2014-0120
INTRODUCED BY: PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
CAROLYN K. SCHEXNAYDRE, COUNCILWOMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION A
ORDINANCE NO.
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An ordinance directing the Parish President to secure the permanent servitudes required for the future maintenance of the Parish maintained drainage along the western side of St. Gertrude Catholic Church from LA 631 Spur (Old U.S. 90) to the Grand Marais and to complete the installation of the subsurface drainage to the Grand Marais.
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WHEREAS, the Parish has historically maintained the drainage along the western side of St. Gertrude Catholic Church from LA 631 Spur (Old U.S. 90) to the Grand Marais upon requesting and receiving permission from the property owners to access the property in order to clean the drainage; and,
WHEREAS, the ditch has been widened over the years as a result of the Parish maintenance and is now causing erosion of the adjacent property into the ditch; and,
WHEREAS, the acquisition and acceptance of the drainage servitude is in the public's best interest in that it will provide for permanent Parish access to the drainage which removes runoff from along the north side of LA 631 Spur (Old U.S. 90), from Kosher Lane, and adjacent properties and it will prevent the continued erosion of the adjacent property; and,
WHEREAS, the property owners of the land on which the Parish maintained drainage is located, have agreed to provide permanent servitudes as needed to create a 20' wide drainage servitude required for the installation and maintenance of the subsurface drainage; and,
WHEREAS, on October 29, 2013, the Parish Council approved a budget amendment to provide funding, based upon the cost estimate at the time provided by the Public Works Department, for the subsurfacing of the ditch; and,
WHEREAS, on January 30, 2014, February 17, 2014, and March 6, 2014, a memorandum was sent to the Parish President requesting that the Administration initiate the steps needed to secure the required servitudes and subsequently install the subsurface drainage; and,
WHEREAS, to date, the Administration has not moved forward to secure the servitudes for installation of the subsurface drainage; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parish Council to have the servitudes secured and the subsurfacing of the ditch completed.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby direct the Parish President to secure the permanent servitudes required for the future maintenance of the Parish maintained drainage along the western side of St. Gertrude Catholic Church from LA 631 Spur (Old U.S. 90) to the Grand Marais and to complete the installation of the subsurface drainage to the Grand Marais.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this day of , 2014, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
2014-0120 ORD-DRAFT-SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE - revised
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