By: Libi Uremovic, August 18, 2014 | Original Article at Patch.com
AGENDA ITEMS:
Agenda Item 7.a.5 Add Section 5.27 to Chapter 5 of the Beaumont Municipal Code “Application Process” This application would add additional restrictions on opening and maintaining a small business in Beaumont. The Ordinance would add Seven (7) additional restrictions on the application process including
E: the City’s ability to ‘IMPOSE SUCH CONDITIONS AS DEEMED NECESSARY’,
F: License Applicant must prove ‘RIGHT TO USE’ the license, and
G: ONE YEAR WAITING PERIOD to reapply for an application that has been revoked or denied.
Agenda Item 7.a.8 Resolution Designating Kapanicas as Representative on the Board of Public Agency Self-Insurance System (PASIS) This Resolution designates Kapanicas to oversee and protect his personal business interest. The Resolution also lists the Assistant City Manager and Finance Director as alternative Representatives, but both of those positions are being held by one person; Bill Alyward. The City also lists a ‘Special Projects Manager’ as an alternative – who is that?
Agenda 7.a.9 Agreement to Provide ‘Security’ for Construction areas in Sundance. ‘Security’ as in Pardee promises to develop the property – which is an Agreement that Pardee knows they can not fulfill because the Beaumont Cherry Valley Water District has refused to provide an extension to Pardee to develop the property.
Agenda Item 7.a.10 Replacement of Filter and Media at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
City states that the Bid process was followed and the ‘winner’ is Utility Partners LLC in Las Vegas Nevada. This company has no website, phone number, and is registered under an umbrella agency: ‘CSC Services of Nevada, Inc.’ Agreement states that Utility Partners is located at 9165 Prescott Downs in Las Vegas, but google maps shows 9165 Prescott Downs is a developing residential neighborhood.
Agenda 7.a.11 Noble Creek is off calendar.
Agenda 7.a.13 Divide 296.41 acres Fairway Canyon into 4 parcels “which can be readily transferred to individual builders, or for financing purposes. And that’s the bottom line; the City will use the four separate parcels in an attempt to acquire four separate CFD Bonds. Report states Agenda Item from December 10, 2013, but there was no Council meeting on December 10, 2013.
Agenda item 7.a.15 Agreement with Steiner Group to Prep Bond Debt for CFD Expenditure Reports. The City lists 28 Bonds, but there are 30 CFD Bonds. The City did not include the 2013 CFD Bonds because they are clearly Junk Bonds created only to make profit for Kapanica and Urban Logic.
Agenda Item 7.a.18 Internal Controls Audit from Independent Source. The Agenda Item starts off by stating that the Auditing Firm of Moss Levy Hartzhiem submitted an Internal Controls Report as part of the Financial Statements approved by Council on July 15, 2014, but the City has refused to release the Report. It was Council’s duty to review this information BEORE approval, but not one member of Council or the Public has been allowed to review this report. Finance Director Bill Alyward has designated himself to review the applications and reserves the right to refuse all applicants.
The proposal lists three areas of review: Cash Receipts and Revenue Collection, Cash Disbursements, and Financial Reporting Compliance. A Forth Category, ‘review of 700 Forms, Double-dipping, and Conflicts on Interests’ needs to be added.
Agenda Item 7.a.19 SunnyCal Development The Agenda Item states that since the Planning Commission has continued the Item until their October 7th meeting the City wants to continue this Item on the September 9th Council Meeting. The Agenda Item fails to mention that the Beaumont Cherry Valley Water District will not be continuing to have SunnyCal on their Agenda for consideration.