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97-49
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICY
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICES (MRCS}
STORM DAMAGE PROJF,CT MANAGEMENT
WHEREAS, the County of Butte suffered extensive damage during the 1997 winter storms
and a proclamation of existence of a local emergency (Resolution No. 96- 145} was adopted by the
Board of Supervisors on December 31, 1996; which was continued by Resolution No. 97-OS on
January 14, 1997, and by Resolution 97-09 on January 28, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Emergency Services Officer requested the Natural Resources
Conservation Services (NRCS) to evaluate and repair various damaged sites throughout the County
of Butte under the provisions of the Emergency Watershed Protection Act; and
WHEREAS, the NRCS has approved a number of critical small projects in the C'aunty of
Butte for repair; and
WHEREAS, the NRCS is unable to undertake these local repair projects for 1?-18 months
because of widespread damages throughout the State of California and many locations within the
United States; and
WHEREAS, the NRCS and the County are of the belief completion of these critical
emergency repair projects can be accelerated and completed before the next rainy season if the Butte
County were to undertake management of the projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors, that the General
Services Director is authorized to perform the following work on behalf of Butte County in order to
expedite the emergency work repair:
1. Engage the services of a qualified independent engineering firm to manage disaster repair
work projects within the County of Butte as approved for funding assistance by the NRCS.
2. Sign all contracts with the NRCS, engineering firm, and indemnification agreements with
individual landowners within the work project area.
3. .Award bids and sign construction contracts for individual projects up to $30,00 in value.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Services Director is directed to submit
a brief report to the Board of Supervisors for each project where construction work is undertaken.
Said report shall at a minimum describe the work undertaken, the benefiting properties, a summary
of the bids, and the name of the contractor for which the bid was awarded.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors, State of California
this 22nd day of April, 1997 by the following vote:
AYES' Supervisors Bee]_er, Dolan, 1{oux, ,Tosiassen and Chair Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINING: None
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FRED C. DAMS, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative
Officer and Clerk of the Board
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