I. CALL TO ORDER – Tim Larkin – 1st Vice President.
II. OPENING PRAYER – Tim Larkin – 1st Vice President.
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Tim Larkin – 1st Vice President.
IV. READING OF MINUTES – Mary Jane Easterly, Secretary.
V. ROLL CALL
VI. REQUESTS BY VISITORS
A. Mike Defalco, representing Broussard & Company, requesting to present and discuss the Bossier Levee District’s Annual Financial Report and Audit for the year ending June 30th, 2017.
B. James Sterritt, easement in Hickory Ridge Subdivision, Re subdivision Lot 2, Block A.
VII. OLD BUSINESS
A. Mark Long, Operations Manager – Red River Levee Improvement Project: Review proposal for scope of work from Burns, Cooley Dennis, Inc. and Randy Denmon to conduct a geotechnical exploration of the upcoming improvements to the Red River Levee at two locations where Union Pacific Railroad is located.
B. Review Permit request from Texas Eastern Transmission, LP to Abandon Enbidge existing Texas Eastern Pipeline.
C. Agricultural fence policy discussion.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discussion regarding Pecan Valley Mobile Home Park Ditch/Flat River.
B. Review of the Atkins-Sonnier Family Lands, L.L.C. Borrow Pit Lease and Surface Removal Agreement.
C. Adoption of the readjusted 4.300 tax millage for 2017 and passage of the resolution.
D. Resolution authorizing commissioners and employees to attend the Association of Levee Boards Convention in New Orleans, La., December 5-7, 2017 and to be reimbursed for actual expenses.
E. Resolution authorizing secretary to transfer $450,000.00 from Huddleston/Smith Investments to checking account for expenditures.
F. Resolution approving BLD to provide lunch for Support Staff Employees for the past award recognition from the Vicksburg Corps of Engineers.
G. Timothy Larkin, President - To announce new committees.
X. APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES
XI. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
XII. ADJOURNMENT
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