On joint motion of all Councilmembers present, the following resolution was
offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 125200
A resolution authorizing the Council Chairman or in his
absence the Vice-Chairman to execute the attached
Statement of Agreement between the Parish of Jefferson
and the American Red Cross, Louisiana Region, to provide
mass care feeding and bulk distribution activities of prelandfall hurricane evacuation transportation services.
(Parishwide)
WHEREAS, Art. VII, Sec. 14(C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 provides
that for a public purpose, the State and its political subdivisions or political corporations
may engage in cooperative endeavors with each other or with any other private
association, corporation or individuals; and
WHEREAS, practical considerations necessitate that governmental agencies
work together in order to effectuate an effective and efficient mass care feeding and
bulk distribution activities of pre-landfall hurricane evacuation transportation services;
and
WHEREAS, the Parish of Jefferson and the American Red Cross, Louisiana
Region, wish to assist in providing mass care feeding and bulk distribution activities of
pre-landfall hurricane evacuation transportation services; and
WHEREAS, the Parish of Jefferson has agreed to assist the American Red
Cross, Louisiana Region, with providing adequate security and life safety protection;
and
WHEREAS, the residents of Jefferson Parish will benefit from the efforts of
these two agencies working to assist in mass care feeding and bulk distribution
activities of pre-landfall hurricane evacuation transportation services; and
WHEREAS, under the circumstances and conditions of this agreement, the
normal insurance and indemnification requirements are not needed and will be waived.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Jefferson Parish Council,
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, acting as governing authority of said Parish:
SECTION 1. That the attached Statement of Agreement between the Parish of
Jefferson and the American Red Cross, Louisiana Region, to provide mass care feeding
and bulk distribution activities of pre-landfall hurricane evacuation transportation
services be and is hereby ratified.
SECTION 2. That there are no direct costs associated with this agreement.
SECTION 3. That the Council Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairman is
hereby authorized to execute the attached Statement of Agreement between Jefferson
Parish and the American Red Cross, Louisiana Region, to provide mass care feeding
and bulk distribution activities of pre-landfall hurricane evacuation transportation
services.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was
as follows:
YEAS: 6
NAYS: None
ABSENT: (1) Spears
The resolution was declared to be adopted on this the 24th day of June, 2015.