Ordinance #12,101

WHEREAS, two (2) electric motors at the Texas Avenue (high service) Pump Station are in need of emergency repair work;

WHEREAS, the Texas Avenue Pump Station provides service to most of north Monroe, from the Ouachita River to Oliver Road;

WHEREAS, this is a critical emergency because a minimum of three (3) pumps and sometimes four (4) pumps must be operational to prevent sewer backups in the north Monroe area; and

WHEREAS, funds are available through the Sewer Division’s Repair and Maintenance account.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that the condition of the two (2) electric motors at the Texas Avenue Pump Station is hereby declared an emergency.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that such emergency repairs as are necessary to repair the two (2) motors at the Texas Avenue Pump Station are hereby authorized and approved and Stacey Rowell, the Director of Administration, is authorized to enter into such contracts or task orders as may be necessary to complete the project.

This Ordinance having been submitted in writing and was then submitted to a vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows:

AYES: Harvey, Ezernack, Woods, Marshall & Dawson

NAYS: None.

ABSENT: None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the ___day of January 2022.