BREC

FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE

Regular Meeting - 5:00 p.m.

April 26, 2012

BREC Administration Building

6201 Florida Boulevard

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

AGENDA

I.              Call to Order

II.            Opening Ceremonies

III.           Public Comments on agenda items

IV.          Approval of Minutes of the regular Commission Meeting held march 22, 2012

V.            Consent Calendar

The following items are considered to be routine and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless a Commission Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent calendar and considered in the regular order of business.

Finance Advisory Committee

Resolved, That the Commission approve awarding the Annual Trophy and Plaque Contract for 2012 to the lowest responsible bidder, Tiger Bait Sports, for an total contract award not to exceed $54,632.50.

Human Resources Advisory Committee

Resolved, That the Commission approve the Routine Personnel Transactions for the month of April 2012.

VI.          PRESENTATIONS

A.    BREC Video

VII.         Reports of Officers and Standing Committees

A.    Superintendent’s Report

1.    Administrative Matters

a.    Karen Profita with Capital Area United Way – Permission to serve alcohol at an event at Greenwood Community Park

b.    Legislative Forum Report

c.    Recreational Trails Grant Resolution – Wards Creek Trail

2.    Communications

a.    Kris Vehrs, Executive Director of AZA

b.    Zoo video

c.    Employee Recognition

d.    Excellence in Planning Award from the National Association of Recreation Resource Planners

B.    Standing Committee Reports

1.    Finance – April 24, 2012

2.    Human Resources – Routine Transactions Only

VIII.        SPECIAL ORDERS

A.    Appointment of Representatives to:

1.    Standing Committees

IX.          Unfinished Business and General Orders

X.            New Business 

A.    Resolved, That the Commission approve the execution of the “Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire” by the Chairman, Treasurer, and Superintendent and authorize it to be delivered to Postlethwaite & Netterville as required by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor for audit engagements of government entities. (The questionnaire affirms that BREC is in compliance with the laws of Louisiana and the Code of Ethics for Public Officials and Public Employees.)

XI.          Adjournment