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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplemental Communication from Miller-Pearson-Justus-Smith-Allison-Andraska-Goldberg-Anderson-Kirste1 Gloria Harper From:Schelly Sustarsic Sent:Monday, March 30, 2020 9:57 AM To:Gloria Harper Subject:FW: External Email : Edison Community Garden Closure   ________________________________________  From: Michelle Miller [michellegmiller@icloud.com]  Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 1:26 PM  To: Schelly Sustarsic  Cc: Joe Kalmick; Mike Varipapa; Thomas Moore; Sandra Massa‐Lavitt  Subject: External Email : Edison Community Garden Closure    Hello,  I hope you all are doing well during the covid19 crisis. I am writing today about the closure of the Edison Community  Garden in Seal Beach. I have a profoundly disabled child at home who has a compromised immune system. When I bring  food home from the garden I know that it is wholesome, organic, and free from the Coronavirus because it didn’t come  from a distribution center. Please reconsider the City’s decision to close the garden because keeping it open helps  protect some of the most vulnerable people in our special city. Thank you for your consideration, Michelle Miller  714 595 1717    Sent from my iPhone    CAUTION:  This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you  recognize the sender and know the content is safe.  1 Gloria Harper From:Jill Ingram Sent:Monday, March 30, 2020 1:26 PM To:Gloria Harper Subject:FW: External Email : Boardwalk photos- Hi Gloria, please include the email below in the email communications to be sent to the Council for tomorrow’s closed  session meeting.    Thank you,  Jill    Jill R. Ingram, ICMA-CM City Manager City of Seal Beach - 211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, CA 90740 (562) 431-2527, Ext. 1300   Civility Principles: 1. Treat everyone courteously; 2. Listen to others respectfully; 3. Exercise self-control; 4. Give open-minded consideration to all viewpoints; 5. Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; and, 6. Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process, and tools for forging sound decisions. For Information about Seal Beach, please see our city website: www.sealbeachca.gov NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.   From: Scherri Pearson [mailto:scherripearson@aol.com] Sent: Monday, March 30, 2020 10:04 AM To: Jill Ingram Subject: External Email : Boardwalk photos- Good morning Jill Thank you for calling me Friday afternoon regarding our concerns about the busy use of the boardwalk and people coming so close to our patio that we are not able to use it since they are only a couple feet away from us. The adults and children have been using it as a gathering place, often many together at a time chatting and having their children playing right in front of homes continued this weekend. I took a few pics from upstairs as it was uncomfortable taking the photos downstairs as the adults and children were so close to us and I didn’t want to cause hard feelings with them seeing me photo them. This is just a small sampling and it has been much worse than these photos show. It has not gotten better, it has become a new playground in SB. They seem to consider it a play and game area for their children since the beach is closed. 2 Parents, along with their elementary school aged children, are hanging out on the boardwalk, often drinking, completely ignoring the 6 foot distancing, and the children have been playing football, riding scooters & bicycles, along with running in between the homes here. Please consider closing our boardwalk during this virus problem so we can use our front patio and also open our front windows. I understand other beaches have recently done so. Thank you very much, Scherri Pearson 661- 645-2664 Thank you very much. 3 4 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Gloria Harper From:Schelly Sustarsic Sent:Monday, March 30, 2020 9:57 AM To:Gloria Harper Subject:FW: External Email : community garden   ________________________________________  From: Steve Justus [sjustus@roadrunner.com]  Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2020 6:01 PM  To: Schelly Sustarsic; Mike Varipapa; Joe Kalmick  Cc: 'mailto:mikevaripapa@mac.com'  Subject: External Email : community garden    Madam Mayor and Councilmen,    Please allow me to join other gardeners who have shared their concerns about the decision to close our community  garden. I agree with all of them that (a) physical separation between individual gardeners is maintained by the layout  and size of the plots, and assured because most or all of the plots are fenced; and (b) that the plots are privately held  within a fenced/gated area under contracts with the City.  The garden area is not open public space.    Furthermore, each gardener has a written rental agreement with the City.  This agreement includes:      1.       an application form with contact info; reference to Rules and Regulations with two paragraphs referring to  acceptance of personal responsibility for damages caused, and waiver of the City’s liability for any damage or injury  sustained with use of the facilities; and date/signature, the rental fee amount, proof of residency requirements, and  payment method.    2.       a letter from Kevin providing the fee and plot number, renewal deadline date for submittal of the rental  fee/completed application form/agreement/proof of residency, and a list of acceptable documents for proof of  residency.    3.       a list of the current Rules and Regulations pertaining to garden maintenance and a few other matters, and in item  #4, reference to the rental fee again.    There is nothing in the agreement pertaining to rights of the City to close or restrict access to the garden, nor to take the plots except for failure of the gardeners to maintain their assigned and common areas, or for failure to comply with the  other prescribed rules.    Along with the other gardeners, my wife and I have invested time and money in these plots (I just paid $260 for a pickup  truck load of compost, and spent several days rebuilding the beds and planting).  We depend on the food produced from  this investment, and I believe we have a right to use the plots under the terms of our rental agreements, especially when  the garden is safer than public streets and businesses where far more people are in constant close contact.    I request your reconsideration of the decision to close the garden, which is not a public space, but a space rented by City  residents for their exclusive private use of separate plots.  It is not accurate or realistic to assume that these spaces pose  a significant risk, let alone a greater risk, for exposure to the coronavirus as compared with our public streets or places  open for business to the public.  2   With the current windy and dry conditions, and warmer dry days ahead, my neighbor’s strawberries and my new  seedlings are probably already weathering and dying.  They certainly won’t last long.  If we can’t get into the garden  soon, we will miss the window of opportunity to plant warm weather crops, and the entire growing season this year will  be wasted (including another neighbor’s annual harvest of berries for jam he gives everyone, and yet another neighbor’s  boxes full of produce he gives away.    You can change the course of this situation if you move quickly.    Thank you, I wish we were outside in our private garden plots on this fine day.  My wife and I hope we will be able to  meet you at our plot and enjoy together the experience of picking fresh organic veggies when this situation is resolved…   if there’s anything to pick.    Steve and Stela  377 Galleon Way  714‐343‐4999    ________________________________  CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you  recognize the sender and know the content is safe.  1 Gloria Harper From:Jill Ingram Sent:Monday, March 30, 2020 1:27 PM To:Gloria Harper Subject:FW: External Email : Walkway along beach Hi Gloria, please include the email below in the email communications to be sent to the Council for tomorrow’s closed  session meeting.    Thank you,  Jill    Jill R. Ingram, ICMA‐CM  City Manager  City of Seal Beach ‐ 211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, CA  90740  (562) 431‐2527, Ext. 1300          Civility Principles:    1. Treat everyone courteously;  2. Listen to others respectfully;  3. Exercise self‐control;  4. Give open‐minded consideration to all viewpoints; 5. Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; and, 6.  Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process,  and tools for forging sound decisions.    For Information about Seal Beach, please see our city website:  www.sealbeachca.gov    NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended  recipient of this communication, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to the intended  recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without  copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.     ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Jill Ingram  Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 5:58 PM  To: 'WILLIAM SMITH'  Subject: RE: External Email : Walkway along beach    Mr. Smith, thank you for your email regarding your concerns about the increased use of the boardwalk, and I  understand why the proximity of your home to the boardwalk during this critical time would be of concern to you.  I  have advised and discussed your concern with our staff team who are working diligently every day to address issues  related to our efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus in our community, including social distancing issues that have  resulted in the measures we have taken to close the beach, pier, parking lots, playgrounds, sports courts, bike trail, etc.     Our Marine Safety department will continue to monitor the beach, pier, and adjacent areas to ensure that residents and  visitors are complying with Governor, County, and City orders.  The Marine Safety department will continue to monitor  2 the boardwalk this weekend, which could be a busy weekend if the weather remains nice.  Additionally, I have discussed  your concern with your Councilman, Joe Kalmick, as well.  In that regard, the City Council will be meeting in closed  session next Tuesday, March 31st, and Councilman Kalmick and I will ensure that your concern and the ongoing  observations of our Marine Safety department and other City staff are discussed as part of that meeting.    In the meantime, please let me know if you have any additional questions/concerns.  Additionally, I would greatly  appreciate it if you would regularly check the homepage of our website at www.sealbeachca.gov for timely updates on  the City's response efforts, as well as other resources that might be helpful to you.      Thank you again for reaching out, and let's hope that our community, and those who choose to visit Seal Beach, will  comply with the ongoing orders so that we can get through this crisis as soon as possible with as minimal impact as  possible.    Sincerely,    Jill R. Ingram, ICMA‐CM  City Manager  City of Seal Beach ‐ 211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, CA  90740  (562) 431‐2527, Ext. 1300          Civility Principles:    1. Treat everyone courteously;  2. Listen to others respectfully;  3. Exercise self‐control;  4. Give open‐minded consideration to all viewpoints; 5. Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; and, 6.  Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process,  and tools for forging sound decisions.    For Information about Seal Beach, please see our city website:  www.sealbeachca.gov    NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended  recipient of this communication, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to the intended  recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without  copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.       ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: WILLIAM SMITH [mailto:wssmith50@aol.com]  Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 12:53 PM  To: Jill Ingram  Subject: External Email : Walkway along beach    Jill,  We live on Seal Way.  Is there any consideration being given to closing the walkway along the beach?  The walk is very  close to our home and it’s impossible to maintain social distancing as people walk by our home.  We can’t open our  windows or even sit outside on our porch without people passing by very close to us.  I am 69 years old and can’t go out  on my front porch of my own home!  I think some consideration should be given to closing the walk path for the safety  of the residents who live on the walkway.  Sincerely,  3 Bill Smith    Sent from my iPad    CAUTION:  This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you  recognize the sender and know the content is safe.  1 Gloria Harper From:Marc Loopesko <MLOOPESKO@roadrunner.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:33 AM To:Gloria Harper Subject:External Email : FW: community garden From: "Troy Allison" To: mvaripapa@sealbeachca.gov Cc: "Bob Roady" Sent: Tuesday March 31 2020 11:18:45AM Subject: community garden Councilman Varipapa, These are indeed strange times for us all. And I know everyone in Seal Beach is doing their best to keep the community as safe as possible. I was thinking that perhaps there might be a way to allow gardeners some limited access to their garden plots. I know the gates on the park drive way will be closed. But here's my thought: Twice a week open the drive way gates to gardeners only so they can water and pick from their plots. You could have even numbered plot people on one day and odd numbers on another day. Limit the time frame to a couple of hours each of the days. We've been very fortunate to have had some nice rain which has been great. But the rain is gone and now it is warming up so our plants will just die. In our own plot we plant s eeds and they are just now starting to come up. They won't be able to survive for long without water. At tonight's meeting I would appreciate it if you would please discuss a plan to allow us access to the garden. Troy Allison and Bob Roady (Plot #12) PS: In a separate email I am going to send you a video link that is very informative. It is long but well worth your time. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Gloria Harper From:james andraska <jandraska1@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 31, 2020 2:59 PM To:Schelly Sustarsic; Joe Kalmick; Thomas Moore; Mike Varipapa; Sandra Massa-Lavitt; Gloria Harper; Kevin Ortiz; Joseph Talarico Subject:External Email : Seal Beach Decision to Close Edison Park Community Gardens Mayor Sustarsic and City Council members, As an Old Town resident for the past 26 years and Edison Park gardener for the past 23 years, I am confused and extremely disappointed by the decision to close the gardens. Closure of the gardens is a draconian measure that misses the the mark of protecting public health as the gardens are not a public gathering place. Access to the gardens is controlled by a combination lock on the gates.Through the annual application process, every gardener releases the City of Seal Beach from any damage or personal injuries and pays a rental fee. Typically, there are only a few cars in the parking lot, if any, with a few gardeners dispersed over several acres practicing social distancing working in their fenced plots. I haven't seen most of my neighbor gardeners in months. I implore the City Council to reopen the Edison Park Community Gardens. Our garden plot provides most of the vegetables our family consumes year-round. It also provides a quiet place to labor in solitude and escape the the throngs passing our Ocean Avenue home. Closing the beach has made the front yard an unsafe place: not enough space for social distancing with the increased sidewalk traffic. Since the gardens were closed during the peak planting season, it would be wise to implement an even/odd garden access control system based on plot numbers to prevent too many gardeners from showing up on the first day the garden reopens. This will also enhance social distancing. The existing garden plot numbering system has each even numbered plot surrounded by odd numbered plots. Likewise, the odd numbered plots are surrounded by even numbered plots. Assuming the gardeners are working in their plots, limiting garden access based on even/odd plot numbers would increase social distancing separation to a minimum of 14 feet. This would also make sense to continue until the coronavirus threat has ended to minimize risk. This is an extremely difficult time for all Seal Beach residents but especially for our Mayor and City Council members. Your service is greatly appreciated! Jim Andraska 1639 Ocean Avenue (562) 754-7583 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Gloria Harper From:Robert Goldberg <rgoldberg@live.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:27 PM To:Thomas Moore; Schelly Sustarsic; Mike Varipapa; Sandra Massa-Lavitt; Joe Kalmick Cc:Jill Ingram; Gloria Harper; Craig A. Steele; Phil Gonshak Subject:External Email : Re: Comments for Tuesday 3/31/20 Closed Session: Beach Closure Exception for Perpendicular Transit for Water Sports Dear Council, I wanted to bring to your attention that the City of Long Beach is allowing perpendicular transit across their beaches for the limited purpose of water sports (see below). Please consider implementing a similar exception for our beaches.   Thank you very much,    Robert Goldberg  2         CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 1 Gloria Harper From:Sara Anderson <sara.anderson@me.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:28 PM To:Schelly Sustarsic; Joe Kalmick; Thomas Moore; Mike Varipapa; Sandra Massa-Lavitt Cc:Jill Ingram; Kevin Ortiz; Gloria Harper Subject:External Email : Closure of Edison Community Gardens Attachments:image001.jpg; ATT00001.htm; image002.jpg; ATT00002.htm; image003.jpg; ATT00003.htm; Govt Code and HS Code statutes.pdf; ATT00004.htm Dear Mayor Sustarsic and Members of the Council,   I am writing to you to express my hope that you will reconsider opening the Edison Community Gardens.  I expressed my thoughts in  an email to Mr. Kevin Ortiz,  Park and Recreation Department and received a timely response from the Mr. Philip Gonshak, Chief of  Police. (Both emails are attached and are dated March 24, 2020.)   Thank you for your consideration of my comments and thank you for all you are doing to keep Seal Beach and its residents safe  during these unprecedented times.   Stay safe,   Sara Anderson 235 16th Street Resident of Old Town Seal Beach since 1988 Begin forwarded message: From: Phil Gonshak <pgonshak@sealbeachca.gov> Subject: Re: Edison Community Gardens Date: March 24, 2020 at 1:02:26 PM PDT To: "sara.anderson@me.com" <sara.anderson@me.com> Cc: Nicholas Nicholas <nnicholas@sealbeachca.gov>, Michael Henderson <MHenderson@sealbeachca.gov>, Mike Ezroj <MEzroj@sealbeachca.gov>, Kevin Ortiz <kortiz@sealbeachca.gov>, Jill Ingram <jingram@sealbeachca.gov>, Patrick Gallegos <PGallegos@sealbeachca.gov>, Les Johnson <LJohnson@sealbeachca.gov> Hello Ms. Anderson, I hope this email finds you well. I appreciate your very kind email this morning, as several of them haven’t been so polite in nature. With that, thank you for considering the especially anxious times we are living in. The decision to hopefully slow and/or stop the spread of this virus in Seal Beach rests with everyone who lives, works and visits here. Similarly, I want you to know the recommendation to take these drastic measures came from me, as your Chief of Police. I’m certain you can understand that if someone does actually pass away from Covid-19 in our beautiful city, which I live in as well, I would feel terrible and truly be ashamed for not doing my absolute best to stop it - especially since I have the actual power to do so with these preventative measures. That would be a very heavy weight on my conscience and I hope you understand. I unfortunately had to give my family gardening plot away a few years ago, because my girls became too busy. Nonetheless, as with any public access park location, there are slow times and busy times. It is unfortunate we cannot piece mail certain locations, as this decision is a wide casted net with the hope of 2 releasing some of these restrictions in due time. As far as the entire city - my wife, kids and grandkids love our beach and frequent it often. The pier, in my opinion, looks the best I have ever seen it and we enjoy standing on it to watch both the sunrises and sunsets. Along with you and many other citizens of Seal Beach, we are making the sacrifice as a whole. With this global pandemic that has already gripped our state and nation, we are living and experiencing a time of both uncertainty and angst. Because of this, my recommendation to close the gardens, parks, beaches, trails, and pier, comes with a heavy weight of responsibility, all the while knowing it may upset a few but hopefully may save the life of even one. It is because of this that I hope you don’t naturally respond emotionally (as we all often do). Rather, I ask you to seek some understanding, as the following entities/cities who have followed suit by closing some and or all of the same areas include: California State Park Campgrounds, San Diego, Carlsbad, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, and Long Beach, with several more that I have been told will soon follow within the next few days. Furthermore, my objective for the City of Seal Beach Police Department during this time of uncertainty is to “Educate First”. I can assure you it is not our goal nor intention to be out and about looking for violators in the gardens, parks, piers, and/or beaches but rather give the warning first if called, then if challenged, cite only when absolutely and critically necessary (see attached government codes). Our goal has and always will be to protect the citizens of Seal Beach, and during this challenging time it may mean that we have to do so in ways we are all uncomfortable with. I hope you know that I took an oath to each and every one of you in this community to do everything in my power to ensure its safety, and I intend to do so always. If interested, below I have attached a link to the briefing we gave to the City Council via an emergency meeting last Thursday night: https://sealbeach.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?compiledMeetingDocumentFileId=3861 If you have 30 minutes, please watch and/or at least listen. Once finished, I invite you ask me any questions you like and I’ll try my best to respond given the available time I have. In closing, thank you for providing me an opportunity to explain this decision and please let me know how the City of Seal Beach can help better serve you in the future. All the best, Phil Philip L. Gonshak Chief of Police City of Seal Beach Police Department 911 Seal Beach Boulevard, Seal Beach, CA 90740   (562) 799-4124 (Office) (562) 493-0634 (Fax) Government Code § 26600. Preservation of peace The sheriff shall preserve peace, and to accomplish this object may sponsor, supervise, or participate in any project of crime prevention, rehabilitation of persons previously convicted of crime, or the suppression of delinquency. Government Code § 41601. Suppression of disturbances; execution of disease prevention orders; powers and protection For the suppression of riot, public tumult, disturbance of the peace, or resistance against the laws or public authorities in the lawful exercise of their functions, and for the execution of all orders of the local health officer issued for the purpose of preventing the spread of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, the chief of police has the powers conferred upon sheriffs by general law and in all respects is entitled to the same protection. Health and Safety Code § 101029. Spread of contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases; prevention orders; enforcement by sheriff or peace officer The sheriff of each county, or city and county, may enforce within the county, or the city and county, all orders of the local health officer issued for the purpose of preventing the spread of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease. Every peace officer of every political subdivision of the county, or city and county, may enforce within the area subject to his or her jurisdiction all orders of the local health officer issued for the purpose of preventing the spread of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease. This section is not a limitation on the authority of peace officers or public officers to enforce orders of the local health officer. When deciding whether to request this assistance in enforcement of its orders, the local health officer may consider whether it would be necessary to advise the enforcement agency of any measures that should be taken to prevent infection of the enforcement officers. Health and Safety Code § 120295. Violations of duties by local health officers; offense; penalty Any person who violates Section 120130 or any section in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 120175, but excluding Section 120195), is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, or by both. He or she is guilty of a separate offense for each day that the violation continued. Health and Safety Code § 120175.5. Outbreak of communicable disease; notification of government entities (a) During an outbreak of a communicable disease, or upon the imminent and proximate threat of a communicable disease outbreak or epidemic that threatens the public's health, a local health officer shall do both of the following: (1) Promptly notify and update governmental entities within the local health officer's jurisdiction about communicable diseases listed in Section 2500 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations that may affect them, if, in the opinion of the local health officer, action or inaction on the part of the governmental entity might affect outbreak response efforts. (2) Make any relevant information available to governmental entities, including, but not limited to, the locations of concentrations of cases, the number of residents affected, and the measures that the governmental entities should take to assist with outbreak response efforts. (b) In addition to the actions required under subdivision (a), the local health officer may issue orders to other governmental entities within the local health officer's jurisdiction to take any action the local health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease. (c) A local health officer that provides the notification and information to a governmental entity pursuant to subdivision (a), and the governmental entity that receives the notification and information, shall comply with all applicable state and federal privacy laws. 1 Gloria Harper From:Greg <greg.kirste@cox.net> Sent:Tuesday, March 31, 2020 2:22 PM To:Jill Ingram; Craig A. Steele Cc:Gloria Harper; Jeannette Andruss; rgoldberg@live.com Subject:External Email : Forward - Comments for Tuesday 3/31/20 Closed Session Good Afternoon (Councilmember); MPA is the City’s Oil Revenue consultant. MPA and the City Attorney are working to amicably collect tax debt from California Resources Corporation (CRC). Item B on this evenings Closed Session Agenda concerns possible litigation. If this item concerns CRC, I would like to offer the following: The State Constitution empowers California cities to impose a business license tax. The Seal Beach City Charter empowers the Council to impose that tax on CRC. The City’s Municipal Code empowers the City to set CRC's tax rate. This matter is an attempt of a duly authorized governmental entity to demand a city-business obtain a business license and to collect all past and future taxes and penalties owed based on the following established facts: - On June 23, 2005 CRC began producing oil within the City of Seal Beach - A business license to produce oil is a condition of the City’s Municipal Code, CRC’s Offshore State Lease, and CRC’s State Drilling Permits - CRC never obtained a business license - Since it first started producing oil from wells located within the City, CRC has produced over 6.4 million barrels of oil (271 million gallons) - CRC has not paid the City's oil production tax on any of the 6.4 million barrels of oil it's produced - The City has sole statutory authority to require CRC obtain a business license, impose a business license tax and penalties, and collect all amounts owed - MPA estimates the amount CRC owes exceeds $13.4 million in mandatory taxes and penalties* * notes on amount owed: - An oil producer pays tax on each barrel of oil produced. The per-barrel tax rate is set by the City. The City charges a penalty for late payments. Taxes and penalties are mandatory (Municipal Code) - MPA and the City stipulated CRC’s per-barrel tax rate on September 26, 2018. This rate is the exact rate paid by all of the City’s other oil producers (DCOR, Hellman & Breitburn) - On September 26, 2018 the estimated amount owed by CRC was $9,341,353. On June 25, 2019 the estimated amount owed was $13,485,297. The amount CRC owes accrues daily - CRC operates without a business license. CRC is not subject to the City’s statutory $0.01 per barrel tax (Municipal Code) 2 - CRC does not pay City-taxes. CRC’s City-debt is not limited by any Statute of Limitation Thank You, Greg Kirste MPA CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.