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Board finds local emergency over Socrates Mine Road instability, authorizes emergency contracting
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to adopt an amended resolution finding a local emergency caused by geotechnical instability on Socrates Mine Road and to authorize emergency contracting under the cited public contract code sections.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted an amended resolution finding a local emergency after deteriorating roadway and embankment conditions on Socrates Mine Road, and authorized emergency contracting under the public contract code provisions cited in the draft.
Chair Supervisor Rasmussen reopened the meeting and outlined the item for the public before staff described proposed wording changes to the draft. County staff advised the board to change the title language from “declaring” to “of a local emergency,” replace instances of the word “declare” with “find” in key recitals, and revise section 1 to state the board “finds and determines” that a local emergency exists at three locations. Staff said the substantive provisions authorizing emergency contracting would remain in place.
“With those amendments, your board may offer the resolution as amended,” the staff member advising the board said during the discussion.
A supervisor offered the resolution as amended and the board approved the measure by a 4-0 vote. The resolution text as discussed references emergency contracting pursuant to the public contract code sections cited in the staff report.
The action authorizes county staff to pursue emergency contracting procedures to address roadway failure and embankment erosion linked to geotechnical instability on Socrates Mine Road. The board moved into other agenda business after reading the closed-session items listed for the meeting.
