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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6948 - Lifeguard Station Bulkhead Constructionti ow • RESOLUTION NO. 6 9 4 0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BULKHEAD AT THE CITY -OWNED LIFEGUARD STATION AT NEWPORT PIER, WITHOUT ADVERTISING FOR BIDS WHEREAS, Section 1110 of the Charter requires every project for the construction or improvement of public works to be done by contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after notice by publication; 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, is authorized by resolution by five affirmative votes of the Council, and contains a declaration of the facts constituting the urgency; and WHEREAS, during the period of time from March 1st through March 10th, 1969, severe erosion of the beach in the central Newport area of the City has occurred; and WHEREAS, a major emergency effort involving the place- meat of sand bags has been necessary in order to avert substantial damage to the city -owned lifeguard facility fronting on the beach in the central Newport area; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that continuing high tides and strong ocean swells threaten to cause major property damage to the lifeguard facilities; and WHEREAS, the City Engineer has recommended to the City Council that it take emergency action to construct a bulkhead in front of the lifeguard facilities; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of of the City of Newport Beach that it finds such construction to be of urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health and property, and hereby authorizes the City Manager to accept informal bids for the construction of a bulkhead in front of the lifeguard facility on the ocean beach in the central Newport area; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract for said work. This resolution was adopted by at least five (S) affirmative votes of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach at a meeting held on the 10th day of March, 1969, by the following vote, to wit: ATTEST: 1 RTIF1EP '�OT61NAL CLERK OF THE CITY OP O,1T 61ACb AYES, COUNCILMEN: McInnis, Shelton, Parsons, Marshall, Rogers, Hirth, Gruber NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None � �4i(4`3LI Mayor THS:mh '2' 3/12/69