Tuesday, May 31, 2016

BIDRIGGING: St. Johns County School Board Remains Silent

Underwhelming response to my Open Records requests and questions about school construction bid-rigging from the St. Johns County School Board.

Is anyone surprised?

When we elect other-directed Republican ideologues to public office, they want to "shrink government just small enough to fit in your bedroom and under your toilet seat," as U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson says it best.

Is the St. Johns County School Board comprised of just stewards of our tax dollars?

Or otherwise?

What do you reckon?

The clock is ticking.







-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin
To: Beverly.Slough ; Kelly.Barrera ; Bill.Mignon ; Tommy.Allen ; Patrick.Canan
Sent: Tue, May 31, 2016 11:55 am
Subject: Re: My Open Records Requests Nos. 2016-197,198,199,200,201,202 & 203: St. Johns County Schools Antitrust Concerns



Dear Ms. Slough:
1. They were sent to the School Board staff, as you know.  
2. No answer yet.  
3. Kindly read my e-mail, which asks you to take other actions, please.
4. Policy questions are properly addressed to you people.  
5. Please respond.  
6. Thank you for showing -- in writing -- your insouciance and indifference about antitrust violations, as you have before about civil rights violations, when you attempted to hornswoggle the people of St. Johns County in 2011 with a redistricting plan that would have violated the Fifteenth Amendment.  We, the People stopped you.
7. Your maladroit response to bid rigging concerns is underwhelming and hardly inspires trust and confidence in our School Board's willingness to do its job without fear or favor of contractors.
8. Ms. Slough, you have time to be an active Republican partisan but little interest in doing your job on our School Board being a potential antitrust crime victim.
9. Perhaps you might wish to consider resigning from the School Board.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
-----Original Message-----
From: Beverly Slough <Beverly.Slough@stjohns.k12.fl.us>
To: easlavin <easlavin@aol.com>; Kelly D. Barrera <Kelly.Barrera@stjohns.k12.fl.us>; Bill Mignon <Bill.Mignon@stjohns.k12.fl.us>; Tommy Allen <Tommy.Allen@stjohns.k12.fl.us>; Patrick Canan <Patrick.Canan@stjohns.k12.fl.us>
Sent: Mon, May 30, 2016 10:39 am
Subject: Re: My Open Records Requests Nos. 2016-197,198,199,200,201,202 & 203: St. Johns County Schools Antitrust Concerns

Public records requests should be addressed to Christina.Langston@stjohns.k12.fl.us.

Thank you,
Bev Slough


From: easlavin@aol.com <easlavin@aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2016 5:35 PM
To: Kelly D. Barrera; Bill Mignon; Tommy Allen; Beverly Slough; Patrick Canan
Subject: My Open Records Requests Nos. 2016-197,198,199,200,201,202 & 203: St. Johns County Schools Antitrust Concerns


Dear Chairman Canan and School Board members Slough, Allen, Mignon & Barrera:

1. Please direct our St. Johns County School Board staff to respond to my Open Records Requests Nos. 2016-197,198,199,200,201,202 & 203 of May 27, 2016.

2. Please vote to reject the one bid received for Aberdeen K-8 elementary school, which is reportedly 30% higher than anticipated.
3. Please direct our School Board staff to comply with my request for antitrust referrals to our Florida and U.S. Attorneys General.
4. Kindly direct our School Board staff to make all documents available Tuesday, May 31, 2016.
5. Please place the hiring a new lawyer on a future agenda in the event that Mr. Frank D. Upchurch, III & Co. does not resign. 

6. The conflict of interest inherent in the Upchurch, Bailey & Upchurch law firm representing the Board and private clients, including contractors, requires new counsel.
7. I have spoken with the State Attorney General's Antitrust Division and with FBI, HUD & EPA Senior Special Agent Robert E. Tyndall (Retired): I have sent both AAG Daugherty and Special Agent Tyndall copies of this correspondence.
8. We must proceed with vigor and take prompt action to protect the public interest: "business as usual" is no longer an option in St. Johns County.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
www.edslavin.com
In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh.
   
904-377-4998








-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: pcanan <pcanan@cananlaw.com>; joynerj <joynerj@stjohns.k12.fl.us>; fdupchurch <fdupchurch@fblaw.com>
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2016 12:41 am
Subject: Request No. 2016-197: Bid and antitrust analysis/reporting re: only one bid for K-8 Aberdeen area school
Dear Supt. Joyner, Chairman Canan and Mr. Upchurch:
1. Please send documents on receipt of only one (1) bid for the K-8 Aberdeen area school, including preliminary antitrust analysis.
2. Kindly report the facts to the County Attorney, State Attorney General and the Antitrust Division of USDOJ as indicating a possible "concerted refusal to deal" in violation of our antitrust laws, 15 U.S.C. 1, et seq.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998

-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: easlavin <easlavin@aol.com>; mwanchick <mwanchick@sjcfl.us>; pmccormack <pmccormack@sjcfl.us>; jimwil03 <jimwil03@yahoo.com>; ilopez <ilopez@citystaug.org>; jregan <jregan@citystaug.com>; mroyle <mroyle@cityofsab.org>; pcanan <pcanan@cananlaw.com>; joynerj <joynerj@stjohns.k12.fl.us>; fdupchurch <fdupchurch@fblaw.com>
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2016 12:46 am
Subject: Re: Request No. 2016-198: Procedures for reporting possible antitrust violations


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Good morning:
Please send copies of any local government rules, policies or directives requiring reporting to state and federal attorneys general and inspectors general of possible violations of our antitrust laws, 15 U.S.C. 1, et seq.

Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
-----Original Message-----

From: easlavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: ilopez <ilopez@citystaug.com>; fdupchurch <fdupchurch@ubulaw.com>
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2016 3:34 am
Subject: Fwd: Request No. 2016-199: Availability or use of computer software to detect possible pattern of bid rigging or other antitrust violations


-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: mwanchick <mwanchick@sjcfl.us>; pmccormack <pmccormack@sjcfl.us>; jimwil03 <jimwil03@yahoo.com>; ilopez <ilopez@citystaug.org>; jregan <jregan@citystaug.com>; mroyle <mroyle@cityofsab.org>; pcanan <pcanan@cananlaw.com>; joynerj <joynerj@stjohns.k12.fl.us>; fdupchurch <fdupchurch@fblaw.com>
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2016 3:31 am
Subject: Re: Request No. 2016-199: Availability or use of computer software to detect possible pattern of bid rigging or other antitrust violations


Good morning:
Please send any documents on availability or use of computer software to detect possible patterns of bid rigging or other antitrust violations.
Thank you.



With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998

-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: mwanchick <mwanchick@sjcfl.us>; pmccormack <pmccormack@sjcfl.us>; jimwil03 <jimwil03@yahoo.com>; ilopez <ilopez@citystaug.com>; jregan <jregan@citystaug.com>; mroyle <mroyle@cityofsab.org>; pcanan <pcanan@cananlaw.com>; joynerj <joynerj@stjohns.k12.fl.us>; fdupchurch <fdupchurch@ubulaw.com>
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2016 3:36 am
Subject: Re: Request No. 2016-200: Any reports of possible pattern of bid rigging or other antitrust violations to Florida and US Attorneys General or Inspectors General.

Good morning:

Please send any documents on any reports of possible pattern of bid rigging or other antitrust violations to Florida and US Attorneys General or Inspectors General.Thank you.



With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998


-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: fdupchurch <fdupchurch@ubulaw.com>; pcanan <pcanan@cananlaw.com>; joynerj <joynerj@stjohns.k12.fl.us>
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2016 8:08 am
Subject: Request No. 2016-201: Conflicts check of Upchurch, Bailey and Upchurch clients re: School Board work

Please send.  Thank you.


-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: fdupchurch <fdupchurch@ubulaw.com>; pcanan <pcanan@cananlaw.com>; joynerj <joynerj@stjohns.k12.fl.us>
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2016 8:10 am
Subject: Re: Request No. 2016-202: List of Upchurch, Bailey and Upchurch clients

Please send.  Thank you.


-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: fdupchurch <fdupchurch@ubulaw.com>; pcanan <pcanan@cananlaw.com>; joynerj <joynerj@stjohns.k12.fl.us>
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2016 8:11 am
Subject: Re: Request No. 2016-203: List of past, approved or pre-qualified School Board building construction contractors and subcontractors

Please send.  Thank you.



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