2024-0360
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE)
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
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A resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Federally Funded Agreement between the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and St. Charles Parish for funding in the amount of $2,670,104.00 to elevate 14 residential flood prone structures to prevent further damages and reduce NFIP claims.
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WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish submitted an application seeking Federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to elevate 14 flood prone structures through the FY 2022 Flood Mitigation Assistance Program; and,
WHEREAS, by way of letter dated October 22, 2024, Ms. Sandra Gaspard, Assistant Director, Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division, Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, advised that the St. Charles Parish Flood Mitigation Assistance application was selected by FEMA for funding in the amount of $2,670,104.00; and,
WHEREAS, the State has prepared the necessary Federally Funded Agreement to provide funding for said 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 a Federally Funded Agreement between the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and St. Charles Parish for funding in the amount of $2,670,104.00 to elevate 14 residential flood prone structures in accordance with the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program.
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 __________, 2024, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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