2008-0390
INTRODUCED BY: V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR., PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE)
RESOLUTION NO.
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A resolution to approve and authorize the execution of a Grant Award Agreement in the amount of $1,557,519.47 and Amendment No. 1 to said agreement for an additional $742,480.53 between St. Charles Parish and the U. S. Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service, for the Lake Salvador Shoreline Protection Phase III, M07AF12770.
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WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service, has awarded a Coastal Impact Assistance Program Grant for fiscal year 2007 funds in the amount of $1,557,519.47 and fiscal year 2008 funds in the amount of $742,480.53 for a total award of $2,300,000; and,
WHEREAS, Lake Salvador Shoreline Protection Phase III is a continuation of the original project completed in 2005, and completion of the project is dependent upon the Parish transferring its $2,300,000 Coastal Impact Assistance Program Grant to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources to fund the Parish's share of the project; and,
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2007, the St. Charles Parish Council approved Ordinance 07-12-18 authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding between St. Charles Parish and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources for the Lake Salvador Shoreline Protection Project Phase III, DNR No. 2514-08-03; and,
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources has proposed to construct approximately 7,300 linear feet of rock dike near the Lake Salvador shoreline to reduce the erosion rate in the project area by approximately 50% (currently 13 feet per year).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby approve and authorize the Parish President to execute the Coastal Impact Assistance Program Grant Agreement, Amendment No. 1 to said agreement and to act on behalf of St. Charles Parish in all matters pertaining to this project.
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The foregoing resolution ha...
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