TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Raul Saenz, Utilities Manager
SUBJECT:Title
2015 Winter Storm Preparation Update and Appropriation of $335,000 for the Purchase of Storm Preparation Equipment and Supplies (Public Works Director Olmos).
WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING, RECEIVE REPORT, APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive report on the 2015 Winter Storm Preparations
2. Appropriate $335,000 from available Unreserved General Fund for the purchase of equipment, supplies and materials
3. Waive formal bidding and authorize City Manager to approve any necessary purchase orders to purchase storm preparation equipment and supplies in the cumulative amount of $335,000
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds are available from the unreserved portion of the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
In their most certain forecasts to date, the Climate Prediction Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the World Meteorological Organization have indicated that there is a 95% chance that El Ni?o will continue to evolve through the 2015-16 Winter. This probability is up from 90% in July and 85% in June. They anticipate that it:
* May rival the strongest El Ni?o previously recorded in 1997
* Is likely to peak between October and January;
* May gradually strengthen in the Fall, and
* Weaken through Spring 2016
Statistically, El Ni?o typically peaks between December and April. However, current El Ni?o forecasting tools cannot predict how many storms may cross California, or how much rain and snow will fall. Only time will tell if this event will be as potent as predicted.
The City of Manhattan Beach owns, operates and maintains 21 miles of storm drain facilities, including open channels, closed conduits, catch basins, laterals, manhol...
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