REPORT TO COUNCIL AND STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Joint Resolution Delegating Authority to the City Manager/Executive Director for City/Santa Clara Stadium Authority/Contract Administrator for Sports and Open Space Authority/Executive Director for Housing Authority During the Council Recess from July 13, 2022 to August 15, 2022
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
City Council will take a scheduled recess from July 13, 2022 to August 15, 2022, during which time, no City Council/Santa Clara Stadium Authority/Sports and Open Spaces Authority/Housing Authority meetings will take place. In prior years, Council has delegated authority to the City Manager/Executive Director/Contract Administrator or his 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/Executive Director/Contract Administrator will be presented to the City Council in September 2022.
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 and City departments have reviewed items that will be crucial to execute during the recess, including but not limited to the following:
* Potential acceptance of grant awarded from California Library Literacy Services projected amount of $91,766 to fund Santa Clara City Library Adult Literacy Services and Family Literacy Services Program
* Potential acceptance of grant awarded ...
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