael Street. The Board also authorized the solicitation of bids for several farm and hunting leases and approved a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Catahoula Parish Police Jury.
- Approved February 2021 bills approved by claims committee (Unanimous)
- Authorized advertising for bids for 40.4 acres of farm land in Catahoula Parish (Unanimous)
- Authorized advertising for bids for four hunting leases in Catahoula Parish and three in Franklin Parish (Unanimous)
- Authorized one-year contract renewal for Attorney W. Michael Street (Unanimous)
- Authorized President Drew Keahey to sign Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with Catahoula Parish Police Jury (Unanimous)
- Approved February 9, 2021 meeting minutes as published (Unanimous)
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Tensas Basin Levee District Board will consider approving minutes and bills from January. They will also discuss CRP contracts, updates on levee projects, and financial statements. Public comments will be heard.
- Approval of minutes from January 12, 2021 meeting
- Approval of bills for January 2021
- Discussion of CRP contracts
- Update on levee projects
- Review of financial statements
The Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to remove district properties from the CRP program in Franklin, Richland, and Catahoula Parishes. The board also approved January 2021 bills and the previous meeting's minutes.
- Removed properties from CRP program in Franklin, Richland, and Catahoula Parish (Unanimous)
- Approved all bills approved by the claims committee for January 2021 (Unanimous)
- Approved minutes of the January 12, 2021 meeting (Unanimous)
Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Tensas Basin Levee District Board will vote on minutes, bills, and requests including an Entergy driveway right-of-way, a cooperative agreement with DOTD, and an engineering contract addendum. Discussions will cover a new Monroe facility location, capital outlay projects, CRP contracts, levee project updates, and financial statements. Public comments will be heard on all items.
- Entergy driveway right-of-way at Rilla Substation
- Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with DOTD
- Addendum to Engineering contract
- New Monroe facility location discussion
- Capital Outlay projects discussion
The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved several authorizations for President Drew Keahey to sign contracts and agreements. These include a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the DOTD and a contract with the Richland Parish Police Jury. The board also approved bills for November and December 2020.
- Approved minutes from November 10, 2020 (Unanimous)
- Approved all bills from claims committee for November and December 2020 (Unanimous)
- Authorized Drew Keahey to sign Entergy right-of-way contracts for Rilla Substation (Unanimous)
- Authorized Drew Keahey to sign Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with DOTD (Unanimous)
- Authorized Drew Keahey to sign addendum for Denmon Engineering contract (Unanimous)
- Waived seven-day rule to discuss Richland Parish Police Jury contract (Unanimous)
- Authorized Drew Keahey to sign contract with Richland Parish Police Jury (Unanimous)