On joint motion of all Councilmembers present, the following resolution was
offered:
RESOLUTION NO.
A resolution authorizing execution of Amendment No. 3 to
the Agreement between Jefferson Parish and Solutient
Corporation to provide Program Management Services to
assist Jefferson Parish in the completion of all unexecuted
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) projects and
continued grant relationships with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the Governor’s Office of
Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) for
Hurricanes Katrina/Rita, Contract No. RP-00000231, to
extend the term of the Agreement to March 11, 2016.
(Parishwide).
WHEREAS, on April 20, 2011, by virtue of Resolution No. 116673, Solutient
Corporation was selected by the Jefferson Parish Council to provide Program
Management Services to assist Jefferson Parish in the completion of all unexecuted
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) projects and continued grant relationships
with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Governor’s Office of
Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) for Hurricanes Katrina/Rita, in
accordance with RFP No. 231, with a contract cap of $2,726,724.97; and
WHEREAS, on July 5, 2011, an Agreement between Jefferson Parish and
Solutient Corporation was executed to provide Program Management Services to assist
Jefferson Parish in the completion of all unexecuted Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
(HMGP) projects and continued grant relationships with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the Governor’s Office of Homeland
Security/Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) for Hurricanes Katrina/Rita with a term
of services beginning on April 20, 2011 and ending three years from the award date of
the grant application approved by FEMA for mitigation under the HMGP programs
associated with Hurricanes Katrina/Rita; and
WHEREAS, Amendment No. 1, dated November 26, 2012, authorized by
Resolution No. 119557, added fees for the Not-to-exceed amount of $1,578,801.70 to
include the preparation and submission of applications for Elevation along with the
corresponding Program Management services for the additional allocation of
$14,588,017.00 in HMGP funding for Hurricane Katrina (also known as the HMGP
Katrina Recalculation funding) received by Jefferson Parish; and
WHEREAS, Amendment No. 2 dated March 20, 2013, authorized by Resolution
No. 120448, added fees for the Not-to-exceed amount of $10,000.00 to include the task
of computing the benefit costs ratio analysis and other services connected with the preapplication process for funding of Manson Ditch Drainage Improvements Phase I with
Katrina HMGP funds set aside by GOHSEP; and
WHEREAS, due to the additional Katrina Recalculation funds added to the
original Hurricane Katrina Allocation, additional time is needed to complete the program
management services associated with the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, GOHSEP has extended the period of performance for the HMGP
projects covered under the Program Management Services Agreement, as amended,
Contract No. RP-00000231, till March 11, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Floodplain Management and Hazard Mitigation
wishes to exercise the option to extend the term of the agreement till March 11, 2016 to
coincide with the extended period of performance associated with resolution of the
HMGP projects granted by GOHSEP.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Jefferson Parish Council, the
governing authority of said Parish:
SECTION 1. That the Jefferson Parish Council does hereby ratify the attached
Amendment No. 3 with Solutient Corporation to provide Program Management
Servicesto assist Jefferson Parish in the completion of all unexecuted Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program (HMGP) projects and continued grant relationships with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Governor’s Office of Homeland
Security/Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) for Hurricanes Katrina/Rita, in
accordance with RFP No. 231, to extend the term of the agreement to March 11, 2016.
SECTION 2. That no additional fees are associated with this Amendment. No. 3
and the total costs associated with these program management services shall remain a
Not-to-Exceed fee of $4,315,526.67.
SECTION 3. That all costs associated with the Agreement as amended by
previous Amendment No. 1, previous Amendment No. 2, and this Amendment No. 3
shall be charged to Account No. 21410-1240-281-7331, 141xx-xxx.
SECTION 4. That the Chairman of the Jefferson Parish Council, or in his
absence the Vice Chairman, be and is authorized to execute any and all documents
necessary to give full force and effect to this resolution.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was
as follows:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
The resolution was declared to be adopted on this the 9th day of April, 2014.