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i <br /> 14-10-1992' 11: 14AM FPF CIT`r' PuL I ir- Ider02M TC <br /> --iv <br /> ,krniq - <br /> Lcan Er*RGY <br /> ASSOCIATES <br /> IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT <br /> rCU �Er=: <br /> ll SEPTEMBER, 19 ��'.. <br /> k JAMES EsCOFAR <br /> DEPUTY PUBLIC I'IORKS DIRECTOR <br /> OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE :s Civ �CIO <br /> CITY OF STOCKTON q <br /> i� CzPA1�. SERVICE CENTER <br /> 1+65 J. LINCOLN STREET <br /> STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95206 <br /> DEAR MR, ESCOBAR, <br /> IN RE: BILLINGS BEYOND ORIGINAL PERMIT FEES BY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTr ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> HEALTH DIVISION FOR CITY OF STOCKTON SITES <br /> AS YOU KNOW, FALCON NERGY HAS REMOVED TANKS FROM VARIOUS SITES FOR THE <br /> CITY OF STOCKION. WHEN UNDERGROUND TANK REMOVAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS ARE <br /> SUBMITTED, A REMOVAL OR SITE CLOSURE PERMIT IS ISSUED ON THE BASIS OF, AMONG <br /> OTHER FEE CALCULATIONS, THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: $ 53.00 PER TANK PER SITE PEP. <br /> HOUR, MINIMUM CHARGE: 11HREE (3) HOURS PER TANK PER SITE. 4'IFiEN PULLING THE <br /> PERMIT, FOR EXAMPLE, WE SUBMIT THE THREE (3) HOUR MINIMUM X $ 53.00 OR $159,Cui <br /> PER TANK PER SITE. <br /> FALCON ENERGY HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN A DISAGREE9QNI WITH SAN JQAQUIN COUNT( <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OVER THE COARSE OF THE LAST YEAR AS ADDITIONAL BILLINGS <br /> HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THEIR DEPARTMENT LONG AFTER THE JOBS HAVE BEEN COMPLEIED, <br /> I'VE HAVE RECEIVED VARIOUS BILLINGS STATING ESSENTIALLY, iiraJ HAVE BEEN PROVIDED <br /> SERVICES BY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FOR SERVICES AT __, <br /> PAY $ __ . WE HAVE CONTINUALLY MAINTAINED THAT THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY <br /> BY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THEIR ADDITIONAL CHARGES AND <br /> THAT THE SITE OMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE CHARGES. FURTHER, AFT^' INVESTIGATING <br /> SCME OF THESE CHARGES, WE MAINTAIN THEY ARE NOT LEGITIMATE AND HAVE REFUSED TO <br /> PAY THEM, THE COUNTY 6°M IN TURN, ATTEMPTED TO BLACKMAIL US BY REFUSING 10 <br /> ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL JOBS WHICH WE HAVE TURNED IN. THIS CAME <br /> TO A HEAD RECENTLY AND IN A MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, <br /> WE AGREED TO PAY SOME OF THE CFIARGES AND REFUSED TO PAY OTHERS. T,iE DIRECTOR <br /> DID AGREE TO WAIVE PENALTIES CAI THE FEES WE DID AGREE TO PAY. <br /> P.O. Box 1257 . Stockton, California 95201 • Number One, Port Road 21, Port of Stockton • Stockton. California 95203 <br /> l - (209) 463.7108 • FAX (209) 463.2712 - <br /> V <br />