HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater outage resolution signedBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
NO. 2016 -Q '" 2-
DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY -Event Center Meeting Rooms Water
Supply
WHEREAS: The Kittitas Valley Event Center Staff found that the water supplying the Grandstands
meeting rooms was not working; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas Valley Event Center having contracted users that were scheduled to use the
meeting facilities affected and with a limited time for the ability to relocate affected
contracted uses; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas Valley Event Center Staff with assistance from the Kittitas County
Maintenance Department and City of Ellensburg Water Department, attempted to identify
the issue and make repairs; and
WHEREAS: Involved staff were unable to identify the issue; and
WHEREAS: the time urgency rendered the bidding process unusable; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas Valley Event Center Director and Kittitas County Maintenance Director in
consultation, gave staff direction to contact a plumbing company to explore the issue and
make repairs; and
WHEREAS: declaring a State of Emergency, by which the Kittitas Valley Event Center is able to
contract directly with a company capable of making the repairs as quickly as possible, is
necessary to meet contractual obligations to facility users. Justification falls under RCW
39.04.280 which allows for competitive bids to be waived in the event of the emergency
as defined under subsection 2(c) "For purposes of this section "emergency" means
unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the municipality that either: (a) Present a
real, immediate threat to the proper performance of essential functions; or (b) will likely
result in material loss or damage to property, bodily injury, or loss of life if immediate
action is not taken."
RESOL VED: That it is hereby declared that there is an emergency due to the urgent
need to make these repairs, and that the Kittitas Valley Event Center and Commissioners
are authorized to enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to combat such
emergency to protect the health and safety ofthe community and property.
ADOPTED this I r>M day of LfnMch o16
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS OUNTY, WASHINGTON
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