On joint motion of all Councilmembers present, the following resolution was offered: RESOLUTION NO. 119283 A resolution authorizing the Council Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairwoman to execute the attached Statement of Agreement between Jefferson Parish and the American Red Cross – Southeast Louisiana Chapter (ARCSELA) to provide mass care feeding and bulk distribution activities of pre-landfall 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 and ARC-SELA wish to assist in providing mass care feeding and bulk distribution activities of pre-landfall hurricane evacuation transportation services; and WHEREAS, the PARISH has agreed to assist ARC-SELA 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 Council Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairwoman is hereby authorized to execute the attached Statement of Agreement between Jefferson Parish and the American Red Cross – Southeast Louisiana Chapter 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: 7 NAYS: None ABSENT: None The resolution was declared to be adopted on this the 25th day of July, 2012.