2018-0281
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN, PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE)
RESOLUTION NO.
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A resolution approving and authorizing the Parish President to submit an application for grant funds from the FY2018-2019 Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG) program for the Lone Star Sewer Rehabilitation project in the amount of $399,285.00; certifying that St. Charles Parish will use local funding to pay all of the engineering and pre-agreement costs associated with the implementation of the FY2018-2019 LCDBG Program; and, also certifying that the Parish will also utilize its own full-time permanent Grants Office staff for the purpose of administering this LCBDG program, if funded.
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WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish intends to apply for funding under the FY2018-2019 Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG) program for the Lone Star Area Sewer Rehabilitation Project, a Sewer System Rehabilitation project; and,
WHEREAS, the Lone Star Area Rehabilitation Project will reduce deficiencies of the existing sanitary sewer system by rehabilitating the existing infrastructure; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish is requesting $399,285.00 in Louisiana Community Development Block Grant funding to be applied to towards the construction costs for the project; and,
WHEREAS, Parish funds will be used to pay the associated engineering fees and any other engineering costs incurred during the implementation of the FY2018-2019 LCDBG program, resulting in the State awarding an additional point to the final score of the application; and,
WHEREAS, N-Y Associates, Inc. has been identified as the project engineer, but is not under contract and a fee has not been established; and,
WHEREAS, the Parish has issued an authorization to South Central Planning and Development Commission to complete the FY2018-2019 LCDBG application for a rate not to exceed $10,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Parish maintains full-time permanent staff in the Grants Office for the sole purpose of...
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