HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2006-184 N.C.S. 11/06/2006 Resolution No. 2006-184 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE
OF SMART IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS
WHEREAS, The East Bay Municipal Utilities District applied for and was awarded
Proposition 13 Grant funding for the purpose of purchasing Smart Irrigation controllers for its
own customers as well as customers of qualifying Bay Area municipalities; and,
WHEREAS, The Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) received a portion of this
grant funding to be distributed to its retailers; and,
WHEREAS, The City of Petaluma applied for and was awarded funding from SCWA to
purchase 73 residential controllers and 19 commercial controllers; and,
WHEREAS, funding for this Smart Controller Program for the City of Petaluma will be
refunded after project completion from Proposition 13 Grant funding and the Sonoma County
Water Agency's Water Conservation Fund; and,
WHEREAS, Smart Irrigation Controllers automatically calculate ascientifically-based
irrigation schedule based on several factors, including plant type, soil type, and current weather
conditions. The irrigation schedule is updated daily as weather conditions change allowing for
appropriate amounts of water to be applied to the landscape. Smart Controllers have been proven
to apply 20-30% less water than conventional, non weather-based irrigation controllers; and,
WHEREAS, the Irrigation Association has developed testing protocol for Smart Water
Application Technology (SWAT) that has identified the WeatherTRAK ET Plus irrigation
controller, manufactured by Hydropoint Data .Systems, a Petaluma company, as the only
controller with central control capability to have passed the SWAT Protocol with a score of
100%; and,
WHEREAS, City Management recommends the sole source purchase and installation of
the WeatherTRAK controller; and,
WHEREAS, the return for this program is greater than the cost of money therefore
indicating this project is beneficial. to the City; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
1. That the City Council hereby authorizes the sole source purchase and installation of
93 WeatherTRAK Smart Irrigation Controllers in an amount not to exceed $111,647;
and,
2. The City Council approves the Project Budget in the amount of $111,647; and,
3. This resolution shall become effective immediately; and,
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4. All portions of this resolution are severable. Should any individual component of this
resolution be adjudged to be invalid and unenforceable by a body of competent
jurisdiction, then the remaining resolution portions shall be and continue in full force
and effect, except as to those resolution portions that have been adjudge invalid. The
city Council of the City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have adopted this
resolution and each section, subsection, clause, sentence, phrase., and other portion
thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more section subsection, clause sentence,
phrase or other portion may be held invalid or unconstitutional.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify"the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the "pro ed to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 6`~ day of November, fo m:
2006, by the following vote:
City Att mey
AYES: Mayor Glass,. Healy, Vice Mayor Nau, O'Brien, Torliatt
NOES: None
ABSENT: Harris _
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
City Clerk Mayor
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