Tree Maintenance Services with West Coast Arborists, Inc. (500)
- Contract ID
- C421 🔗 permalink
- Meeting date
- 2026-07-28 · meeting page
- Agenda item
- 9
- Vendor
- West Coast Arborists, Inc
- Action
- Award
- Agreement no.
- 26-2559
- Amount
- $1,690,900 (ntenance services in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,690,900)
- Procurement
- Cooperative / piggyback (City of Rosemead agreement); council had directed an RFP on Jun 9, 2026 and rescinded that on Jul 28
- Staff recommendation
- 1. Rescind the previous motion made by City Council on June 9, 2026, and reconsider awarding a piggyback contract to West Coast Arborists Inc. (WCA) for tree maintenance services; 2. Approve a three (3) year contract with two (2) one-year renewal options with West Coast Arborist (WCA), for tree maintenance services in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,690,900; and 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract in a form approved by the City Attorney.
- Outcome
- Approved
- Motion
- Motion by Councilmember Garcia, seconded by Councilmember Lara to: 1) Rescind the previous motion made by City Council on June 9, 2026, and reconsider awarding a piggyback contract to West Coast Arborists Inc. for tree maintenance services; 2) Approve a three (3) year contract with two (2) one-year renewal options to West Coast Arborist, for tree maintenance services in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,690,900; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract in a form approved by the City Attorney. Motion carries by the following roll call vote: Agreement No. 26-2559
- Roll call (minutes)
- AYES: Garcia, Lara, Lutz, Camacho NOES: Sanchez
- Evidence
- documented verified (approved minutes, roll call) | video: confirms (all 5 voting members heard and matching) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Tbrl1-UXU&t=6821s
- Watch
- ▶ Watch (item) ▶ Watch (vote) documented
- Sources
- Meeting record · Source record · minutes packet p.18
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] |