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The SRI debris team is experienced with all facets of debris planning, mitigation, response and recovery and is prepared to provide the City with comprehensive debris management and monitoring services. The first step to any new project is to review the services the client expects and to make recommendations on what is needed pre-disaster, as well as after the storm. In order to ensure the City's debris management team is fully prepared to initiate a successful debris removal project, SRI will advise and train the City's selected staff in essential debris management and monitoring functions. SRI personnel will review load ticket protocol, collection vehi- cle standards and compliance factors, debris zone maps and procedures, reporting and documentation require- ments, obtain a list of Federal-Aid roads eligible for reimbursement by the Federal Highways Administration, review data reporting templates, discuss TDSR site preparations, and review current FEMA debris eligibility criteria and policy matters, among other vital tasks. Solid Resources, Inc. will work closely with City and state and federal emergency management agencies to monitor and expedite the cleanup of the disaster debris and to maximize reimbursements and financial assis- tance from granting agencies, such as FEMA and FHW A. In every contract, establishing procedures for com- munication, planning, performance monitoring, quality and cost control have proven key to a project's success. SRI will provide superior services by assessing and evaluating the City's unique pre- and post-disaster situa- tion including details into debris collection, communications, contracts, regulations and operational proce- dures. SRI will provide core management personnel responsible for all facets of debris management and will provide a Project Manager to be in consistent contact with City's Debris Manager, Emergency Operation Center, col- lection contractors, field monitors and work crews. All disposal sites will be reviewed and the measurement, certification and placarding of the debris removal contractor's trucks will begin as soon as trucks have arrived. SRI will also assist the City as needed with obtaining any necessary permits, licenses or certificates. SRI will initiate the truck certification program in coordination with the debris removal contractors to accu- rately measure the volumetric capacity of each truck. SRI can supply certification forms which include the lat- est FEMA guidelines for measuring trucks. We will photograph each truck, attach a certification placard to it, note any unique sideboards or tailgates which TDSR site managers should be alert to, and inspect the trucks to make sure they comply with minimum local, State and Federal standards. SRI also will periodically spot check and recertify trucks in order to prevent alteration of the volumetric capacity post-certification. SRI will manage the inspection of the disposal or unloading sites by providing monitors qualified to verify load capacity in order to provide accurate documentation and record keeping. At least two disposal site moni- tors will be assigned to each temporary or final disposal site the City designates. SRI will perform on-site, street-level loading area inspection and documentation of debris cleanup and collection. SRI will provide an adequate number of field monitors to inspect and control debris collection (quantity dependent on the severity of the event and # of crews) utilizing manifest load tickets, field logs and other documentation as required. SRI will assist the City in the establishment of a contractor Damage Reporting and Remediation Program. Our monitors are trained to document and immediately report any damages to private resident property which oc- cur during the collection of debris, such as to mailboxes, cars, yards or other items. Each incident is docu- mented with photographs, logged on field reports and called into SRI management personnel, who in turn alert the debris removal contactor(s) and the City to the issue. SRI will facilitate daily meetings between the City, SRI and the debris removal contractor management staff each afternoon to report progress, review collection strategies, coordinate efforts, resolve problematic issues and make any necessary adjustments and improvements to operational procedures. SRI monitors and managers can greatly facilitate the debris removal program by mapping out where debris remains, locating 'hot spots' for immediate collection, marking ineligible debris piles and tracking progress for pass completions and zone clo- sures. This information can be used by contractors to plan collection strategies, and by City managers to track progress and report to the media. SOLID Q RESOURCES E."~'ML""-'L\t I.: EMEJIC....-.cY ~"ICU 5