Beaumont Agenda Item 4.h: $48,000 Sewer Penalty

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com

19 Violations Representing Over 330 Days of Violations Between January 2011 and September 2014.

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Beaumont City Council Agenda July 21, 2015, Item 4.h $48,000 Penalty Order No. R8-2015-0012 from Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board: http://www.ci.beaumont.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/26086

“The City of Beaumont incurred a total of nineteen reported violations between January 2011 and September 2014.”

“Although nineteen illations are cited, these violations represent over three hundred and thirty days of violation (many of the violations are of daily limits).”

The City states that Utility Partners will pay the penalty and includes a check from Utility Partners for $24,000 on July 3, 2015; the day after the City issued Check #089097 to Utility Partners for $28,205.74: http://www.ci.beaumont.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/26102

Check Warrants show that Utility Partners was paid $211,852.66 from May to July, 2015.

Check #088685 05/04/2015 $19,369.44
Check #088790 05/18/2015 $63,369.00
Check #088876 06/03/2015 $115,926.10
Check #089054 06/30/2015 $67,720.82
Check #089097 07/02/2015 $28,205.74

Utility Partners sent an email to the City listing the numerous repairs needed for Beaumont’s Sewer Plant. Utility Partners is not liable for violations caused by Beaumont’s crumbling Infrastructure: http://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/beaumontville-emails-sewer-plant-repairs-needed-0

Relevant Issues

A Clear Conflict of Interest
The City of Beaumont's contract with Urban Logic presents a significant conflict of interest and therefore must be terminated.
Favoritism and Cronyism
The City of Beaumont, under Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas, has consistently demonstrated favoritism and cronyism in the awarding of pubic contracts.
Cost to Taxpayers
Urban Logic's contract with The City of Beaumont which allows it to profit from each approved development, along with their on-going practice of awarding high-dollar public contracts to a small group of friends and associates instead of to the lowest bidder, have cost Beaumont taxpayers millions.
Impact on Existing Businesses
The policies of Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas ignore the needs of existing businesses in favor of new development and big box stores.
Quality of Life
Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas have damaged our quality of life by failing to uphold high development standards, depleting local resources, making local government less accessible to residents, and by destroying the small town feel of the City of Beaumont.
Tactics
Urban Logic protects its ability to extract money from the City of Beaumont at all costs, resorting to intimidation and threats when necessary.