2026-0130
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between St. Charles Parish and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board (CPRA), to provide continued Operation, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation (OMRR&R) of the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project (State Project No. BA-0001).
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WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and the Local Services Law of the State of Louisiana provide for political subdivisions to engage in cooperative endeavors for public purposes; and,
WHEREAS, both St. Charles Parish and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board (CPRA) are authorized by law to provide continued Operation, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation (OMRR&R) of the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion (State Project No. BA-0001); and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish executed DNR Cooperative Agreement No. 2512-99-01 with the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources for the Interim Operation and Maintenance of the Davis Pond Pump Station for the period of December 17, 1998, through May 31, 1999; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 99-4-4 adopted on April 5, 1999, by the St. Charles Parish Council, which approved DNR Cooperative Agreement No. 2512-99-05 for the OMRR&R of the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project and said Ordinance was amended via Ordinance No. 01-12-13 adopted on December 17, 2001, by the St. Charles Parish Council, to extend the Agreement through January 31, 2006; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 05-12-9 adopted on December 5, 2005, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of DNR Cooperative Agreement No. 2512-06-04 with the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation (OMRR&R) of the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project for the period of February 1, 2006, through January 31, 2011; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 10-4-13 adopted on April 19, 2010, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of DNR Cooperative Agreement No. 2512-10-03 with the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration for funding in the amount of $1,844,530.00 for the Continuation of the Operation, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation (OMRR&R) of the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project said project for the period of February 1, 2011, through January 31, 2016, and entered into a new Agreement for the OMRR&R of said project for the period of February 1, 2016, through January 31, 2021; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 21-1-6 adopted on January 25, 2021, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board for the Operation, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation (OMRR&R) of the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project (State Project No. BA-0001), Cooperative Agreement No. 2000554635 for the continuation of the OMRR&R of said project for the period of February 1, 2021, through January 31, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of both St. Charles Parish and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board to enter into a new Agreement for the OMRR&R of said project for the period of February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2031.
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parish President to provide said continued Operation, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation (OMRR&R) of the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project (State Project No. BA-0001) in accordance with the terms of the Intergovernmental Agreement.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Intergovernmental Agreement between St. Charles Parish and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board (CPRA), to provide continued Operation, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation (OMRR&R) of the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project (State Project No. BA-0001), is hereby approved and accepted.
SECTION II. That the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said Agreement on behalf of St. Charles Parish.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this ______ day of __________, 2026, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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