Parish council meets Wed.

Members of the St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session Wednesday.
Items on the agenda include:
—The opening and awarding of bids on a 64-acre oil and gas mineral lease situated in Sections 10, 11, 14 and 15, Township 15 South, Range 9 East. There’s also a related resolution.
—Consideration of a proposed ordinance requiring the council and all public bodies under its jurisdiction to invite and advertise for requests for proposals for professional services before awarding such. A public hearing on the ordinance will be called at 5:45 p.m.
—Resolutions approving the call of an election on Oct. 24 by Consolidated Gravity Drainage District 1 to authorize a special tax renewal; an agreement with Acadiane’ Renovations, LTD on rehab of the metal building at the Bayou Vista parish barn; recognizing the accomplishments of Noel Baker of Hanson Memorial High School for capturing the LHSAA Class 1A State Champion/Javelin Throw and being named to the All District Softball Team and the Louisiana Sports Writers Association All State team centerfielder; adopting the duplication of benefits policy on the Development Block Grant Disaster Relief Program; and a certificate of substantial completion on the Point Chevreuil shoreline protection project.
—Correspondence from Edgar Dugas and members of Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival expressing their gratitude for the council’s $4,000 sponsorship.
—Financial requests to from Councilman Lionel “Butch” Metz to the Town of Baldwin in the amount of $25,000 to connect the emergency generator at civic center, and from the from the Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 & 10 three-tenths percent sales tax fund in the amount of $20,000 to the Baldwin Police Department for vehicle repair/purchase and $5,000 for the summer enrichment program
—Financial transfer requests by Councilman Glen Hidalgo from the Wards 5 and 8 three-tenths percent sales tax fund to Recreation District 3 in Bayou Vista in the amounts of $6,600 for tree removal, grinding stumps, pruning of trees and leveling of dirt on Southeast Boulevard, and $13,000 for new equipment at the spray park.
—Financial transfer requests by Councilman David Hanagriff from the Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 10 three-tenths percent sales tax fund in the amounts of $13,000 to Community Action Agency for the Verdunville/Centerville summer program; and $4,000 to the City of Franklin for Dixie Youth Baseball.
—Financial transfer requests by Councilman Charles “Butch” Middleton from the Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 10 three-tenths percent sales tax fund in the amounts of $1,000 each to the City of Franklin and the St. Joseph Community for summer programs.
—Award to the official journal for July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016.
The regular meeting begins at 6 p.m. on the fifth floor of the courthouse in Franklin.