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City Council 21 05/16/2023 <br />AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSTAIN: <br />ABSENT: <br />COUNCILMEMBER BACERRA, COUNCILMEMBER <br />HERNANDEZ, COUNCILMEMBER PENALOZA, <br />COUNCILMEMBER PHAN, COUNCILMEMBER VAZQUEZ, <br />MAYOR PRO TEM LOPEZ, MAYOR AMEZCUA <br />NONE <br />NONE <br />Status: 7-0 - Pass <br />31.Ordinance Amending City Manager’s Contracting Authority for Public Works and <br />Non­ Public Works Contracts Under Chapter 2, Article VII and Article VII.II and <br />Public Works Construction Rules and Regulations Under Chapter 33, Article VIII of <br />the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />Department(s): Public Works Agency <br />Recommended Action: Approve the first reading of an ordinance amending Articles VII <br />and VII.II of Chapter 2 regarding the City Manager’s contracting authority and City <br />purchasing rules and regulations, and Article VIII of Chapter 33 regarding Public Works <br />construction rules and regulations of the Santa Ana Municipal Code as follows: Amend <br />Section 2­748 of Chapter 2, Article VII concerning the City Manager’s Contracting <br />Authority: (1) Public Works contracts to increase from $250,000 to $750,000; (2) <br />emergency public works construction contracts to increase from $100,000 to $750,000; <br />and (3) Non­Public Works and Public Works contract change orders authority increase <br />from 10 percent or $25,000, whichever is greater, to 20 percent. Amend Section 2­803 to <br />2­807 of Chapter 2, Articles VII.II concerning Purchasing Rules and Regulations: (1) <br />Clarifying language administrative in nature; (2) Extending local vendor preference to <br />increase from procurement between $5,000 and $100,000 to procurement between <br />$15,000 and $100,000; (3) For administrative contracts to increase from $5,000 to <br />$15,000; (4) For informal contracts to increase from $5,000 and $25,000 to $15,000 and <br />$50,000; (5) For formal contracts to increase from $25,000 to $50,000; (6) For no­bid <br />purchases to increase from $25,000 to $50,000; and (7) Add language to coincide with <br />current practices for awarding service contracts. Amend Section 33­203 of Chapter 33, <br />Article VIII concerning the Public Works Construction Rules and Regulations: (1) <br />Housekeeping language administrative in nature. <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS­3041 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY 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 VII <br />OF CHAPTER 33 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PUBLIC <br />WORKS CONSTRUCTION RULES AND REGULATIONS (includes determination that this <br />ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it is <br />exempt from CEQA review pursuant to sections 15061(b)(3) and 15061(b)(5) of the <br />CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect <br />physical change in the environment, as there is no possibility it will have a significant <br />effect on the environment). <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 3 – 48 12/5/2023