Ordinance No. 3,19510709 -5
ORDINANCE NO. 3195
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THAT AN EMERGENCY SITUATION
EXISTS; ACCEPTING THE BID OF GLENLEN PAVING FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A CONCRETE LINED CHANNEL; AUTHORIZING
THE PAYMENT OF FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY &
NO 1100'S ($5,250.00) WITH REGARD TO SUCH ACCEPTANCE;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, citizens along Goose Creek Drive and Arrowhead
Drive have experienced flooding due to inadequate drainage
at the intersection of the two streets; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has determined that a concrete
lined channel will alleviate the flooding, and such con-
struction needs to be finished prior to the next rainfall,
which creates a need for immediate action by the City; and
WHEREAS, when it becomes necessary to appropriate money
at once to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the
citizens of Baytown, the requirement of publishing notice
and taking competitive bids is not applicable; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration has taken informal
bids for the costs of the necessary work, and GLENLEN PAVING
submitted the low bid; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN:
Section 1: That the City Council hereby declares and
finds that an emergency situation exists; that immediate
action is necessary to protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the citizens of Baytown, and to prevent flood
damage resulting from the lack of drainage at the area
around the intersection of Goose Creek Drive with Arrowhead
Drive; and that the requirement for formal notice and bids
are hereby waived.
Section 2: That the bid of GLENLEN PAVING for the
construction of a concrete channel off Goose Creek Drive is
hereby accepted, and payment of the sum of FIVE THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY & N011001S ($5,250.00) is hereby authorized.
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Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage.
INTRODUCE, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council on this 9th day of _ July
1981.
a l
EN#AETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
RANDALL B. STRONG, City t orney