HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2595 - Renewable Energy Projects ORDINANCE NO. 2595
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING REDDING
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 4 (REVENUE AND FINANCE), CHAPTER
4.22 (PUBLIC PROJECTS) BY ADDING SECTION 4.22.130 (DESIGN
BUILD AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS),AUTHORIZING THE
CITY TO ENTER INTO DESIGN BUILD AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
PROJECTS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 4.22 of the Redding Municipal Code, the City Council of the
City of Redding may establish procedures to assist in the implementation of the awarding and
acceptance of public projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding desires to utilize design-build for some public projects,
excluding projects on the state highway system, pursuant to California Public Contract Code
Section 22160 et seq., as the City believes utilization of that procurement method would result in
lower project costs, higher accountability, and higher quality construction work for the eligible
projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding also desires to utilize renewable energy efficiency contracting
procedures for many of the aforementioned reasons and pursuant to California Government Code
Section 4217;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Title 4 (Revenue and Finance), Chapter 4.22 (Public Projects), Section 4.22.130
(Design-Build Projects) is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.22.130—Design-Build and Renewable Energy Projects
A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Chapter and pursuant to California
Public Contract Code Section 22160 et seq., the City is authorized to use design-build �\
contracts for public works projects, as defined in Public Contract Code Section
22161(g)(1), over one million dollars with an award of contract either to the low bid or
the bid representing the best value, as defined by statute or in any other situations that
may be authorized by state law.
B. As required by Public Contract Code Section 22162, a design professional or other
consultant who, under contract with the City, provides assistance related to the design-
build procurement, including, but not limited to, preparing the documents for the request
for qualifications or request for proposals documents envisioned in Public Contract Code
Section 22164 shall be prohibited from participating with the design-build entity.
C. The City is further authorized to enter into renewable energy and energy efficiency
projects, pursuant to California Government Code Section 4217 et seq., or California
Public Utilities Code Section 388, et seq.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance
is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Redding hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases may be held invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3. The passage of this ordinance is not a "project" according to the definition in the
California Environmental Quality Act, and therefore is not subject to the provisions requiring
environmental review.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption, and the
City Clerk shall certify to the adoption thereof and cause publication according to law.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City
Council of the City of Redding at a regular meeting on the 4th day of December, 2018, and was
duly read and adopted at a regular meeting on the 18th day of December, 2018, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dacquisto,McElvain,Resner, Schreder, & Winter
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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JULIE ' ' TER, ayor
ATTEST: FORM A'PROVED:
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PAMELA MIZE, City Clerk BA Y E.� ALT, City ttorney