TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. Subject
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Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 21-24 adopting the 2024 Edition of the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction" (popularly known as the "Greenbook").
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2. Summary
This Municipal Code amendment is requested to ensure that the most current version of the “Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction” (popularly known as the “Greenbook”) is adopted by reference in the Orange Municipal Code.
3. Recommended Action
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1. Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 21-24. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Chapter 12.02 of the Orange Municipal Code to adopt the 2024 Edition of the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction."
2. Set August 13, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. as the time and place for the Public Hearing to consider the Second Reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 21-24; and direct the City Clerk to publish notice of the Public Hearing once a week for two successive weeks in accordance with California Government Code Section 50022.3.
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4. Fiscal Impact
None.
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
b: Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
Goal 4: Provide outstanding public service
b: Provide facilities and services to meet customer expectation.
6. Discussion and Background
The "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction" (popularly known as the “Greenbook”) provides specifications that have general applicability to public works projects and is used by all cities in the County of Orange and more than 200 cities, counties, and agencies in the Southern California area. The Greenbook is a standard document pertaining to specifications for subdivision and public works construction projects, whether performed by the City, its contractors or public or private entities. The general provisions of the Greenbook are supplemented and sometimes are modified by the City of Orange Standard Plans and Specifications on a project specific basis.
The Greenbook, first published in 1967, is updated and republished every three years. In order to use the 2024 edition of the Greenbook, Chapter 12.02 of the Orange Municipal Code must be amended to adopt the latest edition. Since changes are typically published as amendments to each edition of the Greenbook in each of the two years between publications of a new edition of the Greenbook, the proposed ordinance provides for the adoption of the 2024 edition together with such changes as may be published in pamphlet form as amendments during the next two years.
7. ATTACHMENTS
• Ordinance No. 21-24
• A copy of the Greenbook is available for review in the City Clerk’s Office