Placement Newsletter #4
In this issue:
1 Changes to your Placement Information?
2 Vehicle Passes
3 Trenching - camps OK, roads, NOT OK
4 A greeting from United Site Services and a long document
5 Donate to the 2014 Temple of Grace - a letter from Paul Walker
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Hello Fine People of Black Rock City!
Mapping weekend #2 wrapped up for the Placement Team and things are looking fantastic for our fair city. Let's all raise a glass to our amazing team of volunteers!
We will be announcing Placement in Early July. If you need to make any big adjustments to your camp or if circumstances are changing and you are no longer able to come to Burning Man and must cancel your questionnaire, PLEASE let us know right now. Edits are much easier to make now while everything is in pencil.
If you want to see your name in lights - the Theme Camp listing is online now:
http://www.burningman.com/themecamps/themecamps.html?yy=2014
http://www.burningman.com/themecamps/themecamps.html?yy=2014
Remember, this is a list of everyone who submitted a questionnaire, not just placed camps. Even camps not receiving placement can provide their information to Playa Info and be found by everyone.
We are planning to announce Placement in early July. Why the wait?
Wrangling the information of the 1300 groups requesting placement is time consuming. We check, we map, we double check, we accommodate changes, we check again. We rely on information from other departments, the DMV and the ARTery and that requires our patience and collaboration.
I promise that we announce as soon as we possibly can.
- Answergirl
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1 Changes to your Theme Camp, need to cancel?
We all know that reserved space is tight and fitting everyone in is a complicated task. Please let us know immediately if you need to cancel or if you have significant changes to your camp plans and Placement needs.
email: placement@burningman.com
Subject: [placers name/sector] name of camp.
(please do not reply to this email)
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2 Vehicle Passes
New for 2014: all vehicles driving into Black Rock City must have and display a valid Vehicle Pass. (Motorcycles are exempt from this requirement.) $40 Vehicle Passes are available alongside tickets in all of our sales, including STEP. Vehicle Passes may be used for multiple in-and-outs, but are not transferrable between vehicles. If you will be using multiple vehicles you will need multiple Vehicle Passes.
For more detailed information please see the Vehicle Pass FAQ: https://ticketsupport.burningman.com/customer/portal/topics/607269-vehicle-passes/articles
If you find that your question isn't answered in the FAQ you can also email your question directly to ticketsupport@burningman.com.
If you're wanting more background about Vehicle Pass program please check out this blog post.
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3 IN THE TRENCHES
As Black Rock City grows, and more camps rely on power and fuel distribution, the issue of trenching becomes more common place.
Trenching within camps is one thing - Please follow the guidelines listed below.
However Trenching across roads is NOT OKAY. Okay? Seriously.
Our temporary roads never seem to recover very well during the event, when trenching across them is followed by a week's worth of foot, bicycle, and mutant vehicle traffic.
Similarly, large Mutant Vehicles with draggable mutations could disrupt trenching, leading to all manner of dangerous conditions.
Please plan accordingly.
If you are an Esplanade Camp and need to trench across this no vehicle traffic road, you must gain DPW approval from your Placer on playa.
Trenching/Digging Conditions (instructions to outside service providers)
Provider shall strive to minimize its impact on the playa and shall restore the playa to its original condition at the conclusion of its operations. Provider shall use good judgment to minimize playa disturbance by limiting digging and trenching to main power distribution lines running from the power source to key power distribution points, and situations where a safety hazard will be created by leaving wires exposed.
The primary intention for trenching is the burial of electrical cables. No trenching for other purposes may be completed without prior approval from the DPW Heavy Equipment Manager.
- Maximum depth for trenches is not to exceed six inches without prior approval from the DPW Heavy Equipment Manager.
- No trenching may be done across city streets without prior approval from the DPW Heavy Equipment Manager.
- Power lines must be placed immediately upon completion of trenching operations, and trenches must be appropriately backfilled and compacted. No trench may remain open overnight or for an extended duration regardless of circumstance.
- Special care should be taken to avoid the introduction of foreign matter into open trenches during both installation and removal of cables.
- Once cables have been removed, Provider shall follow all Leave No Trace practices which include the restoration of disturbed surfaces to their original state. Provider shall fill and compact all trenches to a surface level with the surrounding area.
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4 A greeting from United Site Services and a long document
Dear Valued Burning Man Customers:
Here at United Site Services, we pride ourselves on delivering prompt reliable service to give you peace of mind. Please be assured we take customer feedback very seriously and therefore have significantly increased our on-site personnel and equipment to handle the demand for this amazing event we are privileged to be a part of year after year. We've got your back for all your portable sanitation needs at Burning Man 2014.
How all prepaid sales service agreements will be handled
• Each client purchasing a service for Restrooms, RV's, or Holding Tanks will receive one service voucher per service ordered.
• In order to receive your service voucher(s) you will designate up to 3 authorized people who are able to go to the United Site Services Camp to receive your pre-paid service vouchers.
• The last day to place a service voucher order will be July 25, 2014. All service needs past this date will need to be met by flagging down a driver on site.
• A service voucher cannot be ordered to service any equipment other than that of United Site Services. All service vouchers will be pre-paid by credit card. United Site Services will not hold any credit cards for cash to be paid at the end of the Burning Man event.
• For holding tank service vouchers, you must know the gallon size of your tank when placing your order. If you do not know the gallon size of your tank, you can pre-pay for the estimated number of gallons you believe your tank to have. If you are only pre-paying for an estimated number of holding tank gallons, your service technician will pump the actual amount of gallons in the tank on site. If this amount of gallons goes over what you have pre-paid for, you will be responsible for paying $1.00 per gallon above the pre-paid amount of gallons. The $1.00 per gallon, above pre-paid gallons, must be paid by cash to the service technician on site.
• This year the flag down drivers who usually only accept cash on site, will also be accepting pre-paid service vouchers as cash. Any camp of 15 RV's or more will be set up on a VIP program with a set driver and set block of time for service each day. United Site Services will provide you with your set block of time upon arrival to pick up your service vouchers on a first come, first serve basis.
• Each camp set up on a VIP program will receive a Voucher Box that all service vouchers will need to be placed in for each RV requiring service. The number of service vouchers in the box upon service technician arrival will be the number of RV's serviced that day. This will allow camp participants the freedom of leaving their site while still having their service provided as long as their service voucher is in the box. If the voucher box is not returned at the end of the event, a $75.00 fee to replace the box will be charged. Any camp of 5 RV's or less per day will not be pre-scheduled. Pre-paid Service Vouchers can still be purchased, but a service technician will need to be flagged down on site for service to be completed.
• No monetary tipping of service technicians is allowed on site.
• In order to receive credit post event, any unused service vouchers can be mailed to: United Site Services, Attn: Maria Yanez, 3408 Hillcap Avenue, San Jose, CA 95136 within 30 days after September 1, 2014. Any unused service vouchers received after October 1, 2014 will not be credited.
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5 Donate to the 2014 Temple of Grace - a letter from Paul Walker
Hi everyone,
I hope you are all well. I am writing with a request for help. I have been involved with the temple for Burning man for several years now. Through an unfortunate turn of events I need to ask you for help. We are in a situation where we really need help funding the temple this year. There are two main ways you can help out. If you are able to donate anything at all to the temple it would be much appreciated, and your donations when made to BRAF are also tax deductible. But in addition as I went through my list, I know a lot of you have your own lists and groups, I ask that you forward this email or link to your own lists and spread the word. We really are desperate for funds and I know with the help of our community we can succeed.
As some of you know David Best will be doing the temple this year. We are a couple of months behind getting started and really need your help.
Thanks so much
Much love to all
Paul
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- The 2014 Placement Team:
Abdullah, Answergirl, BlackJack (and the Flaggers!), Bravo, GetRich, Happy, HepKitten, Level, Machine, Muppet, Panty Free, Papa Bear, Retro, Rev. Bloodshot, SparkleBalls, Swampy, Sweetthang, The Governess, and WhatsIt.
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