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Meeting Date 11/16/2015
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 11/16/2015
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Michael E Gates, City Attorney
PREPARED BY: Michael E Gates, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution No 2015-80 authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney,
acting jointly, to terminate any Professional Services Contract previously
approved by the City Council
Statement of Issue
Currently, if a contractor fails to meet the terms of a Professional Services Contract, there is no
process or authority to terminate the agreement To avoid almost certain project delays, damages
to the City, and potential litigation, the City Manager, with concurrence of the City Attorney, should
be given the authority to terminate the agreement
Financial Impact N/A
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution No 2015-80, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney, Acting Jointly, to Terminate any Professional
Services Contract Previously Approved by the City Council "
Alternative Action(s)
Do not adopt Resolution No 2015-80, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach Authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney, Acting Jointly, to Terminate any
Professional Services Contract Previously Approved by the City Council "
Environmental Status N/A
Strategic Plan Goal
Enhance and Maintain City Service Delivery
Attachment(s)
1 Resolution No 2015-80, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney, Acting Jointly, to Terminate any
Professional Services Contract Previously Approved by the City Council "
HB -67- Item 9. - I
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-80
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AUTHORIZING THE CTI`Y MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY, ACTING JOINTLY,
TO TERMINATE ANY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, The City Council has adopted Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter
3.03, which provides the framework for the approval of professional services contracts by the City;
and
Professional services contracts, some of which exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000 00) must be approved by the City Council, and
The City Council desires to delegate authority to the City Manager and the City Attorney,
acting jointly, to terminate contracts executed by the City Council,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby resolve
as follows:
The City Manager and the City Attorney, acting jointly, are hereby authorized to
terminate any professional services contract previously approved by the City
Council, in accordance with the contract terms and conditions.
2. The City Attorney shall notify the City Council by email, as soon as practicable, of
the termination of the contract and the reason for such cancellation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular
meeting thereof held on November 16
2015.
Mayor t y�
INITIATED, REVIEWED AND
APPR
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Res. No. 2015-80
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven, that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on November 16, 2015 by the following vote
AYES: Posey, O'Connell, Katapodis, Hardy, Sullivan, Delgleize, Peterson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City CI k and ex-officiClerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California
RESOLUTION NO 2015-80
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTING ON BEACH
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY, ACTJNG JOINTLY,
TO TERMINATE ANY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTIREVIOUSLY
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, The City Council has adopted Hunti/eH
icipal Code Chapter
3 03, which provides the framework for the approval of pes contracts by the
City, and
Professional services contracts, some of which exd Thousand Dollars
($100,000 00) must be approved by the City Council, and
The City Council desires to delegate authority to tand the City Attorney,
acting jointly, to terminate contracts executed by the CZrty Council,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council offfie City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows
1 The City Manager and the
terminate any professional services
Attorney, acting jointly, are hereby authorized to
previously approved by the City Council, in
accordance with the contract terms and conditions
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held/o'n , 2015
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Mayor
APPROVED
City Manager
APPROVED