220215 1943 Re_ ThanksFrom:Thomas Moore
To:Frances Marquez
Subject:Re: Thanks
Date:Tuesday, February 15, 2022 7:42:51 PM
Frances,
Sometime tomorrow would be great. 310-654-3787 Let me know what time works
for you. Or I'll text you.
Tom
On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 8:08 PM Frances Marquez <fmarquez@cypressca.org> wrote:
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