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Southeast Louisiana Flood
Protection Authority - East
Operations Committee Meeting
Thursday, January 9, 2014
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Discussion of proposed floodwall servitudes
on Port of New Orleans property
1) Almonaster to France Road Terminal (France Road
Floodwall)
2) Jourdan Rd. eastward to Elaine St. (Citrus Back Levee)
� Port has enjoyed decades of great working relationships with Orleans Levee District, USACE, and recently Southeast Flood Protection Authority
� Port owns much of the property under and adjacent to floodwalls and levees in the New Orleans area
� Previous agreements between agencies were general, but worked well until Hurricane Katrina
� Post-Katrina, USACE requested emergency access to Port property to improve the levees in the France Road area� Result: Undocumented locations of floodwall and levee areas� Inconsistent servitude widths have been established over time ,
ranging from 30’ – 62’ from the toe of levee, encumbering Port of New Orleans property from potential development/use
� Becomes a challenge for maintenance responsiblity
� In an effort to induce further maritime economic development, the Port’s Board has considered sales or transfers of its land.
� Lack of recorded, documented floodwall and levee servitudes is delaying some projects, as:o floodwalls and levees, and their servitude boundaries,
must be clarified for: � Surveys
� Appraisals
� Purchaser’s title insurance
� Uses allowed within servitude
� Maintenance responsibilities
� Access
� Previous/Existing improvements allowed/disallowed
� Create servitude document to memorialize
and protect rights of: ▪ Orleans Levee District
▪ Southeast Flood Protection Authority East
▪ United States Army Corps of Engineers
▪ Port of New Orleans
▪ New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
� Consistent 15’ floodwall servitude (from toe of levee)
throughout area
� Establishes rights for Port of New Orleans and New
Orleans Public Belt Railroad in the area
� Acknowledges existence of current site conditions and
improvements
� Access rights & Maintenance obligations
Almonaster to France Road Terminal “France Road Floodwall”
� Survey and Servitude document – both complete, pending final legal signoff
� Board approval from SLFPAE may be necessary to memorialize the servitude agreement
� Once approved by SLFPAE, will be taken to Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans for consideration and approval
� SLFPAE and Port sign servitude document
Citrus Back Levee (Jourdan Rd. to Elaine St.)� Current ROW line is inconsistent, varying
from around 30’ to 215’� High demand for additional developable land
in area for rail track, industrial improvements, etc.
� Would result in less maintenance responsibility for OLD
� Drawings showing existing vs. proposed levee ROW – 16.95 acres difference
Citrus Back Levee (Jourdan Rd. to Elaine St.)
� Survey and Servitude document – need to be developed
� Board approval from SLFPAE may be necessary to memorialize the servitude agreement
� Once approved by SLFPAE, will be taken to Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans for consideration and approval
� SLFPAE and PONO sign servitude document
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Thank you