2010-0318
INTRODUCED BY: V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR., PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE)
RESOLUTION NO.
Title
A resolution requesting that the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee be considered for eligibility as a flood control/drainage project under the provisions of Act 351 of the 1982 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
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WHEREAS, Act 351 of the 1982 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature created a Statewide Flood Control Program composed of area projects to be planned and implemented, the primary goal being the mitigation of existing flood damages; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council is desirous of participating in the program as a local or sponsoring authority for a proposed flood control/drainage project, the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee, and is duly authorized by law to do so; and,
WHEREAS, flooding and drainage problems in immediate need of resolution exist in the proposed project area; and,
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2008, the St. Charles Parish Council approved Resolution 5544 authorizing the preparation and submission of a pre-application to the Statewide Flood Control Program for said project; and,
WHEREAS, by way of a letter dated June 3, 2008, Harold J. Daigle, P.E., Statewide Flood Control Program Manager, Department of Transportation and Development, advised that the pre-application had been reviewed, the project found to be within the preview of the program, and that the Parish could proceed with the development of a full application; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council desires to submit a full application for partial state matching funds to initiate said project as provided in Act 351 and agrees to fulfill the following obligations as required by Act 351:
(1) To furnish all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal
areas necessary to construct and maintain said project without cost to the state;
(2) To assume all maintenance and operation costs for the project and all future altera...
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