Terrebonne Parish committees approve multiple resolutions, set hearings on subdivisions and budget items

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government committees approved several resolutions and scheduled public hearings on subdivision maintenance and budget amendments during meetings of the Community Development & Planning Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee.

The measures passed include authorization for a housing assistance payment contract with Imperial Terrace LLC, use of FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance funding to elevate a home at 307 Hidalgo Drive in Houma, authorization to expand FEMA funding for a safe room at the North Treatment Plant, and authorization for the parish president to apply for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care program grant. The Budget and Finance Committee adopted or introduced multiple budget and administrative items and set multiple public hearings for June 25, 2025.

Why it matters: the items affect housing assistance contracts, flood-mitigation work on an identified property, coastal program grants and a slate of budget and capital projects — including several Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)–funded resilience projects — that will be subject to public hearings and later council votes.

Most significant actions recorded in the transcript: - A resolution authorizing the parish president to execute a housing assistance payment (HAP) contract between Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government and Imperial Terrace LLC was moved and passed. (Mover recorded in transcript: Mister Hamner; second: Mister Harding.)

- A resolution obligating FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance funding (project FM-PJ-06-LA2021-037 as spoken in the meeting) to elevate 307 Hidalgo Drive, Houma, LA 70363, was moved and passed. (Moved: Mister Pledger; second: Mister Babin.)

- A resolution to expand FEMA-funded funding approved through the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to implement the North Treatment Plant safe room, phase 1, was moved and passed. (Moved: Mister Babin; second: Mister Hamner.)

- A resolution authorizing the parish president to sign and submit a Continuum of Care program grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development was moved and passed. (Moved: Mister Babin; second: Mister Harding.)

- Notices of intent to adopt ordinances were filed to accept maintenance and operation responsibilities (streets, drainage, servitudes and rights-of-way) for Imperial Landing Subdivision Phase C and Phase D, and to incorporate specified roads into the enhanced 911 addressing system; public hearings on those matters were scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. (Notices moved and seconded as recorded; some council members asked questions about maintenance funding and capacity during consideration of Phase C.)

Budget and finance items (approved or introduced): - The committee rescinded a resolution related to purchase of adjudicated property at 1254 Coateau Road (vote recorded as 8–0 on the committee roll call). - The committee ratified appointments for architectural and engineering professional services tied to the CDBG Resilient Communities Infrastructure program (motion passed). - The committee declared various surplus items across departments (motion passed 8–0). - The committee authorized the parish president to execute a Department of Energy and Natural Resources cooperative endeavor agreement (LA Gov number 2000924743) for Terrebonne Parish local coastal program implementation (motion passed 8–0). - The committee rejected both submittals for RFP 25-CJC-01 for pharmaceutical services and supplies for the parish medical department (motion passed). - The committee introduced an ordinance to appropriate funds for operating and capital budgets for Terrebonne Council on Aging, Inc., and scheduled a June 25, 2025 public hearing (motion passed 9–0). - The committee introduced an ordinance renewing support for a foreign-trade zone site for Deepwaterizer Services LLC and authorized the parish president to execute a renewal cooperative endeavor agreement to facilitate certain Ad Valorem tax exemptions; a public hearing was set for June 25, 2025 (motion passed 9–0). - The committee introduced amendments to the 2025 adopted operating budget and the five-year capital outlay budget covering multiple line items, including CDBG resilience projects, Activate the Bayous phases, evacuation-route improvements (transcript backup clarified a misprint: “evaluation routes” should read “evacuation routes”), façade improvements and other capital items; a public hearing was set for June 25, 2025 (motion passed 9–0). A noted line-item listed “electric car chargers” at $8,500.

Council members asked procedural and fiscal questions during consideration of subdivision maintenance items, including where funds for ongoing maintenance (grass cutting, drainage, road maintenance) would come from and whether adding new subdivisions would strain current maintenance capacity. Staff representatives responded that subdivisions are vetted through planning and zoning and that new development typically generates property tax revenue; they also noted the parish periodically adds and removes assets from maintenance rolls.

Votes at a glance (selected items; counts reflect what was recorded in the transcript when available): - HAP contract with Imperial Terrace LLC — moved by Mister Hamner, seconded by Mister Harding; outcome: resolution passes (tally not specified in transcript). - Elevation of 307 Hidalgo Drive (FEMA FMA project FM-PJ-06-LA2021-037) — moved by Mister Pledger, seconded by Mister Babin; outcome: resolution passes (tally not specified in transcript). - Expansion of FEMA funding for North Treatment Plant safe room, phase 1 — moved by Mister Babin, seconded by Mister Hamner; outcome: resolution passes (tally not specified). - Authorization to submit HUD Continuum of Care grant — moved by Mister Babin, seconded by Mister Harding; outcome: resolution passes (tally not specified). - Notices of intent to adopt ordinances for Imperial Landing Subdivision Phases C and D (public hearings 06/25/2025, 6:30 p.m.) — motions passed; one council member asked follow-up questions about maintenance funding and capacity during Phase C discussion. - Budget/ordinance introductions and public hearing scheduling (multiple CDBG and capital items, and parish coastal program grant) — motions passed, several recorded unanimous committee votes (8–0 or 9–0 where shown).

Background and next steps: many items were introductory or scheduling actions that will return to the full council or to public hearings on June 25, 2025, for further consideration. Several items rely on external funding sources identified in the meeting (FEMA FMA program, HUD Continuum of Care grant, a DENR cooperative endeavor grant and CDBG funding).