RESOLUTION NO.____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF $108,222 FROM FUND 401 TO ACCOUNT NO. 401-0960-461- 4251 AND APPROVING PAYMENT TO MICHAEL O’SHAUGHNESSY CONSTRUCTION, INC. AND MID-PENINSULA WATER DISTRICT FOR A TOTAL OF $108,221.92 FOR
EXPENSES INCURRED UNDER THE PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO MAJOR DAMAGE TO MAIN WATER PIPELINE; AND FINDING THE REPAIR
OF THE WATER MAIN EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT(CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15302, CLASS 2 (REPLACEMENT OR RECONSTRUCTION) AND 15269(B)
CITY OF FOSTER CITY
WHEREAS, a break in the main water line that serves Foster City was discovered on Sunday, April 7, 2024, that caused significant damage to the water pipeline; and WHEREAS, as a result of the conditions of disaster, the City Manager issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency, which was ratified by the City Council on April 15, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Public Contract Code and the Municipal Code provide that during an emergency, the agency may procure necessary equipment, services and supplies without giving notice for bids to let contracts; and
WHEREAS, EMID received invoices from Michael O’Shaughnessy Construction Inc. and Mid-Peninsula Water District related to the emergency repair.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foster City does herby:
1. Find the repair of the water main exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) as the repair involves replacement of existing water lines located on the same site and for the same purpose as those replaced. Additionally, the repair was undertaken as an emergency project to repair publicly owned facilities necessary to maintain service essential to the public health, safety or welfare pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15269(b); and
2. Approve the appropriation of $108,222 from fund 401 to Account No. 401-0960- 461-4251; and
3. Approve payment of $96,562 to Michael O’Shaughnessy Construction Inc; and
4. Approve payment of $11,569.92 to Mid-Peninsula Water District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED as a resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City at the regular meeting held on June 3, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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PATRICK SULLIVAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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PRISCILLA SCHAUS, CITY CLERK