On joint motion of all Councilmembers present, the following resolution was
offered:
RESOLUTION NO.
A resolution authorizing the Chairman of the Jefferson
Parish Council, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, to
execute an agreement with the State of Louisiana,
Department of Transportation and Development, for
Jefferson Parish Traffic Damage from Katrina (Federal Aid
Local Routes), State Project No. 737-26-0013, Federal Aid
Project No. ER-ERE1(116). (Parishwide)
WHEREAS, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the State of Louisiana on
Monday, August 29, 2005, leaving destruction of the State’s infrastructure in its path;
and
WHEREAS, Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco issued a formal proclamation
and President George W. Bush issued a formal declaration of disaster; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rules
and regulations, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD)
and Jefferson Parish completed a Detailed Damage Inspection Report (DIR) Number K051-LA-Signals-Local, on form FHWA-1547, Rev. 4-98, on October 20, 2005,
assessing damage and costs for Emergency Repairs and Permanent Restoration of
transportation facilities and structures damaged by Hurricane Katrina, which identifies,
among other things, the damages that form the basis of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the emergency repairs associated with the damages identified on
DIR K-051-LA-Signals-Local have been completed by Jefferson Parish and its
Contractors; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson Parish now seeks reimbursement from the FHWA
Hurricane Katrina Relief Program, through the DOTD, for the costs of the emergency
repairs made by Jefferson Parish and its Contractors, and DOTD is agreeable to
administer these funds for reimbursement under the terms and conditions set forth in
the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the emergency repairs for which Jefferson Parish seeks
reimbursement were incurred at a cost in the amount of $385,736.15 and consists of
repairs to traffic signal systems in Jefferson Parish, along with the costs of temporary
traffic control devices deployed until traffic signal system damages could be repaired.
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 authorize the
execution of a Parish/State Agreement between the State of Louisiana and Jefferson
Parish for Jefferson Parish Traffic Damage from Katrina (Federal Aid Local Routes),
State Project No. 737-26-0013, Federal Aid Project No. ER-ERE1(116) which provides
for reimbursement of Jefferson Parish costs in the amount of $385,736.15 from the
FHWA Hurricane Katrina Relief Program, through the DOTD, for emergency repairs
associated with the damages identified on DIR K-051-LA-Signals-Local.
SECTION 2. That Jefferson Parish has submitted documentation of actual costs
incurred to date by Jefferson Parish for the emergency repairs and all such
documentation shall be subject to verification, adjustment, and settlement by the DOTD
Audit Officer.
SECTION 3. That Jefferson Parish has provided DOTD with a statement signed
by the Director of the Engineering Department explaining circumstances by which
Contractors’ services were procured, and the parties agree that Jefferson Parish’s
actions during the Extreme Emergency were wholly consistent with the requirements of
LSA-R.S. 38:2211, et. seq.
SECTION 4. That Jefferson Parish shall reimburse DOTD any and all
reimbursed amounts which may be cited by the FHWA or DOTD due to noncompliance
with Federal or State laws and regulations.
SECTION 5. 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 24th day of June, 2009.