230685ORIGIUAL TO C!JY CLERK
PRESENTED I
COMMISSIO
CITY OF ST. PAUL O NCIL NO.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
NC�IL RZOL TION- GENERAL FORM
DAT�October 25, 1966
WHEREAS, Various Departments 6f the City of -St. Paul have been and presently are obligated to
perform with their own forces ,a great variety of work under such general headings as-new con-
struction of streets, alleys, sewers, garbage and refuse collections and related miscellaneous
activities together with general maintenance and repair work of streets, sewers, and bridges,
and also snow plowing and removal work, etc. and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul does not have sufficient equipment to carry on such operations
properly and efficiently without renting privately -owned equipment, and
WHEREAS, a large percentagelof such work is of an emergency nature and requires immediate
action in order to operate to the benefit of the public welfare; and
WHEREAS, it frequently happens in connection with such activities that there exists insufficient
time to permit calling for competitive bids for the rental of the necessary items of equipment
and the retention of services of operators of such equipment; and
WHEREAS, the work to be done is frequently of such a nature that it is impossible to know or
ascertain how long rented equipment and operatorst services for such equipment may be needed;
now, therefore, be it
,RESOLVED, That the Council finds that circumstances presently exist where failure to act
promptly will work an injury to the City and this Council, therefore, gives its consent to and
authorizes the Purchasing Agent of the City of Saint Paul,,with the approval of the Mayor and
the Comptroller, to continue in effect the authority of Resolution of the Council C. F.
No. 208882, subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of said Resolution, to rent
equipment requisitioned r -.-
by Various Departments of the City of St. Paul for the additional
period of one year, such rental to be on the basis of prices submitted to the Purchasing Agent
by various renters of equipment and accepted by the Purchasing Agent on behalf of the City
without advertisement or competitive bids pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of the
City of Saint Paul, and such other and different ordinance of said City as shall be applicable
in the premises.`
APPR07ED1AS TO F#M
APPROVED:
COUNCILMEN
Adopted by the Council NOV t 196f
Yeas Nays V
Carlson
Dalglish Approved NOVA ARR° 19—
Holland
.-Afered th— n Favor I-000P
Peterson Mayor
" Tedesco A gainst
Mr. President, Byrne PUBLISHED ,NOV 5 1966
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