RESOLUTION NO. CC-2609-075
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE PAINTING OF THE RAIL BRIDGE CROSSING AT ARTESIA BOULEVARD AS "MAINTENANCE"
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RESOLUTION NO. CC-2609-075
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE PAINTING OF THE RAIL
BRIDGE CROSSING AT ARTESIA BOULEVARD AS "MAINTENANCE"
AND EXEMPTING IT FROM BIDDING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 19.1(a) OF THE CITY CHARTER OF REDONDO BEACH
WHEREAS, Section 19 of the City Charter of Redondo Beach ("Charter") mandates every contract for public works projects, including construction and improvements of public entities such as buildings, streets, utilities, and parks, that exceeds an expenditure of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) be awarded either to: (1) the lowest responsible bidder, with notice published in the official newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to bid opening; or (2) the best value design-build entity or best value design-build-operate entity following a proposal request; and
WHEREAS, Section 19.1(a) of the Charter provides an exception, allowing the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach (“City Council”) to forgo the bidding process for projects designated as "maintenance" or "repair," as determined by the City Council through ordinance or resolution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a License Agreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) (the “License Agreement”), the City of Redondo Beach (“City”) is authorized to perform maintenance, including preparation and painting, of the Rail Bridge Crossing at Artesia Boulevard located within the City;
WHEREAS, the Artesia Boulevard Rail Bridge Crossing has become a visual blight and the City Council has funded and directed staff to repaint the bridge as permitted by the License Agreement with MTA; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the repainting of the Artesia Boulevard Rail Bridge Crossing on Artesia Boulevard between Condon Avenue and Firmona Avenue in the City as "maintenance" for the preservation and upkeep of the public infrastructure.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 19.1(a) of the City Charter of Redondo Beach, the City Council formally designates the preparation, painting, and related services for the Artesia Boulevard Rail Bridge Crossing as "maintenance" and hereby exempts this project from the bidding requirements, including the requirements for publication, receiving bids, and awarding the contract to the lowest responsible bidder or best value design-build entity as prescribed in Section 19 of the City Charter of Redondo Beach.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and shall enter the same in the Book of Original Resolutions.
RESOLUTION NO. CC-2609-075
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE PAINTING OF THE RAIL BRIDGE CROSSING AT ARTESIA BOULEVARD AS "MAINTENANCE"
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of September, 2026. ____________________________
James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________ Joy A. Ford, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. CC-2609-075
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE PAINTING OF THE RAIL BRIDGE CROSSING AT ARTESIA BOULEVARD AS "MAINTENANCE"
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. CC-2609-075 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 15th day of September, 2026, and thereafter signed and approved by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, and that said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk