2019-0212
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN, PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE)
RESOLUTION NO. _________
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A resolution to approve and authorize the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the State of Louisiana through the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority-Board (CPRA) and St. Charles Parish regarding the construction of the Paradis Canal Gate Project (BA-0209).
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WHEREAS, the Paradis Canal Gate Project (herein after referred to as project), a key component of the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee, located in the vicinity of the border of Paradis and Boutte, is being constructed to reduce the threat of harm to citizens and damage to property in St. Charles Parish through the prevention of storm surge and flooding; and,
WHEREAS, the Project is described as eligible for funding under the Spill Impact Component of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act) in the State of Louisiana’s First Amended RESTORE Plan (the State RESTORE Plan); and,
WHEREAS, the Paradis Canal Gate Project was selected for the CPRA-Parish Matching Opportunities Program to receive funding not to exceed $2,540,724, through RESTORE Spill Impact Component funding to be used for the construction of the project; and,
WHEREAS, the State RESTORE plan was amended to include projects selected under the first $20 million installment of the RESTORE Act CPRA-Parish Matching Program, including the Paradis Canal Gate Project, this Amendment was approved by the Board on April 18, 2018, and approved by the RESTORE Council for expenditure of Spill Impact Component funds on June 18, 2018; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish RESTORE Act Multiyear Implementation Plan, including the Paradis Canal Gate Project, was approved via Resolution 6320 on December 11, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish has applied for $398,727.11 of the Parish’s RESTORE Direct Component allocation to be used for the construction of this project; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish has received grant funding in the amount of $194,000 from the Delta Regional Authority’s States’ Economic Development Assistance Program to be applied towards the construction costs for the project; and,
WHEREAS, sufficient funds are included in the Parish’s 2019 Budget to fund the remaining local share of the project; and,
WHEREAS, the CPRA has prepared the necessary Intergovernmental Agreement to provide funding for the project and it is the desire of the Parish Council to approve said agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby approve and authorize the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the State of Louisiana through the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board and St. Charles Parish for funding to construct the Paradis Canal Gate Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said agreement and to act on behalf of St. Charles Parish in all matters pertaining to this project.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the resolution was declared adopted this day of , 2019, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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