[StBernard] St. Bernard Parish President's letter to SDT

[Westley Annis]

Oh Lordy, I guess we know who the counsel will be for little Sidney if this
goes to court.
<g>

btw, can't imagine what the "executive bathroom" is or was for the Redfish
Cup.  LOL!

JY




	
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	St. Bernard Parish President's letter to SDT
	
	11:42 AM CDT on Friday, October 31, 2008
	
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	(The following is a response from St. Bernard Parish President Craig
Taffaro
	to SDT Waste and Debris.) 
	
	RE: Ongoing Discussions regarding debris removal  
	
	Dear Mr. Torres: 
	
	As a follow up to our ongoing discussions regarding the loading and
hauling
	of debris
	 from the Paris Road site, I thought it important to memorialize
	the status of our discussions to date: 
	 
	Based on current population estimates of the parish, the amount of
	pre-Katrina curbside disposal, and the observed level of building
activity,
	St. Bernard Parish Government (SBPG) believe it is placing
approximately
	three thousand (3,000) tons or less of curbside garbage into the
monthly
	stream delivered to River Birch.  We have agreed that beginning in
October,
	2008, the monthly tipping fees charged to SBPG at River Birch will
be based
	on that amount of tonnage and will continue at that amount or less
until
	such time that SDT has the ability to clearly identify the SBPG
tonnage
	through the use of scales or through direct hauling to River Birch. 
	.
	
	In-kind services performed by SDT at no cost to SBPG average
approximately
	twelve thousand ($12,000.00) per month.  These in-kind services
	 include
	providing sweepers, water trucks and personnel for the parade route,
July
	4th Celebration and Trick or Trunk.  In addition, SDT has provided
an
	executive bathroom for the Redfish Cup and port-o-lets for use at
the
	recreation facilities and parade routes.  Further, SDT has provided
general
	street sweeping of Paris Road and other locations.  These in-kind
services
	will continue as long as SDT maintains a presence at the Paris Road
site.
	In regard to the Paris Road site, SDT shall cease using this site no
later
	than May 1, 2009 unless an alternative site begins construction. 
	.
	
	SDT advised SBPG there was a verbal agreement between SDT and SBPG
that
	allowed for the collection of all SDT debris at the Paris Road site.
A
	Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) was prepared by SDT that
included
	language consistent with the alleged verbal agreement but was never
signed
	by the parties.
	 
	.