2026-0344
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE)
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
Title
A resolution to approve and authorize the execution of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Louisiana Department of the Treasury and the State of Louisiana and St. Charles Parish regarding the allocation of $200,000.00 to be utilized for the Des Allemands Bulkhead.
Body
WHEREAS, Act 3 of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session of the Louisiana Legislature, which was adopted in accordance with Article VII, Section 10, of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, is the appropriation for the expenditures of State funds; and,
WHEREAS, Act 3 of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session contains a line-item appropriation within the State’s budget for the benefit of St. Charles Parish allocating $200,000.00 out of the State General Fund for the Des Allemands Bulkhead; and,
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Appropriations Act for the 2026-2027 fiscal year authorizes payment of expenditures from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish will utilize these funds to construct 710 linear feet of coated steel sheet pile bulkhead; 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 Louisiana Department of the Treasury and the State of Louisiana and St. Charles Parish for funding for construction of the Des Allemands Bulkhead.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said Agreement and to act on behalf of St. Charles Parish in all matters pertaining to this agreement.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the resolution was declared adopted this ______ day ...
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