R 5219 RESOLUTION NO. 5219
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
AUTHORIZING THE IMMEDIATE EXPENDITURE OF
FUNDS TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR
AT THE FIVE CITIES FIRE AUTHORITY STATION 1
WHEREAS, the City of Arroyo Grande (the "City") owns the Five Cities Fire Authority(the
"FCFA") Station 1 building at 140 Traffic Way; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the FCFA Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between
Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and Oceano, the City remains responsible for insurance
and maintenance of the fire station (Section 8 A); and
WHEREAS, FCFA Station 1 is considered an essential services building in accordance
with Section 16007 of the California Health and Safety Code; and
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has determined that buildings providing essential
services should be capable of providing those services to the public after a disaster and
in order to do so, power from an emergency generator is needed in the event of power
loss due to a power outage; and
WHEREAS, the emergency generator at Station 1 had become completely non-functional
rendering the FCFA Station 1 building with no back-up power; and
WHEREAS, a portable generator has been placed at the FCFA Station 1 to allow for the
opening of the vehicle bay doors and some lighting, but it does not provide power to the
server room or the station alerting system, which are critical needs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds in this case, there is an imminent danger to public
health and safety for various reasons including the delay of public safety services during
the event of an emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that pursuant to Public Contract Code Section
20168, the immediate replacement of the emergency generator is necessary in order to
protect the public health, safety and welfare and will not permit a delay resulting from a
competitive solicitation for bids and that prompt action, including authorization to expend
all funds required for such replacement without competitive bidding, is necessary to
respond to the emergency described herein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050, the City Council deems it
is in the public interest to immediately authorize the expenditure of City funds needed to
safeguard the health, safety and welfare in order to proceed immediately with the
replacement of the emergency generator.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE that the public interest and necessity demand the immediate
expenditure of funds to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, without strict
compliance with the provisions of the Public Contract Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is authorized to enter into any
contract or agreement in order to immediately replace the emergency generator at FCFA
Station 1, and to report back to the City Council regarding said activity at its next regularly
scheduled meeting, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050. All acts of the City
Manager in addressing this emergency taken prior to the effective date hereof are hereby
duly ratified by the City Council.
On motion of Council Member Storton, seconded by Council Member Paulding, and by
the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Storton, Paulding, George, and Mayor Ray Russom
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Barneich
The foregoing Resolution was approved this 13th day of September, 2022.
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CAREN RAY RUSSOM, MAYOR
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JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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WHITNEY CDONALD, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TIMOTHY J. CARMEL, CITY ATTORNEY
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, JESSICA MATSON, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis
Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the attached
Resolution No. 5219 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 1 3r day of September, 2022.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 20th day of
September, 2022.
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK