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Ravneel Chaudhary
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Why would you like to serve on the East Palo Alto Sanitary District (EPASD) Advisory Committee Application 2024 I am interested in serving on the EPASD Advisory Committee because I am passionate about improving community infrastructure and environmental sustainability. As a resident of East Palo Alto, I understand the importance of effective sanitation services in ensuring the health and well-being of our community. I am eager to collaborate with others to help make informed decisions that improve local public health, sustainability, and overall quality of life in East Palo Alto. #5
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Anthony Smith
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Why would you like to serve on the East Palo Alto Sanitary District (EPASD) Advisory Committee Application 2024 I feel that we, as a city. Need to take steps, that make us better. We need to be on the cutting edge, and lead the charge. Making us the biggest, little city in the Bay Area.
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Nathan Mulcahey
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Why would you like to serve on the East Palo Alto Sanitary District (EPASD) Advisory Committee Application 2024 Because I believe it is my civic responsibility to give back to the city I have now called home for the past year and I feel serving on an advisory board or commission is a good way for me to accomplish that goal. #12
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Public Works & Transportation Commission Application 2025 1 / 30
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Dawn Adams
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Are you available to attend regular Commission meetings scheduled for the third Wednesday of every month at 5:30 pm?
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Public Works & Transportation Commission Application 2025 2 / 30
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Why would you like to serve on the Public Works & Transportation Commission? I’ve lived in EPA for over 20 years and have a small business (as a general contractor) based here also. I would like to serve my community and believe I have something to offer in fields related to construction and infrastructure. 232
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Why would you like to serve on the Public Works & Transportation Commission? It would be a pleasure to serve as a committee member for the Public Works & Transportation commission for many reasons. Being born and raised in East Palo Alto, I’ve seen many iterations of the city including many of the recent developments that impact our city.
I would love to direct focus towards ensuring our pedestrians are safe when not only riding bikes throughout the community but also walking, especially with children. The issue of speeding is at the forefront of my concerns as the 100 block of wisteria where I live, I’ve experienced cars traveling at high rates of speed. There are many children that also live on this street and we owe it to them to provide safe conditions. Additionally, I would love to work with others in the community to develop creative solutions for our evolving community to ensure we progress for not only the current generation but also the future generations. 234
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Juan Rios
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Why would you like to serve on the Public Works & Transportation Commission? I have been living in East Palo Alto, my whole life, I’ve always had a passion to help on my community by volunteering and by being involved in different projects I would like to continue helping my community grow and move forward with progress and efficiency 236
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Fonuku
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Neal Ramaswamy
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Why would you like to serve on the Public Works & Transportation Commission? I have worked in my past as a production engineer for Tesla, where my position revolved around making process flow more efficient. I believe that skillset in conjunction with my desire to improve East Palo Alto will result in a positive outcome for East Palo Alto. 240
RESOLUTION NO. CMR-01-2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY MANAGER
OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO
ACTING AS THE CITY MANAGER AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE EAST PALO ALTO
SANITARY DISTRICT (EPASD), DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO REPLACE A FAILING SEWER LINE ALONG SOUTHBOUND 101 WITHIN CALTRANS RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN
WILLOW ROAD AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE, MAKING FINDINGS THEREFOR, AND ORDERING
THAT THE FACILITY BE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Public Contract Code section 22050 (which applies to EPASD pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20806), in the case of an emergency, a public agency’s governing board may repair or replace a public facility, take any directly related and immediate action required by that emergency, and procure the necessary equipment, services and supplies for those purposes without giving notice for bids; and
WHEREAS, before a governing body takes any such action, it must make a finding, based on substantial evidence, that the emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, and that the action is necessary to respond to the emergency; and WHEREAS, the governing body may delegate to the to the appropriate county administrative officer, city manager, chief engineer, or other nonelected agency officer the authority to order any such action; and
WHEREAS, East Palo Alto Municipal Code section 2.84.060 states that, when an emergency exists, in the judgment of the department head or designee, which requires immediate action in the interest of public health, safety and welfare, and the City Manager or an appointed designee are not available, the department head, or designee may authorize the necessary supplies, services and equipment; and
WHEREAS, in East Palo Alto Municipal Code section 2.84.060, the City Council delegated to the City Manager (and in his absence, to any department head) the authority to order any such emergent action; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to East Palo Alto Municipal Code section 2.12.150, the City Manager has been delegated the authority to act as the General Manager of the EPASD.
NOW, THEREFORE, based on substantial evidence, the City Manager/General Manager of the City of East Palo Alto/EPASD hereby finds:
1. That the recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated in this Resolution as if set forth in full.
2. That upon investigation of an existing 6-inch clay sewer line, it was determined that it is failing, and that this situation is an emergency within the meaning of Public Contract Code section 22050, Public Contract Code section 20806, and East Palo Alto Municipal Code section 2.84.060 because there is an urgent need to protect the environment as well as public health and safety from the consequences of the sewer line failure.
3. That this emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for Docusign Envelope ID: AB3793F9-5D46-43A6-947E-94DE92873164 116 241
bids because the existing sewer line is damaged and leaking, thereby demanding prompt replacement. Thus, the public interest and necessity demand the immediate expenditure of EPASD funds to safeguard life, health, and property.
4. That the following action is necessary to respond to the emergency:
• City staff commence immediate negotiations with a vendor to replace the sewer line.
• Coordinate repair of the sewer line via a contractor with Caltrans’ as the location is within their right of way.
THUS, the City Manager of the City of East Palo Alto hereby resolves, determines and orders:
1. That the facility be immediately repaired by taking any directly related and immediate action and procuring the necessary equipment, services and supplies for those purposes, without giving notice for bids to let contracts.
2. That I shall report to the City Council at its meeting on February 4, 2025, the reasons justifying why the emergency did not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids and why the action was necessary to respond to the emergency.
3. That I shall inform the City Council that pursuant to both Public Contract Code section 22050 and East Palo Alto Municipal Code section 2.84.060:
a. The City Council must initially review the emergency action not later than seven (7) days after the action;
b. The City Council must continue to review the emergency action every fourteen (14) days thereafter until the action is terminated, to determine, by a four-fifths vote, that there is a need to continue the action (unless I have terminated that action before the City Council reviews the emergency action and makes such a determination); and
c. The City Council must terminate the action at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant so that the remainder of the emergency action may be completed by giving notice for bids to let contracts.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of January 2025.
Melvin E. Gaines,
City Manager/EPASD General Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John D. Lê,
City Attorney/District Counsel
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