HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplemental Questions from Mayor Pro Tem Sustarsic1
Gloria Harper
From:Jill Ingram
Sent:Monday, September 09, 2019 2:15 PM
Cc:Executive Team; csteele@rwglaw.com
Subject:RE: Questions for tonight's meeting
Attachments:My Questions for September 9 2019 Council Meeting_.pdf
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Please see staff's attached responses to Mayor Pro Tem Sustarsic's agenda questions. As always, please call if you have
any additional questions and/or if you plan to pull any items from the Consent Calendar.
Thanks,
Jill
Jill R. Ingram, ICMA‐CM
City Manager
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From: Schelly Sustarsic
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2019 9:33 AM
To: Jill Ingram
Subject: Questions for tonight's meeting
Jill,
My questions for tonight's meeting are attached.
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Thank you.
Schelly
Questions for 9/9/19 City Council Meeting: Sustarsic
Warrants:
Check # 12081 Thoms Stengrim TOT Refund 1,604.18
What is this for? Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) refund. The refund covered
several years of TOT paid for overnight stays at a local hotel, as he is exempt from TOT given that he is
military personnel and was staying overnight on military business. Mr. Stengrim was not aware of the
exemption until this year.
Check# 12098 California Forensic Phlebotomy July 2019 1,808.00
Is this for services in July, or for one year? Month of July.
Check # 12103 Code 5 Group June 19 to May 20 3,000.00
What is this for? The annual renewal of GPS tracking services for the PD
bicycles.
Check # 12107 Dog Waste Depot Doggie bags 912.97
What is a Tariff Mitigation Allowance Fee? This is a line item on the invoices for
the dog waste bags. There is a note at the bottom of the invoices that indicates this is an additional
fee that customers are being charged to offset the costs of tariffs that are now in place on goods
imported from China.
Check # 12111 Grainger Restroom supplies 326.41
Where are these for? Restroom supplies for various water well site locations.
Check # 12211 South Coast AQMD 4307 Lampson 557.42
What is this for? AQMD annual operating permits for the diesel back-up
generators at water well sites.
Check # 12221 Amer. Integrated Services Hazmat Cleanup 7,012.58
What had to be cleaned up? Hazmat clean-up after a traffic accident (gasoline
spill).
Check # 12279 Bravo Sign & Design Equip. Rental 1,245.00
What is this for? Equipment rental for North Gate Road/Seal Beach Blvd
monument entry sign improvement project (Council discretionary project).
Check # 12281 CA Insurance Pool Auth 19-20 Liability Assess 14,124.00
Is this additional insurance? No. The City was a member of the Orange County
Cities Risk Management Authority liability pool in 1987. Even though the City withdrew from the
program we are not released from the liability. This payment is for the years 1996/97and 1998/99,
and represents the final payment.
Check # 12294 County of Orange 1,134.00
What are these charges for? Annual County Hazmat disclosures at various
City- owned facilities.
Check # 12324 Mun. Water Dist. OC AWAI – Crosswalk 15,205.00
What is this for? The City is participating in the first phase of MWDOC’s shared
project to assist member agencies in completion of the Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) of their
community water systems and develop a corresponding Emergency Response Plan (ERP). Completion
of these documents is required per the American Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA). Phase 1 of the
work consists of completing a “Compliance Crosswalk Matrix” which will determine what resources
each agency already has and what gaps may exist for compliance with the AWIA RRA and ERP
requirements. The cost of Phase 1 is $15,099 per agency with approximately 25 agencies participating
in the first phase of the work. Since the population serviced by the Seal Beach’s public water system
is under 49,999, the RRA is due June 30, 2021 and the corresponding EMP due by December 20, 2021.
The City is participating in Phase 1 the MWDOC Project through their Choice Program.
Check # 12371 County of Orange 1776 Adolfo Lopez 255.00
What is this for? Annual County Hazmat disclosures at the Public Works Yard.
Check # 12398 RPW Services July 2019 2,030.00
What is this for? Citywide monthly rodent control.
Check # 12405 Stantec Main Line Repl Hellman Ranch 6,684.70
What is this for? Consulting services to create a restoration plan as required to
properly restore the disturbed native plants as a result of emergency repairs along the Hellman Ranch
Water Transmission Main.
Item I. Janitorial Services: Golden Touch Cleaning Contract
I don’t see the 1st Street Restrooms included in the Price Proposal in Exhibit D.
Are they included in the cost with the Pier Restrooms, or are they an extra cost?
Are the cost of restroom supplies included in these charges or are they an additional
cost for the city?
The 1st Street restrooms are included as part of the Pier Restrooms and the supplies scope item which
is included in the bid.