CONTACTS 
0201 - Dutra Oakland Project Ofc          510 522 3758 fax or 800...
020101 - Mr. Ken Esse; Safety Engineer =510 522 2378
020102 - Mr. Jack Fink; =510 522 2378
0202 - Dutra Oakland Project Ofc          510 522 3758 fax or 800...
020201 - Mr. Dan Chow; =415 721 2139
0203 - Dutra Dredging Company             415 721 2131 fax or 800...
020301 - Mr. Robert D. Johnston; President
020302 - Mr. James J. Galli, P.E.; Manager =415 258 1583
020303 - West Coast Dredging    =Telephone/fax
0204 - Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc.  415 883 7683 fax 1589
020401 - Mr. Rob Greybill; =415 883 7683
0205 - Port of Oakland                    510 272 1100 fax or 800...
020501 - Ms. Gail R. Staba; Environmental Planner =510 272 1479
020502 - Mr. Mike Morely; =510 577 4318
0206 - Port of Oakland                    510 272 1100 fax or 800...
020601 - Mr. Rob Andrews; Engineering Project Manager =510 272 1166
0207 - Corps of Engineers, Sausalito      415 331 0404 fax or 800...
020701 - Mr. Leonard SooHoo, P.E.; Chief; Construction Service Branch
0208 - COE, Oakland Harbor Project        510 532 4838 fax or 800...
020801 - Mr. Thomas W. White; Project Engineer =510 532 4838
0209 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020901 - Mr. Marc McGovern; Construction Manager =415 977 8467
020902 - Construction Operations Division =415 977 8480

SUBJECTS
Corps of Engineers, SFD, Oakland Project
Weekly Progress Meeting, 961126
Project Management Plan (PMP)

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0506 - Summary/Objective
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050701 - Followed up work at ref SDS 19 line 101, ref SDS 16 line 103.
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050703 - Tom White left a voice mail asking for re-submission of the notes for
050704 - the meeting on 961119, ref SDS 16 0001, which were reported at the
050705 - meeting today, to have been only partially received via Internet.
050706 - ref SDS 19 9X6J
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050708 - Submitted ref DIP 1 0000 via internet transmitting meeting notes for
050709 - 961119 again; it advises that a printed set of these notes were given
050710 - to Bob Johnston at the meeting on Action Items yesterday, along with
050711 - copies of the Executive Summaries for all Progress Meetings since
050712 - 961001. ref SDS 20 8488
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050716 - Project Management Plan
050717 - Submittals and Notifications to Contractor
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050719 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to Tom White suggesting that COE give the
050720 - Port only the Executive Summary and Action Items, ref DIT 1 00BU,
050721 - which reflects the request by Rob Andrews, when he attended the
050722 - progress meeting yesterday on behalf of the Port of Oakland.
050723 - ref SDS 19 9962
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050725 - Marc McGovern, USACE Construction Manager, also, recommends in a
050726 - letter to Tom Keesling, Assistannt Chief, CON OPS, that USACE submit
050727 - only summaries and action items to the Port of Oakland. ref DIT 2 0001
050728 - Marc further notes objections to Com Metrics by the Port of Oakland
050729 - and the Contractor during the meeting today, ref SDS 19 9962, reflect
050730 - a desire to avoid accountability by claiming USACE management was
050731 - defective. ref DIT 2 ZE6G
050732 -
050733 -      [On 971206 analysis of Port's concern about Communication
050734 -      Metrics. ref SDS 22 5002]
050735 -
050736 -      [On 961216 developed PMP to implement PCA so that COE speaks to
050737 -      the Contractor with one voice, ref SDS 23 5626.]
050738 -
050739 -      [On 961216 Tom Keesling wants flexibility to use Communication
050740 -      Metrics to best advantage; Max indicates Port may be willing to
050741 -      support Communication Metrics on Oakland. ref SDS 23 8852]
050742 -
050743 -      [On 980403 Max Blodgett mentioned concerns about accountability
050744 -      on using Communication Metrics. ref SDS 24 6581]
050745 - ..
050746 - This letter to Tom recommends using a transmittal on the meeting
050747 - notes, including mentioning the Executive Summary as part of the
050748 - submission, ref DIT 1 line 41.
050749 -
050750 - I sent a copy of the letter to Tom Keesling, Herb and Leonard SooHoo,
050751 - so they can consider these procedures in updating the Project
050752 - Management Plan.
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050754 - There is also discussion of incorporating Communication Metrics in the
050755 - plan, ref DIT 1 line 67.
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050757 - The letter notes that even though the notes are reviewed by only 2 - 3
050758 - people each week, more than 10 people have a chance to make review, so
050759 - there is a constant change in perspective of those reading the notes,
050760 - giving a wide spectrum of review over time.
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SUBJECTS
Evaluation Communication Metrics
Policy and Procedures
Objections to Meeting Notes
Stenographic Record in Place of SDS
Objections, Comments
Distributing Notes for Comments
Notes are Inaccurate
Notes Too Long, Not Enough Time to Read
Time, Not Enough for Reading and Writing
Not Enough Time to Read and Write
Accuracy, SDS Records Inaccurate

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161402 - COE Policy and Procedures to Ensure Accuracy of Meeting Notes
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161404 - With the transmittal message for sending the notes of the 961119
161405 - meeting, per above, I included ideas on Communication Metrics methods
161406 - COE is using to ensure accuracy, ref DIT 1 line 65.
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161408 - I converted the email message to a regular letter at ref DIT 1 line 30
161409 - that explains how to address questions of accuracy in the meeting
161410 - notes, ref DIT 1 line 65, which arose at the Progress Meeting today,
161411 - ref SDS 19 line 281, and previously at ref SDS 13 line 114, and at ..
161417 - Also received email from Marc McGovern at ref DIT 2 line 28,
161418 - which indicates the Port's expression of finding errors in the meeting
161419 - notes but not being able to cite any specific error reflects a general
161420 - aversion to accountability and a desire for the opportunity to
161421 - characterize the record to suit future perspectives.
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161423 -      [See follow up developing PMP to implement PCA so we speak to the
161424 -      Contractor with one voice, ref SDS 23 line 131.]
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