HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-02-07-res-026-dec-emergencyBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
NO. 2017 -02-&
DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY -Event Center Meeting Rooms
Water Supply
WHEREAS: The City of Ellensburg Water Department notified Event Center Staff that
they would be shutting the water off to make repairs to their main located by
the City Pool. Once the repairs were made and the City turned the water
back on Kittitas Valley Event Center Staff found that the water lines
supplying the Grandstands meeting rooms had ruptured setting off the fire
alarm system; 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 shut the main water off and with
assistance from the Kittitas County Fire Department, attempted to identify
the issue; and
WHEREAS: Event Staff were unable to make the necessary repairs; and
WHEREAS: the time urgency rendered the bidding process unusable; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas Valley Event Center Interim Director gave staff direction to
contact a plumbing company to explore the issue and make the necessary
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 allow 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."
RESOLVED: 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 of the community and property.
ADOPTED this ')111 day of r::ef? 2017
AJ Clerk of the Board-Julie Kjorsvik
o Deputy Clerk of the Board-Mandy Buchholz