ST. MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA

MINUTES

 

            The St. Martin Parish School Board convened on this day at 5:00 P.M. at the Administrative Office with the following members present:  Messrs. Mark Hebert, President, Steve Fuselier, Burton Dupuis, James Blanchard, Russel C. Foti, Richard Potier, Frederic Stelly, Floyd Knott, and Ms. Wanda B. Vital.  

 

            ABSENT:          Mr. Aaron Flegeance

 

            The meeting was called to order by Mark Hebert, President.  Dr. Lottie P. Beebe, Superintendent, opened the meeting with a prayer and the pledge of allegiance.

 

Ms. Angel deLauney, Breaux Bridge Primary Behavior Interventionist, was recognized as the July Employee of the Month sponsored by Southern Scripts.

 

The following individuals were acknowledged with certificates of appreciation for their quick action during the flooding resulting from the “Great Storm of 2016”.  Mr. Louis Blanchard, Breaux Bridge High Principal, Mr. Ronald Poulan, Breaux Bridge High Assistant Principal, Coaches Terry Martin, Chad Pourciau, Hunter Landry, Kyle Cormier, and Luke Barras, Sadie and Nick LeBlanc, Jeff Simon, Bryan and Cherie Simon, their sons Grayson     (11th grade), and Hayden (9th grade), 2013 alumni Logan Landry, Matthew Blanchard, Branson Theriot, and Kaisha Patin.  Additionally Coach Kyle Cormier, his son Kegon (9th), and Layton Berard (9th) were there to help. 

 

On the motion of Mr. Foti, seconded by Mr. Dupuis, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following consent agenda items:

 

a)     Minutes of the following meetings:

1)     Finance Committee Meeting of August 3, 2016

2)     Regular Meeting of August 3, 2016

3)     Board Retreat of August 30, 2016

b)     Finance Committee recommendation:

1)     Purchase of testing computers

c)     Request for waiver of sales tax penalties for Pioneer Well Services, LLC

d)     Crisis Response Policy for the 2016-2017 School Year

e)     Act of Servitude Agreement with the City of Breaux Bridge to extend sewer down Claude Street to the lift station on Corporate Boulevard

f)      Continuing the District Attorney’s Early Intervention Program and Truancy Assessment Service Center

g)     Designating September 5-11, 2016 as Yellow Ribbon Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week  (attached as Exhibit A)

h)     Resolution expressing the condolences of the entire school system to the families of Kirk Guidry and Johnny Devillier  (attached as Exhibit B)

i)       Personnel Changes:

1)     Payment for Breaux Bridge Senior High’s Cheer Coach and Choreographer for the 2016/2017 School Year

 

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

Mr. Stuart Gauthier, County Agent, and staff members presented the LSU AgCenter Annual Report to the Board.

The Public Hearing was opened and closed.

 

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

On the motion of Mr. Dupuis, seconded by Mr. Potier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Finance Committee recommendation for adoption of budget for general and special revenue funds for the year ending June 30, 2017.

 

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

On the motion of Mr. Blanchard, seconded by Mr. Potier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved a proposal submitted by the American Legion Post #419 for the lease of school board property on Church Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (“old” St. Martin High and ELC property).

 

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

On the motion of Mr. Blanchard, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following 2009 Bond project:

 

a)     Awarding Substantial Completion for the Breaux Bridge High School Restroom Upgrades – Phase II

 

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

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

 

On the motion of Mr. Dupuis, seconded by Ms. Vital, and unanimously carried, the Board came out of Executive Session.

 

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

On the motion of Mr. Fuselier, seconded by Ms. Vital, and carried, the Board approved Vermilion Architects for the contract with Thomassee and Associates as electrical for lighting and authorized the Superintendent to contract with the firms for remaining Architectural Services for the non-civil (architectural) 2013 Bond Projects remaining at Early Learning Center and St. Martinville Primary.

 

ABSTAINED:      Mr. Blanchard

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

On the motion of Mr. Blanchard, seconded by Ms. Vital, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following 2013 Bond projects:

 

a)     CJH – Authorizing A&E to proceed through Contract Documents and Advertising on Cecilia Jr. High remaining Gym Roof project.  Project is being funded by 2013 Bond Parishwide Roofing Funds.

b)     CHS – Authorizing Vermilion Architects to proceed through Contract Documents and Advertising on Cecilia High School Field House project.  Project is being funded by 2013 Bond Cecilia High School Athletic Funds.

c)     SE – Authorizing A&E to proceed through Contract Documents and Advertising on Stephensville Elementary Library and Classroom Building Reroofing project.  Project is being funded by 2013 Bond Parishwide Roofing Funds.

d)     CHS –Cecilia High School Baseball and Softball Field Lighting project - Awarding either the base bid, alternate 1 or alternate 2 to the apparent low bidder after review and recommendation by the Superintendent and board members from the Cecilia District in concurrence with the board attorney.  The revised project budget is $400,000 and is being funded by 2013 Bond Cecilia High School Athletic funds.

e)     CHS – Allow the Superintendent to award Cecilia High School Building B Weight Room Renovation project to the low bidder, if the bid comes in within the available budget.  The project budget is $250,000 and is being funded by 2013 Bond Cecilia High School Athletic funds.

f)      Awarding Substantial Completion for the following projects:

1)     BBHS – Breaux Bridge High School Cooling Tower Replacement

2)     SE – Stephensville Elementary Kitchen Floor Abatement

3)     SE – Stephensville Elementary Restroom Floor Abatement

g)     Authorizing the Superintendent to accept the following projects as substantially complete based on information provided by the Architect and approved by the staff, that the project is complete:

1)     SE – Stephensville Elementary Kitchen/Restroom Floors and Storage

h)     Acknowledge and accept the following:

1)     SE – Stephensville Elementary Roof Patch - $11,900/Ace Roofing

i)       Information Items:

1)     CJH – Cecilia Jr. High gym roof leaks:  proceeding with contract documents on roof replacement

2)     SE – Stephensville Elementary roof leaks:  patched roof and expediting contract documents to replace roof

3)     Old SMHS – Work has started up again on the site.  Once the site is cleaned, DEQ will allow the demolition of the remaining portion of the building to be demolished.

4)     Old ELC – Asbestos abatement work started on August 31st and will be complete by September 18th.  The building is set up in 3 separate compartments.  As each section is abated, DEQ will clear the demolition to begin.

 

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

On the motion of Ms. Vital, seconded by Mr. Dupuis, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following 2016 Bond projects:

 

a)     BBP/BBE/BBJH – Authorizing Angelle Architects to proceed with Schematic Design of the following projects contingent upon Superintendent, Board Member, Principal and Staff approval of the programming phase documents:

 

1)     Breaux Bridge Primary Addition and Renovation

2)     Breaux Bridge Elementary Addition and Renovation

3)     Breaux Bridge Jr. High Addition and Renovation – contingent upon Department of Justice approval

 

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

A motion was made by Mr. Knott and seconded by Mr. Stelly to approve Zilar and Associates as the Architect/Engineer for Architectural Services for the 2016 non-civil (architectural) related projects at Cecilia Primary.

A substitute motion was made by Ms. Vital and seconded by Mr. Potier to approve A&E Consulting for Architectural Services for the 2016 non-civil (architectural) related projects at Cecilia Primary.  The substitute motion was then voted on and carried, as follows:

 

FOR:                Mr. Fuselier, Ms. Vital, Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Foti, Mr. Dupuis, and Mr. Potier        

OPPOSED:       Mr. Knott and Mr. Stelly

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

The Board Member’s request to discuss protocol pertaining to policies and procedures was postponed until the October Board meeting.

 

No action was necessary for the following items discussed in Executive Session:

 

a)     Weimer contract

b)     Pending litigation, Thomas v. St. Martin Parish School Board, Civil Action No. 11314 (W.D.La.)

 

On the motion of Mr. Blanchard, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and carried, the Board approved to follow the recommendation of the administration regarding the employee discussed in Executive Session and terminate his/her employment.

 

OPPOSED:       Mr. Potier

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

On the motion of Mr. Blanchard, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved settlement negotiations in the matter entitled Janise Anthony vs. SMPSB, District 9 of the OWC, Docket No. 15-04621.

 

ABSENT:          Mr. Flegeance

 

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

 

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SECRETARY                                                            PRESIDENT