HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplemental - Questions from Mayor Varipapa Robin Roberts
From: Jill Ingram
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 5:14 PM
Cc: Executive Team; csteele@rwglaw.com; Dana Engstrom
Subject: RE: Question for Monday's Council Meeting
BCC: CITY COUNCIL
Please see staff's responses to Mayor Varipapa's questions below, and as always, please call if you would like to discuss
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From: Michael Varipapa [mailto:mikevaripapa@mac.com]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 8:24 AM
To: Jill Ingram
Cc: Robin Roberts
Subject: Question for Monday's Council Meeting
Hi-
For Item A:
Can you please provide info that shows "flat or declining City revenues"as stated in the resolution. Maybe the
revenues from the past five or so years.
The following table is a 5-year history of revenues and expenses:
General Fund
Revenues (1) Expenses Net
2018 30,153,770 31,576,297 (1,422,527)
2017 29,164,122 31,481,298 (2,317,176)
2016 29,156,735 30,167,737 (1,011,002)
2015 29,106,232 31,509,885 (2,403,653)
2014 29,319,041 28,723,153 595,888
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Note
(1) Revenues are inclusive of one-time receipts and transfers in.
The revenue in the current fiscal year is primarily higher because of property tax and manufacturers'
business license.
Also, if revenue had kept up with inflation we would expect total revenue to be about $30.6 million in the
fiscal year just ended on June 30, 2018. Additionally, although revenue was projected higher in 2018, the
total fell short of the Revenue Budget by approximately $100,000.
Also, how would BB "prevent cuts to paramedic services" - Aren't we obligated contractually for fire and
paramedic services? Yes; however, if Measure BB does not pass and other new revenue sources are not
obtainable, the City will be unable to afford the annual increases to contract charges. OCFA has indicated
that in the event of the unfortunate circumstance that we cannot afford to pay for our contractual
obligations,the only option is to reduce staffing levels, which would impact fire and paramedic response
times. And how would BB help improve "fire and paramedic response times"?
Also, isn't inflation reason? See revenue note above.
For Item F:
Please verify R. Goldberg's chart and confirm if we were still in a current contract that DCOR would be paying
$9,694/month. What is the current fee? $8,965/month (DCOR) and $9,349/month (So Cal Holding). The
reason that So Cal Holding's proposed monthly rate has increased is that they are requesting 7 additional
parking spaces. Is our current rate frozen at the 2016 fee? Yes. If correct, can we get back pay and/charge a
higher fee? The negotiation process resulted in the mutually agreed upon starting point for both
contracts. It is important to note that DCOR has been paying for a generator to power the pier landing since
the repairs were made from the fire. DCOR filed a claim for approximately $46,400 in April, which was
denied by the City's insurance company.
Thanks in advance.
Mike
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From: Robert Goldberg <rgoldberg(a,live.com>
Date: September 23, 2018 at 4:42:54 PM PDT
To: "mikevaripapa@mac.com" <mikevaripapa@mac.com>
Subject: Fw: Question for Monday's Council Meeting
FYI...per our discussion
From: Robert Goldberg<rgoldbergt live.com>
Sent:Sunday, September 23, 2018 4:24 PM
To: Ellery Deaton; Sandra Massa-Lavitt; Michael Varipapa;tmoore@sealbeachca.gov;
ssustarsic@sealbeachca.gov
Cc:Jill Ingram; Robin Roberts;vbeatley@sealbeachca.gov
Subject:Question for Monday's Council Meeting
Item F: Oil Boat Contracts
As the staff report states, both of these contracts are renewals. The staff report does not state
how much the current monthly fees are. In reviewing the two expired contracts, I found that
they both had previous starting fees of$8500/month with an annual inflation escalator every
August 1st based on the prior May-May change in the CPI index:
Expected Contractual Monthly Fee
as of August 1st
Year May CPI Index % Increase DCOR Socal
2011 233.367 $8,500
2012 237.032 1.6% $8,633
2013 239.346 1.0% $8,718 $8,500
2014 243.362 1.7% $8,864 $8,643
2015 246.093 1.1% $8,964 $8,740
2016 249.554 1.4% $9,090 $8,863
2017 255.674 2.5% $9,312 $9,080
2018 266.148 4.1% $9,694 $9,452
Proposed $9,300 $10,725
Fee
Why is the proposed fee for DCOR almost$400 less than what they should be paying now?
What are the actual current monthly fees for both companies?
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