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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2989 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 2989 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss CITY OF SAN JACINTO ) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN STORMWATER PROTECTION IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto ("City") is charged with protecting the health, safety and welfare of the residents within the City; and WHEREAS, very recent wildfires within the mountains above Soboba Drive have reduced the ability of those slopes to adequately absorb and/or retain stormwater; and WHEREAS, those mountains and the general vicinity include steep slopes that require emergency stormwater protection efforts in order to stabilize and secure boulders, rocks, soil and debris in imminent danger of sliding from the slope onto adjacent properties, thus posing a current threat to the lives and properties of those along and within the vicinity of Soboba Drive; and WHEREAS, as a result of the inability of those slopes to absorb and/or retain stormwater, a very real and immediate threat to the lives and properties of those along Soboba Drive exists; and WHEREAS, it is critically important to complete certain stormwater protection efforts consisting of a mud interceptor along Soboba Drive as soon as possible, and certainly before the winter weather makes such work impossible and infeasible, in order to protect life, health and property; and WHEREAS, time does not permit the preparation of specifications and the solicitation of competitive bids before commencement of the emergency Stormwater protection efforts; and WHEREAS, San Jacinto Municipal Code section 3.08.130(A) authorizes the City to perform public works without competitive bidding in the case of emergencies; and WHEREAS, based on the foregoing as well as the staff report and testimony presented at the City Council meeting at which this Resolution is adopted, the City Council hereby finds that the emergency created by the recent wildfires and upcoming winter season will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, and that this action is necessary to respond to the emergency created by the recent wildfires and upcoming winter season.