REPORT TO STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD
SUBJECT
Title
Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend Sections 17.30.080, 17.30.090 and 17.30.120 modifying the Stadium Authority Executive Director's Authority to Execute Contracts
Report
BACKGROUND
On June 8, 2010, the voters of the City of Santa Clara approved Measure J, which authorized the City to move forward with the development of a stadium suitable for professional football and other events. The Stadium Authority, a joint exercise of powers entity created through Government Code section 6500 et seq., is a public entity formed to facilitate the development and operation of the Stadium Project and to fulfill the mandates of Measure J. The seven elected members of the City Council serve as the governing board for the Stadium Authority (Board). The City Manager is the Stadium Authority Executive Director (Executive Director) and serves as the chief executive officer of the Stadium Authority with responsibility to the Board for the proper and efficient administration of all affairs of the Stadium Authority.
Santa Clara Municipal Code (Code) Chapter 17.30, Stadium Authority Procurement Policy, sets forth the procurement policies and procedures for the Stadium Authority. The Code authorizes the Executive Director, or designee, to purchase professional, nonprofessional and personal services required by the Stadium Authority in contract amounts up to and including two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per contract without prior Board approval subject to budgetary approval. Contracts with an amount above this dollar limit must be approved by the Board.
Section 17.30.010(c) of the Code further provides "Any of the Executive Director's authority may be delegated to contractors with the Stadium Authority; provided, that the contract delegating such authority is approved by the Stadium Authority Board and the procurement performed by the contractor is within the limits of a budget approved by the Stadium Authority Board f...
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