Upcoming October Meetings

Hello Task Force members and interested parties,

Here are the schedules for upcoming work group meetings and our next Task Force meeting.

Upcoming Work Group meetings:

TSCA Conference Call – Wednesday October 3, 2018, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
PMF Conference Call – Thursday, October 4, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Data Management Conference Call – Monday, October 15, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Conference Call in number for each of these meetings is 641-715-0857 and the participant code is 723394#.

We had a great Education & Outreach meeting last Friday and the meeting summary will be posted to this page on the website soon:  http://srrttf.org/?page_id=9302

Our next Task Force meeting will be held Wednesday, October 24 from 8:30 am to noon at Liberty Lake Sewer and Water.  More information to come.  We have another full meeting agenda shaping up.

Thanks!

August 22, 2018 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

The next meeting of the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force is:

Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019 
To attend by Webex and phone (all please register using the link below):
Register 

August 13 Green Chemistry Work Group Conference Call

The next Green Chemistry Work Group conference call is:

Date: Monday, August 13 2018
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Conference call information

+1-240-454-0887 US Toll

Access code: 805 002 273

Click Here to join by Web. For audio, please use the phone connection.

Meeting number: 805 002 273

Please contact Adriane Borgias: abor461@ecy.wa.gov if you plan to attend.

Agenda:
Report back from Lauren Heine on Phase I work

Outline key points for Task Force briefing document

Develop Phase II recommendations for the August 22, 2018 SRRTTF meeting

 

July 25, 2018 SRRTTF Meeting Canceled: Next Meeting August 22, 2018

July 25, 2018 Task Force meeting has been cancelled.

Our next meeting will be held at 8:30 AM on August 22 at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District office and will be facilitated by your new team.

We are excited about the opportunity to work with you!
We look forward to seeing you August 22, 2018!

Ben and Lara Floyd,
White Bluffs Consulting

June 27, 2018 Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force Meeting

The next meeting of the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force is:

Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019 
To attend by phone:
Phone: 509-335-2277,
Access code: 6456706

Meeting Documents:
–  SRRTTF-06-27-18-agenda_draft2_revised 6.25
–  SRRTTF Mtg.Notes 5.23.14_DRAFT (DECISION)
–  SRRTTF 5.3.18 draft notes_TF portion of meeting (DECISION)
–  SRRTTF 6.13.18 phone meeting notes_draft (DECISION)
–  Ace Commitment Report May 2018
Presentations/Interviews with Top Candidates from RF QP P
roposals: (DECISION)
–  RFQ Evaluation Criteria and Weighting
–  WhiteBluffs Consulting_Spokane proposal_Final
–  GeorgeSchneiderAssoc_cover letter
–  GSA_SRRTTF_Proposal May 2018
–  GSA_SRRTTF RFP May_2018_Costs
Project Updates and Project Proposals
–  PCB Mass Balance June 2018 (Update)
–  Groundwater PCB upgradient of Kaiser June 2018 (Update and Decision)
–  Regional PMF Analysis – blank study v 2 (DECISION)
–  PCB Demolition Remodeling Manual
Work Group Rosters and Suggested Protocols:
–  SRRTTF_workgroup protocols_for 06-27-18
–  SRRTTF_SmallWorkGrps_05-29-18

RFQ Work Group Contractor Short List – TF Member Roster phone meeting to confirm the short list on June 13th, 2018

The RFQ work group held a deep and thorough conversation analyzing and exploring the facets of proposals and teams to select a short list (from among seven bidders: Enviroissues, George Schneider & Associates, Hart Crowser, The Langdon Group, Ross Strategic, Strategic Earth Consulting, White Bluffs Consulting). As agreed at its May meeting, the Task Force will hold a phone meeting on June 13th to confirm or adjust the short list of candidates to invite for in-person presentations and Q&A at the regular Task Force meeting on June 27th, ,2018.

A week from today, on June 13th, from 10 am-12 noon, Bud Leber will be prepared to walk the Task Force through the process the work group used and the considerations involved. The Task Force roster members will be receiving a separate email with the short list once references have been checked. Roster members will also recieve a summary of the work group’s thinking and meeting call in information. We will be asking the voting members of the Task Force to confirm the work group’s recommendation.

Call in information is available on request to Kara Whitman (kmwhitman@wsu.edu)

Blank Ranking Sheet and Instructions that the work group used:
– Proposal Ranking Instructions
– 
RFQ Rating Template

All Seven Proposals (in no particular order) 

GSA
 GeorgeSchneiderAssoc_cover letter
 GSA_SRRTTF_Proposal May 2018
 GSA_SRRTTF RFP May_2018_Costs


Langdon Group (a J-U-B Company)
  Langdon Group_TLG-Proposal_SRRTTF-SupportServices


Hart Crowser and DH
– 
 Hart Crowser and DH_SOQ SRRTTF_FINAL


EnviroIssues
  EnviroIssues_EI_Response_SRRTTF_FacilitationSupport_01June2018


WhiteBluffs Consulting
–  WhiteBluffs Consulting_Spokane proposal_Final


Strategic Earth Consulting
 SRRTTF_RFQP_StrategicEarth_June2018


Ross Strategic
– SRRTTF_Ross Strategic Proposal_060118

June 6, 2018 Facilitation/Project Management RFQP Review Work Group Meeting

The Task Force will hold a small work group meeting on June 6th to select a “short list” of contractors to attend the June 27th SRRTTF meeting for presentations and Q&A before a Task Force decision at that meeting. (NOTE: the voting members of the Task Force will hold a special phone meeting on June 13th to confirm or adjust that short list.) The small work group members who have volunteered to attend on June 6th are asked to thoroughly review all received proposals, below, for the Request for Qualifications and Proposal for Support Services for the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force (SRRTTF) and spend the time it takes to rank them. Bud Leber will send out a ranking/scoring sheet directly to the work group.

Date: Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Location: Washington Department of Ecology
N. 4601 Monroe St.
Spokane, WA 99205
Click here for a map.

Please attend in person if possible, call in information is available on request to Kara Whitman (kmwhitman@wsu.edu)

Please read the following proposals prior to attending the meeting.

GSA
 GeorgeSchneiderAssoc_cover letter
 GSA_SRRTTF_Proposal May 2018
 GSA_SRRTTF RFP May_2018_Costs


Langdon Group (a J-U-B Company)
  Langdon Group_TLG-Proposal_SRRTTF-SupportServices


Hart Crowser and DH
– 
 Hart Crowser and DH_SOQ SRRTTF_FINAL


EnviroIssues
  EnviroIssues_EI_Response_SRRTTF_FacilitationSupport_01June2018


WhiteBluffs Consulting
–  WhiteBluffs Consulting_Spokane proposal_Final


Strategic Earth Consulting
SRRTTF_RFQP_StrategicEarth_June2018


Ross Strategic
– SRRTTF_Ross Strategic Proposal_060118

May 15, 2018 Green Chemistry Work Group Conference Call

The next Green Chemistry Work Group meeting will be a conference call:

Tuesday,  May 15th, 2018
10 – 11 am

To join the meeting:

Join WebEx meeting

Meeting number (access code): 809 946 323
Meeting password:      ymM9RJA9

Join from a video system or application
Dial 809946323@watech.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.

Join by phone
+1-240-454-0887 US Toll

Purpose of the meeting: To discuss status of product testing activities as it relates to the Comprehensive Plan
Desired Outcome: Recommendation to the SRRTTF about path forward with respect to Product Testing

Proposed Agenda:

  1. Review of Comprehensive Plan and status of Control Action items relating to Product Testing (Adriane)
  2. Summary of PCB Product Testing in Spokane (Roundtable)
  3. Discussion on what is currently being planned by member organizations (Roundtable)
  4. Data gap discussion: what are the questions, what data is needed as it relates to product testing, what testing would best further the Task Force purpose? (Roundtable)
  5. Frame report back/recommendation to the SRRTTF (Roundtable)