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Patrick Furlong P.E., Executive Director |
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January 9, 2025
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Regular Business Hours : Monday thru Friday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm |
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CADDO LEVEE DISTRICT MEETING ON JANUARY 9, 2025 10:00 A.M. 1320 GRIMMETT DRIVE SHREVEPORT, LA 71107
1. Call meeting to order. 2. Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Public comments. 4. Approval of minutes of regular meeting held on December 12, 2024. 5. Discussion of monthly financial reports. 6. Ratify payment of statements and invoices for the month of December 2024 and subsequent bills for the month of November 2024. 7. Maturity (12-31-24) of $2,500,000 Treasury Note with Hancock Whitney Bank. 8. Maturity (1-17-25) of $3,000,000 of C.D. with Home Federal Bank. 9. Consideration of the renewal of the following permits for 2025: Shelia Moore #9, Steve Tucker #14, Randal Klonowski #15, Todd Hopkins #26, Benjamin Duos #35, Steven Jones #36, Richard May #43, Ronald Owens #57, Billy Berney #58, Roy Davis #62, Ronald Bushong #65, Vance Welborn #68, James Charon Jr. #69, Brad Cook #71, Byron Hawks #73, Ralph Burton #82, Stacy Alexander #83, Michael Stevens #92, Jeff Johnson #96, David Kreamer #101, Carlton Tyson #108, James Peace #128, Sheri Hartline #136, Roscoe Clay #142, Samuel Rowley #143, Thomas D. Todd #144, Rickey Stanley #164, Noella McLaurin #171, Jeanne Carmichael #183, Vera Craft #200, Randal Fish #205, Susan Scott #206, Gerald Humphrey #208, Edward Marrs #213, Joey Malloy #220, and Daniel Owens #226. 10. Consideration to approve the fuel contract first renewal option for January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 with Lott Oil Company for the purchase of fuel. 11. Approval of the attendance at the Red River Valley Association 100th Annual Convention on February 25-27, 2025, in Shreveport, LA. 12. President’s Report. 13. Executive Director’s Report. 14. Forester’s Report. 15. Engineer’s Report. 16. Report of Ron Lattier, Board’s Legal Counsel. 17. Report of Marshall Jones, Board’s Oil & Gas Counsel. 18. Legal Committee Report. 19. Equipment Committee Report. 20. Recreation Committee Report. 21. Other Business to Bring before the Board. 22. Adjourn. |
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CADDO LEVEE DISTRICT AT REGULAR MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 9, 2025
At a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Caddo Levee District held at 10:00 a.m., January 9th, 2025, at 1320 Grimmett Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana, the following members were present: Patrick Harrison, Kandi Moore, James T. Sims, Jackie Baker, Carolyn C. Prator, and Willie Walker.
Ronald F. Lattier, Law Offices of Ronald F. Lattier; Marshall Jones, J. Marshall Jones Jr., (APLC) a Professional Law Corporation; Joshua Monroe, E.I., LA Department of Transportation; John Barr, Regional Director, Senator John Kennedy’s Office; Patrick Furlong, P.E., Executive Director; Sam Brimer, Operations Superintendent; Jennifer Brummett, Accountant; and Penny Adams, HR Analyst were also present.
The meeting was opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
President Harrison asked for any comments from the public regarding agenda items or other issues. There were no public comments.
President Harrison stated that the minutes from the December 12th, 2024, meeting had been emailed for review and asked for a motion to approve. Mr. Sims made a motion, with a second by Mr. Walker, to approve the minutes from the December 12th, 2024 meeting. The motion unanimously passed.
Mrs. Moore reported the monthly financial reports with income from the financial portfolio, oil and gas royalties, and pointed out capital outlay expenses. Mr. Harrison pointed out that this month is the halfway point of the fiscal budget and seems to be accruing well.
The Board reviewed payments and invoices for the month of December 2024 and subsequent bills for the month of November 2024. Mrs. Moore made a motion, with a second by Mr. Sims, to ratify payment of the invoices for the month of December 2024 and subsequent bills for the month of November 2024. The motion unanimously passed.
The Board discussed the maturity of a Treasury Note with Hancock Whitney Bank. The Board unanimously approved a motion by Mrs. Moore and a second by Mr. Sims for a 48 - month term with Hancock Whitney Bank in a Treasury Note at the rate of 4.35%.
The Board tabled item#8 maturity of a Certificate of Deposit (CD) with Home Federal Bank.
The Board unanimously approved the renewal of the following campsite permits for 2025: Shelia Moore #9, Steve Tucker #14, Randal Klonowski #15, Todd Hopkins #26, Benjamin Duos #35, Steven Jones #36, Richard May #43, Ronald Owens #57, Billy Berney #58, Roy Davis #62, Ronald Bushong #65, Vance Welborn #68, James Charon Jr. #69, Brad Cook #71, Byron Hawks #73, Ralph Burton #82, Stacy Alexander #83, Michael Stevens #92, Jeff Johnson #96, David Kreamer #101, Carlton Tyson #108, James Peace #128, Sheri Hartline #136, Roscoe Clay #142, Samuel Rowley #143, Thomas D. Todd #144, Rickey Stanley #164, Noella McLaurin #171, Jeanne Carmichael #183, Vera Craft #200, Randal Fish #205, Susan Scott #206, Gerald Humphrey #208, Edward Marrs #213, Joey Malloy #220, and Daniel Owens #226 , with a motion by Mrs. Prator and a second by Mr. Walker.
Mr. Walker made a motion, with a second by Mrs. Moore, to approve the fuel contract first renewal option for January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 with Lott Oil Company for the purchase of fuel. The motion unanimously passed.
Mr. Sims made a motion, with a second by Mr. Walker to approve the attendance at the Red River Valley Association 100th Annual Convention on February 25-27, 2025, in Shreveport, LA, with a sponsorship cost of $2,000.00. The motion unanimously passed.
President Harrison reported he and Mr. Furlong would attend the Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana (ALBL) Executive Meeting Special Executive Committee Session in Baton Rouge, LA on Friday, January 17, 2025. Mr. Harrison mentioned Mrs. Prator would also be reviewing the Department of Energy and Natural Resources Reorganization Plan.
Mr. Furlong mentioned the LA State Office closures due to upcoming inclement weather. Mr. Furlong reported that he and Mr. Brimer visited Tensas Levee District in Monroe, LA and learned a lot from the general meeting. Mr. Furlong and Mr. Brimer also visited the Vicksburg District of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to the Red River 1% water surface profile that the USACE emailed, levee accreditation and the Red River sedimentation. USACE confirmed that the Red River 1% water surface profile that was sent out was not official and that the levee district will not lose certification/accreditation. The USACE did not recommend any action at this time in regard to studying the levee height or raising the levee. Mr. Furlong discussed with the Board the AG opinion about levee board involvement with drainage channels. Mr. Furlong reported that he plans to work with the DOTD/LA Watershed Initiative to try to aid the citizens that experience flooding along Twelve Mile Bayou.
Mr. Brimer reported that Field Staff were in the process of winter maintenance items and ongoing normal projects.
Mr. Monroe reported progress on an unapproved driveway near the HWY2 spillway levee.
There was no Legal Report.
Marshall Jones reported a positive outlook for local oil and gas royalties and global advancements in shipping liquified natural gas.
There was no Legal Committee Report.
There was no Equipment Committee Report, but Mr. Walker noted items were being auctioned and an ongoing insurance claim.
There was no Recreational Committee Report.
With no further business to be brought before the Board, Mrs. Moore made a motion to adjourn, with a second by Mr. Sims. The motion unanimously passed, and the meeting was adjourned.
President Executive Director
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