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14-1118_BLENHEIM FACILITY MANAGEMENT_CC_D14_correspondence_4Manny Ruelas From: Sent: To: Subject: Maria, Mark Speros Friday, November 14, 2014 11:24 AI" City Clerk Scan station FW: Contract Extension-Riding Park Agenda item D4 11/18/2014 014 Could you please include my comments from the previous council meeting on this topic with its new spot on the next agenda, please? From: Mark Speros Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 1:11PM To: sallevato@saniuancapistrano.org; lkramer@saniuancapistrano.org; rbyrnes(dlsanjuancapistrano.org; dreeve@sanjuancapistrano.org; jtaylor@sanjuancapistrano.org Cc: <:;[l;yclerk@sanjuancapistrano.org; Karen Brust Subject: Contract Extension -Riding Park Agenda item D4 Dear City Council Members, Regardless of why the two year contract extension for "our" riding park was hastily added to tomorrow's agenda (It doesn't need to be renewed until the end of the year and there are four (4) Council meetings between then and now)-it will serve as the perfect morality test for each of you. The campaign promises of Council Members Kramer, Taylor and Reeve will still be echoing when this item comes before you tomorrow night. Both Taylor and Kramer have recently gone on record in advocating changes to the existing arrangement and use, so I hope this is simply the first step of discussion and revision and not a rush to approve this particular binding 2 year contract as a final act of the current council. This contract needs much more discussion, specifically; • Noise restrictions were carried over verbatim from the previous contract -but with the numerous previous violations documented by neighboring residents, why is there no stated monetary fines for violations? • It's casually mentioned that BFN's requirement to maintain Reatta Park will be deleted. That's $30,000 per month, but even with "matching" off-set deductions in gross revenue, what happens if maintenance costs suddenly spike (i.e. water costs or landscape failures)-the city would now bear those potentially significant cost increases alone. • Resident access is mentioned on page three ... specifically "a minimum of six (6) days of community events such as movie nights, a pumpkin patch (never happened), winter wonderland (never happened), and concerts in the park (never happened) ... " So what, exactly did residents get for their $27.5 million investment other than three "free" movies each year? What documentation was presented that the requirement of 6 nights was even met? How many SJC residents attended (and how many were from other cities)? Do you 1 even know? Why isn't this information regularly a part of the City Manager's Weekly Report? • In the same section, the contract requires SJC-based sports teams be provided preference in any tournaments or events. Over the term of this last contract exactly how many tournaments and sports events occurred and of those, what percentage of them included SJC-based teams? How was preferential treatment provided to those teams? If each of you are truly operating with the best intentions of ALL the residents of San Juan Capistrano, you will table the final vote on this item until the new council is seated. The importance of this contract requires far more time than a cursory review. I'm sure there are many additional questions beyond those I raised -and I only had a few moments to review the contract Fair Warning -Individual actions on this vote will be closely watched -and remembered . ._/t-f'~ Mission Springs 2