HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2003-431RESOLUTION NO. 2003-431
(AGENCY'RESOLUTION NO. 1844)
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING THE 2003 HOLIDAY LIGHTING
PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING WAIVING THE FORMAL
BIDDING PROCESS AND AWARDING A SOLE SOURCE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO DEKRA-LITE;
APPROPRIATING FROM THE AVAILABLE BALANCE OF
THE RCT FUND ($54,000) AND TCI FUND ($17,400); AND
DIRECTING STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THE 2003 HOLIDAY
LIGHTING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista initiated the Holiday Lighting Program in 1998 in
response to the end of the holiday lighting and displays on Candy Cane Lane; and
WHEREAS, at that time, a request for proposal was prepared to solicit bids from
specialty lighting and decoration companies; and
WHEREAS, in October 1998, Dekra-Lite, a holiday lighting and decoration company
based in Santa Ana, was selected due to their ability to meet the request for proposal's program
goals, the excitement and quality of their design, and project cost; and
WHEREAS, since then, Dekra-Lite has worked diligently with the City for the past four
years in implementing the Holiday Lighting Program; and
WHEREAS, staff is requesting that the City Council and Redevelopment Agency waive
the formal bidding process and award a sole source purchase agreement to Dekra-Lite to
implement the 2003 Holiday Lighting Program, which includes the cost for labor services and
new replacement parts; and
WHEREAS, the formal bidding process is being waived based on the limited market for
this type of service, Dekra-Lite's past satisfactory performance, and because Dekra-Lite supplied
the original holiday lights, displays, and banners; and
WHEREAS, staff has identified $54,000 of Residential Construction Tax (RCT) funds
and $17,400 from the RDA Town Centre I Fund (materials only) to pay for the costs associated
with implementing the 2003 Holiday Lighting Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency have reviewed the
proposed 2003 Holiday Lighting Program as presented in the Joint Redevelopment Agency/City
Council Agenda Statement dated September 30, 2003.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council and the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Chula Vista do hereby:
1. Approve the 2003 Holiday Lighting Program;
Authorize waiving the formal bidding process and awarding a sole source
purchase agreement to Dekra-Lite;
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3. Appropriate $54,000 from the Residential Construction Tax Fund and $17,400
from the Town Centre I Fund (materials only) to pay for the costs associated with
implementing the 2003 Holiday Lighting Program; and
4. Direct staff to implement the 2003 Holiday Lighting Program.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
Laul~e Madigan / /J
Comtnun'lty Development Director
Ann Moore
City Attorney/Agency Counsel
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council and the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 7t~ day of October, 2003, by the following
vote:
Agency/Councilmembers: Davis, McCann, Rindone, and Padilla
NAYS: Agency/Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Agency/Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN:
ATI'EST:
Agency/Councilmembers:
Salas
Susan Bigelow, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing City
Council Resolution No. 2003-431/Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 1844 was duly
passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council and Redevelopment Agency at a regular
meeting held on the 7th day of October, 2003.
Executed this 7t~ day of October, 2003.
Susan Bigelow, CMC, City Clerk