TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Public Works Director
REPORT BY: Steven Lederer, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Receive a report on emergency projects currently under construction
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve a report of emergency Public Works actions on two projects as authorized by Resolution No. 2015-37, determine that the emergency does not permit the delay associated with competitive bidding procedures, and that the emergency actions are necessary to respond to the emergency pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050(c)(1) and affirm the need to continue this action. (No Fiscal Impact)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
Per Public Contract Code section 22050(c)(1), when the Board orders expedited contracting procedures be used, the Board shall review the emergency action at its next regularly scheduled meeting and at every regularly scheduled meeting thereafter (but not more often than every 14 days) until the action is terminated, to determine, by a four-fifths vote, that there is a need to continue the action.
Project 1: Mt. St. Helena Communications Tower Emergency Generator Replacement ($145,313)
The County currently has a 40-foot-tall telecommunications tower atop the South Peak of Mt. St. Helena that was built in 1970. This site is critical for the operation of public safety communication throughout the county serving local government, law enforcement, and fire agencies.
In April of 2025, the emergency generator that previously provided power during outages ceased operation. To temporarily resolve this, Public Works borrowed one mobile generator from the Office of Emergency Services (OES) to operate on standby at the communications tower. While this temporary solution works in the short term, it limits resources that OES can deploy in emergency situations. Additionally, there is concern that the fuel capacity of the mobile generator may not meet the operational time required for emergency situations at the communications towe...
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