St. Charles Parish - File #: 2003-0113

• File #: 2003-0113
• Version: 1
• Name: Annual Work Plan Agreement between SCP and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for the St. Charles Parish Real-Time Water Level Monitoring Network
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/7/2003
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 4/21/2003
• Enactment date: 4/21/2003
• Enactment #: 03-4-13
• Title: An ordinance to approve and authorize the Parish President to sign an Annual Work Plan Agreement between St. Charles Parish and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for the St. Charles Parish Real-Time Water Level Monitoring Network in the amount of $120,000 for the first year and up to $20,000 per year annually.
• Sponsors: Albert D. Laque, Department of Planning & Zoning, Coastal Zone Management Section
• Indexes: CZM, Floods, P and Z (Dept. of)
• Related files: 2003-0112

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/22/2003	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
4/21/2003	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
4/21/2003	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
4/7/2003	1	Parish President	Introduced
4/7/2003	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing

2003-0113
INTRODUCED BY: ALBERT D. LAQUE, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPT. OF PLANNING & ZONING/CZM SECTION)
ORDINANCE NO. __________
Title
An ordinance to approve and authorize the Parish President to sign an Annual Work Plan Agreement between St. Charles Parish and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for the St. Charles Parish Real-Time Water Level Monitoring Network in the amount of $120,000 for the first year and up to $20,000 per year annually.
Body
WHEREAS, The Parish of St. Charles, Louisiana requires accurate, geo-referenced, real-time, water level information for a variety of applications; and,
WHEREAS, The Parish has made considerable progress towards establishing a high rating with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but currently lacks a real-time flood warning system; and,
WHEREAS, NOAA's National Ocean Service manages a National Water Level Observation Program to meet a variety of NOAA mission requirements and has identified gap in knowledge of water level variations, water level datums and long-term sea level trends in coastal Louisiana; and,
WHEREAS, The Parish of St. Charles has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with NOAA for installation of the St. Charles Parish Real-Time Water Level Monitoring System.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. The St. Charles Parish Council approves and authorizes the Parish President to sign an Annual Work Plan Agreement between St. Charles Parish and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for the St. Charles Parish Real-Time Water Level Monitoring Network in the amount of $120,000 for the first year and up to $20,000 per year annually.
Vote
The forgoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:




And the ordinance was declared adopted this ________ day of _________________, 2003, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the official journal.



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