Dave...
See below in bold:
1 When was Earley appointed emergency manager in Flint?
October 8, 2013
2 What was Earley’s salary while emergency manager in Flint?
$180,000
3 When did Earley leave his role as Flint’s emergency manager?
January 13, 2015
4 What is the proper way to describe his departure from the Flint emergency manager post.
Mr. Earley was appointed emergency manager for Detroit Public Schools.
5. On what date was Earley appointed emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools?
January 13, 2015
6 On what date did he begin his job as the emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools?
January 13, 2015
7 What is Earley’s current salary?
$225,000
Hi Terry,
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The Washington Post is looking for some technical questions about Darnell — start dates, salary and so on. Do you have
that handy, or is it on the website? | can tackle the last one about the governor.
Thanks!
Dave
Thanks Terry.
The state's top priority right now is making sure the people of Flint immediately have access to safe, clean water, and
that includes reaching every home to supply water, filters, repiacement filter cartridges and water testing kits. The
administration is also working with independent experts on testing of the water and will continue to work with them
going forward.
Dave...
We generally don't comment on litigation, especially lawsuits we have either just received or have not been able
to review.
That said, seems we should (after noting we do t comment on litigation) point to on-going State efforts etc.
If you agree, could you provide a couple sentences that would reflect consistently with what the administration
has been saying in relation to on-going State efforts?
Please advise and thanks.
Terry
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I'm in a meeting with the governor. He's asking for some details for a timeline regarding the switch.
Do we have dates and information about the exact communication with DWSB and Flint regarding rates,
especially the part about the attempt by Detroit water and the rate demands? We are attempting to
provide an accurate picture of the timeline, and difficult decisions faced by the city and EM at the time.
Thank you!
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Robert, Carla M. (T: reasury)
Importance: High
All—
Please see below from Egan. This is essentially the same “?” Nancy Kaffer asked of Jeremy a couple weeks back. Intend
to say something along the lines of the following...please advise.
The Tucker-Young report offered an initial perspective on the situation, but as additional information was
received and considered by the city, city officials determined that KWA offered the best long-term solution for
Flint. As has been noted previously, all involved, the mayor and city council, believed the move to KWA was
appropriate and supported the move.
As we have discussed previously, consideration of the development of a Flint-area/Genesee County water
system had been on-going since the early 2000’s and the City of Flint had been in discussions about joining a
new system for much of that time.
Only two media outlets (flt journal and weyi TV) at today's meeting.
All went fairly smooth with the RTAB unanimously approving the two resolutions in question (in addition to several
others dealing with other financial issues).
Only 2 people made public comment...one of whom was councilman Eric Mays who shared his typical "stuff."
No other real issues etc.
Let me know if you have any questions.
TS
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{ anologize for the fength of this. but wanted you all to review it before [ship it ta Nancy. Please advise of any sugpastad
changes,
Flint EM dates for financial emergency declared in December 2011
Mike Brown, apptd 12-1-11 (when fin emer declared under PA 4 of 2011)
Ed Kurtz, apptd 8-8-12 (when PA4 was repealed in Aug 2012, Brown couldn’t serve as EM, PA 72 back in effect)
Mike Brown, apptd 7-4-13 (Kurtz retired; PA436 in effect)
Darnell Earley, apptd 10-8-13 (Brown resigned)
Gerald Ambrose, apptd 1-13-15 (Earley appointed DPS EM)
Financial Emergency resolved, 4-29-15 (RTAB apptd)
Other dates
June 26, 2012 — Letter from EM Brown to DWSD seeking permission to blend river water with DWSD water (attached).
Sept. 20, 2012 — Letter from EM Kurtz to DWSD requesting written permission to implement blending (attached).
March 25, 2013 — The Flint City Council endorses joining KWA (see url below)
htto-//blog milve. com/newsnow rink. bimlventry=(20E2/O3/Hint oly council aooroves re him
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acts
April 11, 2013 - Treasurer Dillion sends letter to EM Kurtz (attached) noting conditional approval of move to KWA
(pursuant to PA436), pending a review of DWSD’s last, best offer.
April 16, 2013 — EM Kurtz informs Treasury that the City will join KWA (attached).
April 17, 2013 — DWSD transmits letter to EM Kurtz terminating service to Flint, effective April 17, 2014 (attached).
April 17, 2014 — Water service from DWSD officially ends.
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FYI--
Kaffer and the Freep are constructing a “timeline” of the Flint water situation...and she has requested from me:
-dates for EM appointments, departures
-the date Andy Dillon signed off on KWA
| am also going to include a few other items; Flint’s requests to “blend” river water with DWSD water and the DWSD
contract cancellation letter.
Will ship the info to you shortly for review and input.
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Sara and Dave...
Below is my proposed response to Nancy...with which | intend to include 3 documents. Please confirm you are ok with
this as it won't necessarily paint DWSD in a favorable light.
Please advise asap. | will send the 2 additional letters under separate emails.
"Nancy...
lam sending you a series of documents (3) to help frame the situation regarding Flint water.
The first is a letter Flint officials sent to DWSD in June of 2012, requesting that Flint be allowed to "blend" DWSD water
with Flint river water to keep costs for Flint reasonable and affordable. Please note that DWSD was increasing rates by 5-
times.
The second letter (Sept. 2012) from the city of Flint to the DWSD again requests written approval for the city to "blend"
water, as requested in the June letter.
These letters were sent to DWSD as Flint officials, including the Mayor and city council, considered a move to KWA vs
staying with DWSD.
In April of 2013, Flint received the 3rd document, from DWSD, terminating the contract with Flint effective April 17,
2014.
It is my understanding that the City of Flint then worked over the next number of months to upgrade its water facilities,
test those facilities for quality and efficient water supply to residents and to gain Department of Environmental Quality
approval to use Flint River water until KWA was operational in the spring of 2016.
Given DWSD's decision to terminate Flint's contract...and given that the Flint River had long been the city's backup
source, Flint was faced with limited options."
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Attached is a copy of the letter from DWSD terminating Flint's water contract-connection.
Please call me when you can.
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Importance: High
Sara, Dave, Terry,
Mr. Earley got a request from Freep's Nancy Kaffer for a comment on the Flint Water situation. She is doing a
column for Sunday's paper that is a follow up to the paper's story that ran yesterday on Flint water quality.
She asked for his comment, she said, since water system decisions were made under his term as EM.
The following is the statement that he would like to send to Nancy. Her deadline is, as always, rapidly
approaching. Apologies for short turn-around time.
“The decision for Flint to join the Karegnondi Water Authority and to leave the Detroit Water and
Sewerage System was made under the authority of previous Flint Emergency Managers prior to my
appointment in October 2013. And, while the deal to sell the pipeline had been in process as | assumed my
position, it was finalized after thorough review and with the health and well-being of all citizens -- from small
children to senior citizens and everyone in between -- taken into consideration. An even bigger concern that
we must all be paying attention to is the aging infrastructure and water distribution systems in all of our urban
communities -- many of which are more than 100 years old. Where the focus should be placed moving
forward is not on what we do in the interim between now and when the new system is complete, but what is
done in the long-term to replace the crumbling water distribution system that exits throughout Flint and
Genesee County. lam confident that the city of Flint is following the standards of the State of Michigan's
Department of Environmental Quality for safe water compliance, as it should."
Please let me know if you have any issues/edits.
Thanks,
Michelle
Michelle A. Zdrodowski
Executive Director of Communications
Detroit Public Schools
3011 W. Grand Boulevard, 14th Floor
Detroit, Mi 48202
313.873.3238, office
313.421.2831, mobile
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Dempkowski, Angela (T reasury)
Dave...
See below...from TPs developed last spring. Calling you momentarily.
The City has received significant financial assistance through both grant programs and bond restructuring
initiatives administered by the MI Department of Treasury. This financial assistance has allowed the City to
replace miles of aged pipeline and begin efforts to install a specialized filter at the Water Treatment Plant.
In February, Flint was awarded a total of $2 million through two Financially Distressed Cities, Villages, and
Townships Grants. $1.1 million was awarded for water system enhancements through improved waste
management while $900,000 was awarded for water system enhancements through leak detection and pipe
assessments.
On April 8", the City announced that it was moving forward with a series of actions to ensure the continued
safety of Flint drinking water and address Issues of discoloration and odor. The most significant step will be
the installation of a Granulated Active Charcoal filter (GAC) at the Water Treatment Plant. The GAC filter will
help block or eliminate the formation of TTHM during the filtration process. The $1.5 million project (targeted
for completion by mid-July) will be funded with proceeds from the state-approved restructuring of Flint’s
Drinking Water Revolving Fund loans ($2.24 million).
The City is undertaking a number of other improvements to the water system including the acceleration of
valve replacements, targeted hydrant flushing, the replacement of two miles of water main in a critical area
of the city, and acceleration of the project to automate plant operations.
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Stanton, Terry A. (Treasury)
FYI
Dave - please followup and see if we can get more on content, unless someone knows already.
Sent from my iPhone
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Date: September 25, 2015 at 8:15:46 AM EDT
Hi Terry,
The Journal is asking for a response to Mayor Walling’s letter.
| just want to double check: | see he’s again asking for loans to be forgiven, but didn’t we say earlier that there’s no legal!
path to do that?
His letter is attached.
Thanks!
Dave
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