REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action to Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 2058 Amending Sections 17.30.040 ("Supplies, Goods and Equipment"), 17.30.080 ("Best Value Selection Procedures"), 17.30.090 (Formal Bidding Procedure"), 17.30.120 ("Service Contracts - Signature Authority"), and 17.30.130 ("Public Works") of Title 17 ("Development") of "The Code of the City of Santa Clara, California" to Provide the Executive Director of the Stadium Authority With Signature Authority to Execute For Contracts Up To $100,000 in Allocated Value
Report
BACKGROUND
At the March 7, 2023 Council meeting, proposed Ordinance No. 2058 was passed for the purpose of publication. Pursuant to City Charter Sections 808 and 812, a summary of proposed Ordinance No. 2058 was published to the Santa Clara Weekly on March 15, 2023, and copies were posted in three public places.
The August 31, 2022 Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release between the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, Forty Niners SC Stadium Company LLC (StadCo), and Stadium Manager provides that Stadium Authority and City staff will recommend for City Council consideration an Ordinance to reinstate the Executive Director's signature authority to execute contracts that are no greater than $100,000 in value to the Stadium Authority. The Ordinance that is being adopted is intended to comply with Section 5 of the Settlement Agreement.
DISCUSSION
The proposed amendments to Sections 17.30.040 ("Supplies, Goods and Equipment"), 17.30.080 ("Best Value Selection Procedures"), 17.30.090 (Formal Bidding Procedure"), 17.30.120 ("Service Contracts - Signature Authority"), and 17.30.130 ("Public Works") will 1) remove language that requires Board approval for contracts in any amount, and 2) provide the Executive Director with signature authority to execute contracts for services and public works and to acquire supplies, goods and equipment in an amount up to and including $100,000 as allocated and authorized by the Stadium Auth...
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