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Livingston Parish Council: votes, bond releases and procedural actions from Sept. 11 meeting
Summary
The council introduced a hazard-mitigation acquisition ordinance, accepted subdivision improvements into the parish maintenance system and released two maintenance bonds, adopted a street-naming resolution, accepted a resignation, and tabled an appointment. Several ordinance items were pulled or deferred.
At its Sept. 11 meeting the Livingston Parish Council took a series of procedural and final actions, including introduction of a hazard-mitigation acquisition ordinance, acceptance of subdivision improvements, release of maintenance bonds, adoption of a street-naming resolution, and acceptance of a resignation with appointment action tabled.
Hazard mitigation property acquisition introduced: Council introduced proposed ordinance LP 25-21, an ordinance to acquire immovable property under the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (project FEMA-4277-DR-LA-0131) for 308 Carpenter Street in Denham Springs (homeowners Vincent Ruiz and Jody Lee Ruiz). Councilwoman Sandiford moved to introduce LP 25-21; Councilman Mangus seconded. The council set a public hearing for 6 p.m. on Sept. 25. The parish president’s report said the acquisition is 100% funded with no parish funds required; the staff estimate cited approximately $222,000 for the acquisition.
Subdivision improvements accepted and bonds released: The council considered multiple subdivision maintenance items. After a brief on-site inspection discussion, the council accepted improvements for Ellis Estates (true Ellis Estates first filing) and approved release of the associated maintenance bond in the amount of $230,543.33. Councilman Mangus moved to release the bond; Councilwoman Sandiford seconded. The motion passed by voice vote.
The council also accepted roads and improvements into the parish maintenance system for Nickens Lake (third filing) and approved release of a $158,697.75 maintenance bond. Earlier in the meeting a $230,554.33 bond release for another subdivision had been discussed and tabled to allow the developer and staff to verify outstanding items; the council later approved acceptance and release for that item.
Street-naming resolution adopted: The council adopted a resolution to name an unnamed private servitude “Bellows Way Avenue” for 911 purposes off Highway 16 in Councilman Shavers’s district. The motion was made by Councilman Coates and seconded by Councilman Waskom; all members present voted in favor by voice vote.
Resignation accepted; appointment tabled: The council accepted the resignation of Constable Corey Lafferty. A related resolution to appoint a replacement for Ward 2 was on the agenda but the council did not have a nominee or full supporting materials and tabled the appointment until a future meeting.
Items pulled or deferred: Councilwoman Sandiford pulled ordinance LP 25-16 (public hearing and adoption) from the agenda for further consideration. Another item (agenda item 15) was pulled at the attorney’s request and reset for a future meeting; specific timing was to be republished in the official journal for Sept. 25.
Why it matters: The bond releases return developer security once parish inspections are satisfied and move roads into parish maintenance responsibility; the FEMA-funded acquisition is paid by grant funds and would remove a substantially damaged structure from the tax roll or allow elevation or purchase under the mitigation program. The subdivision and ordinance items set for Sept. 25 will determine future permitting and floodplain management practices.
What’s next: Public hearings for introduced ordinances are scheduled for Sept. 25.
