St. Charles Parish - File #: 2023-0054

• File #: 2023-0054
• Version: 1
• Name: Approve a purchase and/or expropriation of property owned by John T. Lambert, Jr. and Michael C. Melancon designated as Lot 1A of the John Lambert Tract for the St. Rose Sewer Network Upgrade Project
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/13/2023
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 3/27/2023
• Final action: 3/27/2023
• Enactment #: 23-3-6 RESCINDED
• Title: An ordinance to approve a purchase and/or expropriation of a 1,482 sq. ft. perpetual sewer servitude and a 2,223 sq. ft. temporary construction servitude over property owned by John T. Lambert, Jr. and Michael C. Melancon designated as Lot 1A of the John Lambert Tract for the St. Rose Sewer Network Upgrade Project.
• Sponsors: Matthew Jewell, Department of Wastewater
• Indexes: Almedia Plant. Subd., St. Rose, SPW (St. Rose Sewer and Lift Station Upgrades)
• Related files: 2015-0118, 2018-0235, 2019-0216, 2020-0120, 2020-0121, 2023-0055, 2024-0121

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/29/2023	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
3/27/2023	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
3/27/2023	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
3/13/2023	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
3/13/2023	1	Parish President	Introduced

2023-0054
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF WASTEWATER)
ORDINANCE NO. _____________
Title
An ordinance to approve a purchase and/or expropriation of a 1,482 sq. ft. perpetual sewer servitude and a 2,223 sq. ft. temporary construction servitude over property owned by John T. Lambert, Jr. and Michael C. Melancon designated as Lot 1A of the John Lambert Tract for the St. Rose Sewer Network Upgrade Project.
Body
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish is undertaking an upgrade to the St. Rose Sewer Network; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Rose Sewer Network has a history of problems related to deficiencies in the network; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed sewer network upgrade requires the acquisition of a temporary construction servitude and a perpetual sewer servitude over Lot 1A of the John Lambert Tract, Sections 41 and 43, Township 12 South, Range 9 East, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana to construct, operate, and maintain a sewer line; and,
WHEREAS, the sewer network upgrade project and the acquisition of the hereinafter described servitudes are in the public's best interest and is in satisfaction of a public need; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish has provided just compensation offers and negotiated in good faith with the landowners, John T. Lambert, Jr. and Michael C. Melancon, to acquire the necessary real estate interest at fair-market value established by a certified independent appraisal; and,
WHEREAS, in the event the landowners refuse to grant the necessary rights and the required real estate cannot be amicably acquired, St. Charles Parish will have no alternative than to acquire the required real estate through expropriation in accordance with the law; and,
WHEREAS, the properties are more particularly described on the drawing by Riverlands Surveying Co., LLC, dated February 1, 2018, last revised August 17, 2022, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the purchase and/or expropri...