HomeMy WebLinkAbout7997RESOLUTION NO. 7997
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER EMERGENCY PUBLIC
PROJECT CONTRACTING TO THE CITY MANAGER PURSUANT TO
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 22050
WHEREAS, Public Contract Code section 22050 authorizes the City Council to delegate the
duties of emergency public project contracting when a sudden, unexpected occurrence poses a clear
and irlmiient danger, requiring i Ti nediate action to prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of life,
health, property, or essential public service, as defined in Public Contract Code section 1102; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to delegate public project emergency
contracting authority to the Redlands City Manager;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Redlands as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22050(b)(1), the City Manager, is
hereby delegated the authority to approve and execute, on behalf of the City, contracts for emergency
public improvement work when a sudden, unexpected occurrence poses a clear and i uninent danger
to the public health, safety or welfare (hereinafter "Emergency") requiring immediate action to
prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of life, health, property, or an essential public service, as
defined in Public Contract Code section 1102.
Section 2. In the event of an Emergency, the City Manager may cause the repair or
replacement of a City -owned facility, take any directly related and irrnnediate action required by that
Emergency, and/or procure the necessary equipment, services, and supplies for those purposes,
without giving notice for bids to let contracts. Before the City Manager takes any action pursuant this
Section, the City Manager shall make a funding, based on substantial evidence, that the Emergency
will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, and that the action is
necessary to respond to the Emergency.
Section 3. If the City Manager orders any Emergency action, the City Manager shall
report to the City Council the reasons justifying why the Emergency will not permit a delay resulting
from a competitive solicitation for bids and why the action is necessary to respond to the Emergency.
The City Council shall initially review the City Manager's report and the Emergency action not later
than seven (7) days after the action, or at its next regularly scheduled meeting if that meeting will
occur not later than fourteen (14) days after the action.
Section 4. At least at every regularly scheduled meeting thereafter until the action is
terminated, the City Council shall determine, by a four -fifths vote, whether there is a need to continue
the Emergency action, unless the City Manager or his or her designee has terminated that action prior
to the City Council reviewing the Emergency action and making a determination pursuant to this
section.
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Section 5. When the City Council reviews the Emergency action, it shall terminate the
action at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant so that the remainder of the Emergency
action may be completed by giving notice for bids to let contracts.
Section 6. The City Manager shall prepare a quarterly report to the City Council of all
contracts approved pursuant to this Resolution.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 16th day of July, 2019.
Paul W. Foster, Mayor
ATTEST:
JdZnne Donaldson, City Clerk
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1, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of July 2019,
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Barich, Tejeda, Momberger, Davis; Mayor Foster
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Je e Donaldson, City Clerk
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