2023-0138
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE)
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
Title
A resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the State of Louisiana Division of Administration Office of Community Development and St. Charles Parish regarding the allocation of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program funding as a result of Year 2021 Ida & May Storms.
Body
WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana has been allocated $2,322,613,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding for restoration of infrastructure and disaster recovery related to the 2020 and 2021 Hurricanes, Laura, Delta and Ida and May 2021 Floods; and,
WHEREAS, the Office of Community Development (OCD), through collaboration with local and community leaders in response to the communities' rebuilding needs and strengthening of infrastructure, has designed recovery programs, the Hometown Revitalization Program (HRP) and the Resilient Communities Infrastructure Program (RCIP) to support the recovery of impacted communities; and,
WHEREAS, the HRP is designed to restore jobs and revitalize commercial districts that suffered major damage from the 2020 and 2021 disasters; and,
WHEREAS, the RCIP aims to reduce risk and reliance on federal recovery funds by supporting more resilient community infrastructure; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish, as the legal authority and responsible agency for the rebuilding and recovery of the Parish, was allocated $2,328,333.00 for the HRP and $1,568,847.00 for the RCIP for eligible projects; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana has prepared the necessary Agreement to provide the funding, and it is the desire of the Parish Council to approve said agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby approve and authorize the execution of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the State of Louisiana Div...
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