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S CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE N0.2010 - 82 BY: Mayor Kennedy AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OFAN AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITYOFNORTH OLMSTED TO ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 6 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED TO AUTHORIZE DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTSELECTIONPROCEDURESASA FORM OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING WHENPERMITTED BY STATE LAW OR WHEN SPECIFICATIONS ARE APPROVED BY ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNCIL, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Charter retains and exercises powers of local self-government as to procedures for competitive bidding, requiring public advertising and receipt of bids in the manner provided by Ordinance, and before the City enters into contracts with the "lowest and best bidder" for the expenditure of funds in any amount in excess of the monetary limitation imposed by general laws of the State of Ohio (Article VIII, Section 6 of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted); and WHEREAS, Revised Code Section 717.02 enables municipal corporations to engage in competitive design-build selection procedures for the purchase of energy conservation measures which contain specifications considering both the quality of design work and competitive costs; and WHEREAS, Revised Code Sections 4703.182 and 4733.161 enable construction contracts for public improvements to engage qualified design professionals, certified pursuant to R.C. 153.70, to provide architecture or engineering design services in conjunction with construction contracts, including design-build contracts; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to submit to the voters of North Olmsted a proposal to amend Article VIII, Section 6 of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted so as to authorize the City to utilize design-build selection procedures as may be provided by general state law or when Council establishes design-build specifications by Ordinance, adopted by two-thirds vote, and to expressly provide that such design-build contracts be and are thereby in accordance with "lowest and best" competitive bidding requirements of said Charter provision; and WHEREAS, this proposal was reviewed and recommended by the Charter Review Commi~si~n in accordance with Article XIV, Section (b)(1) of the City Charter, and the Commission on the ((,~~ ay of U Vl.(_ , 2010, filed a written report with the Clerk of Council in which the Commission stated that, by a 7 to D vote, a motion to recommend approval of the proposal (passed (failed);