Votes at a glance: Terrebonne Parish council approves grants, surplus sales, HVAC emergency repairs and moves on litigation

At successive committee and council meetings, Terrebonne Parish officials approved a slate of routine and administrative items. The actions below were taken; all votes and wording are recorded as presented during the meetings.

• Transit grant application: The council authorized the parish president to file an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation for fiscal-year transit grants (application referenced as 6043-2025-1 under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964). Motion moved by Councilman Clyde Hamner; vote recorded 9-0.

• Emergency HVAC replacement: A resolution authorizing the emergency replacement of a 20-ton HVAC unit on the first floor of the Pollution Control Operations and Maintenance Building passed 9-0. Motion moved by Danny Babin; second by Clyde Hamner.

• Surplus adjudicated property sales (Budget & Finance Committee): The council approved award of multiple bids for surplus sales of adjudicated properties, including parcels at: 109 Laura Lynn Lane; 708 Wilson Avenue; 1215 Highway 55; 404 Eighth Street; 1423 Gautreaux Street; 171 Marjorie Street; 621 Clinton Street; and 117–121 A Street (parcel numbers and bid numbers were read on the record). Most motions were approved 9-0.

• Chiller coil contract adjustment: The council amended Resolution No. 25-108 to change the dollar amount for the placement of chiller coils for the Terrebonne Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness from $64,298 to $6,066,004.22 to reflect a new proposal from Johnson Controls Incorporated. Vote recorded 8-0 on that item as read in the meeting.

• Ordinances and budget amendments: The council introduced an ordinance to declare surplus adjudicated property located at 2243 Brady Road (parish holds 5% interest) and called a public hearing for May 14, 2025. The council also introduced amendments to the 2025 adopted operating and capital outlay budgets to add or adjust multiple line items, including CDBG-DR–related projects (animal shelter funding, shared-use path, seafood industry support, stormwater and wastewater master plans, STEAM center, small business incubator, weather stations, transit department adjustments, and sanitation items); the council set the public hearing for May 14, 2025. Votes on introductions were unanimously recorded.

• Executive session and litigation: Under La. R.S. 42:17(A)(2) the council convened into executive session to discuss litigation, negotiation and settlement in Carvajal v. Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government (docket numbers recited on the record). After returning to open session the council voted to “concur with legal,” a motion made by Danny Babin and seconded by Kim Chauvin; vote recorded as passed.

Procedural notes: Several items were presented without extended debate and were approved by unanimous roll-call or electronic vote. Where numeric errors or typos were identified in draft ordinances or resolutions, staff corrected the figures on the record prior to introduction or approval. The council directed staff to provide clarifications on several items (including coordinator names for CDBG-DR administration and contract details for recycling and chiller work) outside the meeting.

Listed actions and references above reflect the wording and vote tallies as spoken into the meeting record; supporting documentation and adopted ordinance/resolution texts will be published in official minutes and posted with the parish clerk.