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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON%5 <br />{ <br />RESOLUTION <br />NO.2023 aZ2�0 <br />DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY — EVENT HALL FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM <br />WHEREAS: the Kittitas Valley Event Center offers renting of numerous facilities year-round that are <br />necessary to service a mass number of patrons for both public and private events outside <br />of the Kittitas County Fair; and <br />WHEREAS: there is a dry fire sprinkler system installed in the conjoined Teanaway and Umtanum <br />Halls that contain large event spaces and bathroom facilities that are critical to the Kittitas <br />Valley Event Center operations; and <br />WHEREAS: upon inspection prompted from a fire sprinkler failure in the South Grandstands it was <br />found that the fire sprinkler heads in these event halls are outdated by a minimum of 13 <br />years; and <br />WHEREAS: immediate replacement is needed to ensure damage loss does not occur through <br />sprinkler head failure; and <br />WHEREAS: winter conditions and outdated fire sprinkler systems have proven to prompt such <br />damage and losses as seen in recent events; and <br />WHEREAS: it is also necessary to allow the Event Center Director to authorize the emergency work <br />to be completed due to time -sensitivity; and <br />WHEREAS: declaring a state of emergency based upon the above circumstances will allow the Kittitas <br />Valley Event Center to waive bidding and small works requirements and contact <br />restoration contractors directly to see who may be able to implement a mitigation <br />response and repairs as quickly as possible; and <br />WHEREAS: legal authority for such action is contained within RCW 36.40.180; RCW 36.32.270; and <br />RCW 39.04.280, allowing for competitive bids to be waived in the event of the emergency; <br />and <br />WHEREAS: The term "emergency" is defined by RCW 39.04.280(3) to mean unforeseen <br />circumstances beyond the control of the county that either: "(a) Present a real, <br />immediate threat to the proper performance of essential functions; or (b) will likely <br />result in material loss or damage to property, bodily injury, or loss of life if immediate <br />action is not taken. <br />THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that it is hereby declared that there is an emergency due severely <br />outdated sprinkler heads that will lead to failure at the Kittitas Valley Event Center in in <br />Teanaway and Umtanum Halls and that the Kittitas Valley Event Center Director is <br />