Meeting Summary

This was a regular St. Charles Parish Council meeting covering proclamations, a detailed grants/infrastructure report, and roughly a dozen ordinances and resolutions, most passing unanimously with little debate. The most substantive discussion involved narrowing the legal language of a pipeline easement for a food-grade vegetable oil line (agreed to by amendment), and a Parish President's report highlighting federal funding uncertainty affecting local flood-mitigation and home-elevation programs.

Watch Items

• Forty Arpent Canal cleaning schedule and permit expiration: Ms. Wilson asked staff (Mr. Bingham) for the next cleaning date and permit expiration date; staff said they would follow up with that information [00:33:01–00:33:39]. Residents should watch for this update.

• River Parishes Transit Authority appointment (File 2026-0016): deferred to the Feb. 9, 2026 meeting pending nominations from the River Region Chamber of Commerce and AFL-CIO [00:54:40].

• Waterworks West Bank Plant E construction design contract: described by Chasson as "coming to you guys soon" but not on this agenda [00:13:20].

• FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant applications for the Ormond Oak Channel Improvements and Water Treatment Plant Generator projects: pending additional federal QAQC review; a sub-grantee agreement may come before Council later this year [00:15:09].

• Federal appropriations requests: Parish plans to resubmit funding requests for the Des Allemands bulkhead (previously not selected) and for Waterworks E-Plant construction [00:16:01–00:16:11].

• Home elevation grant program: New application round from FEMA has not yet opened as of this meeting; parish is waiting and estimates about a dozen residents have applications submitted and in process [00:17:27–00:17:55].

• Fairfield/Oakland conveyance improvements and Turtle Pond Pump Station (St. Rose area): still in early environmental-clearance phase; land acquisition needed for the pump station; Army Corps of Engineers review can take 8–9 months. Target for construction start is 2027 [00:19:07–00:19:52].

• Note on names: Several names in this transcript were inconsistently transcribed by the automated system (e.g., "Carmadel"/"Carmanow"/"Carmadelle," "Skiva"/"Skiba," "Fayard"/"Fayotte," "Oscom"/"Wascom," and an unclear name rendered as "Ucola" for the Board of Adjustment appointee, and "Mr. Oob" for what is likely the parish attorney). Residents seeking exact spellings should confirm with the Parish Clerk's office or official meeting minutes.