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8/16/67
RESOLUTION NO. 6624
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT
FOR THE REPLENISHMENT OF SAND ON THE BEACH IN THE
WEST NEWPORT AREA OF THE CITY WITHOUT COMPLIANCE
WITH THE PUBLIC BID REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 1110 OF THE CITY CHARTER
WHEREAS, Section 1110 of the Charter requires every
project for the construction or improvement of public works,
when the total expenditure exceeds $58000, to be done by contract
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after notice by publica-
tion; and
WHEREAS, said section contains an exception authorizing
a contract without advertising for bids where such work is deemed
by the City Council to be of urgent necessity for the preservation
of life, health or property and is authorized by resolution by
five affirmative votes of the Council and contains a declaration
of the facts constituting the urgency; and
WHEREAS, during July and the first half of August, 1967,
severe erosion occurred on the beach in the West Newport area of
the City; and
WHEREAS, past records indicate that the beach in the
West Newport area reaches its minimum annual width during the
latter part of the month of November; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that a series of unusually
high tides will take place during the period from August through
November of this year which threaten to cause major property
damage in the West Newport area; and
WHEREAS, it has become apparent to the City Council that
there is no assurance that financial aid for the purpose of com-
bating beach erosion in the West Newport area will be available
from the State or Federal governments in sufficient time to meet
the emergency; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Director has recommended to
the City Council that it take emergency action to replenish the
threatened beach in the West Newport area with sand;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
finds such work to be of urgent necessity for the preservation
of life, health and property and hereby awards a contract for
"Sand Replenishment of West Newport Ocean Beach (Third Contract
1967)" to A1tfillisch- Fulton Co. for the contract price specified
in its informal bid dated August 149 1967.
The City Council further finds and determines that such
work and expenditure of funds is for the purpose of preserving and
replacing a public natural resource, to wit: a public beach,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk
are hereby authorized and directed to execute a formal contract
based upon said bid.
This resolution was adopted by at least five (5) affir-
mative votes of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach at
a regular meeting held on the 14th day of August, 1967, by the
following vote, to wite
AYES, COUNCILMEN: _Rogers, Parsons,
Marshall, Gruber, Cook, Forgit, Shelton
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT COUNCILMEN*
None
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH )
I, LAURA LAGIOS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California,
do hereby certify that according to the records of the City of Newport Beach
filed and maintained in my office, the foregoing Resolution No. 6624 was
duly and regularly adopted, passed, and approved by the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council
held at the regular meeting place thereof, on the 14th day of August , 1967,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Roger^, Parsons, Marshall, Griner_
Cook, Forgit, Shelton
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None
Dated this 21st day of August , 1967.
City Clerk and Ex- Officio IV rk of the
City Council, City of Newport Beach,
State of California