Public Hearing

A PUBLIC HEARING will be held as follows:
DATE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020
TIME: 11:00 A.M.
LOCATION: JOSEPH YENNI BUILDING
SECOND FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
1221 ELMWOOD PARK BOULEVARD, HARAHAN LA
Pursuant to Article 7, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S.
47:1705(B), a public hearing of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority –
East on behalf of the East Jefferson Levee District to consider levying additional or
increased millage rates without further voter approval or adopting the adjusted
millage rates after reassessment and rolling forward to rates not to exceed the prior
year’s maximum.

Close public hearing: ADJOURN

Call to Order

I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Roll Call

Item IV

Motion to adopt Agenda

Item V

Motion to approve Minutes of the Board Meeting held on July 16, 2020

Item VI

Employee Recognition and Appreciation

Item VII

Opening Comments by President and Commissioners

Item VIII

Public Comments

Item X

1. Finance Committee: Chair Dastugue
2. Operations Committee: Chair Morgan

Item XI

Report by Chief Administrative Officer

Item XII A (Part 1 of 2)

New Business:

Administrative:
1. Adopt the adjusted millage rate determined in accordance with the provisions of
Article 7 Section 23 (B) of the Constitution and La. R. S. 47:1705 B. for the tax year
2020 on all property subject to taxation by the East Jefferson Levee District.
2. Set forth the adjusted millage rate and roll forward to such increased rate allowed by
law, but not to exceed the maximum authorized millage for the prior year, and certify
the millage rate to the proper administrative officials of the Parish of Jefferson for the
purpose of causing the District’s Taxes to be entered on the tax rolls and collected for
the tax year 2020 on all property subject to taxation by the East Jefferson Levee
District.

3. Motion to approve the exchange of Lot 272B of Country Club Estates Subdivision,
bearing municipal address 6926 Bellaire Drive for Lots 258 and 258-A (tracts 101 and
101-E) of Country Club Estates Subdivision, bearing municipal address 6780 Bellaire
Drive.

Executive Session

1. Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East v. St. Bernard Parish
Government, St. Bernard Parish Council, and Guy McInnis, in his official
capacity as President of St. Bernard Parish Government, Case 2020-02645,
Division D, Sec. 12, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans.

Item XII A (Part 2 of 2)

4. Motion to approve the sale of Lot 273B, bearing municipal address 6932 Bellaire
Drive, Lot 274, 274A, 275, 275A, bearing municipal address 6940 Bellaire Drive, Lot
276 and 276A, bearing municipal address 6942 Bellaire Drive, Lot 277 and 277A,
bearing municipal address 6946 Bellaire Drive, and Lot 278 and 278A, bearing
municipal address 6950 Bellaire Drive.

Item XII B

Engineering and Operations:
1. Motion to approve Amendment No. 2 to Task Order No. 30-04-01 with Evans-Graves
Engineers, Inc. for the EJLD Landside Runoff Control Improvements Project to
include Phase III.B - Prepare Final Plans and Specifications (Bid Packages) and
Phase IV – Support During Bid Process at a total not to exceed cost of $65,080,
thereby increasing the total not to exceed amount of Task Order 30-04-01 to
$138,760.
2. Motion to authorize the award of a contract to the lowest responsive and responsible
bidder for the Orleans Marina Seepage Repair – Phase I Plug Existing 24” RCP
Project (O.L.D. Project No. 05060094).
3. Motion to authorize the award of a contract to the lowest responsive and responsible
bidder for the Orleans Marina Seepage Repair – Phase II Install New Existing 24”
RCP Project (O.L.D. Project No. 05060096).
4. Motion to approve the issuance of a Task Order to Tetra Tech for the 40 Arpent
Levee System Levee Certification – Levee Inspection and Completion of Levee
Certification Report at a total not to exceed cost of $149,106.
5. Motion to authorize the advertisement and issuance of Requests for Qualifications for
professional Grant Writing and Grant Management Services for the purpose of
entering into Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity Contracts for said services on an
as needed basis.
6. Motion to authorize the issuance of a task order to Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. with a not to
exceed amount of $230,917.13 for the development and preparation of construction
documents and providing bidding assistance for the replacement of the catenary
trash screens at LBBLD Pump Stations 1 and 4.

Items XIV & XV

XIV. Announcement of next Board Meeting: September 17, 2020
XV. Adjourn