2024-0167
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Royal Engineers & Consultants, LLC, to create the St. Charles Parish Coastal Restoration Strategy (Parish Project No. N/A), in the not to exceed amount of $250,000.00.
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WHEREAS, in an effort to put St. Charles Parish in the best position possible as it relates to future funding of Natural Resource Restoration Projects a Parish Coastal Restoration Strategy needs to be developed; and,
WHEREAS, a Coastal Restoration Program Strategy that aligns with the Coastal Master Plan and other appropriate restoration plans and programs, including those associated with the RESTORE Act and the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA), that will maximize the Parish's ability to advance their coastal restoration efforts; and,
WHEREAS, the Parish desires to enter into an agreement with Royal Engineers & Consultants, LLC, to identify and prioritize coastal restoration projects and develop strategies to maximize and leverage available funding sources (e.g., state surplus, capital outlay, federal grants) to implement those projects; and,
WHEREAS, the attached Professional Service Agreement between St. Charles Parish and Royal Engineers & Consultants, LLC, describes the details of the proposed services and compensation.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Professional Services Agreement between St. Charles Parish and Royal Engineers & Consultants, LLC, to create the St. Charles Parish Coastal Restoration Strategy (Parish Project No. N/A), in the not to exceed amount of $250,000.00, is hereby authorized and accepted.
SECTION II. That the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said Agreement on behalf of St. Charles Parish.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vot...
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