Police Services Study
In April 2018, the Seal Beach City Council commissioned Matrix Consulting Group to do a Police Services Study for a total of $48,400 including contingency (unexpected) costs.
Sgt. Michael Henderson shared with the Sun that Chief Joe Miller will have an update at the Monday, June 24, City Council meeting.
Police Open House
“Cpl. Brian Gray was the incident commander for the Open House,” wrote Sgt. Nick Nicholas. The Seal Beach Police Department holds an Open House every couple of years. This year’s event included a “shoot/don’t shoot simulator,” a police dog (K-9), a visit from the Long Beach Police helicopter, as well as tours of the jail, and free hot dogs served by the Seal Beach Lions.
Measure BB reporting
A recent staff report to the City Council said the city finance director would establish a mechanism for reporting Measure BB revenues to the public. Measure BB was a 1 cent sales tax approved by Seal Beach voters last year. The report said the project was on track to be completed by Sept. 11. Although the Measure BB funds were not dedicated to specific services, Finance Director Victoria Beatley said on June 5 that the bulk of the money is being used for public safety-related purposes.
Pier ribbon cutting
Seal Beach officials will hold a formal ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m., July 22, to officially mark reopening of the Seal Beach Pier, according to Assistant City Manager Patrick Gallegos. The city will issues a press release with details prior to the event. Related: Visitors should note that the pier is 1,835 feet long. The restrooms nearest to the pier are located underneath the foot of the pier, on Ocean Avenue.
Possible pier restaurant workshops
As previously reported, city staff is scheduled to bring to the council a proposed series of workshops to discuss the potential for a pier restaurant by Sept. 11, according to the June 10 staff report on the city’s Strategic Objectives. The staff report identified the Public Works director and the assistant city manager as the individuals responsible for achieving this goal.
Classification and compensation study
Sept. 11 is also the current deadline for the assistant city manager to bring to the council a “classification and compensation” study that basically looks at how city employees’ jobs are classified and how city employees are paid.
Ocean Place
Developer Shea Homes, not Seal Beach taxpayers, will bear the infrastructure costs of the Ocean Place development on the former DWP property on First Street, according to Assistant City Manager Patrick Gallegos. “The Ocean Place developer will shoulder the costs for new water and sewer,” Gallegos said.
Public Records Act requests
The city provided the Sun with the following information on April contracts:
• Two agreements approved by the Community Development Department for Romo Planning Group, Inc., “to assist the Community Development Director with all daily Planning Division tasks,” and for JHD Planning, LLC, to provide on request assistance to city staff for “housing monitoring and annual reports,” and other tasks that included the sixth cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment. According to the agreement, The RHNA is a required part of the state-mandated Housing Element of the city’s General Plan.
• Six agreements approved by the city’s Public Works Department with KPFF Consulting Engineers for “end of Pier Structural Inspection Services;” with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc., for “Permit Review and Plan Check Services,” with Gold Coast Fence, Inc., for “Police Headquarters Perimeter Fence Repair Services;” with Century Paving, Inc., for striping the Eighth Street beach parking lot; with Bravo Sign & Design, Inc., to provide shop drawings and details for a revised Seal Beach entry monument sign; and, finally, BC Traffic Specialist for College Park West sign post updates.
If you have a question about a city issue—or a suggestion for filing a Public Records Act request—email Associate Editor Charles M. Kelly at editor2@sunnews.org.
