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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-040
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHUlA VISTA WAIVING THE FORMAL BIDDING
PROCESS, AWARDING AN AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 TO THE SOLANA CENTER FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION, FOR HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE PUBLIC INFORMATION, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT AND ALL RElATED DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, the City was awarded a regional grant for a Household Hazardous Waste
Program by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) in the amount of
$300,000; and
and
WHEREAS, this is the second $300,000 grant awarded to the City in the last three years;
WHEREAS, the current grant is designed to provide Household Hazardous Waste
(HHW) education and disposal services to residents of Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National
City, Coronado and the unincorporated areas of South Bay through March 2006; and
WHEREAS, staff coordinated the City's grant application with La Mesa and Encinitas
who also each received a $300,000 award. It was the intent of all three sub-regional applicants
to pool a portion of their respective grand funds to develop one consistent public education
message for all county residents; and
WHEREAS, the program objectives of the grant are:
Provide equal access to public recycling and disposal services for Household Hazardous
Waste (HHW), electronic waste (e-waste), and universal waste (u-waste) in the
communities of the South Bay.
Expand existing program to allow for increased collection of HHW, e-waste and u-waste
in underserved areas.
Reach out to residential generators and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators
(CESQG).
Engage the community in practicing source reduction, pollution prevention, and proper
recycling/disposal through the implementation of a seamless countywide publicity and
education campaign.
WHEREAS, staff is requesting authorization to renew an agreement with Solana Center
for Environmental Innovation (Solana Center) a not-for-profit public education agency; and
WHEREAS, Solana Center provided the public education services in the first countywide
HHW grant cycle; and
WHEREAS, because of the unique qualifications of the Solana Center and the public
benefits of coordinating a regional HHW program through a single provider; staff recommends
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that the City's formal bid process be waived as impractical pursuant to the authority contained in
Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 2.56.070; further, staff has determined that City interests
would be materially better served by the existing HHW education provider that is also being
used by other public agencies; and
WHEREAS, the work involved in this project is exempt under Section 15301, Class lc of
the California Environmental Quality Act (Minor Alterations of Existing Public Improvements
or Public Structures).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of City of Chula Vista
does hereby 1) waive the formal bidding process is impractical based on the facts and findings
set forth above and the authority contained in Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 2.56.070; and
2) approve an agreement with the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, for Household
Hazardous Waste Public Information services on the terms and conditions presented.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute
said agreement and any and all related documents in final forms approved by the City Attorney
on behalf of the City of Chula Vista.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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é Michael Me . ..
Conservation and Environmental
Services Director
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 10th day of February, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
NAYS: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
Davis, McCann, Rindone, and Salas
None
Padilla
ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, CMC, City Cle
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
Resolution No. 2004-040 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 10th day of February, 2004.
Executed this 10th day of February, 2004.
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