REPORT TO COUNCIL
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Action on a Joint Resolution Delegating Authority to the City Manager/Contract Administrator for Sports and Open Space Authority/Executive Director for Housing Authority During the Council Recess from July 15, 2020 to August 14, 2020 [Council Pillar: Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure]
Report
BACKGROUND
City Council will take a scheduled recess from July 15, 2020 to August 14, 2020, during which time, no City Council/Sports and Open Spaces Authority/Housing Authority/Successor Agency meetings will take place. In prior years, Council has delegated authority to the City Manager/Executive Director/Contract Administrator or her designee through resolution (Attachment 1) to approve contracts and take other administrative actions as necessary during the Council recess on items vital to the function of the City. A report summarizing actions taken by the City Manager /Contract Administrator will be presented to the City Council in September.
Given the Stadium Authority Board's recent action on removing delegated authority for procurements, no delegated authority is requested during this recess. Staff does not anticipate any procurement needs during this time.
DISCUSSION
The City's Municipal Code Section 2.105.300 provides cases for emergency procurement by the City Manager where an emergency is defined as, "a situation where immediate action is required to preserve the public peace, health and safety and/or to avoid severe degradation of City property or a facility." If contracts arise during the recess that were not previously anticipated, the City Manager will only act should they meet the above criteria.
The City Manager requested that departments submit items that will be crucial to execute during the recess, but no items were identified as potentially urgent or time sensitive. However, if an occasion arises where action must be taken, the City Manager will use the authority delegated to her ...
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