HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 16-38EMERGENCY RESOLUTION NO. 18-S8
AN Ei~i'F. RGE~CY RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE OFFER OF TEE
UNITED STATES TO THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, A MUNI-
CIPAL CORPORATION, KERN COUNTY, CALIFOR~IA, TO AID
BY WAY OF GRANT i~ FINANCING THE C0~STRUCTION OF
CENTRAL FIRE STATION, BAKEHSFIELD, CALIFORNIA-
WHEREAS, the immediate preservation of the public peace,
property, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of
Bakersfield require the passage of an emergency resolution providing
for the immediate acceptance of the offer of the United States of
America to the City of Bakersfield, a municipal corporation, to aid
by way of grant in financing the construction of the Central Fire
Station of the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, State of
California,
AND WHEREAS said emergency exists in that it is necessary
for the said City of Bakersfield to accept said offer immediately
in order that the work of construction of said Central Fire Station
may be commenced not later than December S1, 19S8,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Bakersfield, as follows:
SECTION 1.
That the Offer of the United States of America to the
City of Bakersfield, a municipal corporation, Kern County, Calif-
ornia, to aid byway of grant in financing the construction of
Central Fire Station, Bakersfield, California, a copy of which Offer
reads as follows:
"P. W. 85681-F
FEDERAL EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATI ON
OF PUBLIC WORKS
Washington,'D. C.,
Dated: November 23, 1938
Docket No. Calif. 2036-F
-1-
City of Bakersfield,
Bakersfield, California.
1. Subject to the Terms and Conditions (PWA Form No. 230, as
amended to the date of this Offer), which are made a part hereof, the
United States of America hereby offers to aid in financing the con-
struction of a municipal building, including necessary equipment and
ground improvements and the acquisition of necessary land (herein
called the "Project"), by making a grant to the City of Bakersfield
(herein called the "Applicant") in the amount of 45 percent of the
cost of the Project upon completion, as determined by the Federal
Emergency Administrator of Public Works (herein called the "Adminis-
trator"), but not to exceed, in any event, the sum of ~54,000.
2. By acceptance of this Offer the Applicant covenants to begin
work on the Project as early as possible but in no event later than
December 31, 1938, and to complete such Project with all practicable
dispatch, and in any event within V months from the commencement of
construction.
3. This Offer is made subject to the express condition that, if
the Administrator shall determine at any time that the Applicant has
paid or agreed to pay, whether directly or indirectly, a bonus,
commission or fee to any person, firm or corporation for attempting
to procure an approval of the Applicant's application, or for alleged
services in procuring or in attempting to procure such approval or
for activities of the nature commonly known as lobbying performed or
agreed to be perforraed in connection with the application, then the
Administrator shall have the right, in his discretion, to rescind
this Offer and any agreements resulting herefrom, and, in the event
of such rescission, the United States of America shall be under no
further obligation hereunder.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Federal Emergency Administrator
of Public Works
(Sgd.) E.W. CLARK
By
For the
Assistant Administrator
be and the same is hereby in all respects accepted.
SECTION 2.
That said City of Bakersfield agrees to abide by all the
Terms and Conditions of said Offer, including the Terms and Conditions
annexed thereto and made a part thereof.
SECTION 5.
That the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and
directed forthwith to send to the~Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works three certified copies of the proceedings of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield in connection with the adoption
of this Resolution, setting forth this Resolution in full, and such
further documents or proofs in connection with the acceptance of
said Offer as may be requested by the Federal Emergency Administra-
tion of Public Works.
SECTION 4.
This resolution shall take effect from and after its
passage and approval.
Nayor of the City of Bakersfield
Cit~~Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield.
The above resolution was seconded by Smith and was adopted
with the following voting aye: Boden, Gist, Kaminski, NcNillan,
Smith, Sollets, Wilson.
and the following voting nay: None.
The Nayor of the City of Bakersfield thereupon declared-
said Emergency Resolution carried and the Nayor and City Clerk
thereupon signed said Emergency Resolution in approval thereof.
City Clerk a~/~~d~o Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield.