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RESOLUTION NO. 5452
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING IT TO BE OF URGENT
NECESSITY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY THAT A
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR BE SELECTED THROUGH
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND AUTHORIZING SUCH A PROCEDURE
(FOUR VOTES REQUIRED)
WHEREAS, Section 1212 of the Arcadia City Charter authorizes
letting of contracts without advertising for bid pursuant to the
determination of an urgent necessity for the preservation of
property and a declaration of facts supporting the urgency; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia contracts for the care and
maintenance of City landscaping to preserve life, health, and
property; and
WHEREAS, the care and maintenance of City landscaping
entails the preservation of City property and the care of living
organisms such as plants, trees, grass; and
WHEREAS, past experience demonstrates that in this area
where skill
and response time is crucial to the proper
maintenance of property, substantial damage and loss to City
property has occurred.
In fact, large areas of lost and damaged
lawn, landscaping and shrubbery resulted from performance by low
bid contractors, and
WHEREAS, the landscaped maintenance areas of the City of
Arcadia are an integral part of the community promoting the
health, safety and welfare of the City; and
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WHEREAS, recent experience has demonstrated that inadequate
maintenance causes destruction and damage of landscaped areas;
and
WHEREAS, to retain an experienced and responsive landscape
maintenance contractor it is desirable to utilize the request for
proposal procedure providing for ultimate selection based on
numerous crucial factors including price; and
WHEREAS, the performance of landscape maintenance contracts
involves continuous on-going professional services which include
responsiveness to a multitude of unique circumstances.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council determines that there is an
urgent necessity for the preservation of property and therefore
authorizes the letting of a contract for landscape maintenance
subject to a selection process based on request for proposals as
determined by the Public Works Director of the City of Arcadia.
The request for proposal shall include contract price as an
important criteria of selection, however, lowest price shall not
necessarily bind the City to that bidder in view of the urgency
and related circumstances as set forth in this Resolution and
related reports.
SECTION 2.
That the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Resolution.
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. Passed, approved and adopted this 1st day of November, 1988.
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Mayor of the City of Arcadia
ATTEST:
J
Y of Arcadia
STATE OF CAL FORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 5452 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the
Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 1st day of November, 1988 and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chandler, Gilb, Lojeski, Young and Harbicht
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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of Arcadia
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