St. Charles Parish - File #: 2008-0470

• File #: 2008-0470
• Version: 1
• Name: Intergovernmental Agreement between St. Charles Parish and the River Parishes Transit Authority (RPTA) to provide funding through Louisiana's Parish Transportation Fund for the development of a public transit system
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 11/17/2008
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 12/1/2008
• Enactment date: 12/1/2008
• Enactment #: 08-12-8
• Title: An ordinance to approve and authorize the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between St. Charles Parish and the River Parishes Transit Authority (RPTA) to provide funding through Louisiana's Parish Transportation Fund for the development of a public transit system.
• Sponsors: V.J. St. Pierre Jr.
• Indexes: River Parishes Transit Authority, Transportation
• Related files: 2008-0469, 2012-0148, 2023-0280, 2019-0376, 2014-0338, 2017-0353

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/2/2008	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
12/1/2008	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
12/1/2008	1	Parish Council	Approved 1	Pass
11/17/2008	1	Parish President	Introduced
11/17/2008	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing

2008-0470

INTRODUCED BY:      V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR., PARISH PRESIDENT

ORDINANCE NO.  ___________

Title

An ordinance to approve and authorize the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between St. Charles Parish and the River Parishes Transit Authority (RPTA) to provide funding through Louisiana's Parish Transportation Fund for the development of a public transit system.

Body

WHEREAS,      there exists a desire to establish a public transit system in St. Charles Parish; and,

WHEREAS,      the RPTA was created for the purpose to "plan, design, lease (as lessee), purchase, acquire, hold, own, construct, improve, have equity in, maintain, and administer a transit system within the area, to operate same or contract therefore, and to lease (as lessor) same for operation by private parties;"; and,

WHRERAS,      Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:756 provides for an allocation of funds through the Parish Transportation Fund to specified urbanized municipalities and the parishes including St. Charles Parish for "…mass transit purposes as defined in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21^st Century (TEA21), or its successor, as amended…;"; and,

WHEREAS,      St. Charles Parish shall distribute to the RPTA all amounts received by it, pursuant to the Parish Transportation Fund, for the specific purpose of providing public transit; and,

WHEREAS,      it is the desire of the Parish President and the Parish Council to provide said funds in accordance with the terms of an Intergovernmental Agreement.

THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.      That the Intergovernmental Agreement between St. Charles Parish and the RPTA is hereby approved.

SECTION II.      That the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said Agreement on behalf of St. Charles Parish.

Vote

The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

And the ordinance was declared adopted this            day of                       , 2008, 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: ________________________