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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWaste Management 10-12-95AMENDED ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF % 0LVXIVIITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, St. Croix County Board Chairperson FROM: Chairperson Einar Horne COMMITTEE TITLE: Waste Management Committee DATE OF MEETING: Thursday, October 12, 1995 TIlVIE: 6:30 p.m. LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center, Conference Room 1216, Hudson, WI L. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 4. ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES 5. Summary of Bills 6. Recycling a. 1994 Grant b. 1995 Grant Disbursement c. 1996 Grant Report 7. Waste4o-Energy Facility Update a. Go into Closed Session Pursuant to Wisconsin State 19.85(1)(g) Conferring with Counsel Regarding the ARR Bankruptcy b. Reconvene into Open Session Pursuant to Wisconsin State 19.85(2) c. Attorney General's Lawsuit d. Plant Operation 8. Haulers a. 1994 Accounts 9. 1996 Budget 10. Resolution Encouraging the State of Wisconsin to Manage it's Waste According to the Solid Waste Hierarchy 11. Any Other Business 12. DATE & AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING 13. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE 14. ADJOURNMENT This agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) Submitted by: St. Croix County Planning Department Date: October 9, 1995 cc: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board County Clerk Committee Members County Haulers ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, St. Croix County Board Chairperson FROM: Chairperson Einar Horne COMMITTEE TITLE: Waste Management Committee DATE OF MEETING: Thursday, October 12, 1995 TIlVIE: 6:30 p.m. LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center, Conference Room 1216, Hudson, WI L. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 4. ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES 5. Summary of Bills 6. Recycling 7. Waste -to -Energy Facility Update a. Go into Closed Session Pursuant to Wisconsin State 19.85(1)(g) Conferring with Counsel Regarding the ARR Bankruptcy b. Reconvene into Open Session Pursuant to Wisconsin State 19.85(2) c. Attorney General's Lawsuit d. Plant Operation 8. Haulers a. 1994 Accounts 9. 1996 Budget 10. Resolution Encouraging the State of Wisconsin to Manage it's Waste According to the Solid Waste Hierarchy 11. Any Other Business 12. DATE & AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING 13. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE 14. ADJOURNMENT (This agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) Submitted by: St. Croix County Planning Department Date: September 28, 1995 cc: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board County Clerk Committee Members County Haulers MINUTES WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OCTOBER 12, 1995 T. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, HUDSON, WI PRESENT: Chairperson Einar Horne; Supervisors John Mortensen, Tim Filipiak, Jack Dowd and Daryl Standafer. Staff present included Troy Gansluckner, George Hayducsko, Dave Fodroczi, Greg Timmerman and Rosemary Olson, Chairperson Horne called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. Motion by Mortensen, seconded by Filipialc to adopt the agenda. Motion carried. Motion by Filipiak, seconded by Mortensen to approve the September, 1995 minutes. Motion carried. Summary of Bills Discussion Recycling a) With the help of a visual aid, Hayducsko explained that the County distributed $101,310 to the municipalities in 1994 from the state grant money and the total municipal cost for the program was $184,000. He further explained that the County received $58,600 more from the state than what we anticipated. Hayducsko recommended that the $58,600 be distributed to the municipalities. Motion by Dowd, seconded by Mortensen to authorize staff to distribute the remaining funds to the municipalities. Motion carried. b) Gansluckner explained that staff is proposing to distribute the grant money to the municipalities the same way the DNR distributes the money to the responsible units, 75% the first half of the year for program costs and the remaining 25% the second payment. Discussion on new DNR qualified program costs and how they have affected the 1995 grant distribution to the municipalities. Fodroczi explains two options of payment for 1995. Motion by Filipiak, seconded by Standafer to approve option two for payment to municipalities. Funds will be distributed to municipalities as if all recycling program costs are grant eligible, with the exception of the City of Hudson, Village of Woodville, and the Village of Baldwin. Grant eligibility is uncertain with the three municipalities listed above. Motion carried 4 to 1 with Dowd opposing. c) Gansluclner reported that the 1996 grant application is completed and has been sent to the state. The total cost of the 1996 program is projected to be $318,000, which is $103 per ton, and an average of $5.67 per person to recycle in the County. Waste -to -Energy Facility Update a) Motion by Standafer, seconded by Mortensen to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Stat. 19.85(1)(g) conferring with counsel regarding the ARR bankruptcy. Roll call vote -all yes. Motion carried. b) Motion by Mortensen, seconded by Filipialc to come out of closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Stat. 19.85(2). Roll call vote -all yes. Motion carried. c) Timmerman reported that the state did take a deposition from Herb Zien. He also noted that the trial has been rescheduled for December. d) Hayducsko reported that AR R attempted to turn on the steam at the Health Center and was told that the Health Center would no longer be needing steam from the wasteAo-energy facility. He further noted that the pit is full of waste and some if not most of the waste came from Minnesota. ARR did do a stack test for the two working units which will enable them to continue operating the facility. Haulers The Committee agreed that a letter should be sent to the Finance Committee notifying them that the obligation has been satisfied when the haulers past due accounts are paid in full. 1996 Budgets Fodroczi reported that there was a $400 deduction in the Waste Management budget for a subscription, with no other changes. Chairperson Horne expressed his dismay about how staff time was questioned during the budget review by the Finance Committee in light of the accomplishments made by the Waste Management Committee and staff with the difficult issues we are managing. Standafer excused at 8:17 p.rn. Discussion on the date and time for the November meeting. The next meeting was set to start at 5:00 ,in, but no date was set and is to be determined at a later date. Motion by Mortensen, seconded by Dowd to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted: Dowd, Secretary Rosemary Olson, R�dording Secretary