To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Proclaiming the Existence of a Facilities and Program Emergency at the County Leased Facility at 600 West Clark Street, Eureka (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution which proclaims that the current condition of 600 West Clark Street, Eureka constitutes a facilities and program emergency and authorizes the Humboldt County Department of Public Works and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to take any and all actions necessary to abate hazardous materials and clean-up for the fire damage pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22050 (4/5 Votes Required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Professional Services Liability Fund (3524354)
DISCUSSION:
Section 22035 of the California Public Contract Code provides that "in cases of emergency when repair or replacements are necessary, the governing body may proceed at once to replace or repair any public facility without adopting plans, specifications, strain sheets, or working details, or giving notice for bids to let contracts. The work may be done by day labor under the direction of the governing body, by contractor, or by a combination of the two." If notice for bids will not be given, the public agency must comply with California Public Contract Code Sections 22050, et seq.
Section 22050(a)(1) of the California Public Contract Code provides that, "In the case of an emergency, a public agency, pursuant to a four-fifths vote of its governing body, may repair or replace a public facility, take any directly related and immediate action required by that emergency, and procure the necessary equipment, services and supplies for those purposes, without giving notice for bids to let contracts." Before a governing body may take any action pursuant to California Public Contract Section 22050(...
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