On motion of Mr. , seconded by Mr. , the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO.
A resolution authorizing execution of Amendment No. 4 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 clarify allocation of funds per project to account for additional grant project amendment approvals and add $403,919.30 for a new Not-to-exceed contract cap to $4,719,445.97.
(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 , 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 , Amendment No. 3 dated April 9, 2014, authorized by Resolution No.
122674, added a time extension to March 11, 2016; and
WHEREAS , based upon additional grant project amendment approvals through the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and the FEMA, the original individual project caps associated with these management fees requires revised itemization as demonstrated in Exhibit B of Amendment No. 4; and
WHEREAS , the fees associated with Exhibit B reflect an addition of $403,919.30 to account for the additional grant project amendment approvals for an increased not- to-exceed contract cap of $4,719,445.97.
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. 4 with 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, in accordance with RFP No. 231, with an increase in funds of $403,919.30 for a new not- to-exceed contract cap to $4,719,445.97 and which clarifies the allocation of the contract fees according to Exhibit B Amendment No. 4.
SECTION 2.
That all costs associated with the Agreement as amended by previous Amendment No. 1, previous Amendment No. 2, previous Amendment No. 3 and this amendment shall be charged to Account No. 21410-1240-281-7331, 14xxx.xxx

SECTION 3. 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:
2015.
YEAS: NAYS: ABSENT:
The resolution was declared to be adopted on this the 12th day of August,