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Surplus property. <br /> Personal property owned by the city which is no longer <br />needed for use by the department to which such property has been assigned. <br />Telecommunication services. <br /> Two way switched access and transport of <br />voice communications but does not include: (a) services provided by radio <br />common carrier, (b) one-way transmission of television signals, (c) surveying, <br />(d) private telecommunication networks, or (e) communications of the city <br />which take place on the city’s side of on-premises equipment. <br />2.1425 Public Contracts - Process for Approval of Special Solicitation Methods <br />and Exemptions. <br />(1)Authority of City Council. <br /> In its capacity as contract review board for <br />the city, the city council, upon its own initiative, or upon request of the <br />purchasing agent, may create specialselection, evaluation and award <br />procedures for, or may exempt from competition, the award of a specific <br />contract or class of contracts as provided in this section 2.1425. <br />(2) Basis for Approval. <br />The approval of a special solicitation method or <br />exemption from competition must be based upon a record before the city <br />council that contains findings to support the reason that approval of the <br />request would be unlikely to encourage favoritism or diminish <br />competition for the public contract or class of public contracts, or would <br />otherwise substantially promote the public interest in a manner that <br />could not practicably be realized by complying with the solicitation <br />requirements that would otherwise be applicable under these <br />regulations. In making a determination regarding a special selection <br />method, the city council may consider the type, cost, amount of the <br />contract or class of contracts, number of persons available to make <br />offers, and such other factors as it may deem appropriate. <br />(3)Hearing. <br />(a)The city shall approve the special solicitation or exemption after a <br />public hearing before the city council following notice by publication <br />in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the Eugene/ <br />Springfield metropolitan area at least 7 days prior to the hearing. <br />(b) At the public hearing, the city shall offer an opportunity for any <br />interested party to appear and present comment. <br />(c) The city council shall consider the findings, any comments or <br />testimony presented at the hearing, and may approve the <br />exemption as proposed or as modified by the council in response <br />to the comments received. <br />(4)Special Requirements for Public Improvement Contracts. <br />(a) Notification of the public hearing shall be published in a trade <br />newspaper of general statewide circulation at least 14 days prior to <br />the hearing. <br />(b) The notice shall state that the public hearing is for the purpose of <br />taking comments on the city’s draft findings for an exemption from <br />Ordinance - 6 <br /> <br />