PUBLIC NOTICE: SCPDC Loan Board Meeting, January 19, 2021

Due to Stay Home Orders and in response to the Corona/COVID-19 virus, Governor Edwards authorized some temporary changes to Open Meetings Law that would allow Public Meetings via Video and/or Phone conference. Proclamations No. JBE2020-27 & JBE2020-30 provide language allowing these changes amidst the social distancing “Stay Home” orders.

The Attorney General rendered his Memorandum to “Public Bodies” suggesting that the Governor’s Proclamation is clear that while “the quorum requirement has not changed”, but that under Gubernatorial Proclamation No. JBE 2020-30, a Public Body may conduct business “via telephone conference or video conference” and that [it] “shall provide a written certification that the [Board] was otherwise unable to operate due to quorum requirements….” Therefore: South Central Planning and Development Commission’s Loan Board does call a meeting scheduled for 19 January 2021 @ 8:30 AM to be held at its office at 5058 West Main, Houma, LA and With this Notice, SCPDC does Certify that agenda items require action from the LOAN BOARD and that due to the social distancing/travel/orders Proclaimed by JBE 2020-30 the LOAN BOARD would otherwise be unable to operate due to quorum requirements without members of the Board participating via telephone conference or video conference.

While the public is invited to attend in person, the gathering shall be limited to less than 10 persons including staff. In lieu of this, the public can tune-in to the Zoom Meeting conference by: Please contact the Loan Department for details on registering and attending the meeting via zoom.

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Request for Qualifications for On-call Environmental Professional Services (Brownfield – Revolving Loan Fund Program)

South Central Planning and Development Commission (SCPDC) requests Statements of Qualifications for on-call environmental professional services.  Interested parties are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications to serve as an on-call Qualified Environmental Professional, pursuant to a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Detailed specifications of the Request for Qualifications are available on the SCPDC website (www.scpdc.org) or obtained by contacting Lesley Long, South Central Planning & Development Commission Brownfields Program Manager via email at lesley@scpdc.org. Statements of Qualifications will be accepted until 4:00 pm, Monday, February 8, 2021, and should be hand delivered or mailed to Lesley Long at South Central Planning & Development Commission, 5058 West Main St., Houma, LA 70360. Late submittals will not be accepted.

Federal funds are involved and compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations are required. SCPDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage all small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises to apply.

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