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File #: 2024-0359    Version: 1 Name: Federally Funded Agreement between the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and St. Charles Parish for funding in the amount of $1,415,547.93
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/4/2024 In control: Parish Council
On agenda: 11/4/2024 Final action: 11/4/2024
Enactment date: Enactment #: 6802
Title: A resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Federally Funded Agreement between the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and St. Charles Parish for funding in the amount of $1,415,547.93 to elevate 9 residential flood prone structures to prevent further damages and reduce NFIP claims.
Sponsors: Matthew Jewell, Grants Office
Attachments: 1. 2024-0359 EMT-2022-FM-003-0050 - St. Charles Subgrantee Agreement form - (003), 2. 2024-0359 Correspondence 11.7.2024, 3. 2024-0359 Final Reso 6802 with agreement
2024-0359
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE)
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
Title
A resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Federally Funded Agreement between the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and St. Charles Parish for funding in the amount of $1,415,547.93 to elevate 9 residential flood prone structures to prevent further damages and reduce NFIP claims.
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WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish submitted an application seeking Federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to elevate 9 flood prone structures through the FY 2022 Flood Mitigation Assistance Program; and,
WHEREAS, by way of letter dated October 22, 2024, Ms. Sandra Gaspard, Assistant Director, Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division, Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, advised that the St. Charles Parish Flood Mitigation Assistance application was selected by FEMA for funding in the amount of $1,415,547.93; and,
WHEREAS, the State has prepared the necessary Federally Funded Agreement to provide funding for said 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 a Federally Funded Agreement between the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and St. Charles Parish for funding in the amount of $1,415,547.93 to elevate 9 residential flood prone structures in accordance with the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program.
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.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:




And the resolution was declared adopted this ______ day of __________, 2024, to become effecti...

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