Score: +5
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Orange County Grand Jury
• 2023-2024
• Agency Response
Response to:
E-Bikes Friend or Foe
City of Seal Beach*
Published: July 22, 2024
2 pages
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City of Seal Beach
August 14, 2025
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4 pages
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City of Seal Beach
September 09, 2024
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City of Seal Beach
September 27, 2022
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3 pages
• 3 responses
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Score: +3
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3 responses to findings and recommendations
R1
Each Orange County city should have specific policies that define the rules of the road
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
The recommendation requires further By January of 2023, each of the cities in analysis. The City has researched available Orange County should research and apply for grants and made contact with the City of available grants or pilot programs from Irvine to learn more about their pilot program. CalRecycle for their community that focus on Based on this research, it is unclear at this returning more CRV funds to their residents. time if it is feasible to apply for the grant and (F3) start a pilot program due to limited resources. It is also unclear if a nonprofit, such as the one utilized in the...
R2
Each Orange County city should have a mechanism in place to report accidents, injuries
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
As this does not affect the City of Seal Beach, By January of 2023, the Orange County the City does not have a response to this Board of Supervisors should require OC recommendation. Waste & Recycling to research and apply for available grants or pilot programs from CalRecycle for the unincorporated areas of OC that focus on returning more CRV funds to their residents. (F3) (2)
R3
The recommendation has not yet been When renegotiating their current waste hauler implemented but will be implemented in the contract, all cities and the County of Orange future. The City is currently in negotiatio...
R3
Each Orange County city should research and develop outreach and education
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
R3
The recommendation has not yet been When renegotiating their current waste hauler implemented but will be implemented in the contract, all cities and the County of Orange future.
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City of Seal Beach
August 31, 2020
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2 pages
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City of Seal Beach
September 28, 2015
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6 pages
• 1 response
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Score: +1
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1 response to findings and recommendations
R3
Each Orange County city should research and develop outreach and education
Response: Will Implement
Due: December 1, 2024
Scheduled: within 90 days
Score: +1
Stanton were in compliance with the requirement to contribute a full 100% or more of their Annual Required Contribution in the FY 2012-13. The remaining 26 agencies were not in compliance. The City disagrees wholly with the finding that it is not in compliance with the requirement to contribute a full 100% or more of its Annual Required Contribution ("ARC") in the FY 2012-13. As a preliminary matter, there is no requirement that the City contribute a full 100% or more of Governmental Accounting Standards Board ("GASB") Statement 45 governs its ARC. accounting and financial reports by employers...
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City of Seal Beach
September 20, 2014
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6 pages
• 3 responses
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Score: 0
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3 responses to findings and recommendations
R1
Each Orange County city should have specific policies that define the rules of the road
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
The City of Seal Beach's current budget and prior year budgets are available online. http://www.sealbeachca.gov/departments/admin/budget/
OC Grand Jury - June 2014 Page 4 Recommendation R2: Each city's budget information should contain not only this year/next year budget projections, but should show at least five years of projected revenues and expenditures. Projections should be at the same level of detail and use the same line item structure as information for the current budget. City Response: The City of Seal Beach does not have staff dedicated to budget preparation. City staff will endea...
R2
Each Orange County city should have a mechanism in place to report accidents, injuries
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
The City of Seal Beach does not have staff dedicated to budget preparation. City staff will endeavor to include future year projections within the next year's budget cycle. Recommendation R3: Each city's budget should show separate line items for predicted employee and predicted employer contributions for the city pension systems. City Response: The City of Seal Beach currently provides one line item depicting the sum total of retirement contributions. However, each payroll cycle a separate liability account is used for both the employer and employee share. City staff will endeavor to split th...
R3
Each Orange County city should research and develop outreach and education
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
The City of Seal Beach currently provides one line item depicting the sum total of retirement contributions. However, each payroll cycle a separate liability account is used for both the employer and employee share. City staff will endeavor to split these retirement costs into separate accounts in the next budget cycle. Recommendation R4: Each city's budget should provide trend data on the accumulation/drawdown of reserves and provide details on the city's policy for the size of its reserves and on the intended uses of such reserves. In particular any discussion of reserves should address poss...
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City of Seal Beach
September 23, 2013
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2 pages
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3 responses to findings and recommendations
R1
Each Orange County city should have specific policies that define the rules of the road
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding. The report indicated that the number of previous complaints were similar. However, the City of Seal Beach is unaware of the specific complaints that led to major problems or the handling of complaints within the County of Orange. F5: The County and several cities do not offer, or provide limited, training in harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, particularly line staff. At this time, although line staff training is not required, all staff benefit from EEO training. Response: The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding. The City of Sea...
R2
Each Orange County city should have a mechanism in place to report accidents, injuries
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding. The report indicated that the number of previous complaints were similar. However, the City of Seal Beach is unaware of the specific complaints that led to major problems or the handling of complaints within the County of Orange. F5: The County and several cities do not offer, or provide limited, training in harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, particularly line staff. At this time, although line staff training is not required, all staff benefit from EEO training. Response: The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding. The City of Sea...
R3
Each Orange County city should research and develop outreach and education
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding. The report indicated that the number of previous complaints were similar. However, the City of Seal Beach is unaware of the specific complaints that led to major problems or the handling of complaints within the County of Orange. F5: The County and several cities do not offer, or provide limited, training in harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, particularly line staff. At this time, although line staff training is not required, all staff benefit from EEO training. Response: The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding. The City of Sea...
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City of Seal Beach
December 19, 2012
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3 pages
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2 responses to findings and recommendations
R1
Each Orange County city should have specific policies that define the rules of the road
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
The City is currently in compliance with the limit of five percent of the tax increment as required by ABX1 26 and is currently discussing plans to reduce those costs to three percent of the tax increment by reducing such items as legal costs. R2. Successor agencies and oversight boards should critically review the Recognized Obligations Payment Schedule with a view toward limiting the range of projects and obligations thereby retiring the enforceable obligation debt as quickly as possible. Response: The agency and oversight board reviews the enforceable obligation and we are working towards r...
R2
Each Orange County city should have a mechanism in place to report accidents, injuries
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
The agency and oversight board reviews the enforceable obligation and we are working towards retiring the debt as quickly as possible.
R4. Successor agencies and oversight boards should critically review the Recognized Obligations Payment Schedule (ROPS) to evaluate the need for debt owed to the city. Response: The successor agency did not incur any debt except tax allocation bond a & b dating back to 1986. Also, the Department of Finance recently denied an appeal for payment of $1,200,000 for acquisition of a sewer easement. The City will incur the debt. R5. Successor agencies and oversight ...
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City of Seal Beach
September 18, 2012
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1 pages
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City of Seal Beach
September 11, 2012
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2 pages
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City of Seal Beach 05/12/08, 46K
May 12, 2008
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City of Seal Beach 05/12/08, 47K
May 12, 2008
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City of Seal Beach 07/14/08, 32K
July 14, 2008
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City of Seal Beach 07/14/08, 46K
July 14, 2008
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4 pages
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Score: +1
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3 responses to findings and recommendations
R1
Each Orange County city should have specific policies that define the rules of the road
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
, above, the City will continue to comply with the provisions of State Government Code § 65583(a)(7), which requires an analysis of special needs for the elderly among other special needs populations. The statutory provisions provide sufficient opportunities to address changing demographic situations for all segments of the City's population. Further, in Seal Beach the trend between the 1990 and 2000 Census was a reduction in the number of residents 65 or over residing in the City.
R-3
Put all Housing Elements online on each city's website. Response: The recommended action will be implemente...
R2
Each Orange County city should have a mechanism in place to report accidents, injuries
Response: Will Not Implement
Score: -1
The recommendation will not be implemented. As indicated in the response to
R3
Each Orange County city should research and develop outreach and education
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
The recommended action will be implemented upon adoption of the next Housing Element Update.
R-4
Confer with developers to establish the needs for affordable senior housing and to encourage investment in future projects. Response: The recommendation will not be implemented. As indicated in the response to
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City of Seal Beach 08/08/22
August 08, 2022
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5 pages
• 2 responses
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Score: 0
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2 responses to findings and recommendations
R2
Each Orange County city should have a mechanism in place to report accidents, injuries
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
R3
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R6
RI X Seal Beach X X F3: The County of Orange and cities within Orange County have been inconsistent in the collaboration for support of shelters and services, which has resulted in missed opportunities to end homelessness. <b>RESPONSE:</b> (a) The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding. (b) The recommendation has been implemented, see summary below: The City of Seal Beach is currently working with the Orange County Health Care Agency, who staffs a PERT (Psychiatric Emergency Response Team) and Crisis Assessment Team (CAT) clinician to provide in-person services one day a ...
R3
Each Orange County city should research and develop outreach and education
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
R4
R.S
R6
RI X Seal Beach X X F3: The County of Orange and cities within Orange County have been inconsistent in the collaboration for support of shelters and services, which has resulted in missed opportunities to end homelessness. <b>RESPONSE:</b> (a) The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding. (b) The recommendation has been implemented, see summary below: The City of Seal Beach is currently working with the Orange County Health Care Agency, who staffs a PERT (Psychiatric Emergency Response Team) and Crisis Assessment Team (CAT) clinician to provide in-person services one day a week...
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City of Seal Beach 08/12/08, 65K
August 12, 2008
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4 pages
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City of Seal Beach 09/12/07, 21K
September 12, 2007
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