2025-0218
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE & DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
RESOLUTION NO. __________
Title
A resolution supporting the application to the U.S. Economic Development Administration's FY2025 EDA Disaster Supplemental for funding of the Fairfield and Oakland Pump Station project in St. Rose.
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WHEREAS, under the American Relief Act, 2025, Congress appropriated approximately $1,447,000,000.00 to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support disaster economic recovery activities in areas that received a major disaster designation because of hurricanes and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish is eligible to apply for funding due to the impacts sustained by Hurricane Francine in 2024; and,
WHEREAS, the Fairfield and Oakland subdivisions located in St. Rose have repeatedly been adversely affected by damages from flooding; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish desires to apply for the FY2025 EDA Disaster Supplemental opportunity to request funding to construct a new 150 cubic feet per second pump station and 17,000 cubic yard sump; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish is committed to contributing 20% in matching funds towards the project's construction costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby approve and support the application to the U.S. Economic Development Administration's FY2025 EDA Disaster Supplemental for funding of the Fairfield and Oakland Pump Station project in St. Rose.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said application and to act on behalf of St. Charles Parish in all matters pertaining to this project and subsequent grant award.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was as follows:
And the resolution was declared adopted this day of , 2025, to bec...
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