MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING
Thursday, July 1, 2021
12:00 Noon
CIAA Board Room/ 3650 Sen. J. Bennett Johnston Avenue/Lake Charles, LA 70615
ATTENDANCE
Commissioners Present:
Mrs. Denise Rau, President
Mr. Rico Guillory, Sr., Vice President
Mr. Charles K. Dalgleish, Secretary/Treasurer
Mr. Tad Martin, Commissioner
Mr. Bill Hankins, Commissioner
Mr. Nora Popillion, Commissioner
Commissioners Absent:
Mr. Andrew D. Hankins, Commissioner
Others Present:
Mr. Kevin Melton, Executive Director
Mr. Gerald Theunissen, Consultant
Ms. Loretta Hanks, Director of Finance
Ms. Andrea LaFleur, Director of Executive & Airport Affairs
Ms. Paulette Moss, Admin Specialist/Recording Secretary
Mr. John McMullen, Director of Maintenance
Mr. Jay Delafield, Attorney
Mr. Brett Downer, O’Carroll Group
CALL TO ORDER
President Rau called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, roll was called and a quorum was established as indicated above.
PROPOSED AGENDA
President Rau requested additions, deletions, and amendments to the proposed agenda and Mr. Melton announced that there were none to report.
HANGAR E, F, G AND BUILDING 3101 ROLLING DOORS –
NATIONSERVE
Mr. Melton stated the sliding doors were damaged due to Hurricane Laura and will be replaced with rollup doors. Mr. Melton stated that NationServe is contracted by Northrop Grumman and are onsite and that we are saving on mobilization cost by using them. Mr. Melton stated that this will allow for all of our building to have the same type of doors. PRESIDENT RAU ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC. LET THE RECORD SHOW THERE IS NO INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC. MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. DALGLEISH, SECONDED BY MR. MARTIN AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH NATIONSERVE OF HOUSTON IN THE AMOUNT OF $198,901.12 FOR THE PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF ROLLING DOORS AT HANGAR E, F, G AND BUILDING 30101.
MALLARD COVE PROPERTY EXCHANGE
Mr. Melton stated that the city is proposing giving us $300,000.00 to offset the repairs needed to Mallard Cove. Mr. Melton stated that National Guard come out and took out about 1000 trees. Mr. Melton stated that there is quite a bit of repairs that need to be made to the clubhouse. Mr. Melton stated that there are tires on Mallard Cove that will have to be removed and he does not have an exact amount as to what it would cost to have them removed and that it is an environmental issue. PRESIDENT RAU ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC. LET THE RECORD SHOW THERE IS NO INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC. MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. MARTIN, SECONDED BY MR. DALGLEISH AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF THE MALLARD COVE PROPERTY EXCHANGE WITH THE CITY OF LAKE CHARLES: 1. TO ACCEPT THE $300,000.00 FROM THE CITY. 2. THE CITY WILL PAY TO HAVE ALL TIRES AND ANY OTHER HAZARD MATERIALS REMOVED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE SIGNING OF THE EXCHANGE.
ADJOURNMENT
PRESIDENT RAU ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC. LET THE RECORD SHOW THERE IS NO INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC. MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. DALGLEISH, SECONDED BY MR. B. HANKINS, AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. With no further business to come before the Commissioners, President Rau declared the meeting adjourned at 12:58 p.m.