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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8089 RESOLUTION NO 8089 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES' PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY WHEREAS, section 2 52 100 of the Redlands Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services/City Manager to proclaim a local emergency if the City Council is not in session, and requires that the City Council shall take action to ratify the proclamation within fourteen days thereafter, and WHEREAS, on April 22nd a threat to the public health, safety and welfare aiose within the City, caused by the failure of Well 30A and resulting in the loss of non-potable water supply to many City and busmess green belts which encompass a large area including a part of downtown area, Esri, Citrus Valley High School, portions of the Donut Hole, and Packing House District, and WHEREAS, the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services, issued a proclamation declaring the existence of a local emergency within the City on the 22nd day of April, a copy of which is attached hereto as "Exhibit "A," and WHEREAS, because of the emergency nature of this well failure, there was insufficient time to solicit comprehensive competitive bids foi the required emergency work, and WHEREAS, nevertheless, staff i eviewed six (6) recently submitted bids for a similar well repan project for which Layne Clistensen Company was determined to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and WHEREAS, Layne Christensen Company has a City owned pump from a previous job which staff determined could be used to make the needed repairs to Well 30A, ultimately saving the City money, and WHEREAS, based on the above facts, staff determined that the most efficient and economical manoi of performing the emergency work would be to award a contract to Layne Christenson Company, and WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find that the above described conditions of extreme peril did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency and did warrant the issuance of emergency purchase order to Layne Christenson Company without the solicitation of competitive bids, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Redlands that the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency, as issued by the Director of Emergency Services/City Manager, is hereby ratified and confirmed -1- 1 1Resolutions\Res 8000 8099/8089 Confirming CM.DES Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency well 30A.doc BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Redlands ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 5th day of May, 2020 API CAI0 V/03 eti49 Trull W Foster, Mayor ATTEST J:. e Donaldson, City Clerk _2_ I 1ResolutionslRes 8000-8099\8089 Confimmng CM.DES.Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency well 30A.doc I, 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 meetmg thereof, held on the 5tn day of May, 2019, by the following vote AYES Councilmembers Barich, Tejeda, Momberger, Davis, Mayor Foster NOES None ABSTAIN None ABSENT None Jeanne aldson, City Clerk -3- I liteso1utions\Res 8000 8099/8089 Confirming CM.DES.Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency well 30A.doc PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY WHEREAS, section 2 52 100 of the Redlands Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session,and WHEREAS, the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services of the City of Redlands, does hereby find that I. On April 22nd a threat to the public health, safety and welfare arose within the City, caused by the failure of Well 30A and resulting in the loss of non-potable water supply to many City and business green belts which encompass a large area including a part of downtown area, Esri, Citrus Valley High School, portions of the Donut Hole,and Packing House District, and 2 Because of the emergency nature of this well failure, there was insufficient time to solicit comprehensive competitive bids for the required emergency work Nevertheless, staff reviewed six (6) recently submitted bids for a similar well repair project for which Layne Christensen Company was determined to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder Layne Christensen Company has a City owned pump from a previous job which staff determined could be used to make the needed repairs to Well 30A, ultimately saving the City money Based on the above facts, staff determined that the most efficient and economical manor of performing the emergency work would be to award a contract to Layne Christenson Company;and 3 That the City Council of the City of Redlands is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a local emergency now exists throughout the City,and IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency the powers functions and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be those prescribed by state law ordinances,and resolutions of this City,and by the City of Redlands' Emergency Plan,and IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that this local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist for the next seven clays and thereafter by ratification of the City Council, until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Redlands. April 22,2020 Charles M.Dug ;W4-1--- Director of Emergency Services City of Redlands,California -I- L ica\Rsseti8089 Exhibit A i'rc lnmatinn Weal Emergency well 3OA.drsv