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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 016-2023, finding an emergency exists due to the 2022/2023 storm series resulting in widespread damage to County maintained roads and authorize the Director of Transportation, acting as the Road Commissioner, to take all necessary actions to approve, authorize and award emergency repair projects (4/5 vote required);
2) Direct staff to return to the Board as soon as the storm series is over and emergency repairs are completed with an update on completed repairs and final costs; and
3) Find that the adoption of this Resolution and the later necessary repair projects are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code Section 21080 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15269 and 15301.
FUNDING: Undetermined. Options include Road Fund, Tribe Fund Balance or Road Maintenance General Fund Designation.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Starting December 30, 2022 severe storms fell on El Dorado County, bringing high winds, heavy snow, historical precipitation, high and fast flowing streams, creeks and rivers which resulted in power outages and damages. Department of Transportation has not identified the full extent of damages experienced from the storms due to existing snow on the ground in higher elevations and water levels at lower elevations. Therefore, the Department of Transportation is requesting the Board of Supervisors make findings that an emergency exists due to the 2023 storm series that tore through El Dorado County and leaving a path of destruction.
Public Contract Code section 22050, Contracts without Bids; Procedures, authorizes the Board of Supervisors to delegate authority by resolution to non-elected county officers to order actions to repair or replace a public facility and procure services for those purposes in the event of an emergency. Section 2.18.020 of the County Code of Ordinances, designates the Director of Tra...
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