2023-0343
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance to approve and authorize the Parish President to execute an Act of Sale from Patricia Bourgeois wife of/and James J. Poche for the purchase of property at 679 West Pine Street, Norco, Louisiana, for drainage improvements to the Engineer's Pump Station.
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WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish desires to enhance drainage in the Norco area; and,
WHEREAS, the East Bank Master Drainage Plan has identified the need to upgrade the Pump Station at Engineer's Canal to improve drainage in the Norco Watershed; and,
WHEREAS, Volkert, Inc. in conjunction with the Department of Public Works' Engineers has developed a Conceptual Design for the improvements required at the Engineer's Canal Pump Station; and,
WHEREAS, the improvements will increase the capacity of the pump station from 185 CFS to 250 CFS by adding additional pumps and reconfiguring the existing station to allow water to be fed to the pumps from the east; and,
WHEREAS, as part of the improvements, a new larger Sump will need to be constructed east of the existing station to allow a larger volume of water to be collected for the new pump configuration; and,
WHEREAS, the existing channel of the Engineer's Canal will need to be realigned to provide flow to the new, larger Sump; and,
WHEREAS, the acquisition of the property at 679 West Pine Street will provide the space necessary for these improvements; and,
WHEREAS, an appraisal was completed on 679 West Pine Street on June 1, 2023, resulting in an appraised value of $300,000.00. See attached appraisal; and,
WHEREAS, the owners of 679 West Pine Street have expressed a desire to sell their property to the Parish in the amount of $300,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Parish President has executed a Purchase Agreement regarding the sale and purchase of 679 West Pine Street conditioned upon approval of the St. Charles Parish Counci...
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