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1 ORDINANCE NO. 1741-90 2 AN ORDINANCE authorizing and establishing procedures for sale of timber on City utility property. 3 4 WHEREAS, the City' s participation in the Wildlife Habitat Management 5 Plan of the Henry M. Jackson Project requires by Federal Energy Regulatory 6 Commission approval order that half of the City's Lake Chaplain property be 7 managed on a sixty (60) year harvest rotation to enhance habitat conditions 8 for a wide range of wildlife species while protecting water quality; and 9 WHEREAS, the water system of the Utilities Division owns said property 10 used for watershed control and management on which merchantable timber may 11 be removed and sold to benefit utility operations; and 12 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the timber should be sold to the 13 highest bidder with a proven record of compliance with environmental water 14 quality protection requirements under lump sum contracts without restriction 15 as to sales outlets, after public notice and call for bids; and 16 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15.8 of the Everett City Charter, at least 17 three (3) days notice of the authorization and procedures provided by this 18 ordinance has been given to City appointive officers and their 19 recommendations have been reviewed; 20 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 21 Section 1 : The Utilities Division of the Department of Public Works 22 shall prepare a schedule of sales of timber on City property. Although the 23 size, location, and terms of said sales shall be planned to comply with the 24 Jackson Project Wildlife Management Plan and to maximize profit to the City, 25 the primary and overriding policies in the administration of said sales 26 shall be to protect the quality of the City's water supply. Accordingly, 27 award of a sale shall be made to the highest bidder demonstrating the most 28 experience and the best record in water quality protection: including 29 erosion control , site cleanup and rehabilitation, sanitation, etc. 30 Section 2: Council shall by resolution authorize the call for bids, 31 notice of which shall be advertised once a week for three (3) consecutive 32