ST. TAMMANY PARISH COUNCIL

RESOLUTION

        RESOLUTION TO GRANT A DESIGN EXCEPTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FITZGERALD CHURCH ROAD BRIDGE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLEGRADE WITHOUT VERTICAL CURVES.
                        

    WHEREAS, Fitzgerald Church Road Bridge is on the Federal Off-System Bridge Rehabilitation & Replacement Program and certain minimum design criteria are required by the State and Federal Governments.

    WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parish Council to grant a Design Exception to increase the maximum allowable grade without vertical curves from a maximum of 0.8% to a maximum of 1.13%.

    THE PARISH OF ST. TAMMANY HEREBY RESOLVES to grant a Design Exception for the purpose of constructing Fitzgerald Church Road Bridge and that the Design Exception state the allowable grade without vertical curves be increased from a maximum 0.8% to a maximum 1.13%. The Parish cites the following as its reasons for granting the Design Exception-

1 1.      The proposed alignment and bridge width provide safer conditions than existing.
2 2.      The parish has no plans to upgrade the roadway geometry.
3 3.      Providing recommended design criteria would encroach on cemetery property and would jeopardize the replacement of the structure.
4 4.      The project is to be considered a “spot” replacement project.
    
    THIS RESOLUTION HAVING BEEN SUBMITTED TO A VOTE, THE VOTE THEREON WAS AS FOLLOWS:

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    THIS RESOLUTION WAS DECLARED ADOPTED ON THE DAY OF 2004 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL, A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS BEING PRESENT AND VOTING.

                        
                            
                            PATRICIA BRISTER, COUNCIL CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:

DIANE HUESCHEN, COUNCIL CLERK