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File #: 2010-0345    Version: Name: Requesting that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers finalize its decision on the alignment of the Donaldsonville, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Protection Levee by January 2011 as pledged
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 10/4/2010 In control: Parish Council
On agenda: Final action: 10/4/2010
Enactment date: 10/4/2010 Enactment #: 5776
Title: A resolution requesting that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers finalize its decision on the alignment of the Donaldsonville, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Protection Levee by January 2011 as pledged.
Sponsors: Dennis Nuss
Indexes: Hurricane Protection Levee (WB - Donaldsonville to Gulf of Mexico), U.S. Corps (Miscellaneous)
Attachments: 1. 2010-0345 Final Reso 5776
Related files: 2004-0038, 2006-0121, 2006-0364, 2007-0185, 2008-0136, 2007-0282, 2009-0020, 2009-0150, 2009-0154, 2009-0155
2010-0345
INTRODUCED BY:      DENNIS NUSS, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VII
RESOLUTION NO.  __________
Title
A resolution requesting that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers finalize its decision on the alignment of the Donaldsonville, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Protection Levee by January 2011 as pledged.
Body
WHEREAS,      the Residents of the West Bank of St. Charles Parish are vulnerable to the intrusion of flood waters caused by hurricanes; and,
WHEREAS,      the Residents of the West Bank of St. Charles Parish who live west of the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Guide Levee are concerned that the nearby West Bank & Vicinity New Orleans, Louisiana Hurricane Protection Project will increase their chances of flooding during a tropical storm event; and,
WHEREAS,      the citizens of St. Charles Parish have anxiously awaited this Project for many years; and,
WHEREAS,      the effects and damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Gustav on the coast of Louisiana was an eye opener revealing the possible devastation that the Residents of St. Charles Parish are susceptible to in the event of either a direct or indirect hit to the area; and,
WHEREAS,      in anticipation of receiving the proper permits to begin work on the St. Charles Parish West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee Project, it is essential that an alignment decision impacting the area in St. Charles Parish be made soon on the Donaldsonville Project; and,
WHEREAS,      it is essential that we move forward with levee protection for our residents that will be Corps approved and FEMA recognized.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby request that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers finalize its decision on the alignment of the Donaldsonville Hurricane Protection Levee by January 2011 as pledged.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to Governor Bobby Jindal, Senator Joel T. Chaisson, II, Representative Gary L. Smith, Jr., Representative Ernest D. Wooton, U. S. Senator Mary Landrieu, U. S. Senator David Vitter, U. S. Representative Charlie Melancon, the Lafourche Basin Levee District, Mr. Mike Chopin with Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc., and to U.S. President Barack Obama asking their assistance in this regard.
Vote
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS:      SCHEXNAYDRE, AUTHEMENT, RAYMOND, TASTET, BENEDETTO, HOGAN, COCHRAN, LAMBERT, NUSS
NAYS:      NONE
ABSENT:      NONE
And the resolution was declared adopted this   4th    day of     October     , 2010, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
2010-0345 Revised WB Levee Donaldsonville to Gulf.doc
 
 
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