HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 97-39 RtSOLUTION NO. 97- 39
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SARATOGA FINDING AN EMERGENCY NEED TO REPAIR
VILLA OAKS LANE AND AUTHOR/ZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE
ACTION WITHOUT NOTICE FOR BIDS
· WHERFAS, Public Contracts Code section 20162 requires that the City of
Saratoga comraa public works projects exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) with
the lowest responsible bidder after notice; and
WHEREAS, Public Contracts Code section 20168(a)(1) defines the repair of
public works as a "public works project"; and
WHEREAS, the section of Villa Oaks l.~ne adjacent to the property located at
22183 Villa Oaks Lane has been damaged by a landslide; and
WHEREAS, the repair of this section of Villa Oaks l.ane will co.~t in excess of
$5.000; and
WHEREAS, this repair work must be completed before the rainy season in
order to prevent additional clamage to the road and adjacent properties by renewed
hndslides; and
WHERPAS, the public imerest .and necessity demand the immediate
expenditure of public money to repair the damaged section of Villa Oaks Lane in
order to saleguard life, health, and property; and
WHEKEAS, the City Council of the City of Saratoga finds that substantial
evidcnce has been prcsented to establish that an emergency exists that will not permit
a delay restfiring from a competitive solidration of bids for the Villa Oaks Lane repair
work and that this repair work is necessary to respond to the emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the City Manger is authorized to order rite repair of the damaged
section of Villa Oaks r,ne adjacent to the property located at 22 I83 Villa Oaks
and
2. That the City Manager shall report to the City Council following
actions ordered by thc City Manager with respect to the repair of Villa Oaks Road
)ustifying why the emergency would not permit s delay resulting from cornpetitiv~
bidding and why the action was necessary to respond to the emergency.
· Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Saratoga held on the 1st day of QG%0ber ...... 1997 by the following vote:
A~rES: Councilmembers Bogosian, Shaw, Wolfe, and Mayor Moran
None
NOES
ABSENT,i Counci 1 member Jacobs /L~,~t(~t,t,,
ATTEST:
City Clerk ~J