RE 2017-0725.1CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
RESOLUTION No. 2a17 17 — 01267. I
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO
EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIRS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE, AFTER APPROVAL BY
THE CITY MANAGER, A CONTRACT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE 21"
SANITARY SEWER MAIN IN PARKWAY BOULEVARD
APPROXMATELY 200 FEET WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF
COWBOY DRIVE; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT WITH RESPECT TO
SAID CONTRACT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Manager has determined that an emergency exists with regard to the
21" sanitary sewer main in Parkway Blvd. approximately 200 feet west of Cowboy Drive and is
further described in the exhibit attached; and
WHEREAS, if not immediately repaired, the area of the sewer main described in the
attached exhibit can lead to a greater failure of the City's sewer system, endangering the public
health and safety of the residents of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the City Council find that a procurement for the
aforesaid repair is necessary to preserve and protect the public health or safety of the residents of
Coppell and because of the public calamity that exists the immediate appropriation of money is
required to relieve the necessity of the residents of Coppell and to preserve the property of the
City; and
WHEREAS, the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas authorizes expenditures
exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars and No/100 ($50,000) in the event of an emergency declared
by the City Manager and approved by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Section 252.022 of the Local Government Code authorizes a procurement
made (a) made because of a public calamity that required the immediate appropriation of money
to preserve the City's property, (b) necessary to preserve or protect the public health and safety of
the City's residents, and (c) necessary because of unforeseen damages to public property, and,
therefore, constituted an emergency which necessitated the procurement of said agreement and the
expenditures related to same without obtaining sealed bids or proposals for same; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Coppell finds it to be in the public interest to
make certain findings regarding the repairs necessary for the 21" sanitary sewer main in Parkway
Blvd, to authorize the City Manager to negotiate a contract and, upon approval of the City
Attorney, execute the same, and to authorize payment.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Coppell finds that the Emergency Project
constitutes a procurement which is (a) made because of a public calamity that requires the
immediate appropriation of money to preserve the City's property, (b) necessary to preserve or
protect the public health and safety of the City's residents, and (c) necessary because of unforeseen
damages to public property, and, therefore, constitutes an emergency which necessitates the
procurement of an agreement and the expenditures related to same without obtaining sealed bids
or proposals for same as allowed pursuant to Texas Local Government Code §252.022 and
applicable city purchasing policies.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate and, upon approval of the City
Attorney, execute an agreement to perform the repairs relating to the Emergency Project.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to pay the contractor in accordance
with the agreement authorized pursuant to Section 2, above, from funds available in the FY 2016-
17 budget.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this �eday of , 2017.
ATTEST -
By
Christel Pettinos, City Secretary
APPROVED A FORM:
By:
Robert Hager, i ttorney
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