HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-115 - Authorizing Mayor to Award an Emergency Const contract to repair damaged Wastewater Pipes near the Churn Creek Lift Station RESOLUTION NO. 2020-115
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO AWARD AN
EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO REPAIR
D A M A G E D WASTEWATER PIPES NEAR THE CHURN CREEK
LIFT STATION
WHEREAS, Public Contract Code section 22050 and Redding Municipal Code
4.2 2.12 0(A) provide that, in the case of emergency, a public agency 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; and
WHEREAS, on or about September 4, 2020, staff was made aware that two 8-inch
wastewater conveyance pipes south of the Churn Creek Lift Station located near State Route 44
and Goodwater Avenue failed, likely due to shifting and age, breaking apart and causing a
release of wastewater into the adjacent Churn Creek; and
WHEREAS, the wastewater pipes serve as bypass pipes to convey raw wastewater to the
Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant to be treated prior to discharge to the Sacramento
River; and
WHEREAS, a competitive solicitation for bids will delay the repairs needed to prevent
further damage to the environment and to restore use of the bypass pipes during significant
weather events or lift station inoperability; and
WHEREAS, further failure of the wastewater system would threaten the health, safety and
property of public and the environment nearby because of the potential release of raw wastewater
into Churn Creek; and
WHEREAS, there are no other viable options to mitigate or eliminate the threat to public
health in which competitive bidding could be accommodated and that would contain or
otherwise divert the wastewater from the failed pipes should the ability to utilize the Churn
Creek Lift Station become comprised due to failure, inundation or necessary operations
downstream;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The City Council of the City of Redding finds that the recitals set forth above are true
and correct and are hereby adopted as findings of fact.
2. The public interest and necessity require the immediate expenditure of public money
to restore the wastewater conveyance system, protect the public health, safety and
welfare, and prevent further damage to the area.
3. The City Council of the City of Redding t h e r e fo r e authorizes the City Manager to award
an emergency construction contract to repair the wastewater system south of the Churn
Creek Lift Station near the State Route 44 and Goodwater Avenue.
4. The action authorized herein shall be reviewed by the City Council at all regular meetings
of the Council until such time as the City Council determines that the emergency is abated.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 15th day of September,
2020, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dacquisto,Resner, Schreder,Winter,and McElwain
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ADAM McELVAIN,Mayor
ATTEST: FORM APPROVED:
,\ /PAMELA MIZE, City� lerk BARRY E. DeWALT, City Attorney