Speaker 0: And you know and you have to this at the abs and just eight zero whatever sorry next line of. You're doing great today, by the way. Awesome. First meeting.
Speaker 1: Okay, time for. Department of Parks Recreation Marine Financial Management Recommendation to award a contract to Great Scott Tree Service for as needed tree trimming services for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine. For a total annual amount not to exceed $483,000 citywide.
Speaker 0: Claims or any public comment on this item. Yes, sir.
Speaker 7: I just had a one question for Parks and Recreation. Just this contract with this company. Have they done business with the city before? The award of this this particular contract.
Speaker 0: Mr. Scott.
Speaker 2: Council member, awesome. Members of the City Council. I am not aware of this company having done business with the city in the past. Definitely not Parks and Rec.
Speaker 0: Thank you. And I did a public comment. This gentleman wants to speak. Go ahead.
Speaker 2: Sir.
Speaker 6: My name is Scott Griffiths. I'm the founder and owner of Great Scott Free Service. We've been in business for 39 years. And answer your question of the city. No, but we work we work currently in the city of SEAL Beach. We have the city of Newport Beach. We have Irvine, another several other jobs this size or larger. So we've been in business. We live in Stanton, where our office is ten or 15 minutes away. So the contract we're doing, the other cities are the same size, but I just want to say thank you and introduce myself to you and for the opportunity to.
Speaker 8: Take care of this park for you.
Speaker 7: Congratulations. And thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you, sir. Thanks for hanging out with that. Please cast your votes.
Speaker 1: Motion carries eight zero.
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB PR15-095 for the provision of as-needed tree trimming services for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine; award the contract to Great Scott Tree Service, Inc., of Stanton, CA, in an annual amount of $420,000, and authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $63,000, for a total annual amount not to exceed $483,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto.  (Citywide)