Beaumont Council Agenda January 5, 2016

December Agenda plus New Giveaways of Taxpayer Dollars

Agenda Item 4.A. Council Vacancy

Agenda Item 4.D CFD Reconcilation Report from Urban Futures
Urban Futures Claims 551 Hours spent, but Nothing to Report.

Agenda Item 4.F. Award Financial Advisor Contract

Agenda Item 8.I. Bond Council Services

Agenda Item 8.K. Supplemental Law Enforcement Services

Agenda Item 8.L. Request for Proposal; Wastewater and Transit Fee Study.

Agenda Item 8.N. Purchase Order WWTP Headworks Upgrade
$44,353.41 to JF Shea after JF Shea was paid in full for a $2.8 Million in April, 2015.

Check Warrants

EFT 1433 Pinkney $71,257.27 – never Approved by Council

EFT 1432 J.F. Shea $40,000 – Never Approved by Council

Ck 90146 Evans-Hydro $19,999.21 Repair Pump 4 Seasons Station

Ck 90160 Interwest Consulting $5,850

Ck 90167 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith Attorneys $6,327.42

Ck 90170 McNeill Law Offices $6,327.42

Ck 90187 Smith Law Offices $9,899.44

Ck 09191 Sullican Workman Dee Attorneys $165.00

Ck 90199 Wildan $12,835.00 Arbitrage Services

Ck 90200 Wildan $20,450 Engineering Monitoring

Ck 90208 Wagner & Pelayes Law Firm $2,227.74

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.