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Residents, board press for evidence after Aquatic Control Group cites 155‑ton annual pickup
Summary
At the Sept. 4 board meeting residents questioned how the vendor measures daily pickups and contract costs; procurement officials said contract exhibits and bid tabulation are available online and staff will provide follow‑up documentation.
The Marine Advisory Board on Sept. 4 pressed the city’s aquatic vendor and procurement staff for data after residents said they rarely observed cleanup boats and staff cited large annual pickup figures.
Aquatic Control Group representatives said the contractor operates two dedicated boats and a third supplemental vessel in high‑debris zones; staff presented an annual metric the vendor used: “we're collecting, north of a 155 tons on an annual basis,” and the vendor said each boat averages roughly 50 bags per day in some zones.
Residents, including Jeff Maggio, pushed back that they do not see daily operations and requested GPS logs and a clearer public dashboard. Maggio told the board he and other frequent boaters have “never seen you guys out there,” and asked for a written audit of where funds and effort are concentrated.
Procurement Director Glenn Marlow said the contract is unit‑price/indefinite‑delivery format and that solicitation materials (bid tabulation and agreement exhibits) are posted online. Marlow offered to show the contract attachments and bid tabs during a future session and said staff can produce line‑item documentation for the board: “I pushed out all of the contracts onto the website,” he told the board while walking members through the portal.
Board members asked staff to produce a short follow‑up report summarizing the vendor's GPS traces, daily route frequency, annual tonnage breakdown by zone and the contract's current annual spend for the 2024–27 term. The board also recommended vendor visibility improvements—better markings, resident reporting guidance and regular public metrics.
Procurement and vendor follow‑up were assigned as staff tasks; the vendor and procurement director left cards for follow‑up meetings with board members and residents.
