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East Ascension Drainage Board - May 9, 2023
A
A
Good
evening
need
a
mic
got
it.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
tonight.
We
don't
usually
see
a
big
crowd
at
the
drainage
meeting,
so
we're
glad
to
have
you
with
us.
Thank
you
very
much,
as
the
president
was
mentioning
I'll
get
to
that
on
here
as
well.
There
is
public
comment
on
any
item
on
the
agenda.
Even
the
item,
that's
there
for
discussion.
C
All
of
a
sudden
holy
spirit,
amen,
Heavenly
Father.
We
ask
your
blessings
on
this
Gravity
Drainage,
District,
all
the
Commissioners
Administration
and
all
the
men,
women
and
children
of
Ascension
Parish.
We
ask
that
you
bless
us
and
guide
us
in
all
our
actions
and
may
your
Holy
Spirit
be
with
us
at
all
times
before
we
place
our
lives
in
your
hands
always
and
forever.
In
the
name
of
your
son,
Jesus
Christ,
amen,
amen,.
A
A
All
right
there
are
no,
there
are
nothing
I,
don't
have
a
Chairman's
report,
so
to
speak.
I
do
want
to
tell
you
that
it,
since
it's
unusual
for
us
to
have
a
big
crowd
at
a
drainage
meeting
I'll
try
to
help
you
to
understand
how
this
process
works.
Whenever
we
get
to
your
item
on
the
agenda,
Ron
is
going
to
present
us
kind
of
a
history
of
what
is
going
on
for
the
benefit
of
the
commissioner,
so
that
we
are
educated
here.
Scott
bird
with
the
city
is
also
going
to
have
some
comment.
A
I'll
certainly
ask
the
parish
president.
If
he
has
anything
he
wants
to
comment
and
then
at
that
time,
as
soon
as
that's
those
things
are
done,
I'm
going
to
open
the
floor
for
you
to
come
up
and
speak
and
I'll
be
calling
on
you
from
those
cards
I
remind
everyone
that,
with
the
Civil
decorum,
is
much
appreciated.
There
there's
a
lot
of
hot
blooded
issues
that
come
before
the
drainage,
commission
and
the
council,
and
we
appreciate
that
we
remind
you
and
ourselves
that
it's
important
that
we
maintain
our
civility.
A
A
General
business
item
number
six:
a
approval
of
the
amendment
number
seven
to
the
master
contract
for
Professional
Services
with
infinity
engineering,
Conway,
Bayou,
Pump
Station.
That's
the
Sorrento
Pump
Station
upgrade
to
include
additional
scope
of
work
as
more
fully
described
in
exhibit
a
attached
to
your
two
and
made
a
part
hereof
for
the
additional
amount
of
twenty
thousand
dollars.
The
new
contract
amount
is
five
hundred.
Seventy
two
thousand
nine
hundred
and
ten
dollars
Mr
set
have
a
motion
by
Mr
Robert
chair
would
entertain
a
second
second
by
Mr
Malone
song.
A
Item
B
approval
of
change
order
number
two
to
the
contract
with
Boone
Services
LLC
for
the
New
River
drainage,
Improvement
project
to
allow
for
an
increase
to
forty
four
thousand
dollars.
Three
hundred
for
excuse
me,
forty
four
thousand
three
hundred
eighty
five
dollars
for
a
new
Total
contract
amount
of
four
million,
eight
hundred
and
sixty
eight
thousand
six
hundred
and
ten
dollars
for
necessary
materials
to
repair
the
wooden
bulkhead
and
to
increase
the
contract
Time
by
60
days.
The
new
completion
date
would
be
July,
14,
2023,
H,
Davis
Co.
Is
there
any.
A
A
Hearing
none
that
motion
passes
item
C
approval
of
cea
with
the
city
of
Gonzales
and
East
Ascension
Consolidated
gravity
District
number
one
to
recognize
the
mutual
public
benefit
of
making
repairs
to
the
wooden
bulkhead
for
the
purpose
of
Public
Safety,
and
desire
to
share
the
cost
of
repair
located
on
Main
Street
of
New
River
not
to
exceed
forty
thousand
three
hundred
and
fifty
dollars.
Each
party
agrees
to
contribute
twenty
thousand
one
hundred
and
seventy
five
dollars
in
funds
toward
the
project
have
a
motion
by
Mr
cagnolotti,
a
second
by
Mr
Malone
song
to
approve.
A
Are
there
any
questions,
any
objections?
Hearing
none
that
motion
passes
item
d,
approval
of
a
cea
between
Livingston
Parish
Council
and
the
East
Ascension
Consolidated
Gravity
Drainage
District
number
one
to
allow
for
the
removal
of
debris
from
the
Amite
River
with
orders
which
are
which
borders
excuse
me.
There's
a
typo
which
borders
both
parishes
have
a
motion
by
Mr
Lambert,
a
second
by
where'd
that
come
from
Mr
robare.
F
Thank
you,
ma'am,
I'm
glad
to
see
that
we're
going
to
be
removing
debris
from
the
a
meet
Ron.
G
So
there's
there's
a
project
list
that
several
parishes
are
Distributing
for
lwi
money.
One
of
those
is
the
manshack
project.
It
is
EBR
and
error
bills
number
one,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
support
for
that,
and
that
goes
before
the
governor
in
his
last
year
for
his
term
expires
for
funding.
So
we
hope
that
that
that's
worth
about
84
million,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
and
so
if
that
gets
funded
or
at
least
partially
funded
you'll,
see
some
channelization.
G
Done
the
the
we
did,
the
original
that
we
paid
for
the
clearing
that
we
did
got
Kim
spray
to
assist
in
and
then
we
did
a
dual
project
with
EBR
to
clean
additional
debris.
G
But
at
this
time
I
wouldn't
suggest
spending
money.
Unless
we
know
this
Project's
moving
forward
because
it
should
take
the
bulk
of
what's
left
as
well
as
some
channelization
on
some
choke.
G
G
F
You
know
and
I
understand
the
complications
of
trying
to
find
the
money
I'm
not
trying
to
ride
you
too
hard
on
this.
You
know,
but
we've
had
some
serious
issues
with
Bayou
manchac
topping
over
EBR
is
having
a
fantastic
time
of
you
know,
lining
ditches
that
lead
into
Bayou
manchac
they're
lining
those
guys
with
gold
you
know
and
and
that
water
is
going
to
speed
into
US
10
times
faster
and
we're
have
we're
not
doing
anything.
F
F
If
our
neighbors
to
the
north
are
going
to
throw
water
at
us,
we've
got
to
figure
out
a
way
to
get
it
away
from
us
quickly
and
in
three
years,
when
we
haven't
done
that
well,
I
think
that's
going
to
be
the
biggest
disappointment
you
know
in
in
in
my
term
is
the
fact
that
we
haven't
gotten
that
done.
I.
G
Don't
know
if
that's
necessarily
true,
if
you
want
to
let
your
constituents
know,
we've
actually
cleaned
manchac
twice,
and
so
there's
probably
one
of
the
channels
that
has
gotten
the
most
attention.
Since
we
revoke
the
scenic
byway,
a
restriction,
only
Panama
Canal
would
be
only
similar
to
where
we've
we've
invested,
where
chem
spray
has
come
in
and
removed,
as
well
as
our
crew,
so
not
only
of
our
crews.
F
And
I
know:
that's
for
the
I
know
that,
as
a
fact
I
know,
we've
been
in
there,
we've
pulled
out
branches,
we've
pulled
out
dead
trees,
there's
no
doubt
about
that,
but
I
think
we
can
all
be.
If
we
can
all
be
honest
and
saying
that
that's
just
scratching
the
surface
of
what
needs
to
get
done
in
there,
we
need
to
dig
it
deeper.
F
We
need
to
clean
it
out
more
and,
as
you
know,
from
where
it
was
before
three
years
ago
now,
with
EBR
increasing
what
they're
going
to
send
our
way,
we
really
need
to
be
ahead
of
the
game
on
them.
You
know
it's
going
to
catch
us
and
if
we
don't
start,
if
we
don't
go
out
there
with
shovels
and
start
digging,
we're
going
to
have
some
major
problems,
the
next
big
storm
that
comes
this
way.
B
G
It
is,
they
are
first
in
line
to
present
it
so
as
well
as
Iberville
and
and
we're
supportive,
obviously
we're
the
three
parishes
involved
there.
So,
let's,
let's,
let's
hope
the
governor
funds
it,
and
if
that
is
the
case,
then
then
all
your
wishes
will
come
true.
A
Hearing
none
that
motion
passes
item
e
review
and
discussion
only
of
the
conditions
submittals
set
forth
at
the
East
Ascension
Gravity
Drainage
District
number
one
meeting
on
11
14
22
from
Conway
subdivision
to
the
waiver
request
to
section
17-508
B
of
the
drainage
ordinance
to
be
allowed
to
use
storm
drainage
pumps
upon
the
following
contingencies.
The
contingencies
were
as
I'll
read,
the
developer
receives
approval
of
detail,
construction
plans
prior
to
the
start
of
construction
from
the
engineering
review
agency
and
staff.
A
The
developer
provides
documentation
and
or
agreement
subject
to
the
gravity,
drainage,
District's,
attorney's
approval
specifying
that
the
city
of
Gonzales
will
be
responsible
for
owning
and
maintaining
the
pump
station.
So
the
HOA
not
be
able
to
financially
fulfill
an
obligation
to
own
and
operate
the
pump
station
staff.
Approval
number
four
staff
approval
of
an
operating
procedure
that
shows
it
will
have
no
more
Downstream
effects
than
what
our
ordinance
currently
allows
and
number
five
Conway
development
provides
a
financial
plan
for
the
long-term
budgeting
for
operating
and
maintaining
the
station.
A
So
Ron
is
going
to
present
some
history
on
this
I'm.
Going
to
remind
everybody,
I
mean
we
counted
our
cards
here,
there's
seven
folks
who
would
like
to
speak
in
support
and
Seven
Persons.
Who
would
like
to
speak
in
objection,
so
your
neighbors
will
be
at
odds
sometimes,
and
so
I
want
to
remind
you
on
the
back
of
that
card,
that
it
says
that
will
not
be
clapping
or
applauding
disrupting
the
proceedings.
E
Evening,
commission
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
tonight.
Welcome
welcome
all
the
residents
and
folks
here
tonight
appreciate
your
time,
so
thought
it'd
be
a
good
idea
to
give
you
guys
an
establishment
of
a
timeline
of
a
series
of
events
that
have
happened
surrounding
the
Conway
subdivision
development,
so
to
start
off
with
a
general
location
overview.
This
this
site
is
located
south
of
I-10
East
of
Highway
44
and
North
of
Highway
941.
E
It's
bordered
on
the
North
By
The
Bayou
Conway
canal
and
on
the
south,
by
Panama
Canal
and
to
the
east
hack
it
cut
now.
So
the
geographic
location
of
Conway
development
is
right
in
the
middle
of
a
pretty
complex
Watershed
of
the
Conway
basin
and
noted
in
the
Stars,
where
we're
going
to
reference.
The
outfall
point
of
conversation
is
right
at
this.
Pond
is
where
everything
exits,
the
Conway
development
so
get
back.
E
This
was
originally
tracks
of
land
owned
by
Mr,
MP
Evans,
on
both
the
North
side
of
I-10
and
on
the
south
side,
where
Conway
is
built.
Today,
one
portion
of
the
property
on
the
north
side
of
I-10
was
purchased
by
a
Land
Development
Investment
Company
Delta
land.
They
established
a
wetland
mitigation
Bank
in
2011..
E
We
thought
it
was
very
significant
to
the
conditions
that
are
presented
in
that
area
today
in
this
series
of
slides.
Here
you
look
to
the
left
of
the
slide.
The
area
in
red
is
the
location
of
the
mitigation
Bank.
It
is.
It
is
directly
Downstream
of
that
discharge
point
that
I
mentioned
in
the
previous
slide.
So
all
the
water
from
Conway
development
currently
is
proposed
to
go
through
this
property,
to
exit
ultimately
to
the
the
Bayou
Conway
to
the
north
of
the
mitigation
Bank.
E
The
slide
to
the
right
represents
a
exhibit
that
was
turned
into
the
Corps
of
Engineers
on
behalf
of
the
Wetland
mitigation
bank.
If
you
look
at
the
bottom
left
of
that
that
snippet
there's
a
legend
that
tells
you
what
channels
actions
were
represented
in
that
Legend,
so
everything
in
red
was
channels
that
were
filled
in
everything
in
purple
were
channels
that
were
dredged
everything
in
blue
remained.
E
This
is
a
very
significant
map
that
was
approved
and
vetted
by
the
Corps
of
Engineers
in
the
process
of
approval
of
the
mitigation
Bank
and
what's
significant
about
it
is
a
this
is
a
lidar
map
that
represents
the
difference
in
elevations
of
the
land
in
2011..
What's
important
is
the
star
location
is
the
same
star
location
as
the
outfall
of
Conway
Southern
vision,
so
in
the
lidar
map,
if
you
refer
to
the
bottom
Legend,
you
can
pick
up.
E
The
color
resembles
the
elevation
of
three
to
four
feet
at
the
outfall
location
of
Conway
development,
and
hence
this
this
document
is
from
2011.
E
referencing
three
to
four
foot
as
elevations
at
that
outfall
point.
So
this
is
just
the
conclusion
of
that
report.
Off
to
the
left.
You
have
the
chief
regulatory
Branch
officer
from
the
Corps
of
Engineers,
approving
the
Wetland
mitigation
Bank
in
2011,
as
well
as
the
Delta
land
representative,
as
well
in
2011..
E
I
refer
to
the
highlighted
area
in
red
to
the
right,
I'll
read
it
out.
It
says:
please
understand
that
this
letter
is
not
a
permit
approval
or
guarantee
thereof.
Any
remaining
items
required
during
the
permitting
application
process
must
be
addressed
prior
to
permit
issuance
by
the
city
of
Gonzales.
E
So
this
letter
or
document
goes
out
to
the
developer
in
regard
to
their
drainage
impact
study
as
developments
in
the
city.
This
is
the
only
process
that
the
parish
or
drainage
district
is
involved
with
is
the
review
of
the
drainage
impact
studies
then
go
on
to
the
process
as
it
progresses.
The
first
filing
receives
final
construction
plan
approval
from
the
city
of
Gonzales
Construction
commences
in
2016..
E
So,
as
that
happens,
you'll
kind
of
get
a
little
out
of
sequence
here,
but
I
thought
it
was
relevant
to
show
Once
the
first
residents
start
moving
in,
we
received
calls
from
the
city
saying:
look
we're
having
some
drainage
concerns
within
the
new
filing
of
Conway.
Can
you
guys
look
into
it
thinking
that
drainage
maintenance
might
be
the
actual
problem
here?
So
we
did
find
some
blockages.
As
you
see
in
this
channel,
this
is
in
between
I-10.
It
was
really
overgrown,
so
we
did
address
that,
and
this
is
that
same
location
on
April
26
2023.
E
E
The
mitigation
bank
is
in
the
far
side
of
that
picture
of
the
four
box
coverts
beyond
the
interstate,
that's
the
boundary
of
the
mitigation
bank,
it's
full
of
water,
so
here's
a
a
photo
clip
on
April
the
24th
of
last
month.
Just
a
few
weeks
back,
we
went
to
this
site
and
this
is
the
existing
water
level
at
these
pipes.
That's
out
there
today,
so
they're,
they're,
roughly
half
or
a
little
better
full
of
water
in
their
48
inch
pipes.
So
remember
that's
two
feet
of
water
added
to
the
invert
elevation.
E
That's
designed
to
be
set
at
we'll
get
to
that
in
a
bit.
Here's
a
very
significant
photo.
Once
we
went
out
and
looked
and
investigated
what
we
saw
is
there's
a
live
oak
tree
that
was
left
in
the
development.
The
main
entrance,
it's
very
important
that
we
listen
to
what
this
Live
Oak
tells
us.
The
imaginary
line
that
you
see
there
drawn
in
yellow
represents
the
natural
ground
elevation
at
the
root
ball
of
that
tree
and
the
streets
appear
to
have
been
dug
out
around
this
Live
Oak.
E
So
natural
ground
was
countersunken
in
to
put
a
road
in
at
this
particular
location,
and
if
you
look
across
the
street,
the
line
almost
is
in
line
with
the
foundation
of
the
buildings
there,
and
this
is
at
the
same
location.
If
you
look
at
the
bottom
left
on
April
the
15th
of
2021,
we
had
a
significant
rainfall
and
it
was
hours
after
we
got
some
calls
about
the
street
holding
water.
We
went
and
looked
at
it.
You
can
see
the
drains
backed
up
and
pulling
out
and
not
draining.
E
At
this
time,
the
elevations
of
the
gauge
height
in
Conway
was
3.8
feet
and
then,
but
in
Panama
Canal
it
was
at
7.08
feet
which
are
not
very
significant
numbers.
It's
just
a
heavy
rainfall
event
and
they
were
having
backing
up
in
the
streets
and
also
you
can
see
the
retainer
wall
constructed
around
the
root
system
of
that
live
oak.
E
One
can
assume
that
that
excavation
of
the
depth
of
that
wall
is
that
much
lower
than
natural
ground.
Hence
that
the
roads
are
are
significantly
low
in
the
development.
Then
we
get
into
the
history
of
the
property.
This
is
a
Google
shot
of
2015
prior
to
any
dirt
work
happening
in
the
Conway
development
and
I
highlighted
in
yellow
to
the
right,
the
channel,
the
Conway
Canal
that
they
call
it
had
water
in
the
entire
stretch
through
the
developments
property.
E
So
there
was
water
present
in
the
channel
prior
to
any
pipes
being
put
in
2017
they're
still
water
standing,
but,
as
you
can
see,
construction
is
is
pretty
well
moving
forward
at
this
point.
At
that
time,
on
Google,
we
can
see
that
there
was
two
pipes
installed
of
the
current
five
that
are
out
there
at
this
point
in
2019
they
start
constructing
the
the
version
of
ponds
that
are
out
there
today
at
the
outfall
location.
E
Again,
there's
only
two
pipes
in
this
photo
of
the
five
that
exist
out
there
today.
Another
significant
factor
is
a
little
zoom
in
of
the
same
photo.
E
This
is
the
work
around
the
pond
to
the
left
of
the
slide
and
left
of
the
pipes
you
see
in
the
photo
they're
doing
the
dirt
work
of
the
pollen.
If
you
really
look
close,
they
actually
had
to
Dam
off
Conway
canal,
because
the
water
was
flowing
back
on
them
to
build
the
pond.
So
it
tells
you
that
the
pipes
are
lower
than
the
water
in
that
in
that
channel.
E
Here
we
are
the
most
recent
Google
imagery
of
2021.
Obviously,
the
channels
inundated
with
water
all
the
way
to
I-10
and
all
the
way
to
the
mitigation
Bank.
So
2021
is
about
the
timeline
that
the
city
reached
out
to
say:
hey
we're
having
residents
now
living
here,
we're
having
some
trouble.
Can
the
drainage
department
really
look
into
this
and
see
if
there's
some
kind
of
solution
here,
and
so
what
we
do
is
dig
ditches
and
that's
what
we
do
to
maintain
and
fix
problems.
E
However,
in
this
scenario,
there's
water
all
the
way
to
where
we
end
jurisdiction
at
the
mitigation
Bank.
So
we
hired
Hartman
engineering,
said
look.
This
is
a
little
bit
more
than
our
expertise
or
our
field
of
work
that
we
can
offer
here.
We
want
to
bring
on
a
subject
matter
and
have
a
second
look
at
this
original
drainage
impact
study.
So
Hartman
engineering
comes
on
board.
E
So
another
thing
that
Hartman
shows
us
is
an
example
of
that
pipe
being
inundated.
The
red
line
just
shows
the
water
level
higher
than
what
the
pipes
are
designed
to
be,
but
then
the
developers
engineer
comes
on
board
and
says:
look
we're
going
to
take
another
look
at
this
as
well,
and
so
this
is
the
third
document
in,
in
addition
to
the
lidoor
map,
the
Hartman
engineering
map,
analysis
and
now
quality
engineering
comes
on
board.
Note
that
they
were
not
the
original
engineer.
E
The
original
engineering
firm
was
Owen
and
white,
so
quality
engineering
is
brought
on
board.
They
take
a
second
look
and
highlighted
in
red
per
the
original
approved
drainage
impact
study
by
Owen
and
white
dated
December
2015
proposed
static
water,
surface
elevations
in
the
storage
ponds
of
1.8
feet
field.
Observations
indicate
that
the
existing
static
water
elevation
in
the
ponds
is
closer
to
four
feet,
and
so
there's
another
another
note
out
that
the
ponds
are
not
at
their
design.
Elevation.
E
Preliminary
solution
to
this
development
was
a
proposed
to
add
two
30
inch
pumps
with
16,
000
gallons
per
minute
capacity,
each
to
the
outfall
pond
number
three.
These
pumps
will
have
the
the
capability
to
draw
down
Pond
to
the
static
water
elevation
of
1.5,
thus
increasing
the
storage
capacity
back
to
the
original
intended
design,
and
so
this
is
where
the
pump
concept
came
from
and
it
was
proposed
to
the
engineering
review
agency.
E
However,
our
drainage
ordinance
prohibits
the
use
of
pumps
without
a
waiver
and
that's
how
we
get
into
where
this
was
brought
before
this
board
and
the
agenda
item
that
Miss
Terry
had
just
read
to
you
guys.
So
this
is
the
letter
based
off
the
actions
that
you
guys
as
the
board
took
in
November
the
on
it
was
November
the
15th
and
that's
where
the
conditions
were
set
in
addition
to
the
waiver
that
was
sent
out.
So
that's
where
we
are
and
we're
in
the
middle
of
reviewing
all
of
these
deliverables
to
these
conditions.
E
A
A
I
Yeah,
if
we
could
back
up
to
the
I,
believe
we
hired
Hartman
to
come
on
board
okay
to
look
at
this.
You
said
that
Hartman
gave
or
came
in
conclusion
that
one
of
the
possible
solutions
of
this
would
be
to
move
the
outfall
move.
The
existing
outfall.
J
Oh
no,
that
was
just
you
know.
That
was
my
first
time
looking
at
this.
The
drainage
impact
study
is
about
that
big
and
you
know,
typically,
if
you
can't,
if
you
don't,
have
an
outfall
location
that
doesn't
meet
your
requirement,
you
know
you
look
somewheres.
B
J
I
K
G
I
can
speak
too
Hackett
Canal
does
connect
to
Panama.
There
needs
to
be
some
improvements
made
I
think
that
certainly
needs
to
be
looked
at
as
a
viable
option.
Yes,.
G
C
G
So
you
do
have
some
back
water
concerns
with
those
improvements
that
will
need
to
be
addressed,
and
that's
why
any
other
option
like
that
has
to
be
engineered.
They
have
to
run
all
the
scenarios,
all
the
models
to
see
if
we
used
Hackett
as
a
secondary
or
a
primary,
and
that
what
would
the
back
water
issues
cause
with
Panama,
because
obviously
it's
a
smaller
Channel
and
it
does
increase
in
elevation
quickly
and,
as
you
can
saw
in
there,
it
was
at
seven.
G
G
A
You're
welcome
Mr
Lambert
any
other
questions
at
this
point.
Thank
you
both
Ron.
Thank
you.
So
much
Jared.
Thank
you
for
being
here
all
right,
Scott
I
thought
I
saw
you
there
for
a
second
there.
You
are
hi
Scott
thanks
for
being
there.
You
go.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
tonight.
Please.
Let
me.
L
Know
appreciate
you
yeah.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
Commissioners
I
appreciate
you
having
us
here
and
the
residents
of
course.
So
the
city's
position
is
that
we
want
to
protect
our
residents
and
I.
Think
that's
the
position
that
we
all
have
so
they're,
Street,
flooding
and
I
know
that
there
is
some
argument
that
that
some
people
may
find
that
street
flooding
is
acceptable
and
that
they
don't
want
a
pump
station,
but
we
feel
that
street
flooding
is
not
acceptable.
It's
not
ideal,
and
so
Conway
is
a
very
great
subdivision.
L
I've
met
a
lot
of
wonderful
people
there
and
I
think
that
everybody
enjoys
the
camaraderie
and
just
the
neighborhood
as
it
exists.
It
really
is
a
unique
opportunity
in
this
part
of
the
world,
and
so
we
want
to
protect
it,
and
so,
if
what
can
be
done
other
than
a
pumping
station,
if
some
improvements
can
be
made,
Downstream
that's
going
to
improve
the
outfall.
It
may
be
restored
by
U
Conway
to
whatever
it
was
when
that
original
drainage
impact
study
was
created
or
if
it
does
need
to
be
a
pumping
system.
We
support
that.
L
You
know
you
so
one
of
the
conditions
and
I
think
I
want
to
thank
Ron
I
think
he
did
a
wonderful
job
of
explaining
the
history
of
the
situation
and
I
agree
with
everything
that
he
said,
and
so
the
condition
that
the
city
that
that
this
body
imposed
on
the
city
was
that
we
would
stand
behind
the
HOA
as
the
operator
of
last
resort.
L
We're
willing
to
do
that
and
the
city
council
voted
on
it
on
January,
the
9th
when
we
met
with
Ron
in
early
2021,
as
he
talked
about
you
know,
we
expressed
concern
about
solving
the
street
flooding
issue.
Luckily,
no,
no
homes
have
been
flooded.
L
So
it's
just
a
street
flooding
issue
when
we
have
a
significant
rain
event
and
we
would
like
to
solve
that
problem
and
that's
our
Planning
Commission
kind
of
initiated
this
process
by
telling
the
developer
that
they
weren't
going
to
improve
any
future
plots
until
we
developed
a
solution
to
this
problem.
So
we
really
don't
care
if
the
solution
has
improving
drainage,
Downstream
and
restoring
the
outflow
level,
if
that's
possible
or
if
it's
not
possible,
if
it
has
to
be
a
pumping
system.
L
If
we,
we
support
the
pumping
system,
which
the
developer
is
willing
to
pay
for
and
and
include
the
cost
of
installation
which
I
understand
is
close
to
a
million
dollars.
A
L
I
I
just
got
a
question:
if
you
don't
mind,
I
just
have
a
question
sure
now
from
what
you
said
is
that
the
Improvement
Downstream,
if
any
Improvement
Downstream
of
the
development
was
done
to
resolve
the
outfall
but
I
believe
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
run
or
a
client
the
Downstream,
it's
not
the
Improvement
Downstream
the
downstream
is
in
the
state
how
it
is
as
far
as
the
water
levels,
it's
the
level
that
was
in
the
study.
That
was
incorrect.
E
I
I
Would
be
a
reroute
and,
secondly,
the
restored
the
Conway
Bayou
Basin
to
where
it
was
when
the
original
drainage
impact
study
was
done,
but
it
has
Conway
drains
Basin
changed
since
the
original
you.
I
G
G
I
A
G
All
right
so
I'm
going
to
give
you
my
take
on
all
of
what
has
transpired
so
as
far
as
the
waiver
at
this
time,
the
administration
does
not
feel
that
items
too
and
and
I
have
it
to
continue
on
the
November
17
2022.
I,
don't
know
if
you
have
that,
because
that
includes
six
items,
not
five,
so
I'll
go
to
the
to
the
five.
Let's
see
the
item
number
five
on
the
agenda
number
four.
G
G
Obviously,
the
first
filing
due
to
the
elevation
discrepancies
of
the
outfall
and
in
our
opinion
and
Hartman
and
everyone
looking
at
it,
was
built
too
low,
and
so
due
to
that
fact,
you
have
Street
flooding.
I
will
say
that
the
streets
are
designed
to
be
the
drainage
structures
and
then
the
subsurface
drainage
to
that,
so
they
are
designed
to
take
the
water
and
so
oftentimes.
We
have
subdivisions
that
are
designed
this
way
and,
and
you
get
intense
rainfalls
within
a
short
period
of
time,
you
do
have
Street
flooding.
G
In
this
particular
case,
it
seems
to
be
more
extreme
than
others
to
the
situation
where
some
residents
do
not
want
to
leave
because
of
fear
of
their
cars
stalling
in
in
the
water.
So
the
mitigation
bank
has
created
a
tremendous
struggle
in
improving
Downstream
for
which
is
projected
to
go.
This
is
the
reason
why
we
changed
our
ordinances
recently
to
ensure
that
developers
went
beyond
the
footprint
of
development
and
cleaned
Downstream
to
ensure
connectivity,
because
this
this
is
a
situation
where
that
mitigation
bank
is
is
causing
a
tremendous
issue
with
Downstream
drainage.
G
With
that
being
said,
that's
the
importance
of
any
solution
being
looked
at
is
to
see
what
that
solution
may
do
to
that
mitigation
Bank.
We
will
have
to
have
the
Corps
of
Engineers
involved
because
of
that
as
an
approved
project
of
theirs.
I.
Don't
think
that
the
core,
in
my
opinion,
we
don't
have
a
representative
here-
really
took
in
to
consideration
this
situation
with
the
mitigation
bank
and
it's
and
it's
creating
a
wetland
there.
G
Even
even
today,
it
has
tremendous
not
only
in
the
mitigation
bank,
but
also
within
the
development
obstructions
of
of
down
Downstream,
Panama
and
Conway
are
appropriate
levels
under
under
two
feet.
Right
now
and
you're,
holding
four
foot
of
water
right
outside
those
pipes,
and
so.
H
G
My
fear
is
that
this
development
continues
and
we
get
beyond
the
point
of
return,
and
so
that
a
solution
is
not
found
for
this
first
filing,
for
which
this
era
has
been
made.
If
we
don't
correct
it
now,
we
will
lose
the
the
opportunity
to
mitigate
it.
I
cannot
tell
you
that
we're
going
to
solve
it
completely,
because
I
don't
believe
that
I
believe
that
the
streets
are
too
low.
B
G
A
We
appreciate
that
that's
the
purpose
of
this
major
discussion
about
this
issue
so
that
all
of
the
commission
is
fully
informed
and
while
we
had
scheduled
a
vote
and
decided
that
we
all
needed
to
be
better
educated
before
we
did
that
so
I
appreciate
your
remarks.
Mr
robeyer
has
another
comment:
Mr
Robert
thank.
I
You
chair
I,
just
wanted
to
take
a
couple
minutes
and
kind
of
put
what
my
position
was.
I
Seconds
how
about
like
45
seconds.
I
It
wasn't
done
correctly.
The
the
streets
yeah
I
agree
streets
are
made
to
to
drain,
but
not
to
that
extent,
whenever
all
of
your
ponds
own,
the
development
are
retaining
water
all
the
time
they
can't
accept
any
water
during
during
a
new
rainfall
event,
a
pump
is
not
the
solution.
There's
a
reason
that
we
have
an
ordinance
in
this
parish
for
a
pump
being
a
solution.
I
Pumps
fail,
people
don't
show
up,
diesel
runs
out,
you
have
hurricanes,
you
have
fuel
shortages
and
who
wants
to
depend
on
a
pump
every
time
we
don't
there's
other
viable
options
here.
We've
seen
that
tonight
without
a
doubt,
let's
fix
this
the
correct
way.
Let's
work
with
the
city
of
Gonzalez,
let's
work
with
Conway
development
I
will
be
the
first
to
say:
I,
love,
Conway
development,
I.
Think
it's
a
wonderful
great
development
I
mean
I.
Y'all
can
attest
probably
that
several
times
I
brought
it
up
throughout
the
term
of
hey.
I
This
is
an
example
of
what
we
need
to
do.
It's
a
great
Community
I'm,
all
for
it
I'm
also
for
fixing
this
problem
the
right
way.
The
lifetime
of
these
pumps
for
15
years
was
what
was
admitted
to
us
by
the
developer.
I
mean
15
years
from
now,
and
they
were
dependent
on
the
Conway
development
pumping
station
and
all
that
which
is
great,
but
we
don't.
We
don't
have
our
plans
for
whatever
these
pumps
are
gone
in
15
years
for
some
big
magic,
Santa
Claus
thing
to
fix
all
the
drainage
outside
of
that.
I
A
48..
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all.
So
before
we
go
into
the
public
comment,
I
want
to
clarify
a
couple
of
things
on
cards.
I
have
two
cards
in
my
hand
that
have
been
signed,
but
no
indication
of
whether
they're
present
want
to
speak
or,
if
they're
just
present
and
in
support
or
I
just
want
to
not
speak
so
Jonas
Crystal,
all
right,
I
I,
don't
want
to
pass
anybody
up
if
you've
had
it.
If
you
came
to
speak
and
Glenn
Hayes,
you
will
be
speaking.
A
A
M
So
I
did
fill
out
a
green
card
in
support.
I'm
I
was
in
support
of
passing
the
waiver
in
the
event
that
the
final
solution
turned
out
to
be
a
pumping
station.
The
waiver
would
be
out
of
the
way
I,
don't
support
some
of
the
contingencies
that
went
along
with
the
waiver,
but
the
waiver
itself
I
support,
okay,
just
to
get
it
out
of
the
way
and
then
I
realize
you're,
not
voting
tonight
Ron,
your
your
presentation
was
awesome.
It
gave
us
a
lot
of
good
engineering
data
that
I
didn't
know
before.
M
There's
also
some
field
data
available,
one
of
our
neighbors
in
early
2020,
found
an
engineering
stick
in
the
woods.
He
said
man.
This
would
be
good
in
the
pond
to
just
to
watch
and
see
what
the
level's
doing
upon
right.
He
put
it
in
there
and
at
the
time,
the
level
on
the
engineering
stick
was
like
0.8.
This
is
in
a
tenth
of
a
of
a
foot
and
then
over
the
course
of
time
that
level
in
the
pond
started
Rising
right
and
there
were
several
things
involved.
M
Well,
when
that
Beaver
Dam
was
demoed,
the
level
on
an
engineering
stick
came
down
to
one
point:
four,
which
is
where
it
stays
today
since
November:
okay,
so
that
that
was
quite
like
almost
a
two
foot
drop
in
pond
elevation.
Okay
and
my
wife
and
I
moved
into
the
development
in
December
of
18.
We
were
the
seventh
home
occupied
in
there
early
on.
M
We
didn't
have
any
any
flooding
issues:
okay,
not
even
street
fighting,
and
but
after
the
beaver
dam
was
built,
then
we
started
having
the
issues
and
I
think
it
was
first
notice
early
2020
and
that's
when
the
city
and
everybody
got
involved
in
trying
to
determine
what
was
going
on
so
but
since
the
Beaver
Dam
has
been
demoed
and
the
pond
levels
have
dropped,
we.
H
M
Okay,
so
we
haven't
been
tested
there
and
nobody's
house
is
flooded,
so
I
moved
here
from
Saint
Charles
Parish
I
lived
there
65
years
that
whole
65
years,
we
were
protected
by
a
pump
and
never
had
any
issues,
so
it
is
doable
if
it's,
if
it's
necessary,
but
I,
like
the
idea
of
trying
to
find
some
other
solutions
to
this.
If
there
are
other
Solutions.
So
thank.
N
For
being
here
all
right,
thanks
for
having
us
here
to
voice
our
comments
and
thank
you
for
the
information
in
the
presentation.
It
was
helpful.
Just
a
few
comments
and
I
know:
I
fill
out
a
red
card,
but
I'm
kind
of
differing
ideas
on
that.
But
you.
N
Exactly
right-
or
you
know
something
neutral
so
from
we've,
we've
gotten
some
mixed
information
regarding
the
plans
and
the
the
developers
plans
and
then
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers.
So
from
what
your
presentation
said,
that
the
Army
put
the
mitigation
Bank
in
in
2011
correct
and
then
our
plan
by
the
developer
was
approved
in
2015..
N
My
question
is:
how
was
that
not
caught?
Why
was
there
no
investigation
into
that
plan
to
say
wait
a
minute.
This
doesn't
work.
If
it's
going
to
be
blocked
by
this,
which
essentially
is
a
damn
from
what
I
can
see.
Why
was
that
not
caught?
Why
was
it
allowed
to
continue?
Why
were
we
sold
houses
in
a
neighborhood?
Granted,
our
houses
aren't
flooding
the
streets
do,
but
it's
not
just
okay,
there's
a
heavy
rain,
because
I
live
in
the
reserve.
I'm
the
neighborhood
next
door,
but
it's
not
just
okay.
N
N
Every
part
of
the
street,
it's
just
certain
areas
so
why
that
was
allowed
to
pass
and
be
developed,
I,
don't
know
if
I
know
the
gentleman
said
well,
it
met
our
standards
as
far
as
how
it
was
done,
but
maybe
actually
review
the
plan
to
see
whether
it
fits
now
as
far
as
the
actual
pumps
I'm,
not
against
the
pump
per
se.
What
I'm
against
is
the
HOA
being
on
the
hook
for
any
maintenance
or
any
few.
N
N
So
if
there's
another
way
to
do
this
or
if
there's
a
way
that
the
pump
can
be
installed
and
the
HOA
is
not
on
the
hook
for
it,
I'm
all
for
it,
I
mean
I
want
our
neighborhoods
to
be
as
nice
as
they
can
be.
I
love
living
here,
I
love,
my
neighbors
I
love.
My
house,
I,
just
I,
feel
like
we're
kind
of
this
is:
is
a
horrible
punt
being
left
out
to
dry,
so
to
speak
with
this
situation?
Being
you
know,
told
we're
going
to
be
on
the
hook
for
this
pump?
N
A
O
I,
don't
know
a
question:
it's
I've,
seen
in
her
over
the
past
year
or
two
there's,
some
I've
heard
confusion
about
I've,
heard
statements.
Well,
East
Ascension
drainage.
They
approved
it.
They
approved
a
study.
Why
did
they
approve
it
by
its
study?
There's
some
misconception
about
the
role
of
Government,
Review
and
drainage
studies,
even
if
they
Outsource
it
to
an
independent
era,
Del
Primo
at
the
time,
if
it
was
an
ERA
or
anyone,
that's
hired.
You
know.
What's
in
in-house
you'll
see
they
they're,
never
stamping.
O
Inside
of
the
drench
study,
they're
doing
a
cursory
review.
Some
parishes
don't
even
fully
review
it.
They
just
rely
on
the
engineer
that
stamps
in
size
as
long
as
you're
licensed
in
the
state
you're,
you
are
taking
complete
ownership.
If
something
happens,
they're
coming
after
you
not
to
review
or
the
reviewer
doesn't
have
the
field
investigations
we
went
hired.
Imagine
if
you
hired
a
perishable
to
go
in
review
and
study
and
survey
and
everything
the
liability
that
you
have
for
the
benefit
of
someone
else
they're.
Just
there
as
a
cursory
review.
O
O
It's
this
is
State
licensing,
law,
stuff
and
so
much
I
want
to
make
sure
that
when
we
say
how
did
we
approve,
I,
guess
I'm
trying
to
get
in
the
shoe
of
I
mean
begin
the
shoes
of
Daryl
or
whoever
it
is
at
that
time,
I've
come
in
behind
other
places,
I'm
reviewing
they're
just
overwhelmed
they're,
not
supposed
to
be
doing
the
full
detailed
studies.
The
analysis
go
into
the
field.
Doing
surveys
running
the
calculations,
you're
just
are
they
there
are
they
there?
O
The
proof
is
comes
to
the
person
that
builds
it
construction,
inspects
it
when
your
inspections
and
we
go
and
check,
and
you
just
open
all
the
assumptions
were
done
in
place,
there's
a
lot
of
variables
and
assuming
that
outside
conditions,
never
change
what
your
assumptions
are,
so
that
that's
I
don't
know
if
I'm
really
directing
that
questions
we'll
make
sure
we
touch
the
topic
when
people
are
saying
well,
this
body's
as
a
hired
person
or
inside
person
approve
this.
Therefore,
that
wasn't
accept
of
what
they
were
doing
shouldn't
they
have
known.
O
This
shouldn't
have
done
a
detailed
survey
it
this
all
is
complete.
I,
do
development,
work,
I
know
when
I'm
doing
my
design,
study
and
I'm
submitting
somewhere
else,
I
can't
say:
well,
you
didn't
catch
it.
It's
your
fault,
they
always
say,
and
they
always
use
have
disclaimers
on.
When
you
approve
plans,
you'll
see
any
plans.
I
approve,
I,
improved
for
General
conformance.
This
doesn't
relieve
your
reliability
of
following
codes,
licensing
goals
and
everything
else.
I
don't
have
the
information
you
have.
You
are
the
professional.
O
So,
let's
make
sure
we're
we're
talking
about
the
discussion
and
like
how
did
we
get
in
this
position
and
how
can
someone
review
it?
How
could
it
be
someone
with
the
parish
not
see
this
catch
this
they?
Don't
it's
not
normal
for
them
to
have
that
level
of
detail
to
do
no
more
than
the
person's
license
stamps
that
study
or
drawing.
P
Being
here,
yes
thank
y'all
for,
for
letting
me
speak
for
a
few
minutes.
Thank
you
Clint.
So
so
I
appreciate
what
you
said
today,
especially
about
Hackett.
My
position
on
this
is
honestly.
Pumps
are
only
a
solution
if
we
have
one
someone
to
operate
and
maintain
them.
That
does
not
include
the
people
behind
me.
The
residents
of
Conway
primarily
right.
That's
not
a
solution.
When
storms
happen,
we're
not
going
to
go
out,
there
make
sure
the
pump's
working.
P
Yes,
it's
supposed
to
be
automated,
but
pumps
do
fail,
and
and
Glenn
brought
up
a
lot
of
good
points
about
that,
so
I'm
not
going
to
rehash
that
I
just
really
want
to
challenge.
Y'all
I
appreciate
that
y'all
actually
brought
up
that.
We
want
to
look
for
alternative
Solutions
here.
I
think
that
is
the
answer.
Whatever
time
it
takes,
gravity
is
always
preferential
to
pumps.
Obviously,
if
New
Orleans
wasn't
below
sea
level,
they
wouldn't
have
pumps
either
I.
Don't
believe
that
pumps
are
the
only
solution
here.
P
I
do
think
there
are
other
solutions
they
may
cost
more.
They
may
take
longer
to
develop.
I
understand
that,
but
I'm
in
favor
of
a
solution,
a
long-term
solution,
not
a
short-term
easy
fix
right.
So
with
that
said,
the
only
other
thing
I'll
say
and
look
I
appreciate,
like
the
legalese
of
we're
not
responsible.
Yes,
those
are
all
true
things.
P
I
am
a
professional
licensed
engineer,
I
understand
what
he's
saying,
maybe
legally,
that's
not
the
responsibility,
but
I
still
think
it's
in
the
best
interest
of
the
parish
to
understand
the
drainage
area
right
and
when
you're.
Looking
at
these
studies,
having
a
little
bit
of
perspective,
hey,
we
got
a
mitigation.
Bank
Downstream
have
y'all
looked
at
that
as
a
sensitivity
to
said
engineer
right
so,
even
though
it's
not
the
obligation
of
the
parish
to
do
that,
maybe
this
person
was
busy
and
he
was
just
making
sure
they
had
followed
all
the
procedures.
P
I'm
just
saying,
I
think
the
city
and
the
parish
and
the
developer
all
need
to
work
together
to
really
try
to
help
us
and
find
a
solution
here.
I
mean
I
I,
don't
want
to
sound
sound
I,
don't
know
we
do
pay
taxes
right
for
drainage
and
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
the
residents
in
the
community
feel
like
those
taxes,
should
go
towards
someone
trying
to
help
us
here
understand.
There's
a
lot
of
community
needs.
Y'all
are
trying
to
juggle
things
and
prioritize
things,
but
I
do
appreciate.
P
P
D
D
Besides
pumps,
so
I'm
asking
you
to
vote
no
and
rescind
the
waiver
regarding
mechanical
pump,
Prohibition
in
uldc,
17,
508b
and
just
a
reminder
back
in
March
I
sent
each
and
every
one
of
you
an
email
with
209
resident
petition
signatures
who
primarily
signed
that
petition
because
they
were
not
in
favor
of
paying
for
operation,
maintenance
and
liability
of
the
proposed
developer's
pumps.
D
A
Q
Q
I'm,
an
old
school
teacher
and
I
coached
for
30
years
and
I
grew
up
in
Orleans
and
Jefferson
Parish,
so
I've
seen
plenty
of
floods.
It
flooded
my
house
four
different
times:
I
got
five
brothers
and
two
sisters
and
my
dad
never
hired
anybody.
We
built
our
house
four
times,
I,
don't
believe
pumps
work
all
that
good
I'm
sure
the
man
from
Saint
Bernard
was
protected
by
a
pump
in
some
sense,
and
these
two
gentlemen
kind
of
is
where
I'm
at
I'm
on
my
second
life.
Q
Q
Now,
where,
like
he
said,
with
taxes,
I'm
I'm,
making
a
dollar
but
I'm,
paying
City,
Parish
state
and
federal
people,
almost
36
Cents
on
every
dollar
I
make
so
I
expect
you,
as
a
body
to
hold
somebody
accountable
for
a
mistake:
I,
don't
care
how
it
was
I,
coached,
a
bunch
of
kids,
high
school
and
college
in
30
years,
when
a
kid
made
a
mistake:
I
did
boys
and
girls,
so
I'm
gender
I'm
all
across
the
gender
Neil.
When
a
kid
made
a
mistake,
I
held
him
accountable.
We
had
a
set
of
rules.
Q
If
you
didn't
follow
the
rules
you
sat
on
the
bench,
the
bench
was
an
incredible
motivator.
The
kid
automatically
straightened
up
if
he
wanted
to
play
you
guys
are,
are
a
body
of
power
that
can
help
the
people
in
both
conways.
You
wouldn't
have
a
problem
and
I
I'm.
Not
a
millionaire
and
I,
certainly
can't
even
smell
the
word
billionaire,
but
these
guys
that
own
this
property
and
I
don't
care
who
they
are
I,
don't
have
anything
against
them.
Q
Personally,
I,
don't
really
care
who
they
are,
but
they
developed
this
place
and
they
sold
you
guys.
A
bill
of
goods
saying
this
is
fixed,
it's
it's
going
to
work
and
it
doesn't
work
but
you're
going
to
pass
some
degree
and
it
ain't
about
the
money.
I've
heard
all
kind
of
stupid
stories,
though
it's
going
to
be
a
four
dollar
extra
HOA
fee
or
seven
dollars
or
I,
don't
care
if
it's
four
cents
or
four
million
dollars.
It's
unfair
and
the
world
ain't
fair.
Q
So
I
don't
expect
Fair
every
day,
but
for
you
to
pass
that
on
to
any
homeowner
at
any
Conway
level
to
pay
for
a
pump
and
the
operation
of
a
pump
or
any
kind
of
you,
you
word
it
or
phrase
it
or
you
know
quantify
it
any
way.
You
want!
Oh
well,
when
the
pump
fails,
the
city
is
going
to
take
I,
don't
care
about
all
that!
That's
ridiculous!
R
And
Commissioners,
you
know
it's
not
a
question
whether
we
want
a
pump
or
not.
The
question
is
that
we
want
the
drainage
that
we
were
promised
and
actually
that
we
pay
for
now.
We
know
what
the
developer
is
going
to
do
a
million
dollars
for
this
pump
supposedly
last
15
years
and
we're
on
the
hook,
the
HOA,
which
is
all
of
us,
for
the
expense
of
approximately
forty
thousand
dollars
per
year.
However,
we
have
never
seen
a
sheet
from
the
manufacturer
saying
this
is
what
it
would
cost.
R
You
know
this
was
not
presented
to
us
and
I
think
it's
important
that
our
HOA
meets
with
us,
which,
if
you
have
values
of
Representative
and
tells
us
this,
is
what
we
need
to
keep
these
pumps
going
to
keep
the
drainage
working
has
never
been
done.
All
right,
pumps
do
fail
and
I
I
know
this
for
a
fact.
My
wife
and
I
moved
from
Jefferson
Parish.
We
grew
up
in
Orleans
Parish.
We
know
about
pumps.
R
Now
our
subdivision
was
eight
blocks
from
a
major
Pump
Station
I'm
talking
six
to
eight
pumps
there,
and
why
did
we
flood
in
Katrina,
because
the
pump
operators
were
across
the
lake?
The
parish
president
thought
it
was
safer
for
them
to
be
across
the
lake,
so
we
flooded
in
Katrina.
So
if
there's
nobody
to
flip
a
switch
or
make
sure
these
pumps
are
working,
you
are
going
to
flood.
R
The
other
thing
is:
why
are
we
paying
from
disbursements
from
our
HOA
to
for
the
errors
made
by
the
developers?
I
mean
this
really.
This
really
boils
me.
You
know
they
should
take
care
of
this
because
they're,
the
ones
who
made
the
error
all
we
did-
was
paid
out
good
money,
built
our
houses
and
tried
to
be
good
citizens.
You
see
the
turnout,
so
we
have
a
good
representation.
You
know
we're
all
good
friends.
R
The
last
thing
the
city
doesn't
want
to
pay
these
expenses.
Okay,
the
parish
says
it's
not
in
their
purview
to
pay
these
expenses,
the
developers
passing
a
buck
to
us
the
residents.
In
my
opinion,
these
three
entities
should
sit
down
in
good
faith
and
hammer
out
a
solution
and
to
me
the
solution
of
gravity
drainage
can
be
achieved
for
comway.
Then,
let's
do
it.
If
it
costs
him
a
little
bit
more
than
a
million
dollars,
let's
say
than
what
the
pumps
would
cost
then
take
it
out
your
pocket
and
pay
for
it.
R
A
R
S
S
Would
benefit
from
you
pump
a
new
pumping
station
probably
be
myself,
however,
contrary
to
belief,
I'm
100
against
this,
as
of
now
I
know
what
it
costs
to
maintain
pumps,
I
keep
hearing
the
the
15
years.
It's
not
15
years,
you
know,
I
looked
I
spent
my
whole
day
reading
and
looking
over
and
I
actually
went
to
the
Culver's
today
and
drove
out
there,
because
this
is
what
I
do
for
a
living
and
looked
at
it
and
then
I
got
to
thinking
about
you
know
you
you,
your
Morty
on
a
pump
is
one
year.
S
That's
what
you
get
out
of
a
pump.
You
know
a
deflated
basketball
gets
in
the
Waterway
and
gets
in
the
impeller
and
tears
up
your
pump
and
tears
up
your
Burns
and
tears
up
your
engine.
Then
then
you
got
to
get
a
crane
out
there.
You
got
to
pull
the
pump,
you
got
to
send
it
to
a
shop.
You
got
to
get
it
repaired.
You
got
to
bring
it
back.
You
got
to
set
it
back
in
there,
that's
not
15
years
after
one
year,
you're
responsible
for
it.
That's
that
that's
it!
You
know
this
developer.
S
S
This
guy
has
tremendous
amounts
of
land
a
lot
of
land
to
develop,
I,
don't
care
if
we
take
some
of
that
and
build
another
retention
Pond
to
to
hold
down
some
of
the
the
retainers
that
we
need
in
the
subdivision,
there's
all
other
Alternatives
again
a
pumping
system
if
at
some
point
it
becomes.
That
is
our
only
alternative.
S
Then
obviously
I
know
pumps
work
they
they
do
drain,
but
to
put
that
back
on
the
HOA
and
and
cover
that
I
I
read
where
he
said:
38
000
a
year
for
o
m
on
pumps,
you're
not
going
to
operate
and
maintain
two
48
inch
pumps
for
48
38
000
a
year:
you're,
not
gonna!
Do
it.
You
know
four
dollars
a
month
to
the
HOA
is
not
going
to
cover
your
fees.
So
what
happens
if
one
of
these
pumps
do
break
down?
You
figure.
S
You
got
a
300
000
breakdown
by
the
time
you
take
it
out,
repair
it
send
it
out.
Do
all
these
things,
you
divide
it
by
500
residents,
you
asking
everybody
to
pay
600
you're,
going
to
send
out
an
assessment
to
the
HOA
for
600
a
person
try
collecting
that
from
500
homeowners.
So
what
happens
when
you
don't
collect
it?
Do
you
do
your
pumps?
Sit
still.
Does
somebody
else
step
in
I,
read
that
the
city
of
Gonzales
should
step
in?
S
But
at
this
point
you
you,
what
do
you
do
you
lean
somebody's
house
for
something
that
they
didn't
create,
so
the
I
think
that
I
agree
with
everyone
in
here
and
everyone
that's
spoken
so
far
and
Ron
did
a
great
job
and
I
had
a
lot
of
notes
here,
but
he
covered
all
that
today
in
his
presentation,
but
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
think
the
pump's
our
last
resort
and
I'm
a
pump
guy.
So
that's
all
I
have.
A
T
Thank
you
all
for
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
speak.
Absolutely.
Everybody
said
pretty
much
everything
already
that
we're
thinking,
but
we're
very
concerned
for
Conway's
future
and
we've
invested
heavily
in
this
community.
We
love
it.
We
love
our
people
and
we
hope
that
the
city,
the
parish
and
the
developer
can
come,
get
together
and
solve
this
problem.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
We
do
too.
U
U
If
you
need
the
pumps
put
them
in,
but
I
think
you
all
need
to
come
together
and
find
the
money
somewhere
with
the
parish,
because
we
do
pay
out
property
taxes
and
get
this
off
our
back,
because
if
you
all
want
us
to
operate
these
pumps,
it's
going
to
be
a
disaster
I'm
just
telling
you
that
right
now
and
it's
not
only
the
operation
and
maintenance,
no
one's
talking
about
liability,
that's
part
of
it!
If
you
read
the
fine
print,
do
you
know
what
insurance
costs?
U
So
if
somebody
goes
out
there
and
tries
to
fix
it
and
they
die
and
they
sue
us
for
more
money?
You
know
darn!
Well,
we
can't
handle
this.
This
is
a
nightmare,
so
anything
y'all
can
do
together.
I
appreciate
what
y'all
saying
we
will.
You
know
really
appreciate
it
and
you
can
see
where
we
are
right
now.
So,
thank
you
all
very
much.
That's
all
I
want
to
say
thank.
U
A
A
All
right,
I'm
going
to
read
off
the
remainder
of
the
names
and
then
councilman
Lawson
has
a
comment
he
wants
to
make.
So
these
folks
did
not
care
to
speak,
but
they
are
present
and
signed
a
red
card.
Jonas
Crystal,
Jimmy,
Sanchez,
Wanda,
berthlot,
Kelly,
McGovern
Kelly,
yes,
Clay,
birth,
lot,
Jimmy,
ramagos
and
Lynn
wagsback
Jr.
B
And
thank
you
Mr
chair,
oh
I
I
got
comments
all
over
I'm
gonna
try
to
not
be
a
hot
mess
going
through
all
of
this,
but
first
off
in
case
anybody
isn't
100
clear.
We
keep
referring
to
Sean
our
era.
He's
our
engineering
engineering
reviewing
agent
for
the
parish.
He
he
reviews
all
of
the
other
developments
and
whatnot
that
are
passed
in
Ascension
Parish.
You
know,
and
he
does
a
very
good
job
for
us.
B
As
you
know,
he's
here
tonight,
I
do
in
case
anyone
isn't
100
how
this
how
this
body
works,
so
we
or
Ascension
Parish,
Council
Members,
were
serving
right
now,
as
as
drainage
Commissioners.
This
body
does
not
have
the
authority
to
approve
a
neighborhood
or
stop
a
neighborhood
or
anything
like
that.
We
strictly
deal
with
drainage
the
now
when
we're
sitting
up
here
as
parish,
council
members.
B
Obviously
we
set
the
codes
and
ordinances
that
developments
are
or
have
to
be
built
by
excuse
me,
but
we
do
serve
as
made
as
major
drainage.
I
can
tell
you
just
immediately
I
mean
we
haven't,
got
our
legal.
You
know
opinion
of
what
what
not
on
this,
but
spending
tax
dollars
in
a
private
development,
whatever
that
is
a
very
great
area,
I'm,
not
even
100
sure.
If
it's
legal
I
know
St
James
Parish
president
here
in
the
last
few
years,
has
been
indicted
for
spending
taxpayer
dollars
on
private
property.
B
B
That's
what
it
was
engineered
for
week
in
November
of
2022,
whenever
I
was
I
was
I
was
serving
in
Miss
Terry's
capacity
as
chair
always
forget
his
name
Mr
Valley
I,
believe
you
know
he
was
here
asking
for
the
waiver
and-
and
we
urged
him
to
ensure
that
he
had
community
outreach
with
every
one
of
his
citizens,
because
he
was,
he
was
volunteering
y'all
for
a
pretty
big
task
hoe
or
do
it
is
fine,
it's
good
to
go
and
we
urged
him.
I
mean
I,
think
it
was.
B
The
last
thing
I
said
that
meeting
ensure
that
your
HOA
is
informed,
make
sure
that
they're
on
board,
because
whenever
he
leaves
it's
on
y'all
I,
don't
know
if
anybody
had
watched
that
meeting
from
November
of
2022
and
something
else
I
want
to
touch
on
is
that
this
body
also
cannot
stop
further
development
within
this
neighborhood
I
knew
I
think
in
the
last
few
months,
phases
three
and
four
have
been
have
been
passed.
The
you
know
or
waiver
has
nothing
to
do
with
that.
I
know
has
faced
24,
not
beneficially
passed
yet.
B
Oh
well,
I,
don't
right!
There's
some
Earth's
moving
right!
There's
some
Earth's
moving.
You
know
going
on
over
there,
but
we
do
not
have
that
Authority
either.
You
know
to
to
stop
that.
The
only
thing
that
this
body
can
do
for
Conway
is
allow
a
pulp
or
not
allow
a
pump
right
and
you
know
ended
so
we
get.
We
gave
the
waiver,
with
some
very,
very
strict
I,
think
was
five
criteria
that
developer
had
to
meet
I.
Think
about
he's
only
meant
one
out
of
five
right
now.
Oh.
B
I'm
sorry
I'm
just
going
through
my
notes
and
yeah
exploring
all
and
before
the
city,
the
parish
or
the
developer,
move
forward.
Yeah
I
think
some
more
hydrology
should
be
done
right.
Is
there
any
way
that
we
can
tie
Panama
any
kind
of
way?
I
don't
know
the
elevations
off
the
top
of
my
head,
but
I
know
Panama
is
south
of
Conway.
You
know
what
does
that
look
like,
but
I
can
tell
you
another
concern.
B
I
have
is
pumping
one,
the
first
Pond
to
the
second
Pond,
and
this
will
probably
be
a
a
a
Hortman
question.
Is
that
is
that
going
to
cause
the
water
to
leave
the
footprint
quicker
than
it
already
does,
or
is
the
outfall
going
to
work
the
same?
And
if
that's
not
the
case,
then
are
we
going
to
overflow?
The
second
Pawn,
because
a
huge
part
of
our
developmental
code
is
that
in
the
main
reason
we
don't
allow
pumps
is.
H
B
B
It
congratulations
on
good
hygiene,
yes,
I,
don't
know,
I
lost
my
train
of
thought,
I'm,
sorry,
so
the
pump
pumping
from
from
the
First
Pond
to
the
second
Pond
is
at
risk
of
overflowing
the
pond
in
letting
those
48
inch.
Culverts.
I,
know
they're,
mostly
full
right
now,
but
if
we're,
if
we're
feeling
that
second
second
one
quicker,
then
the
gravity
is
right.
Now
we
we
also
had
to
take
all
the
residents
on
on
Brittany
tower
on
Brittany
Street
in
Sorrento
on
Clearwater
Road.
B
B
Let's
see
if
we
can
gravity
drain
in
a
better
area
and
I
though,
and
I
I
do
have
bad
news
that
at
no
point
will
I
support
the
actual
drainage
commission
supplying
and
maintaining
the
pumps
because
think
of
every
neighborhood
that
is
in
this
Parish.
We
have
another
117
000
people
on
the
East
Bank
of
Ascension
Parish,
who
we're
responsible
for
for
their
drainage
and
if
we
start
supplying,
you
know,
pumps
and,
and
all
this
to
every
neighborhood
I
mean
that's
it.
It's
just
just
as
far
as
the
finances
go,
it'll
never
add
up.
B
We
we
have
hundreds
of
miles
of
canals
that
we
have
to
dredge.
Now
we
have
thousands
of
miles
of
roadside
ditches
and
it's
it's
everything
we
can
do
to
try
to
keep
up
right
now,
not
taking
on
individual
neighborhoods
but
I'm
100
on
board,
with
the
developer,
urging
the
developer
to
find
a
gravity,
a
gravity,
drainage.
You
know
solution
in
the
future
and
look
and
I
I
do
feel
for
y'all
y'all
have
a
beautiful
neighborhood,
so
I
can
imagine
you
know
it
is.
B
K
K
T
K
You
say:
you're
not
going
to
support
a
pump,
but
if
you
can't
get
the
lines
lowered,
you're
gonna
have
to
get
the
water
out
some
kind
of
way,
but
you
know
you're,
not
you're,
not
going
to
be
able
to
look
at
this
one.
Spot.
You're
gonna
have
to
look
at
all
outlets
and
let's
face
it,
does
a
lot
of
pipelines
that
come
through
that
property
there,
and
we
know
how
hard
it
is
to
work
with
trying
to
get
something
Lord.
K
So
is
this
going
to
be
a
challenge
for
all
of
us?
So
this
is
not
an
easy
fix.
A
Thank
you,
Mr
Lambert,
Mr
President,
if
you'll.
Allow
me
for
just
a
second
Mr.
Kangalotti
also
has
a
comment
but
I'm
going
to
take
a
chair's
privilege
here,
I'm
so
pleased
to
see
all
the
effort
that
has
gone
in
to
solving
this
problem.
Engineers
have
been
hired,
reviews
have
been
done,
meetings
have
been
held,
I
I,
hope
that
the
citizens
of
Conway
know
that
everybody
wants
to
help
you
solve
this
problem.
We
don't
want
you
to
have
water
in
your
streets.
A
Nor
do
we
want
you
to
have
water
ever
in
your
homes
and
we're
going
for
us
it's
a
matter
of.
Do
we
extend
a
waiver
to
the
rules
that
this
that
we
have
made
forbidding
pumps
and
at
that
point
when,
if
it
ever
comes
to
that
I
mean
My
Hope
Is,
that
this
is
solved
in
the
staff
and
and
then
the
administration
between
the
administration
of
Ascension,
Parish
and
the
City
of
Gonzales,
and
that
that
this
is
resolved
there
and
it
never
has
to
come
back
here
for
a
vote.
A
But
I
assure
you
that
if
it
becomes
necessary,
it
will
come
back
here
for
a
vote
and
we
will.
We
will
do
what
we
need
to
do
to
protect
our
citizens.
It
won't
be
that
we'll
be
taking
on
the
responsibility
for
it
because,
as
the
former
chair
explained
very
thoroughly
inside
your
subdivision
is
not.
The
issue
is
not
an
issue
for
the
parish.
It's
major
drainage
is
what
we're
responsible
for
so
outside
of
your
subdivision.
I
A
Knew
you'd
appreciate
that
Scott,
and
you
know
would
you'll
be
looking
to
us
far
is
is
simply
a
waiver
that
would
allow
you
to
have
that
pump.
Mr
cagnolotti.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
I
heard
some
good
comments
tonight,
I'm
enthused
about
what
the
possibilities
are.
I
think
the
neighborhood
showing
up
enforce,
sends
a
message
I'm
enthused
about
the
possibility
of
an
alternative
out
drainage
for
the
subdivision,
as
opposed
to
the
current
situation,
I'm
concerned
about
the
timeline
that
how
long
will
that
take,
and
in
the
meantime,
if,
if
the
pumps
are
a
solution
to
keep
these
people
from
having
disaster,
maybe
that's
a
temporary
fix
until
they
can
do
the
alternative.
I,
don't
know
a
lot
of
questions.
C
I
heard
that
I
heard
it's
all
there's
a
lot
of
like
I,
said
information.
That's
going
around
rumors
that
the
developer
said
he'll
install
the
pumps
and
maintain
them
for
a
period
of
time.
What
period
of
time
that
is!
I
don't
know,
but
if,
if
that
is
a
solution
that
will
keep
these
people
from
flooding,
maybe
that's
something
that
we
should
look
at
for
now
and
and
make
a
commitment
to
have
something.
C
A
G
A
G
I,
just
I
just
asked
my
colleagues
and
the
Commissioners
not
box
ourselves
in
with
statements.
It's
it's.
This
is
a
very
fluid
thing
and
and
when
I
look
at
drainage,
I
tend
to
look
in
the
future
as
well
as
the
present.
So
I
don't
want
to
box
ourselves
in
with
making
statements
that
we
may
find
something
that
works
and
I
just
don't
want
to
paint
ourselves
into
a
box
and
say
well.
This
is
not
an
option
because
of
this,
because
I
said
this
or
whatever.
So,
let's
just
let's
look
at
the
options.
G
First,
let's
see
what's
on
the
table
and
let's
just
just
ask
just
keep
an
open
mind
on
on
the
possibilities
that
may
exist.
Everything
must
be
vetted.
Everything
looks
neat,
looks
Downstream
for
rampacks
Upstream
as
well,
but
I
just
don't
want
to
box
ourselves
in
I'm.
Making
statements
like
like
you
know,
I
will
never
support
this
or
never
support
that,
because
when
I
tend
to
look
at
things,
I
look
at
things.
Beyond
and
I.
G
Look
in
things
in
regions
and-
and
there
may
be
some
solutions-
I
don't
know,
but
but
I
tend
to
look
that
way.
So
I
just
don't
want
to
box
ourselves
in
with
making
certain
statements
that
we
won't
support
this
or
won't
support
that
until
we've
looked
at
all
all
available
options,
that's
all
I
ask
is
to
keep
an
open
mind.
Thank
you.
Absolutely.
A
E
K
V
There
we
go.
Thank
you
so
April,
20
23.
It
is
very
sharp
planned
for
a
long
night,
so
always
share
with
y'all
our
year.
Progress
look
at
our
work
order
system.
The
end
of
April
gave
us
one
year
in
this
new
work
order
system.
V
So
we've
completed
a
thousand
eighty
eight
work
orders
of
within
that
year
from
April
to
April,
proud
of
my
cruise
I
think
last
month,
if
you
looked,
we
were
53
percent
up
from
48
percent,
we're
at
58
now
so
very
proud
of
those
guys.
Hopefully
we
keep
moving
North
work,
orders
by
departments
just
really
a
quick
snapshot
of
the
total
year
of
715
and
minor
alone
go
down.
The
major
I
forgot,
my
glasses
gas
34
projects.
Remember
those
projects
are
very
large
so
to
do
34
projects.
Thank
you.
V
34
projects
within
a
year's
time,
you
know
with
three
small
Crews,
is
very
very
huge
in
a
parish
like
this,
where,
where
water
sets,
oh
covert,
maintenance,
95
and
189
requests
by
you
guys
so
proud
of
my
guys
for
addressing.
Even
you
know
what
y'all
guys
are
asking
us
too:
total
work
orders
by
activity
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
them
all.
This
is
something
you
can
go
back
to,
but
this
gives
you
an
idea
of
a
work
completed
through
the
year
by
activity.
V
If
y'all,
like
the
longer
version
list
of
this
email
me
I
can
give
it
to
you.
It's
not
possible
to
do
in
a
demonstration
like
this,
but
it'd
be
very
nice
to
look
at
give
y'all
an
idea.
What
we've
really
faced
by
task
work
orders
monthly
this
this
gets
into
our
month
of
April.
We
had
a
perfect
100
work.
Orders
come
in
for
the
month
of
April,
we
completed
87
kind
of
strange
I
was
telling
Johan
early
87s.
A
lot
of
work
orders
bear
in
mind
two
weeks.
V
Out
of
that
month,
we
had
Crews
at
pumping
stations
supporting
the
needs
of
our
parish,
and
you
know
doing
pre-pump
Downs
to
keep
that
flooding
from
happening.
So
these
guys
really
excelled
in
April.
If
monitor
drainage
report
projects
66
completed
I
want
to
give
y'all
an
example
by
activity
a
lot
of
off-road
Senco
repair.
We
really
use
a
lot
utilizing
that
pump
truck
clean
implemented
that
special
crew
and
that's
keeping
that
water
flowing
downhill,
we're
seeing
big
benefits
with
that
of
stolen
culverts.
V
We
averaged
that
six
to
eight
a
month,
all
the
way
to
tree
removal,
surveying
and
off-road
drainage,
major
drainage
projects.
April
was
kind
of
a
short
month
for
finishing
big
major
projects.
We
got
a
little
bit
of
rain
and
we
are
digging
on
on
larger
projects.
V
We
did
finish
the
shredding
behind
Center
Mall
High
School
in
the
by
the
end
of
April,
in
progress
major
kind
of
mimics
last
month
you
guys
know
they're
larger
projects
they
take
quite
a
while
so
same
deal
plug
bro,
ditch
at
Kling
Road,
our
road
ditch
shred
and
that
severio
Canal,
Reese,
Lane,
Highway,
929
box
covered
upgrade
and
look
I
want
to
thank
everybody.
I
had
probably
half
a
dozen
guys
reach
out
to
me
from
the
public
and
from
y'all,
and
so
they
really
loved
the
maps
last
time.
V
This
is
something
something
we're
really
looking
at.
V
One
gal:
that's
right,
thank
you,
Miss
Terry
for
reminding
me
Dad,
but
but
it
was
nice
to
hear
that
feedback,
so
it
gives
us
it
gives
us
a
lot
of
good
ideas
to
report
to
y'all,
but
the
maps
really
really
highlighted
how
huge
are
those
areas
and
the
impact
that
we're
making
in
major
drainage
and
I
thought
that
was
a
great
deal?
I
appreciate
the
feedback,
so
these
are
some
completed
areas
of
the
lower
Gooding
east
of
Highway
73..
The
green
demonstrates
where
we're
at
in
progress
right
now,
west
of
Highway
73.
V
and
as
before,
plug
road,
ditch
Thurston
McCrory.
You
can
see
the
extended
red
line
from
last
month
on
West
of
I-10.
V
V
This
here
is
where
Mr
Jamie
Brown's
Crews
at
Rhys
Lane
at
Black
Bayou,
would
currently
in
progress
of
changing
out
the
boxes
and
upgrading
that
so
hopefully
in
the
next.
You
know
several
weeks
we'll
have
that
project
finished
and
that'll
be
a
great
Improvement
for
that
area,
and
that
concludes
my
report.
Jada.
A
A
Have
you
have
you
looked
at
how
many
crews
you
need
to
get
to
75
80,
90
percent
of
the
work
that
comes
in
I
mean
we're
not
trying
to
we're
not
trying
to
run
lean
when
we
need.
We
need
people
and
I
know
it's
hard
to
get,
but
I'd
like
for
you
to
tell
us
what
you
project,
how
you
project
to
get
to
75
to
90
percent
of
the
work
that
orders
coming
in
I.
G
So
great
toss
yeah.
So
when
we
look
at
you
know
major
drainage
versus
minor
drainage,
minor
drainage,
being
culverts
maintenance.
So,
for
example,
we
do
a
lot
of
Maintenance
that
are
not
even
work
orders
we
just
like
when
Jade
and
them
have
worked
over
around
Chester
Diaz
Road.
They
didn't
come
to
just
do
that.
One
work
order,
they
did
the
entire
system,
so
they
wouldn't
have
future
work
orders.
G
We
got
to
go
cut
twice
for
subdivision:
we've
got
to
go
hand
cut
and
that's
the
reason
of
concrete
lining
trying
to
install
that
so
that
that,
but
if
we
don't
spend
that
money
and
set
it
aside,
it's
just
it
becomes
real
difficult
to
do
and
so
a
lot
a
lot
is
hand.
Cleaning.
We
got
to
keep
our
our
Fleet
up.
G
It's
just
a
balance
of
it
all
and
so
I,
don't
know
if
we'll
ever
get
there,
because
we
have
to
balance
big
projects
that
have
Regional
effects
that
are
part
of
this
budget,
and
so,
if
you're
gonna,
if
you're
gonna,
say
we're
gonna
increase
staff
by
20
percent.
Well,
we've
got
to
steal
it
from
somewhere.
And
what
do
you
steal
it
from?
Do
you
steal
it
from
these
bigger
Regional
projects?
Do
you
steal
it
from
your
equipment?
And
so
your
Fleet
starts
to
fail.
It's
just
a
balance.
G
I'll
tell
you
we're
trying
to
look
at
go
on
to
the
pump
stations
24
7.,
so
that
we
have
guys
there
every
time,
we're
not
paying
overtime
that
these
guys
become
experts
at
the
pump
stations
and
we're
going
to
rely
on
them.
They're
going
to
have
that
rotation.
We're
going
to
have.
You
know,
shift
work
and
things
like
that.
G
We're
trying
to
develop
that
to
ensure,
but
that's
that's
six
to
eight
employees
dedicated
to
pump
station
and
that's
going
to
have
a
cost,
and
then
we've
got
to
bring
that
budget
to
y'all
decide
if
it's
just
what
you
want
to
do.
This
is
what
the
benefits
we
see.
Do
you
want
to
spend
the
extra
money
to
insure,
and
so
it
just
becomes
a
balance.
G
I
don't
know
if
we'll
ever
get
to
80
or
90
percent
or
even
75
percent
of
the
work
orders,
because
we
just
have
to
balance
it
all
out
and
and
budget
wise.
If
you
say
you
know
how
many,
how
many
more
guys
you
need?
Well,
we've
got
to
steal
it
from
somewhere,
and
so
where
do
you
want
to
steal
it
and
that's
the
issue
here
we
just
Conway
subdivision
if
we're
going
to
spend
money
on
that
solution,.
G
Where
are
we
going
to
steal
it
from
where
we're
going
to
take
it
from
where
we're
going
to
amend
the
budget
to
ensure
that
that's
part
of
that
solution
and
we've
done
it
we've?
You
know,
we
we've
done
it
and
it's
just
difficult
to
say
that
we
can
bring
on
enough
staff
with
with
the
benefit
packages
that
we
pay
here,
because
it
is
excessive
we're
that
is
our
attraction.
We
don't.
We
can't
compete
with
industry.
Only
way
we
compete
is
benefits.
G
It's
the
really,
the
only
way
we
can
compete
and
every
employee
you
add,
has
that
benefit
package
tacked
on
there
that
we
got
to
pay
for
so
it
ain't,
just
the
Forty
thousand
dollar
salary
or
the
35
is.
Is
that
that
salary
plus
that
benefit
package
which
pushes
the
45
to
50
000?
For
that
one
employee?
G
And
so
it's
a
balance.
It's
a
balance
system
to
be
honest
and
I,
don't
know
if
we'll
ever
get.
There
is
my
answer.
We
just
gotta
make
improvements
where
we
can
and
if
we
want
to
cut
something
out
and
and
do
that,
I
think
the
goal
is
where
they're
headed
and
that's
that's.
Trackable
stuff
that
we
can
create
a
maintenance
plan
to
where
we
don't
have
work,
orders
that
they
know
essential.
Trace
is
one
of
those
subdivisions.
We've
got
a
handcuff
that
is
one
of
those
and
they
want
to
cut
twice
a
year.
G
G
It's
going
to
take
the
place
of
some
working
somewhere
else
on
a
work
order,
and
that's
that's
the
issue
with
maintenance
that
we
know
we're
going
to
do
every
year
and
the
labor
that's
going
to
take
to
do
it
versus
how
many
work
orders
we
get
completed,
and
so
it's
just
a
balance
between
those
two.
Is
we
develop
more
of
a
maintenance
system
that
is
takes
away,
work
orders?
It's
just
going
to
be
difficult,
and
that's
this
not
an
easy
answer
for
you.
I
was
hoping
I
could
I
have.
A
V
You
can
do
more
than
that
I'd
like
to
add
to
what
Clint
was
saying
we're
working
on
this
currently
right
now
with
pumping
stations.
So
you
take
a
pumping
station
and
you
go
in
an
event
and,
let's
just
say
this
week
alone,
we're
pre-pumped
down,
because
the
weather
you
see
it
could
New
Orleans
popped
up,
have
four
inches
of
rain
in
two
hours.
I
think
someone
told
me
that
when
I
walked
in
I'm
like
wow,
we
got
a
half
an
inch,
but
we
had
to
be
prepared
for
that.
V
V
So
you
take
a
year
like
2021
with
all
of
the
flood
events
we
went
through
there
take
the
year,
the
hurricane
you
do
all
of
that
catching
up
in
2022
and
then
you're
looking
at
a
work
order
system
that
is
putting
in
for
basic
maintenance
on
top
of
the
projects.
The
hurricane,
the
pumping
stations
Johan's,
going
to
give
you
a
great
example
of
what
it
costs
to
really
bring
those
percentages
up.
V
We
heard
a
whole
different
staff,
which
was
called
Lifehouse
so
now
they
go
in
and
they
do
all
this
cleaning
all
this
stuff.
That
Clint
was
saying
that
come
with
an
extreme
price
tag,
but
we're
seeing
great
great
benefits,
but
we
have
to
find
the
money
for
it
and
we
certainly
have
to
bulk
up
on
staff
and
I'm,
like
Clint
I,
think
you're
going
to
have
to
take
baby
steps.
V
I
really
like
the
talks,
we're
having
about
the
the
drainage
infrastructures
for
and
what
I
mean
by
that
has
pumping
stations
right
now,
because
that's
going
to
allow
us
to
bring
some
of
our
staff
back
to
DPW
and
I.
Think
you'll
see
some
of
those
percentages
climb
within
a
reasonable
number
and
then
also
when
you
build
that
data
for
a
year,
we've
only
got
a
Year's
worth
of
data
and
it's
not
the
best
data
guys,
but
we're
really
working
hard
to
make
it
great.
It
takes
long
to
build
it.
V
V
Bear
in
mind
just
a
simple
work
order
could
be
a
week
versus
a
simple
work
order,
for
these
guys
can
be
a
day
because
they're
all
large
projects.
You
know
you
don't
dig
from
driveway
to
driveway
anymore,
you're,
digging,
subdivisions
or
you're
digging
the
entire
street
that
takes
a
week
two
weeks.
Sometimes
so
you
you
know,
do
a
hundred
of
those
times
seven
a
week.
You
know
seven
Crews.
It
is
it's
vicious,
it
is
very
vicious.
A
I
And
just
sharing
some
of
the
discussion
that
that
y'all
were
just
having
there
I
also
see
a
promising
future
in
the
way
that
we're
doing
these
work.
Orders
like,
like
the
president,
was
saying:
if
we
go
to
Road
a
from
one
work
order,
we
don't
go
to
Road
a
do
that
work
order
and
get
out
of
there
we're
doing
that
entire
Road
and
we're
doing
Downstream
from
that
road.
V
W
All
right
here
we
go
so
thanks
to
Jade
for
the
shout
out
and
of
what
I'm
leading
into
give
y'all
an
update,
real
quick
on
our
state
highway
contract.
Our
cutting
of
our
state
roses
at
37,
we're
complete
on
our
herbicide
and
also
our
litter.
Pickup
is
at
87
almost
finished.
W
Almost
time
to
start
over
again,
so
we're
actually
doing
pretty
good
on
that,
so
getting
into
some
of
the
call
center
metrics.
What
Jade
was
alluding
to
now
that
we're
coming
around
on
a
full
cycle
of
a
Year's
data.
W
This
time
last
year
in
April
of
2022,
we
were
receiving
92
in
that
month.
Last
month
we
received
48.,
so
that
is
an
average
of
50
percent
less
of
what
I'm
expecting
to
see
for
this
year,
and
it's
almost
all
due
to
the
what
we
have
spent
with
our
contract
labor
through
Lifehouse,
getting
ahead
of
the
calls.
They
know
their
problem
areas
that
we
had
last
year,
they're
getting
ahead
of
them
and
we're
seeing
the
the
trend
showing
that
we're
definitely
starting
to
head
headed
off
before
it
gets
to
us.
W
Here's
a
snapshot
of
what
came
in
last
month.
You
can
see
that
the
hand
cleaning
conservatives
was
about
50
percent
of
everything
else
that
came
in
well,
obviously
50,
but
definitely
a
lot
more
than
everything
else
that
came
in
what
we
completed
last
month,
we're
able
to
complete
82
last
month.
So
you
can
see
we're
maintaining
a
prettiest
David's
State
average
between
80
and
100,
is
what
our
nominal
output
is
for.
Those
requests
call
center
status.
Overall.
This
is
reports
from
last
month
to
April
of
2022.
W
We
were
at
78
overall,
complete
in
March
we're
able
to
bump
it
up
a
percentage
from
this
month
and,
like
Jade,
had
said
that
most
of
what
we
do
can
get
turned
over
in
a
few
hours,
if
not
a
day
or
two
versus
his
longer
projects
that
are
much
more
involved.
So
that's
the
only
reason.
Why
is
that
we're
able
to
knock
out
a
lot
of
these
requests?
A
lot
quicker?
No.