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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 49 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />June 6, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Ordinance Second Reading: Amending City Manager’s Contracting Authority <br />for Public Works and Non-Public Works Contracts, Public Works Construction Rules <br />and Regulations and Purchasing Rules and Regulations <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Ordinance Second Reading: Amending City Manager’s Contracting Authority for Public <br />Works and Non-Public Works Contracts Under Chapter 2, Article VII and Article VII.II <br />and Public Works Construction Rules and Regulations Under Chapter 33, Article VIII of <br />the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Place ordinance on second reading and adopt. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On May 16, 2023, the following ordinance was introduced for first reading and the City <br />Council authorized publication of title by a vote of 4-3 (Lopez, Hernandez, and Vasquez <br />dissenting): <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-3041 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA AMENDING ARTICLES VII AND VII.II OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE <br />SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CITY MANAGER’S CONTRACTING <br />AUTHORITY AND CITY PURCHASING RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND ARTICLE <br />VIII OF CHAPTER 33 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PUBLIC <br />WORKS CONSTRUCTION RULES AND REGULATIONS <br />The Public Works Agency, together with the Finance and Management Services, finds <br />that revisions to both the City Manager’s contract authority and purchasing <br />requirements regarding its informal and formal bidding process are recommended to <br />modernize the City’s procurement process, increase the pool of companies who bid on <br />City projects, increase efficiency, expedite project delivery, and closely align the City’s <br />purchasing requirements with newly enacted federal and state guidelines while <br />maintaining local vendor preferences. <br />In summary, the ordinance amends various sections of the Administration (Chapter 2) <br />and Streets, Sidewalks and Public Works (Chapter 33) chapters of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code (SAMC) to update procurement processes and increase the City