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Acs 23. 2013 3:23PM Fall River DPW No. 1372 oF

City of Fall River
Massachusetts

Department of Community Maintenance
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WILLIAM A, FLANAGAN KENNETH C. PACHECO
Mayer Director

April 23, 2013

RE: Casella Recycling, LLC
24 Bunker Hill Park
Charlestown, MA 02129

To whom it may concern:

The City of Fall River began its relationship with Casella Recycling, LLC in 2008 at the onset of
the City’s Single Stream Recycling Program. Casella has proven to be a highly qualified mentor in
helping the City develop its singie stream recycling program and increase its recycling efforts. Casella
has negotiated two (2) contracts with the City of Fall River to date (2009-2011 and 2011-2013). Contract
terns include all hauling and processing of the recyclables that the City of Fall River collects ftom its
Automated Recycling Curbside Cart Program. Negotiations are always amicable with Casella
demonstrating a concem for how they can implement procedures and practices that would benefit all
parties fairly. Most recently Casella has saved the City $50,000.00 in transportation costs to its Aubum,

MA Material Recovery Facility.

Over the course of time the City has been faced with some unforeseen circumstances and Casella
has been instrumental in creating viable aolutions to our issues. Communication ig excellent and service
top notch. Casella has welcomed City representatives, local school groups and city-related vendors to
tour their facility providing an experience and education that is highly resourceful to our community.
Time is valuable and Casella is always willing to share this commodity with enthusiasm. Casella exhibits
commitment to improving communities and protecting resources whioh reflects in their service and desire
to assist the City of Fall River in its accomplishment of increasing recycling collection from an average of
180 tons per month to as high as 490 tons per month.

I welcome the opportunity to elaborate on the relationship between the City of Pall River
Massachusetts and Casella Recycling, LLC, The experience has been positive and beneficial with
assisting the Cily in meeting its responsibilities to the community. Feel free to contact me at (508)324-

2585 or pacheco@ifaliriverma.org with any questions or concerns.

Respectfully,

Kenneth C. Pacheco, Director

One Government Center « Fall River, MA 02722
TEL (508) 324-2584 « FAX (508) 324-2568 « EMAIL kpacheco@fallriverma. org

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
20 East Worcester Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01604

Robert L. Moylan, Jr., PE. Assistant Commissioners
Commissioner Robert C. Antonelli, Jr, Parks

5 F Daniel Curtis, Administration
508-929-1300 7 Matthew J. Labovites, Operations
508-799-1448 Fax Michael V. O'Brien, City Manager Paul 3. Moosey, PE., Engineering

April 18, 2013

RE: CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS - RECYCLING & PROCESSING SERVICES
FOR THE CITY OF WORCESTER, MA.

To Whom It May Concern:

The City of Worcester is the second largest city in New England and has a population of over
182,000 residents. Worcester began a Pay-As-Y ou-Throw solid waste collection and curbside
recycling program in 1993 that servers over 52,000 households each week and has an average

curbside recycling collection rate of over 32%.

In July !, 2008, the City of Worcester chose Casella Waste Systems for a curbside recycling
collection and single-stream processing contract. Casella collects from over 52,000 households
and drives over 500 miles of City streets every week, collects from multiple municipal department
buildings and fire stations and also provides roll-off recycling containers at a City drop-off

recycling center.

Our experience with Casella has been excellent. The recycling collection vehicles are always clean
and well kept. The drivers/collectors are neat in appearance and polite and the collection routes
are finished on time. The supervisors are hands on and management is always responsive to
inquiries,

Casella’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Auburn, MA has enabled Worcester to be one of
the first communities to offer single-stream recycling collection. Residents find single-stream
recycling an easy and convenient way to recycle and there has been an increase in recycling
because of this. We also use the MRF as an educational too! and are encouraged to arrange for
tours of the facility by the City Schools and other organizations.

1 can be reached at 508-799-1430 or at fioren@worcesterms.gov for any questions concerning the
City of Worcester's experience with Casella Waste Systems,

Sincerely,

ROBERT J.
Assistant to the Commissioner
of Public Works & Parks

“Serving Our Canununity” “Pride In Our Parks”

\ THE CITY OF NASHUA The Gate Ciey"

Financial Services

Purchasing Department

May 26, 2016
Memo #16-141

TO: MAYOR DONCHESS
FINANCE COMMITTEE

SUBJECT: CONTRACT AWARD FOR RENEWAL OF USDA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SERVICE
AGREEMENT (VALUE: NOT TO EXCEED $67,696)
DEPARTMENT: 168 SOLID WASTE; FUND: SOLID WASTE
ACCOUNT CLASSIFICATION: 53 PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL SERVICES

Please see attached communication from Jeff Lafleur, Solid Waste Department Superintendent dated
May 26, 2016 for the information related to this purchase.

Pursuant to § 5-84 Special Purchase Procedures A. The competitive bidding process shall not apply to
the following special purchases. (8) Purchases under intergovernmental agreements or contracts which
require use of procurement procedures in consistent with the provisions of this section.

This expense if a FY17 budgeted item. A copy of Agreement #1672332545RA with supporting work plan
(Attachment A) is attached for your review.

The Solid Waste Department Superintendent, Board of Public Works (May 26, 2016) and the Purchasing

Department recommend the renewal of this contract in an amount not to exceed $67,696 between the
City of Nashua and USDA Wildlife Services.

Respectfully,

Dan Kooken
Purchasing Manager

Ce: J Lafleur L Fauteux

229 Main Street « Nashua, New Hampshire 03061 e Phone (603) 589-3330 « Fax (603) 589-3344

City of Nashua, Public Works Division
To: Board of Public Works Meeting Date: May 26, 2016

From: Jeff Lafleur, Superintendent
Solid Waste Department

Re: USDA Wildlife Management Service Agreement Renewal

RB. Motien: To approve the renewal of the Cooperative Service Agreement between the City
of Nashua and the USDA Wildlife Management Service for FY17 pending budget
approval. This service agreement covers the integrated gull management program
at the Four Hills Landfill and is not to exceed $67,696.46. Funding for this
agreement is through Department: 168 Solid Waste; Fund: Solid Waste; Account
Classification 53 Professional & Technical Services.

Attachment: Cooperative Service Agreement between the City of Nashua, Four Hills Landfill and

the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Inspection Service
(APHIS) Wildlife Services.

Discussion: The Cooperative Service Agreement (CSA) between the City of Nashua and the
USDA Wildlife Service is a renewal of the ongoing integrated gull management
project. Its purpose is to reduce on and off-site conflicts associated with large
concentrations of gulls and other birds at the Four Hills Landfill that could
potentially affect the surrounding neighborhoods. The CSA covers Wildlife
Service activities for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

Through this agreement trained personnel are assigned to the Four Hills Landfill
Monday through Friday to control gull populations utilizing standardized
harassment techniques. All necessary permitting and reporting is coordinated
with the USDA.

Please see the attached copy of the Cooperative Service Agreement for further
details.

This expense is a budgeted item and is subject to approval of the FY 2017 budget.

WS-ER (6/14) Agreement No.: 16 7233 2545 RA
WBS Element: AP.RA.RX33.72.0012

COOPERATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT
between
THE CITY OF NASHUA (CITY)
FOUR HILLS LANDFILL
and
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE (APHIS)
WILDLIFE SERVICES (WS)

ARTICLE 1

The purpose of this Cooperative Service Agreement is to continue an integrated wildlife
management and monitoring project on the Four Hills Landfill, Nashua, New Hampshire
that will reduce on and off-site conflicts associated with large concentrations of gulls,
starlings and woodchucks using the landfill. WS activities are described in the attached
Work and Financial Plans.

ARTICLE 2

APHIS WS has statutory authority under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7
U.S.C.426-426b) as amended, and the Act of December 22, 1987 (101Stat. 1329-331, 7
U.S.C. 426c), to cooperate with States, local jurisdictions, individuals, public and private
agencies, organizations, and institutions while conducting a program of wildlife services
involving mammal and bird species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, or animal
species that are injurious and/or a nuisance to, among other things, agriculture, horticulture,
forestry, animal husbandry, wildlife, and human health and safety.

ARTICLE 3

APHIS-WS and the CITY mutually agree:
1. The parties’ authorized representatives who shall be responsible for carrying out the
provisions of this Agreement shall be:

Cooperator: Lisa Fauteux, Director
Division of Public Works
9 Riverside Street
Nashua, NH 03062

ba

APHIS-WS: David Allaben, State Director
USDA, APHIS, WS
59 Chenell Drive, Suite 7
Concord, NH 03301-8548

To meet as determined necessary by either party to discuss mutual program
interests, accomplishments, needs, technology, and procedures to maintain or
amend the Work Plan (Attachment A). Personnel authorized to attend meetings
under this Agreement shall be CITY’s Superintendent of Solid Waste or his/her
designee, the State Director or his/her designee, and/or those additional persons
authorized and approved by the CITY, and the State Director,

. APHIS WS shall perform services more fully set forth in the Work Plan, which is

attached hereto and made a part hereof. The parties may mutually agree in writing,
at any time during the term of this Agreement, to amend, modify, add or delete
services from the Work Plan.

ARTICLE 4

To authorize APHIS WS to conduct direct control activities to reduce human health
and safety risks and property damage associated with large concentrations of gulls,
starlings and woodcinucks attracted to The Four Hills Municipal Landfill Nashua,
New Hampshire. These activities are defined in the Work Plan. APHIS WS will be
considered an invitee on the lands controlled by the CITY. The CITY will be
required to exercise reasonable care to warn APHIS-WS as to dangerous conditions
or activities in the project areas.

To reimburse APHIS WS for costs of services provided under this Agreement up to
but not exceeding the amount specified in the Financial Plan (Attachment B).
APHIS, WS shall bill the CITY quarterly. The CITY will begin processing for
payment invoices submitted by APHIS-WS within 30 days of receipt. The
Cooperator ensures and certifies that it is not currently debarred or suspended and is
free of delinquent Federal debt.

To designate to APHIS WS the CITY’s authorized individual whose responsibility
shall be the coordination and administration of activities conducted pursuant to this
Agreement.

To notify APHIS WS verbally or in writing as far in advance as practical of the date
and time of any proposed meeting related to the program.

APHIS WS shall be responsible for administration and supervision of the program.

10.

11.

12,

All equipment purchased for the program is and will remain the property of APHIS
WS,

To coordinate with APHIS WS before responding to all media requests.

To obtain the appropriate permits for removal activities for herring, great black-
backed, ring-billed gulls and turkey vultures and list USDA, APHIS, Wildlife
Services as a sub-permitee.

To provide training to Landfill staff to conduct bird harassment activities on
weekends and Federal Holidays to effectively keep birds from using the landfill
when Wildlife Services personne! are not present at the landfill.

To provide storage space in a secure building for a locked gun cabinet supplied by
WS for storage of firearms and pyrotechnics when these devices are not in active
use. WS is required to store guns overnight in a locked gun safe (WS Directive
2.615).

There will be no equipment with a procurement price of $5,000 or more per unit
purchased directly with funds from the cooperator for use solely on this project. All
other equipment purchased for the program is and will remain the property of
APHIS WS.

To provide an indoor working space to complete necessary paperwork.

ARTICLE 5

APHIS WS Agrees:

1.

4,

To conduct activities at the Four Hills Landfill and adjacent condominiums as
described in the Work and Financial Plans.

Designate to the CITY the authorized APHIS WS individual who shall be
responsible for the joint administration of the activities conducted pursuant to this
Agreement.

To bill the CITY for costs incurred by APHIS WS during the performance of
services agreed upon and specified in the Work Plan. APHIS WS shall keep records
and receipts of all reimbursable expenditures hereunder for a period of not less than
one year from the date of completion of the services provided under this Agreement
and the CITY shall have the right to inspect and audit such records.

To coordinate with the CITY before responding to all media requests.

ARTICLE 6

This Agreement is contingent upon the passage by Congress of an appropriation from
which expenditures may be legally met and shall not obligate APHIS WS upon failure of
Congress to so appropriate. This Agreement may also be reduced or terminated if
Congress only provides APHIS WS funds for a finite period under a Continuing
Resolution.

ARTICLE 7

APHIS WS assumes no Hability for any aciions or activities conducted under this
Cooperative Service Agreement except to the extent that recourse or remedies are provided
by Congress under the Federal Tort Claims Act 28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 2401(b), and 2671-
2680).

ARTICLE 8

Pursuant to Section 22, Title 41, United States Code, no member of or delegate to Congress
shall be admitted to any share or part of this Agreement or to any benefit to arise therefrom.

ARTICLE 9

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent APHIS WS from entering into separate
agreements with any other organization or individual for the purpose of providing wildlife
damage management services exclusive of those provided for under this agreement.

ARTICLE 10

The CITY certifies that APHIS WS has advised the CITY that there may be private
sector service providers available to provide wildlife management services that the
CITY is seeking from APHIS WS.

ARTICLE 11

The performance of wildlife damage management actions by APHIS WS under this
agreement is contingent upon a determination by APHIS WS that such actions are in
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, and any
other applicable federal statutes. APHIS WS will not make a final decision to conduct
requested wildlife damage management actions until it has made the determination of such
compliance.

ARTICLE 12

This Cooperative Service Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual agreement
of the parties in writing. Also, this Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual
agreement of the parties in writing, or by one party provided that party notifies the other
in writing at least 120 days prior to effecting such action. Further, in the event the
Cooperator does not provide necessary funds, APHIS WS is relieved of the obligation to
provide services under this agreement.

In accordance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, the Department of
Treasury requires a Taxpayer Identification Number for individuals or businesses
conducting business with the agency.

The CITY’s Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) 02-6000581

CITY GF NASHUA

SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT
840 WEST BOLLIS STREET
NASHUA, NH 03060:

BY:
James Donchess, Mayor City of Nashua Date

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
WILDLIFE SERVICES

BY:
David Allaben, State Director Date
USDA, APHIS, WS
59 Chenell Drive, Suite 7
Concord, NH 03301-8548

BY:
Charles S. Brown Date
Director, Eastern Region
USDA, APHIS, WS
920 Main Campus Drive; Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27606

ATTACHMENT A
WORK PLAN

For the Conduct of an Integrated Wildlife Harassment and Monitoring Project
under a Cooperative Service Agreement between The City of Nashua and USDA,
APHIS, Wildlife Services (WS)

Introduction

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized to protect American
agriculture and other resources from damage associated with wildlife. The primary
authority for Wildlife Services (WS) is the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7
U.S.C.426-426b) as amended, and the Act of December 22, 1987 (101Stat. 1329-331, 7
U.S.C. 426c). Wildlife Services activities are conducted in cooperation with other
Federal, State and local agencies; private organizations and individuals.

The WS program uses an Integrated Wildlife Damage Management (IWDM) approach
(sometimes referred to as IPM or “Integrated Pest Management”) in which a series of
methods may be used or recommended to reduce wildlife damage. IWDM is described
in Chapter 1, 1-7 of the Animal Damage Control Program Final Environmental Impact
Statement (USDA, 1994). These methods include the alteration of cultural practices as
well as habitat and behavioral modification to prevent damage. However, controlling
wildlife damage may require that the offending animal(s) are killed or that the
populations of the offending species be reduced.

Purpose

To reduce on and off-site conflicts associated with large concentrations of gulls, turkey
vultures, starlings and woodchucks attracted to the Four Hills Municipal Landfill,
Nashua, New Hampshire through the conduct of an integrated wildlife harassment and
monitoring project.

Planned USDA, APHIS. Wildlife Services Activities

1. Wildlife Services will staff the integrated bird damage management and monitoring
program five working days (8-9 hours) from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 (52
consecutive weeks) except government holidays, mandatory scheduled training days and
under extreme weather conditions .

2. Wildlife Services completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) “Reducing Bird
Damage Through an Integrated Wildlife Damage Management Program in the State of
New Hampshire”.