8751-14 Authorize purchasing consortium for sodium chloride

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REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE 7/7/14. RESOLUTION NO.: 8751 -14 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Director of Public Works, Director of Finance and the Purchasing Manager to enter into an agreement with and purchase supplies or services through a Purchasing Consortium to Purchase Sodium Chloride consisting of the cities of Beachwood, Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Independence, North Royalton Seven Hills and Valley View without the necessity of advertising and bidding as required in Lakewood Codified Ordinance §111.04, Bidding. WHEREAS, the above consortium of cities has established bidding procedures for obtaining competitive pricing for sodium chloride (road salt) for the member municipalities; and WHEREAS, in the interest of efficiency and cost savings, it is in the public interest to allow purchasing outside the requirements of Lakewood Codified Ordinances § 111.04, Bidding, through membership in the approved purchasing agency, which has demonstrated established procedures in obtaining competitive pricing from vendors; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, and that this resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that a commitment for sodium chloride should be made immediately to allow the City of Lakewood to take advantage of the competitive pricing; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO Section 1. The Director of Public Works, Director of Finance and the Purchasing Manager is hereby authorized to enter into all agreement and take any other steps deemed necessary for the City to purchase supplies and services the Purchasing Consortium to Purchase Sodium Chloride consisting of the cities of Beachwood, Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Independence, North Royalton Seven Hills and Valley View without the necessity of advertising and bidding as required in Lakewood Codified Ordinance § 111.04, Bidding. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council,