2022-0167
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE)
RESOLUTION NO.
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A resolution to approve and authorize the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the State of Louisiana through the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and St. Charles Parish regarding the construction of the Des Allemands Boat Launch (BA-0237) project.
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WHEREAS, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 established the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Settlement Fund to restore wetlands, habitats, and water quality, protect wildlife, and provide and enhance recreational opportunities; and,
WHEREAS, the Des Allemands Boat Launch is being constructed for the purpose of providing and enhancing recreational opportunities; and,
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) adopted and approved the Final Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #4: Nutrient Reduction (nonpoint source) and Recreational Use (Final RP/EA #4) which allocated $1,841,116 in NRDA settlement funds to the construction of the Des Allemands Boat Launch project; and
WHEREAS, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is the State agency responsible for the oversight of these funds; and,
WHEREAS, CPRA has prepared the necessary Intergovernmental Agreement to provide funding for the project 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 an Intergovernmental Agreement between the State of Louisiana through the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and St. Charles Parish for funding to complete the Des Allemands Boat Launch project.
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 project and subsequent grant award.
The foregoing resolu...
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