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ORDINANCE NO, 1369
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR CON-
STRUCTION WORK TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CITY
IN EXCESS OF $5,000.00 WITHOUT ADVERTISING
FOR BIDS FOR SANITARY SEWER REPAIRS IN MONTEREY
BOULEVARD AND WEST 361 STREET
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. .The City Council hereby declares that the emergency
hereinafter defined_exists and that an emergency ordinance is necessary
for the immediate. preservation of the public peace, health, morals, safety
or welfare in accordance with -Section 3.05, 3.06, 3.08 and 5.06 of the
Charter of the City of St. Louis Park.
Section 2. The City Council hereby finds and determines the
following facts and defines declares the existence of an emergency as
follows:
to The City of St. Louis Park Water Department has been reviewing
the condition of the force main exiting the sewer lift station located
at the intersection of Monterey Boulevard and West 361 Street.
2. Said examination determined that there are five breaks in the
force main which has occurred to the first 100 feet of force main
exiting from the lift station which has caused sewage to discharge
into the excavation.
3, This lift station which was constructed twenty-five years ago
has approximately 35 feet of unsupported force main and approximately
65 feet of additional force main which is in poor condition.
4e That as a result of the foregoing it is now necessary to repair
the said sanitary sewer by the placement of 35 feet of piling and 100 feet
of new pipe at an engineer's estimated cost in the sum of approximately
$6,000 for work at a depth of approximately Sixteen (16) feet under the
level of the street which work is beyond the capacity of presently
owned city equipment.
5. -That the plugging of the sewer as mentioned hereinbefore
constitutes a health.hazard of complete stoppage and backing up of
sewerage in the city ,sanitary -sewer system which threat could result
in public health problems at any time and which hazard makes necessary
the immediate letting of a contract for the emergency repair made
necessary by the existing conditions, there being insufficient time for
the usual advertising for bids in the manner required by charter.
60 The City Council hereby declares that an emergency exists in
connection with such sanitary sewers, justifying and requiring that
this ordinance - upon its passage on the date hereof shall become effective
immediately.without publication, to remove the hazard to the health of
the public as hereinbefore described.
Section 3o The City Manager is hereby authorized to negotiate a
contract for the repair of the sanitary sewer system hereinbefore
described and the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized on behalf
of the City to_Execute all_necessary instruments for such materials,
equipment, and construction work as may be necessary.
Section 4e This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its passage, without publication, on the d• a hereof.
Adopted by the City Council on Ap11, 1977.
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