220212 2009 Re_ ThanksFrom:Frances Marquez
To:Thomas Moore
Subject:Re: Thanks
Date:Saturday, February 12, 2022 8:08:32 PM
Mr. Moore,
Thank you for reaching out to me. Please feel free to call me tomorrow or at your convenience
at 909-996-0619 so I can answer your questions. I look forward to speaking with you. Have a
nice evening!
Sincerely,
Frances
On Feb 12, 2022, at 4:41 PM, Thomas Moore <tomrmoore2@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Ms. Marquez,
I have been keeping up with the City Council politics and meetings
through the News Enterprise paper. I want to thank you for speaking
out on some of the dubious votes that have occurred lately, especially the
extension of the Valley Vista sanitation contract. I'm guessing you and I
are more progressive than most of our fellow citizens, but especially for
the members who are "pro-business," the lack of bids is troubling.
I am curious how the contract got so far along without the practical idea
of "bidding it out?" (I feel the optics are terrible on a few Council
members having relationships with the owner of Valley Vista, and it
seems like the renewal was inevitable and became a fait accompli.) I
emailed the City Manager during the process and his answers were
defensive and he refused to admit it wouldn't bid out. Did the process
seem more driven by the City Manager or the Board or a combination of
the two? Are the lower rates being charged for sanitation in Los
Alamitos an anomaly, or am I missing something?
A second question is why have a Council meeting for citizens to dispute
the contract when it was already signed? This seems troubling and poor
planning (or intentional) by the folks intent on signing a contract. For
long-time Cypress citizens such as myself, the long history of
Briggeman/Valley Vista without competing bids raises many questions.
In any case, thanks for being the lone voice of reason and fairness in a
disturbing period of Cypress's history. If I can ever be of assistance,
please contact me; I am more than willing to speak at council meetings
or raise issues in the News Enterprise.
Tom Moore