RES-8869 Opposing PEGC InitiativeRESOLUTION NO. 8869
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
OPPOSING THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA
GOVERNMENT (PECG) INITIATIVE REGARDING CONTRACTING OF
ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL AND SIMILAR SERVICES.
WHEREAS, from time to time the City receives State funding for Public Works projects;
and
WHEREAS, State, regional and local governments are currently allowed the flexibility to
contract with private firms, on a competitive basis, to design these projects; and
WHEREAS, this process allows government the essential flexibility to use in-house
staff or private firms to deliver a project on time and in a cost effective manner;
and WHEREAS, the Professional Engineers in California Government (pECG)
Initiative regarding contracting of engineering, architectural and similar services impacts local
jurisdictional control by giving the State unilateral evaluation of the cost effectiveness for the designing
of projl~cts using State funds;
and WHEREAS, this could cause delays on important projects using State
funds.THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Orange
opposes the lProfessional Engineers in California Government (pECG) Initiative regarding contracting
of engineering, architectural and similar services that weakens local control of cost effectiveness
and projl~ct
ADOPTED this BIh day of Januarv, 1998.
ATTEST:
C1
Cassandra J. Cath , City Clerk of the City of Orange
t
Joanne Coontz, Mayor of the I of Orange
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the BIh day ofJanuary, 1998,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: MURPHY, SLATER, COONTZ, SPURGEON, ALVAREZ
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
City Clerk of the City of Orange
Reso. No. 8869
Prepared By: DPW -IE
Typed By: P. Then
File Name: R-
8869 N:IA(