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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-11-12; City Council; 11439; REQUEST BY MANUAL JUAREZ TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL- AB # 11; '/3? TITLE: REQUEST BY MANUAL JUAREZ TO DEPT. ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL DEPT. I CITY A CITY M k a, bo (d G 9 h u .ri V a, 5 0 u a a, k &I a, w a, k 0 s 8 k cu u u 2 4 m \ e4 ri \ rl rl z 0 F 0 a 6 8 2 3 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Hear presentation from Mr. Manual Juarez, owner of Juarez Construction. ITEM EXPLANATION: Mr. Manual Juarez has requested to address the City Council with Pacific Contracting Group, Inc. concerning Project No. 3739, CDBG Pedestrian Ramp Improvements. FISCAL IMPROVEMENTS: None. EXHIBITS: 1. Letter dated September 30, 1991 from Mr. Manual Juarez to Ray Patchett, City Manager. i rn @ mP \v' C o t? s t r u c t i o n Genera I E 17 g i ne e ri ri CJ - B 1.1 i I rl i 1-1 CJ Co ti t r'ac t o r LIC. II 331420 9-m-91 City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, Ca 92008 Attn: Ray Patchett, City Manager RE: Project No 3739, CDEG Pedestrian Ramp Improvements Dear Ray, 'My company and the company of Pacific Contracting Group Inc,of Carlsbad are concerned about the ongoing harassment and discrimination against Small . Minority Businesses, trying to do business with the City of Carlsbad. would like to have this item brought before the City Council at the next -possible meeting. We Thank you. mk Manuel Juarez, mer M. Juarez construciton 1540 iIartx>r 111: ivr? N I/ If, -. OIX~IIS itli?, (:A (J%OI;/I .. (r)I (1) 722-0759 0 0 VERBATIM TRANSCFUPT OF BILL TOTH'S STATEMENT AT COUNCIL MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 12,1991 - ITEM #11 Bill Toth: Mayor, Council Members, Ladies and Gentlemen: My name is Bill Toth, Project Manager, M. Juarez Construction. My address is 1540 Harbor Drive, #15, Oceanside, California. I come before you to give you some insight on the harassment, discrimination and neglect to minority businesses and to the residents of the Barrio. M. Juarez entered into a contract with the City of Carlsbad on April 12, 1990, HUD Block Grant pedestrian ramp improvements in the Barrio. The second day into the project, the project was shut down by Ron Addison, the site inspector. Mr. Addison's memo states, and I quote, "There will be no more concrete sawing until waste material from the previous saw cut is removed." This was just three hours into the project. Even though the work area was coned in and ringed with caution tape. Mr. Addison then called our office and threatened Mr. Juarez's wife. Is this procedure City policy? M. Juarez has been in business since 1977 and has never had an employee hurt or a liability claim filed against this company. In addition, M. Juarez has recommendations just in the year of 1990 from the federal government, the County of San Diego, the City of Oceanside, the Carlsbad School District, the Vista School District and the City of Carlsbad. But the principal inspector, Dick Cook, said M. Juarez was a public nuisance. How can this be the truth? On May 3, 1990, four working days later, Mr. Addison wanted M. Juarez to do survey work and look for monuments and bench marks that did not exist. After Mr. 0 e Addison kept on persisting, M. Juarez did extensive research on the drawings of the year 1959 and found there were no monuments or bench marks. Also, M. Juarez discovered that the City never put in the storm drain systems ir the Barrio as the plans of 1959 had indicated. This neglect by the Cig causes flooding in the Barrio. Mr. Addison wanted M. Juarez to fix thi5 condition as stated in his memo May 15, 99 (sic). Does the City condonc mystical searches? On May 10, 1990, Dick Cook sent a letter to M. JuareI requesting a price change to do work on the corners of Grand and Jefferson, Roosevelt and Beach. The same Dick Cook that said the company was a public nuisance. M. Juarez refused to do the extra work because it was obvious the City was going to divert funds from the Bamo to the affluent downtown area. M. Juarez signs a HUD document called a Project Statement designating the boundaries of the project. When M. Juarez refused to do the work, Dick Cook threatened Mr. Juarez and myself that he could get any two-bit concrete contractors where we came from to do the job. The harassment intensified after that meeting, even to a display oj violence against Mr. Juarez by Mr. Addison. Does the City condone this typc of behavior? M. Juarez was denied the use of a monolithic concrete pourer even though the City let a bigger contractor a mile away use this application. This was direct prejudice against M. Juarez Construction. It shows the small minority businesses that there are two standards being allowed in the City of Carlsbad. We hope the City Council will take action and correct this injustice so minority businesses can participate in these projects. The .) 0 e residents of the Barrio deserve their fair share of the federal and state funds allocated for their areas. They need your help. Please look into the entire issue. Thank you very much.