220215 2132 Re_ ThanksFrom:Frances Marquez
To:Thomas Moore
Subject:Re: Thanks
Date:Tuesday, February 15, 2022 9:32:24 PM
Mr. Moore,
Tomorrow at 3:00 works for me.
Sincerely,
Frances
On Feb 15, 2022, at 7:42 PM, Thomas Moore <tomrmoore2@gmail.com> wrote:
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