Ordinance No. 11,604ORDINANCE NO.11,604
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS,DECLARING ANEMERGENCY;APPROVING THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE BAYTOWN
AREA WATER AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR
EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO BAWA'S 30-INCH WATER LINE LOCATED
ON CEDAR BAYOU LYNCHBURG ACROSS FROM EAST ROAD IN THE
AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100
DOLLARS ($125,000.00);ANDPROVIDINGFORTHE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
WHEREAS,theBaytownAreaWaterAuthority's30-inchwaterlinelocatedonCedar
BayouLynchburgacrossfromEastRoad(the"Line")hasbrokenandisleaking;and
WHEREAS,water fromtheLineis bubbling tothe surface;and
WHEREAS,water iscomingoutfasterthanitwaswhenthebreakwasfirstdiscovered;
and
WHEREAS,thereisareal potential for undermining of the bridge abutment if thebreak
isnot repaired as soon as possible;and
WHEREAS,the Baytown Area Water Authority authorized ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS($150,000.00)onMarch1,2011,torepairthislineby
removing the damaged portion of the pipe fromthe casing;and
WHEREAS,thepipeisnotcomingout of thecasingthewayitwasprojectedtoandwill
requireanopencut procedure toreplacethissection of thepipe;and
WHEREAS,theBoard of Directors of BAWAauthorizeditsGeneralManagertoexecute
a contract for emergency repairstotheLine;and
WHEREAS,thelegislationcreatingBAWArequiresthattheCityCouncil of theCity of
Baytown approve contracts entered intobyBAWA;and
WHEREAS,theCityCouncil of theCity of Baytownbelievesthatsuchemergency
contract is desirable and necessary forthe performance ofthe BAWA's rightsand powers;and
WHEREAS,topreservethehealth,safetyandwell-being of theCity of Baytown's
residents,immediate repairsarenecessary;NOW THEREFORE
BEIT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1:ThattheCityCouncil of theCity of Baytown,Texas,herebyfindsthatthe
recitalscontainedhereinabovearetrueandcorrectandarethefindings of theCityCouncil of the
City of Baytown,Texas.Assuch,theCityCouncilhereby declares an emergency because of the
existence of animminentthreattopublichealthandsafety and/or areasonablyunforeseeable
situationduetothefindings contained intherecitals.
Section 2:ThattheCity Council oftheCityof Baytown,Texas,hereby approves the
authorization of theGeneralManager of theBaytownAreaWaterAuthoritytoexecuteanew
contract foremergencyrepairsto BAWA's 30-inch waterline located onCedar Bayou
Lynchburg across fromEastRoad.
Section3:This ordinance shalltakeeffect immediately fromand after itspassageby
theCityCouncil of theCity of Baytown.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED bythe
City of Baytown this the 18th day of March,2011.
City Council of the
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DONCARLOS,Mayor
NACIO RAMIREZ,SR.,City/Attorney
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