2016-0073
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO. _____________
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An ordinance to approve and authorize the Parish President to acquire a 73,827.41 SF perpetual drainage servitude over property identified as Parcel DS7-1 in Section 17, Township 12 South - Range 7 East, Town of MONTZ, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, which property is more particularly described in the Act of Servitude attached hereto and made a part hereof, from Entergy of Louisiana, and/or all other owners of record, as their interests may appear, said property to be used for drainage purposes in connection with Parish Project P080802 Coulee Canal Improvements.
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WHEREAS, the area near Evangeline Road in Montz, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana has a history of drainage problems; and,
WHEREAS, an Engineering Analysis was completed along the length of the Coulee Canal, which produced recommendations to improve the drainage conveyance system in said area including cleaning and reshaping the Coulee Canal; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed drainage improvement project requires the acquisition of a perpetual drainage servitude over Parcel DS7-1 in in Section 17, Township 12 South - Range 7 East, Town of Montz, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, described in the Act of Servitude attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, the drainage project and the acquisition of the hereinafter described servitude is in furtherance of the public’s best interest and purpose, and is in satisfaction of a public need.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Parish President is hereby authorized to purchase at a price not to exceed its appraised value of $4,800.00 the property more particularly described in the Act of Servitude attached hereto and made a part hereof, from Entergy of Louisiana and/or all other owners of record, as their interests may appear, said property is to be used by St. Charles Parish for drainage purposes, including but not limited to the cleaning and reshaping the Coulee Canal.
SECTION II. That the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to complete said purchase.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted the ______ day of ___________, 2016, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
CHAIRMAN:_________________________________________
SECRETARY:________________________________________
DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:____________________________
APPROVED:______________ DISAPPROVED:_____________
PARISH PRESIDENT:_________________________________
RETD/SECRETARY:__________________________________
AT:_______________ RECD BY: ________________________