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1 5 6 ? 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 RESOLUTION NO. 16355 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT THE UNDE~4INING CAUSED BY RECENT RAINS TO THE BENEDICT C~YON TRUNK SEWER TO BE OF URGENT NECESSITY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE, HEALTH ~D PROPERTY, AND, PURSUANT TO SECTION 1109 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, WAIVING THE FO~-~AL BIDDING REQUIREMENTS. WHEREAS recent rains have undermined the City's trunk sewer located in Benedict Canyon south of Chicago Avenue and immediate action is required to prevent a break in the line which would spill raw sewage into the canyon; and WHEREAS by replacing an additional 230 feet of vitrified clay pipe with a plastic pipe on concrete columns, storm water could then be allowed to flow under the pipe and find its own channel; and WHEREAS a concrete-encased section of pipe has developed a crack at another upstream location, and it is feared that uhless another gabion is built, said pipe may also break; and WHEREAS the additional gabion will allow sand to build up again and prevent erosion under the encased pipe; and WHEREAS the estimated cost to correct the problem is less than ~40,000, and immediate repairs are necessary to preserve the life, health and property of those persons who would be affected by raw sewage that would spill into the canyon if a break should occur in the trunk sewer; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as follows: Section 1: It is hereby found and declared that the CITY ATTORNEY RIVERSIDE CAI_IFORNIA