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April 11,2014 Qqitt.f Ms.Gail M. Hanscom Project Manager Minneapolis Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. Park&Recreation Board382S 85`h Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55443 Administrative Offices 2117 West River Road Minneapolis,MN 55411-2227 Dear Ms. Hanscom, Operations Center 3800 Bryant Avenue South Now that the June 2013 storm that ravaged trees in the City of Minneapolis is behind us, I am Minneapolis,MN 554041000 writing on behalf of the city of Minneapolis Park& Recreation Board to thank you and all the Phone staff at Ceres Environmental for the help you provided last year. When the storm first hit. 612-230-6400 we had,a significant need for rental equipment. Being able to rent log loaders and side dump Fax• trucks from Ceres enabled us to clear debris at a rate that.irnpressed both our residents and 612-230-6500 elected officials. www.minneapolisparks.org Part of this success was dependent on being able to dispose of debris quickly. The use of your processing site in Brooklyn Park, MN was invaluable. This allowed trucks to return to the storm struck area and reloaded with minimal travel time. As important as this help was, it was your assistance with stump extraction during the fall of 2013 that benefited us the most. After dealing with the 2011 tornado that hit the north side of Minneapolis,we learned from FEMA that certain tasks were best performed by the private • sector. The assistance that Ceres provided with coordinating and organizing the extraction of stumps from streets and parks proved this to be true. Throughout the process you and other Ceres staff were easy to communicate with. I particularly appreciated your willingness,to attend meetings that included the City Public Works Department and private utility companies. This helped everyone to thoroughly understand the planned approach that was being implemented. From the pulling of the President stumps to the replacement of soil,your commitment to communication made the entire Liz Wielinski stump extraction procedure run smoothly. This is especially true even when we surprised Vice President you with more stumps than were originally documented. Scott Vreeland Commissioners This spring we'll begin replanting 2800 new trees to replace those lost last year. If it weren't Brad Boum John Erwin for the help of Ceres Environmental, I don't know if we would be ready to do.so. Thanks Meg Forney again for all your help. Please don't hesitate to have potential clients contact me if they have SteffanieMusich questions about the services.you provide. I'd be happy to be a reference for you. Jon C.Olson Anita Tabb Sincerely, M.Annie Young Superintendent exp. CJayne Miller ' /l Secretary to the Board Ralph C.Sievert,Jr. Pamela French Director of Forestry acaedilec P. ro1azou rem„x� Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. Page 6-5