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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWaste Management Committee 01-11-96a . CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, St. Croix County Board Chairperson FROM: Chairperson Einar Horne CONIlVIITTEE TITLE: Waste Management Committee DATE OF MEETING: Thursday, January 11, 1996 TIME: 5:00 p.m. LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center, Conference Room 1216, Hudson, Wl 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 4. ACTION ON PREVIOUS MATES 5. Summary of Bills 6. ARR Update 7. Waste Management Program a. Review Waste Management Plan b. Ongoing Program Needs c. Waste Management Committee Duties d. Committee Options 8. Recycling a. Exhibit 9. Tire &Appliance Roundup 10. Hazardous Waste Program 11. Any Other Business 12. DATE & AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING 13e ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE (This agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) Submitted by: St. Croix County Planning Department Date: December 29, 1995 cc: County Board Office News MedialNotice Board County Clerk Committee Members County Haulers MINUTES WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE JANUARY 119 1996 T. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, HUDSON, WI PRESENT: Chairperson Einar Horne; Supervisors Tim Filipiak, Daryl Standafer, Jacic Dowd and John Mortensen. Staff present included George Hayducsko, Troy Gansluckner, Dave Fodroczi, Jim Janke and Rosemary Olson. Guests in attendance were students from the Hudson Senior High School as part of their History and Government class, and Troy Waters of Channel 10 TV, Hudson. Chairperson Horne called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. Motion by Filipiak, seconded by Mortensen to adopt the agenda. Motion carried. Motion by Mortensen, seconded by Dowd to approve the previous month's minutes. Motion carried. The date for the next meeting was set for March 14th at 5:00 p.m. Summary of Bills The Committee reviewed the list of bills mailed to them. Hayducsko presented an additional bill for approval and signature to the bankruptcy attorney. Chairperson Horne signed the bill and the Committee agreed that the bill will be paid from the 1995 budget. Hayducsko distributed and reviewed, with the help of a visual aid, asummary/overview of the 1995 budget. With the allocation from the tax levy, revenues and expenditures, approximately $380.542.05 was not spent and will go back into the general fund. Discussion on whether the money should be put in the general fund, contingency fund or to help the debt. Dowd stated that he is in favor of keeping the money in the contingency fund for an emergency and operating expenses. Fodroczi offered an explanation of how any amount of the funds can be allocated and would need full County Board approval. Hayducsko talked to the DNR about the condition of the pit. They indicated that the pit is empty for the most part, and all ash containers are off site except for one. The DNR has been assured by Tom Leiser, contact person for ARR that the one container with hazardous ash will be taken off site. Discussion on who will be responsible for the contaminated soil from leachate runoff. Recycling a) Gansluckner reported that he and Hayducsko are working on a new exhibit for waste reduction and that they are looking at reusable products, returnables, rechargbles and long lasting items. They are also looking at non -toxic products. They are developing a brochure to go with the exhibit. Gansluckner stated he is open to any ideas or suggestions from the Committee for the exhibit. Gansluckner reported that because of the termination of the contract with ARR, the County does need to fill out a small portion of the grant application called "avoided disposable costs". He explained the amount of recyclables collected in the responsible unit, multiplied by a tipping fee, would equal the amount reduced from our grant for 1996. He completed the table and sent it to the DNR who is looking at it now. The amount deducted will be $15,805. Gansluckner noted that phone calls have tapered off for recycling questions. Currently he receives approximately 5 calls a day. The Committee requested that Gansluckner start working with the Fair Board for the County Fair next summer to help with recycling containers and anything else necessary. Tire & Appliance Roundup Hayducsko stated that more drop off sites throughout the County are necessary for this year's roundup and would be spread out so they are not too close together. Hayducsko also noted that the grants for 1996 and possibly 1997 will cover 75% of cost. Staff will be going out for bids for a vendor to dispose of the tires, but would like to stay with the same vendor for disposal of the appliances. The Committee concurred. There would be fewer drop off sites for the appliances. Hazardous Waste Program With the help of a visual aid Hayducsko pointed out the drop-off sites to be used for the Household Hazardous Waste program, and a third site in Hammond which will be a combined site for ag and household waste. He has talked to Dan Fedderly about using the Hammond garage and the new Highway Shop in Hudson and he was open to the use of both sites. He will also be meeting with the Cities of Hudson and New Richmond next week. Discussion on using one vendor for both ag and household disposal. Hayducsko noted that staff will do a paper audit this year to make sure the waste is being disposed of properly and they are following all state requirements. Discussion on who would be liable for the waste disposed of and who is the generator. Hayducsko reported that this year we will be able to take waste from small businesses. They will have to pay to dispose of their hazardous waste, but at a much reduced price. He further noted that the County has to use the states vendor so the County will not be going out for bid. Waste Management Program a, b, c, d) Fodroczi distributed a handout to present an overview of the Solid Waste Management Plan. He explained that the plan was one in 1992 with the help of a consultant along with staff and the Waste Management Committee at that time. Fodroczi stated that the first stage of the plan was a needs assessment which looked at the whole County waste system. With the results from industrial and community surveys, 13 issues were identified for specific programs above and beyond the MSW handled at the incinerator. The second stage of the plan was the option analysis. There was a format developed for each issue and three options for a specific program. The second phase of that process was to have a preferred option for all of the areas and what the County's involvement would be. The last stage was the implementation plans for all of the areas. Eight areas were picked as the most important to begin implementing and were costed out for resource requirements. Discussion on the Waste Management Committee's responsibility after ARR and is it enough to maintain the Committee. Fodroczi reviewed 3 basic options for the Committee to consider; first the continuation in some form of the existing Committee, second assign all committee responsibilities to another committee, and third, to have a combined organization with the County and the municipalities as a Solid Waste Board. Fodroczi then reviewed the other County Board committees' duties. There was discussion on which committee could assume this committee's responsibilities. As a fourth option, Filipiak suggested that the Waste Management Committee could take on some of another committee's responsibilities. With the help of a visual aid, Hayducslco reviewed the Waste Management and Recycling Work Programs. He pointed out that the monitoring wells at the proposed ash monofill site in New Richmond were never capped off, and all project files should be put in storage for an orderly closure to the monofill project. He further noted that a DNR approved vendor would need to be hired for the capping project according to NR 500 regulations and could be scheduled to be done this coming spring. The Committee requested that Hayducsko submit an RFP for the capping of the monitoring wells. Under section I., b of Waste Management Work Program the Committee agreed that numbers one and four be removed and ongoing activities become apart of orderly closure of project in the Waste Management Work Program. The Recycling Work Program remained the same. Chairperson Horne asked that staff give each member of the Committee a copy of the Waste Management Plan, who does not already have one. Supervisor Dowd indicated that he did not want his own copy. Motion by Standafer, seconded by Filipialc to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 p.m. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted: %�' `�� , , Rosemary Olson, recording Secretary