Ordinance - 2005U-J
ORDINANCE NO. 2005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 1997
EDITION OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR
PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION BY REPEALING AND
ADOPTING SECTION 19-1 OF THE WEST COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, the publisher of the Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction has recently released the 1997 Edition of said Specifications, and
WHEREAS, the current West Covina Municipal Code Section 19-1 adopts the
1994 Edition of said Specifications; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desire that said Standard Specifications remain
current.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 19-1 of the West Covina Municipal Code is repealed in its
entirety and is re -adopted to read as follows:
Sec.19-1 Standard Specifications for public works construction
adopted.
Subject to the condition hereinafter set forth in this section, that certain code
entitled "Standard Specifications for Public Works, Construction", 1997 Edition,
written and promulgated by the Public Works Standard, Inc., a mutual benefit
corporation, consisting of a published compilation of a uniform set of
specifications, updated and embracing the most modern materials and
construction techniques for public works construction, adopted by the County of
Los Angeles, an agency for the State, one full printed copy of which, printed as a
code in book form, was by the City Council ordered filed and which has been
filed in the office of the City Clerk, and which, as so on file, is hereby referred to
and by this reference expressly incorporated therein and made a part hereof as
fully and for all intents and purposes as though set forth herein at length, shall be
and the same is hereby adopted and established as the specifications, rules,
regulations, standards, contracts, permits and provisions which shall govern and
apply to and be observed in the construction, alternation, installation, repair,
removal and demolition of public works within the City or by the City as to all
matters therein set forth; subject, however, to the condition that whenever any
provision of such standard specifications hereby adopted conflicts with any other
provision or requirement of the Municipal Code and City's Standard Plans, such
other provision or requirement shall apply.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance
and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 71h day of October , 1997.
ATTEST:
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Mayor
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of West Covina )
I, JANET BERRY, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby
certify that the forgoing Ordinance No. 2005 was regularly introduced and placed upon
its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 19th day of August 1997.
That thereafter said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 7th day of October, 1997, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Herfert, Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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