Award of Contract to West Coast Arborists, Inc. for Tree Maintenance Services. (500)
- Contract ID
- C406 🔗 permalink
- Meeting date
- 2026-06-09 · meeting page
- Agenda item
- 9
- Vendor
- West Coast Arborists, Inc
- Action
- Award
- Amount
- $1,690,900 (ntenance services in a not-to- exceed amount of $1,690,900)
- Procurement
- Cooperative / piggyback recommended by staff; council amended to direct an RFP
- Staff recommendation
- 1. Approve a three (3) year contract with a two (2), one-year renewal options with West Coast Arborists, Inc. (WCA), for tree maintenance services in a not-to- exceed amount of $1,690,900; and 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract in a form approved by the City Attorney.
- Outcome
- Award not approved - council amended recommendation to direct an RFP process (4-0; Garcia absent)
- Motion
- Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Sanchez, seconded by Councilmember Lara to amend the recommendation to direct staff to procure tree maintenance services through the RFP process. Additionally, should the current agreement expire before a new contract is awarded, staff was directed to work with the existing vendor to continue providing services 6-9-26.CityCouncilMinutes Page 8 of 9 on a month-to-month basis until a new agreement is in place. Motion carries by the following roll call vote:
- Roll call (minutes)
- AYES: Lara, Lutz, Sanchez, Camacho NOES: None ABSENT: Garcia
- Evidence
- documented verified (approved minutes, roll call) | video: consistent (inferred link) (all 4 voting members heard and matching; not called in roll call per minutes: Garcia Absent) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2AUhKb5Bcc&t=3437s
- Watch
- ▶ Watch (vote) inferred
- Sources
- Meeting record · Source record · minutes packet p.19
Member positions
Owners and representatives
| Name | Role | As of | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick O'Malley Mahoney | CEO / President; registered agent | 2026-10 (aggregator snapshot) | unverified | Source |
| Richard Robert Mahoney | Secretary | 2026-10 (aggregator snapshot) | unverified | Source |
| Rose Marie Epperson | Director / CFO | 2026-10 (aggregator snapshot) | unverified | Source |
Documented ties
Each item below is a documented connection, not evidence of impropriety. Contributions disclosed on the record and votes cast are public facts; this site draws no conclusions from them.
| Connection | Vendor | Contracts | Evidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast Arborists: $1,690,900 award (Jul 28, 2026) - Sanchez the only No; indirect labor-union overlap The unions are not the vendor; the overlap rests on a self-reported labor affiliation and is circumstantial. WCA's own officers (Mahoney family, Epperson) were not found in any donor filing reviewed. This is a documented connection, not evidence of impropriety. | West Coast Arborists, Inc | C001, C004, C005, C246, C271, C332, C404, C406, C419, C421 | inferred | [1] · [2] · [3] · [4] |
| Victor Gonzalez: WCA vice president spoke Jul 28, 2026; a Victor Gonzalez filed a 2026 council candidate intention statement Identical name only. No evidence they are the same person; common name. Not to be repeated as a fact without verification. This is a documented connection, not evidence of impropriety. | West Coast Arborists, Inc | unverified | [1] |