January 9th, 2025

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF

CADDO LEVEE DISTRICT

AT REGULAR MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 9th, 2025

At a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Caddo Levee District held at 10:00 a.m., January 9th, 2025, at 1320 Grimmett Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana, the following members were present: Patrick Harrison, Kandi Moore, James T. Sims, Jackie Baker, Carolyn C. Prator, and Willie Walker.

Ronald F. Lattier, Law Offices of Ronald F. Lattier; Marshall Jones, J. Marshall Jones Jr., (APLC) a Professional Law Corporation; Joshua Monroe, E.I., LA Department of Transportation; John Barr, Regional Director, Senator John Kennedys Office; Patrick Furlong, P.E., Executive Director; Sam Brimer, Operations Superintendent; and Penny Adams, HR Analyst, were also present.

The meeting was opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

President Harrison asked for any comments from the public regarding agenda items or other issues. There were no public comments.

President Harrison stated that the minutes from the December 12th, 2024, meeting had been emailed for review and asked for a motion to approve. Mr. Sims made a motion, with a second by Mr. Walker, to approve the minutes from the December 12th, 2024 meeting. The motion unanimously passed.

Mrs. Moore reported the monthly financial reports with income from the financial portfolio, oil and gas royalties, and pointed out capital outlay expenses. Mr. Harrison pointed out that this month is the halfway point of the fiscal budget and seems to be accruing well.

The Board reviewed payments and invoices for the month of December 2024 and subsequent bills for the month of November 2024. Mrs. Moore made a motion, with a second by Mr. Sims, to ratify payment of the invoices for the month of December 2024 and subsequent bills for the month of November 2024. The motion unanimously passed.

The Board discussed the maturity of a Treasury Note with Hancock Whitney Bank. The Board unanimously approved a motion by Mrs. Moore and a second by Mr. Sims for a 48-month term with Hancock Whitney Bank in a Treasury Note at the rate of 4.35%.

The Board tabled item#8 maturity of a Certificate of Deposit (CD) with Home Federal Bank.

The Board unanimously approved the renewal of the following campsite permits for 2025: Shelia Moore #9, Steve Tucker #14, Randal Klonowski #15, Todd Hopkins #26, Benjamin Duos #35, Steven Jones #36, Richard May #43, Ronald Owens #57, Billy Berney #58, Roy Davis #62, Ronald Bushong #65, Vance Welborn #68, James Charon Jr. #69, Brad Cook #71, Byron Hawks #73, Ralph Burton #82, Stacy Alexander #83, Michael Stevens #92, Jeff Johnson #96, David Kreamer #101, Carlton Tyson #108, James Peace #128, Sheri Hartline #136, Roscoe Clay #142, Samuel Rowley #143, Thomas D. Todd #144, Rickey Stanley #164, Noella McLaurin #171, Jeanne Carmichael #183, Vera Craft #200, Randal Fish #205, Susan Scott #206, Gerald Humphrey #208, Edward Marrs #213, Joey Malloy #220, and Daniel Owens #226 , with a motion by Mrs. Prator and a second by Mr. Walker.

Mr. Walker made a motion, with a second by Mrs. Moore, to approve the fuel contract first renewal option for January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025 with Lott Oil Company for the purchase of fuel. The motion unanimously passed.

Mr. Sims made a motion, with a second by Mr. Walker to approve the attendance at the Red River Valley Association 100th Annual Convention on February 25-27, 2025, in Shreveport, LA, with a sponsorship cost of $2,000.00. The motion unanimously passed.

President Harrison reported he and Mr. Furlong would attend the Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana (ALBL) Executive Meeting Special Executive Committee Session in Baton Rouge, LA on Friday, January 17, 2025. Mr. Harrison mentioned Mrs. Prator would also be reviewing the Department of Energy and Natural Resources Reorganization Plan.

Mr. Furlong mentioned the LA State Office closures due to upcoming inclement weather. Mr. Furlong reported that he and Mr. Brimer visited Tensas Levee District in Monroe, LA and learned a lot from the general meeting. Mr. Furlong and Mr. Brimer also visited the Vicksburg District of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to discuss levee accreditation and the Red River flows and measurements of the sedimentation. USACE did not recommend any action at this time. Mr. Furlong discussed with the Board and the Attorney the need to know what the Districts legal responsibilities are towards drainage channels and ditches. Mr. Furlong reported that he plans to work with the LA Watershed Initiative to aid the citizens owning homes along Haygood Road in Shreveport regarding their reported flooding.

Mr. Brimer reported that Field Staff were in the process of winter maintenance items and ongoing normal projects.

Mr. Monroe reported progress on an unapproved driveway near the HWY2 spillway levee. There was no Legal Report.

Marshall Jones reported a positive outlook for local oil and gas royalties and global advancements in shipping liquified natural gas.

There was no Legal Committee Report.

There was no Equipment Committee Report, but Mr. Walker noted items were being auctioned and an ongoing insurance claim.

There was no Recreational Committee Report.

With no further business to be brought before the Board, Mrs. Moore made a motion to adjourn, with a second by Mr. Sims. The motion unanimously passed, and the meeting was adjourned.

President Executive Director

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