* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. FOR THE PLEDGE [00:00:01] OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. [ROLL CALL] I'M NOW LISA FOR THE ROLL CALL. PRESIDENT RAINEY IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT MCGUIRE. HERE. SECRETARY SCOTT. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER SHANNON. COMMISSIONER CORDERO. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. GREAT. UM, WE HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE PRESIDENT RAINEY FROM TODAY'S MEETING. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? OH, I NEED, I NEEDED A MOTION FIRST, DIDN'T I? , DO I HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE? MOTION TO EXCUSE? SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. THE MOTION'S CARRIED. UH, REGULAR [1. 24-54504 Recommendation to approve July 18, 2024 Board meeting minutes.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] AGENDA TODAY. NO. ITEM NUMBER ONE. WE'RE APPROVING THE JULY 18TH BOARD MEETING MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENT? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. SECOND. SECOND. ALL A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND THAT. WE'RE A LITTLE RUSTY THIS MORNING. IT'S BEEN A MONTH. . UM, AND . I HAVE A SECOND. AND ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS [2. 24-54505 Recommendation to approve Retirement Order No. RO6178 for inventory items that are no longer being used during the current year.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO APPROVE, UM, THE RETIREMENT ORDER NUMBER R OH 6 1 78. DO I HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY COMMISSION OR COMMENT? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND. COMMISSIONER SCOTT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER [3. 24-54506 Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to execute an amendment to Contract 35479 with Independent Electric Supply, LLC, dba Independent Utility Supply, for furnishing and delivering Mueller products, increasing the contract amount for the current and final renewal period by an additional $450,000.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THREE, TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH MYSELF. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT 3, 5, 4, 7, 9 WITH INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY L-L-C-D-B-A INDEPENDENT UTILITY SUPPLY. I'M CALLING ON KEVIN CHUGA. HI KEVIN. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. UM, SO, UH, AS YOU JUST READ, I'M RECOMMENDING THAT WE INCREASE, UH, THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $450,000, UH, FOR THE LAST YEAR OF THE CONTRACT. AND THAT'S TO, UH, BUY, UH, MUELLER PRODUCTS. SO, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MUELLER. UH, WE USE THEM FOR PRESSURE CONTROL. UM, THEY'VE BEEN KIND OF PRETTY MUCH THE EXCLUSIVE, UH, PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE THAT WE'VE USED IN OUR SYSTEM SINCE ABOUT THE 1970S. UM, AND, UH, MUELLER IS RECOGNIZED AS AN INDUSTRY LEADER. UH, SOCAL GAS, YOU KNOW, THE ONES WHO SURROUND US, UH, THEY, THEY USE THIS PRODUCT AND, UH, IT'S THE ONLY APPROVED PRESSURE CONTROL FITTING THAT WE HAVE THAT'S IN OUR OPERATIONS MANUAL. UH, SO THE EXISTING CONTRACT WAS, UH, ACTUALLY APPROVED BY THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL, UH, BEFORE THE MERGER IN 2020. AND THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS OF THAT CONTRACT WERE FOR $250,000. UH, PART OF THE, THE, THE SMALLER AMOUNT WAS, IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF, UH, THE PANDEMIC. AND WE WEREN'T USING, UH, WE WEREN'T DOING THAT MUCH, MUCH WORK. BUT, UH, AFTER WE CAME OUTTA THE PANDEMIC, WE'VE INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, UH, THAT REQUIRES USE OF PRESSURE CONTROL FITTINGS. AND WE WENT BACK TO COUNCIL AND GOT, UH, AN INCREASE TO EACH ANNUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF 400,000. SO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS FOR A TWO YEAR CONTRACT, AND THEN IT HAD THREE ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS. AND SO THOSE EX, THOSE EXTENSIONS WERE APPROVED AT THE 400,000 ANNUAL LEVEL. UM, THIS IS THE F LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS IS THE FINAL YEAR OF THE CONTRACT. SO, UH, WE WILL BE BACK HERE, UH, LATER THIS YEAR FOR A, A NEW CONTRACT, UH, FOR YOUR, YOUR APPROVAL. UH, THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF THE EQUIPMENT WE USE. UM, PRESSURE CONTROL FITTINGS AND A NATURAL GAS SYSTEM ARE COMPONENTS DESIGNED TO REGULATE CONTROL AND MAINTAIN PRESSURE OF NATURAL GAS THAT IS MOVED THROUGH THE PIPELINE. [00:05:01] MUELLER FITTINGS ENSURE THAT THE GAS PRESSURE REMAINS WITHIN A SAFE AND FUNCTIONAL LIMITS, PREVENTING OVER PRESSURIZED PRESSURIZATION, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LEAKS OR SYSTEM FAILURES. SO, UM, BASICALLY IF WE HAVE, UM, UH, WE, WE DO HAVE VALVES IN OUR SYSTEM, BUT IN THE GAS INDUSTRY, NO ONE RELIES ON VALVES TO BE, UH, THE WAY TO ISOLATE A SECTION OF PIPE THAT YOU'RE GONNA WORK ON. WE ALSO DON'T HAVE AS MANY VALVES IN OUR SYSTEM. SO IF WE RELIED ON VALVES, WE WOULD END UP PROBABLY SHUTTING IN CUSTOMERS, WHICH IS WHEN WE DO OUR WORK, WE, WE TRY TO AVOID ANY IMPACT TO, UH, TO OUR CUSTOMERS. SO PRESSURE CONTROL FITTINGS ARE A WAY OF ISOLATING, UH, A LIVE GAS LINE SO THAT WE COULD EITHER REMOVE, REMOVE A VALVE, UH, RE REMOVE, UH, REPLACE A SECTION OF PIPING. AND SO WE PLACE THIS EQUIPMENT, UH, THESE PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICES ON, ON THE PIPE. AND THEN WE ACTUALLY DRILL, UH, THIS IS A DRILLING MACHINE. WE USE THAT TO ACTUALLY DRILL RIGHT THROUGH A LIVE GAS LINE. AND THEN WE PUT A STOPPER IN TO CONTROL, UH, STOP THE FLOW OF PRESSURE, AND THEN WE BLEED OFF THE PRESSURE IN BETWEEN THE TWO STOPS. AND THEN WE CAN DO OUR WORK, UH, ON THE PIPELINE. WE ALSO, IF, AND THIS IS IF WE WERE TO EVER HAVE, UH, LIKE, LIKE WE HAD THIS WEEK, LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE THAT WOULD LEAD TO, UH, AN, UH, A LEAK IN THE GAS LINE. THIS IS ALSO, THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IS HOW WE WOULD, UH, ISOLATE A LINE TO, TO DO THE WORK AND, AND FIX WHATEVER REPAIR WE NEEDED TO DO. UH, JUST SOME MORE PICTURES OF, UH, OF PRODUCTS THAT WE ORDER FROM MUELLER. UH, THE CONTRACT WITH THE INDEPENDENT UTILITY SUPPLY EXPIRES, AS I MENTIONED, UH, AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. UH, THE REASON WE ARE REQUESTING THE INCREASE IN CONTRACT AMOUNT, UH, TODAY IS, UH, UH, WE RECENTLY WERE ON A DROP AND WE, WE ACTUALLY BROKE, THIS DEVICE BROKE, SO WE NEED TO ORDER A COUPLE MORE OF THOSE. AND THEN WE'RE JUST, UH, GETTING SOME LOW ON, ON SOME OF OUR SUPPLIES, PARTIALLY BECAUSE WE WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK FOR THE PORT OF LONG BEACH, WHICH IS REIMBURSABLE, BUT THE GAS FUND HAS TO FRONT THE MONEY, UH, WHEN YOU ORDER, ORDER THAT EQUIPMENT. AND THERE ARE, UH, THERE'S LIKE A COUPLE MONTHS LEAD TIME WHEN WE ORDER THIS EQUIPMENT. SO WE WANNA START THE PROCESS OF ORDERING NOW INSTEAD OF WAITING, UH, WHEN WE GET FULL, UH, A NEW CONTRACT APPROVED, UH, NEXT YEAR. SO, UH, JUST TO READ THIS VERBATIM, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT 3, 5, 4, 7, 9 WITH INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY, DOING BUSINESS AS INDEPENDENT UTILITY SUPPLY FOR THE FURNISHING AND DELIVERING OF MUELLER PRODUCTS, INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR THE CURRENT AND FINAL, UH, RENEWAL PERIOD FOR AN ADDITIONAL $450,000. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. GREAT, THANKS. THANK YOU, KEVIN. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENT? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS TO ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS UD 23 1 41 AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO SAN RE MACHINERY, LLC MICHAEL HERBA. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MICHAEL HERBA. I'M THE MANAGER OF SEWER OPERATIONS, AND TODAY STAFF RECOMMENDS TO ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS UD DASH 2 3 1 41 TO FURNISH AND DELIVER TO BACKHOE. LOADERS. OH, YES, THE SO HE CAN GET CLOSER. MY WAS HOPING YOU DIDN'T CATCH. I DO HAVE TWO VIDEOS. ARE YOU ABLE TO START THOSE, GEORGE? WELL, THE, THE BACKHOE LOADERS ARE USED FOR BREAKING ASPHALT PAVEMENT, DIGGING TRENCHES, LAME PIPE, AND BACK FILLING EXCAVATIONS. AND IF WE CAN GET THE VIDEOS TO PLAY, THE LEFT WILL DEMONSTRATE WHAT A TYPICAL SEWER REPAIR WOULD LOOK LIKE. WHILE THE VIDEO ON THE RIGHT WOULD DEMONSTRATE THE FULL CAPABILITY OF THE MACHINE THAT'S REQUIRED BY SEWER OPS AS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS USUALLY THE DEEPEST, [00:10:29] IT SOUNDS LIKE, HOW , HOW, HOW WOULD THAT WORK? MICHAEL . NEXT SLIDE. ANOTHER VIDEO. UM, BUT A COMMON MATERIAL IN THE COLLECTION SYSTEM IS VITRIFIED CLAY PIPE. AND WHAT IS BEING UNLOADED IS A VCP FITTING. AND SO THE BACKHOES ARE ALSO USED FOR, UH, MANEUVERING HEAVY ITEMS, LIFTING HEAVY ITEMS IN THE PLACEMENT OF STEEL PLATES. OUR EXISTING BACKHOE FLEET WAS PURCHASED IN 2010 AND HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS INTENDED SERVICE LIFE. OUR CURRENT BACKHOES REQUIRE FREQUENT REPAIRS WITH EXTENDED DOWNTIME, UH, BECAUSE OF HARD TO SOURCE PARTS. EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE'VE HAD TO RENT A BACKHOE BECAUSE BOTH OF OURS WERE OUT FOR REPAIRS. 30 POTENTIAL VENDORS WERE NOTIFIED WITH FIVE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS DOWNLOADING THE DOCUMENT. AND WE TWO BIDS WITH SUNRAY BEING THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER. STAFF RECOMMENDS TO ADOPT SPECIFICATION UD TWO THREE DASH 1 41 AND AWARD A CONTRACT WITH SUNRAY MACHINERY LLC TO FURNISH AND DELIVER TWO TOBACCO LOADERS IN A TOTAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $375,000 AND AUTHORIZE A GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER IN SINGLE CONTACT, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. DO I HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENT? SEEING NONE. MOTION TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. COMMISSIONER SHANNON. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, MICHAEL. [4. 24-54507 Recommendation to adopt Specifications UD-23-141 and award a contract to Sonsray Machinery, LLC to furnish and deliver two backhoe loaders, in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $375,000, and authorize the General Manager to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] OKAY, [5. 24-54508 Recommendation to adopt Specifications UD-24-174 and award a contract to Core & Main LP to furnish and deliver resilient seated gate valves, in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $325,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, subject to a maximum increase of 10% for each renewal period, at the discretion of the General Manager; and authorize the General Manager to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS TO ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS UD 24 1 74 AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO CORE AND MAIN LP. I'M CALLING ON MIKE SLAS. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE, STAFF REQUEST THE BOARD ADOPT SPECIFICATION UD 24 DASH 1 74, AN AWARD OF CONTRACT CORE MAIN LP TO FURNISH AND DE FURNISH AND DELIVER RESILIENT SEATED GATE VALVES IN A TOTAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $325,000 FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIODS, SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM INCREASE OF 10% FOR EACH RENEWAL PERIOD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER, AND AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS. FOR THIS ITEM, WE HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION. ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL PARTS OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, ASIDE FROM THE PIPE THAT WE USE TO CONVEY THE WATER TO OUR CUSTOMERS, ARE THE VALVES THAT WE USE TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF WATER. THEY'RE USED FOR SHUTTING OFF THE FLOW OF WATER FOR MAINTENANCE AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, SUCH AS WHEN WE EITHER HAVE A MAIN BREAK OR WHEN A FIRE HYDRANT GETS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE. IN OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ALONE, WE HAVE OVER 22,000 VALVES FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF THESE VALVES ARE GATE VALVES. THE THREE TYPES OF GATE VALVES THAT WE USE AND TYPICALLY USE IN A, UH, ON AN AVERAGE DAY VARY BY THE WAY THAT THEY CONNECT TO THE ADJACENT PIPER FITTINGS. WHEN WE ARE INSTALLING A NEW MAINLINE VALVE, WE'RE TYPICALLY USING A PUSH ON BY PUSH ON VALVE. WHEN THE NEED ARISES, WE NEED TO INSTALL LIKE A PRESSURE PLATE TO ISOLATE A NEW WATER MAIN FROM AN EXISTING WATER MAIN FOR EITHER PRESSURE TESTING OR HEALTH SAMPLING. WE MAY USE A FLANGE BY FLANGE VALVE, WHICH IS THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE. SO WHEN WE DO THAT, THE UH, PRESSURE PLATE WILL GET SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE FLANGES FROM THE VALVE AND THE ADJACENT FITTING TO BASICALLY CREATE A FIXED VARI BARRIER. WHEN THE PLATE IS NO LONGER NEEDED, THE FLANGE WILL BE UNBOLTED, THE PLATE GETS REMOVED, A NEW GASKET GETS DROPPED IN, AND EVERYTHING GETS BOLTED BACK TOGETHER. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW MAJOR WORKING COMPONENTS OF A GATE VALVE THAT MAKE IT WORK. THE BODY AND BON OF THE VALVE HOLD [00:15:01] THE RUBBER COATED HOLD THE RUBBER COATED GATE AND THE STEM THAT RISES, IT LOWS, LOWERS THAT GATE. AND THOSE ARE, SO YOU GOT THE BONNET ON TOP, THE BODY IN THE MIDDLE, THE BODY IN THE BOTTOM, YOU HAVE THE GATE IN THE MIDDLE, AND YOU HAVE THE STEM AND THE OPERATING NUT. THERE'S REALLY NOT A WHOLE LOT GOING ON THERE. UM, THE TWO INCH SQUARE OPERATING NUT IS ATTACHED TO THE STEM. AND IN PARTICULAR, SINCE THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM VALVES ARE BURIED, WE USE WHAT IS KNOWN AS A NON RISING STEM. SO AS YOU TURN THE TWO INCH NUT ON TOP, THE GATE WILL ACTUALLY RAISE AND LOWER INSIDE THE BONNET BY BASICALLY GETTING, HAVING THE STEM SUCKED UP INTO THE GATE VALVE. IF, UH, WE DO OCCASIONALLY ORDER ONES THAT HAVE RISING STEMS WHERE THE, THE WHOLE STEM WILL ACTUALLY COME UP OUT OF THE TOP OF IT. BUT THOSE ARE TYPICALLY FOR ABOVE GROUND APPLICATIONS. WHEN WE WENT OUT TO BID FOR THE BID SPECIFICATIONS WERE POSTED ON LONG BEACH BUYS, LONG BEACH BUYS, 14 PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS WERE NOTIFIED, FOUR OF WHICH WERE LOCAL LONG BEACH BIDDERS. OF THOSE NOTIFIED ONLY ONE, ONLY THREE, ONE OF WHICH WAS A LOCAL LONG BEACH VENDOR DOWNLOADED THE SPECIFICATIONS IN THIS CASE. AT THE TIME OF CLOSING, WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS WITH CORN MAINE BEING THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER WITH THAT STAFF WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE AND ADOPT THIS BID SPECIFICATION AND AWARD TOKO MAINE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THANKS. THANK YOU, MIKE. YEP. UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENT? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SHANNON? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORDERO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY, ITEM NUMBER SIX, [6. 24-54509 Recommendation to adopt RFP UD-24-176 and award a contract with Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. to provide contract security services in a total annual amount not to exceed $1,010,000 for a period of three years, and the option to renew for two additional one-year periods subject to annual percentage cost increases based on the most recent Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measurement for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim region at the discretion of the General Manager; and authorize the General Manager to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO ADOPT R-F-P-U-D 24 1 76 AND AWARD A CONTRACT WITH INTERCON SECURITY SYSTEMS INC. AND I CALL ON SEAN CURTIS. HI, SEAN. HELLO. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS SEAN CURTIS. I'M THE MANAGER OF SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT. AND THE, UH, ITEM I BE BEFORE YOU IS NUMBER FOUR RELATED TO CONTRACT SECURITY SERVICES. WITH THIS ITEM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE AWARD A CONTRACT TO INTERCON SECURITY SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE SECURITY SERVICES TO OUR, UH, UTILITY. I'M GOING TO BE SKIPPING SLIDE TWO. IT'S, UH, WAS INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED AND IT'S NOT RELEVANT TO THIS ITEM. SO, SECURITY, UH, PROVIDES A VERY IMPORTANT SERVICE TO OUR, UH, DEPARTMENT. UM, THEY PROVIDE 24 7 SECURITY AT OUR FACILITIES. THEY, UH, PERFORM PUBLIC MEETING SECURITY, AND WE HAVE DOREEN HERE PROVIDING THAT WITH US. UH, THEY PATROL OVER 100, UH, REMOTE FACILITIES TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO TRESPASSERS AND THEY ENSURE THAT THE SITE IS, UH, SAFE AND SECURE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO ENTER. THEY PROVIDE VISITOR MANAGEMENT AT OUR PRIMARY FACILITY SO WE CAN ACCOUNT FOR ALL FACILITY OCCUPANTS, ESPECIALLY DURING AN EMERGENCY. AND THEY PROVIDE ENGINEERING PROJECT SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT ONLY AUTHORIZED CONTRACTORS ENTER, UH, THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION SITE. THEY ALSO PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES AS NEEDED, UH, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCE MIGHT BE. AND I DID WANNA INTRODUCE DOREEN UA. SHE IS OUR SITE, UH, GUARD MANAGER, UH, ASSIGNED TO OUR ACCOUNT BY INTERCON. UH, SHE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND ABOUT THREE MONTHS IN HER CURRENT ROLE. UH, SHE'S ACTUALLY BORN AND RAISED HERE IN LONG BEACH AND SHE, IN HER FREE TIME, IS A COACH FOR VOLLEYBALL AT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL. SO, THANK YOU DOREEN. SO WE DID PERFORM A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, UM, FROM JUNE 28TH TO JULY 25TH, ABOUT A MONTH. AND WE ADVERTISED IN LONG BEACH BUYS AS WELL AS THE PRESS TELEGRAM. UH, 32 VENDORS WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT, AND 17 VENDORS DOWNLOADED THE, UH, RFP DOCUMENT OF THAT WE RECEIVED 10 PROPOSALS AND THREE WERE DISQUALIFIED DUE TO NON-CONFORMANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RFP. SO THE, UH, EVALUATION COMMITTEE DID, UH, EVALUATE SEVEN PROPOSALS BASED ON CONTRACTOR AND STAFF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE PAST PERFORMANCE IN, IN, UH, PREVIOUS JOBS, THEIR WORK METHODOLOGY, AS WELL AS THEIR REASONABLENESS OF COST. BASED [00:20:01] ON THE EVALUATIONS, INTERCON SECURITY SERVICES PROVIDED THE MOST RESPONSIVE, UH, PROPOSAL. AND THE REASON FOR THE SELECTION IS THAT THEY HAD OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING THIS TYPE OF SERVICES, ESPECIALLY TO UTILITY AGENCIES, THE REFERENCES THEY PROVIDED, AS WELL AS THEIR REASONABLENESS OF FEES. THEREFORE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD ADOPT R-F-P-U-D 24 DASH 1 76 AND AWARD A CONTRACT WITH INTERCON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. TO PROVIDE CONTRACT SECURITY SERVICES IN A TOTAL AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $1,010,000 FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. AND THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIODS, SUBJECT TO ANNUAL PERCENTAGE COSTS INCREASES BASED ON THE MOST RECENT CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS, MEASUREMENT FOR THE LONG BEACH, UH, LOS ANGELES LONG BEACH ANAHEIM REGION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER AND AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS. WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SEAN. THAT WAS GREAT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT REPORT? AND COMMISSIONER COMMENT? COMMISSIONER CORDERO. THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK YOU MENTIONED THIS, BUT IS THIS, UM, ORGANIZATION LOCAL LONG BEACH? UH, NO, THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE BASED OUT OF PASADENA. OKAY. THEN HOW DID WE GET SO LUCKY TO GET SOMEONE FROM LONG BEACH WHO'S ALSO INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. I, THAT'S GREAT. YES. IS THAT DOREEN BACK THERE? YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, GOOD TO KNOW. AND WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. MOTIONS, UH, CA UH, SE AS SECONDED AS WELL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. I SECOND KEEP UP HERE. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER [7. 24-54510 Recommendation to adopt Resolution UT-1521 authorizing the General Manager to execute a contract, and any necessary subsequent amendments, with Cintas Corporation No. 2 to provide workplace solutions products and services, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the University of Nebraska, through Omnia Partners, in an annual amount not to exceed $200,000 until the Omnia Partners contract expires on May 31, 2028, with the option to renew for as long as the Omina Partners contract is in effect.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] SEVEN IS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION UT 1521 AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AND ANY NECESSARY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS WITH CINTAS CORPORATION. NUMBER TWO, COLIN TYSON. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM, STAFF REQUEST, THE BOARD AUTHORIZE, UH, THE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CINTAS CORPORATION. UM, FOR THIS CONTRACT, CINTAS WILL BE PROVIDING WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS. WHAT IS WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS? UM, I THINK EVERYBODY IS MOST FAMILIAR WITH CINTAS AS UNIFORM RENTALS. YOU SEE THEIR UNIFORM RENTAL TRUCKS DRIVING AROUND, BUT THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE MUCH MORE THAN THAT FOR THE WORKPLACE, INCLUDING, UM, RENTAL FLOOR MATS AS WELL AS RAGS, MOP HEADS. UM, IN ADDITION, THEY ALSO SUPPLY PARTS SUCH AS SAFETY EQUIPMENT, LIKE FIRST AID KITS AND SO ON. SO THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE FULL SUITE OF WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS AVAILABLE, UM, BY CINTAS. NOW, THIS IS A PIGGYBACK OFF OF A MASTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN CINTAS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA THROUGH OMNIA PARTNERS COOPERATIVE. UM, SO STAFF LOOKED AT HOW TO, UM, DO A CONTRACT FOR THIS TYPE OF, UM, SERVICE. UM, AND WE LOOKED INTO USING A COOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE COMPLEX NATURE OF THE SERVICES THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR, UM, AND USING A COOPERATIVE WOULD STREAMLINE THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS. AND SO IN LOOKING AT THE COOPERATIVE, WE FIND THAT THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AND CINTAS WAS THE BEST VALUE FOR, UM, FOR THE DEPARTMENT. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S WHY THIS IS ALSO A RESOLUTION REQUEST. AND SO IT'S A ROLL CALL VOTE. UM, AND SO IN ORDER FOR US TO USE THE PIGGYBACK PROCESS, WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE AUTHORIZATION. SO WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. FASCINATED, I'M JUST CURIOUS, I'M SORRY. UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST, COMMISSIONER, COMMENT, COMMISSIONER SHANNON, I I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHY YOU, UH, PIGGY DECIDED TO PIGGYBACK ON NEBRASKA AS OPPOSED TO ANYTHING? WELL, IT, IT'S, IT'S NOT THAT IT'S NEBRASKA PER SE, NO. IT'S JUST THAT WHEN WE LOOK INTO, UM, WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF THE LIST OF MASTER CONTRACTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE, THIS IS THE ONE THAT WAS THE MOST FAVORABLE. UM, AND THEN, SO THEN OMNIA PARTNERS LIST THIS AS THE WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS CONTRACT. UM, THAT THEN IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY THAT IS A PARTNER OF THE OMNIA COOPERATIVE. SO THE DECISION TO CHOOSE CINTAS AND NEBRASKA IS ACTUALLY DONE BY OMNIA. AND THEN OMNIA PUTS THIS UP AND MADE, MAKES IT AVAILABLE, UM, FOR ALL THE PEOPLE, UM, THAT ARE PARTNERS IN THE COOPERATIVE TO, TO SEE IF THIS MEETS THEIR NEEDS. AND IF IT DOES, THEN, THEN, OKAY, BECAUSE I BELIEVE CINTAS HAS CONTRACTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, CORRECT? [00:25:01] YEAH, CORRECT. SO WE COULD HAVE DONE OUR OWN, BUT THIS WOULD STREAMLINE THE PROCESS. 'CAUSE THIS WAS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE BID THAT NEBRASKA UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, UH, CONDUCTED. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENT? OKAY, GREAT. UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER SCOTT. THANK YOU. AND LISA LIT, ROLL CALL. VOTE VICE PRESIDENT MCGUIRE? YES. SECRETARY SCOTT. COMMISSIONER SHANNON. AYE. COMMISSIONER CORDERO? YES. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THANKS TY. UH, THIS IS THE PUBLIC [PUBLIC COMMENT  ] COMMENT PERIOD. THAT WAS A TOUGH ONE, RIGHT? UM, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. UH, ARE THERE ANY [ANNOUNCEMENTS] ANNOUNCEMENTS? I'LL JUMP IN. UM, SO REAL QUICK, UH, SO KEVIN MENTIONED THE EARTHQUAKE WE HAD EARLIER IN THE WEEK. UM, I'M HAPPY TO REALLY HIT THIS BUILDING HARD. UH, IT IT'S THE BIGGEST EARTHQUAKE I'VE FELT IN MANY, MANY YEARS, BUT, UH, WE HAD NO REPORTED INSTANCES WITH OUR FACILITIES. UM, THE GM RECRUITMENT, UH, ENDS THIS FRIDAY AS OF A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. AND I, ME, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT WE HAD OVER 40 APPLICATIONS AND, UM, I THINK 10, AT LEAST 10 WERE VIEWED AS QUALIFIED IN JULY. AND THEN WE STILL HAD TWO WEEKS TO GO. UM, THE UWI CONFERENCE IS, UH, NEXT WEEK, WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TODAY'S ALSO TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORKDAY. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE CITY IS DOING IT. AND WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. UM, WE, WE ALSO DID TAKE YOUR PARENTS TO WORKDAY ALSO, WHICH WAS, WE WANTED THAT WAS PRE COVID. WE WANNA DO THAT AGAIN, BUT WE DID. UM, UM, SO THE CITY'S DOING TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORKDAY. SO, UH, EMPLOYEES WERE, UH, INVITED TO BRING THEIR CHILD DOWNTOWN AND, UH, UM, IT'S FOUR, I THINK TILL ONE O'CLOCK THROUGH LUNCH. WHAT WE'LL DO THEN IS AS A DEPARTMENT, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORKDAY LATER ON IN THE YEAR AND IT MAYBE TAKE YOUR FAMILY TO WORKDAY. I LIKE HAVING THE PARENTS INVOLVED. AND THEN, UM, LASTLY, UM, WE HAVE OUR PROP TWO 18 HEARING ON MONDAY NIGHT AT SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THIS BUILDING DOWNSTAIRS. CORRECT. AND, UM, THE WOMAN IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, UH, SHE CAME, UH, THAT'S JENNIFER. JENNIFER, YOU WANNA STAND UP PLEASE? NO . SO JENNIFER, UH, GOT THE PROP TWO 18 NOTICE AND, UH, UM, READ IT VERY THOROUGHLY AND, UH, UH, TOOK TIME OFF HER SCHEDULE TO COME VISIT ME. UH, AND SO WE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION EARLIER IN THE WEEK OR LAST WEEK, I CAN'T REMEMBER. AND SHE HAD SOME FANTASTIC QUESTIONS. AND, UH, SO SHE'S A FUTURE, UH, COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE IN MY MIND. SO, UM, SO THANK YOU JENNIFER FOR COMING OUT AND, UH, I ASSUME WE'LL SEE YOU MONDAY NIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? OKAY. SAVE IT FOR MONDAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. I LOOK FORWARD TO MONDAY . OKAY. UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? SEEING NONE. [ADJOURNMENT] THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED. MY GOSH. . * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.