Title
Adopt a resolution to delegate emergency contracting authority to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager pursuant to the Proclamation of a Local Emergency by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22050 (4/5 vote required). (ADDED VIA ADDENDA)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a resolution to delegate emergency contracting authority to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager pursuant to the Proclamation of a Local Emergency by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22050 (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On January 10, 2023, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey ratified a Proclamation of Local Emergency due to an atmospheric river event commencing December 26, 2022, and continuing into January of 2023 throughout Monterey County. The proclamation gives the County certain emergency contracting authority pursuant to the Public Contract Code. Public Contract Code section 22050 also provides that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("MCWRA") has similar emergency contracting authority in a proclaimed emergency to "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." That section also allows the MCWRA Board of Supervisors to delegate to the General Manager the emergency contracting authority. Here, the time required to obtain to competitive bids will unduly delay MCWRA's ability to make emergency repairs to essential facilities and equipment. The public interest demands immediate action to prevent and mitigate loss of essential MCWRA infrastructure, including repairing damage to Nacimiento and San Antonio reservoir facilities, lev...
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