ST. MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

SPECIAL MEETING

DECEMBER 14, 2015 – 5:00 P.M.

BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA

MINUTES

The St. Martin Parish School Board met this day with the following members present:  Messrs., Mark Hebert, President, Steve Fuselier, Aaron Flegeance, James Blanchard, Russel C. Foti, Burton Dupuis, Richard Potier, Floyd Knott, and Ms. Wanda B. Vital.

ABSENT:          Mr. Frederic Stelly

A motion was made by Mr. Blanchard and seconded by Ms. Vital to remove the items relative to the Bond Projects.

A substitute motion was made by Mr. Knott and seconded by Mr. Dupuis to keep the following Bond Projects on the agenda:

a)     Modification of program for BBHS Field House to utilize all of the Construction Funds Available in the 2013 Bond Athletic Program for BBHS for construction of the Field House Building $1,260,000 in lieu of $1,060,000.  (The main program change is to provide a more aesthetically appealing masonry exterior on the building than a basic metal building)

b)     CJHS Change Order for Moisture Mitigation relative to high moisture levels in the slab not to exceed $36,000

The substitute motion was then voted on and carried, as follows:

FOR:                Mr. Foti, Mr. Dupuis, Mr. Potier, Mr. Knott, and Mr. Hebert

OPPOSED:       Mr. Flegeance, Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Fuselier, and Ms. Vital

ABSENT:          Mr. Stelly

On the motion of Mr. Dupuis, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and carried, the Board approved modification of the program for Breaux Bridge High School Field House to utilize all of the Construction Funds Available in the 2013 Bond Athletic Program for Breaux Bridge High School for construction of the Field House Building $1,260,000 in lieu of $1,060,000.  (The main program change is to provide a more aesthetically appealing masonry exterior on the building than a basic metal building)

FOR:                Mr. Fuselier, Ms. Vital, Mr. Flegeance, Mr. Foti, Mr. Dupuis, Mr. Knott, and Mr. Hebert

OPPOSED:       Mr. Blanchard and Mr. Potier

ABSENT:          Mr. Stelly

On the motion of Mr. Knott, seconded by Mr. Foti, and carried, the Board approved the Cecilia Junior High School Change Order for Moisture Mitigation relative to high moisture levels in the slab not to exceed $36,000.

FOR:                Ms. Vital, Mr. Flegeance, Mr. Foti, Mr. Dupuis, Mr. Knott, and Mr. Hebert

OPPOSED:       Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Potier, and Mr. Fuselier

ABSENT:          Mr. Stelly

Mr. Bob Hammonds and Ms. Pamela Dill, Attorneys, Hammonds, Sills, Adkins & Guice LLP, presented the consent order proposed in the desegregation litigation.

The President acknowledged the Public Participation cards that were filled out and allowed the following individuals to speak concerning the proposed consent order in the desegregation litigation:  Annette Baudoin, Alice Bergeron Tate, Jamie Cormier, Jackie Theriot, and John Funk, Jr.

On the motion of Mr. Foti, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and unanimously carried, the Board went into Executive Session.

On the motion of Mr. Potier, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and unanimously carried, the Board came out of Executive Session.

ABSENT:          Mr. Stelly

A motion was made by Mr. Blanchard and seconded by Ms. Vital to follow the recommendation proposed by the plaintiffs to close Catahoula Elementary School and reassign grades PreK-8 to St. Martinville schools.

A substitute motion was made by Mr. Potier and seconded by Mr. Foti for Catahoula Elementary and all other schools in the district to remain open.  The substitute motion was then voted on and carried, as follows:

FOR:                Mr. Fuselier, Mr. Foti, Mr. Dupuis, Mr. Potier, and Mr. Hebert

OPPOSED:       Mr. Flegeance, Mr. Knott, Mr. Blanchard, and Ms. Vital

ABSENT:          Mr. Stelly

On the motion of Mr. Dupuis, seconded by Mr. Foti, and unanimously carried, the Board adjourned.

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SECRETARY                                                PRESIDENT