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RESOLUTION ES"I'ABLISHING POLICY
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICES (MRCS)
STORM DAMAGE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
WHEREAS, the County of Butte sui~ered 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 b_y Resolution 97-09 on January 2S> ] 997; and
~!~'HEREAS, the Butte County Emergency Services Othcer requested the Natural Resources
Conservation Services (MRCS) to evaluate and repair various damaged sites throughout the County
of Butte under the provisions of the Emergency Watershed ['rotection r~ct; and
WHEREAS. the MRCS has approved a number of~critical small projects in the County of
Butte for repair: and
WHEREAS_ the NRCS is unable to undertake these local repair projects for 12-18 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
Co~~nty ~~~ere 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:
l . Engage the sen~ices 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, en~~ineering firm, and indemnification agreements with
individual landowners within the work project area.
~. Award bids and sign construction contracts for individual projects up to $30,004 in value.
BE I'T 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.
PASSF,D AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors, State of California
this 1st day of September 1998 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Josiassen and Chair Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINING: None
FRE11 VIS, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board
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