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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWaste Management 05-11-95ST. 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, May 11, 1995 TIME: 8:00 a.m. LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center, Conference Room 1216, Hudson, WI 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 4. ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES 5. .Recycling a. Tire Program d. Newsletter c. 1995 Program Overview d. 1994 Final Financial Recycling Report Update 6. 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 7. Summary of Bills 8. Haulers a. 1994 Accounts 9. Agricultural Clean Sweep 10. Any Other Business 11. DATE & AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING 12. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE 13. ADJOURNMENT This agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) Submitted by: St. Croix County Planning Department Date: April 27, 1995 cc: County Board Office County Clerk County Haulers News Media/Notice Board Committee Members WASTE MANAGEMENT COMIVIITTEE MAY 119 1995 ST. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, HUDSON, WI PRESENT: Chairperson Einar Horne; Supervisor Jack Dowd, Daryl Standafer, Tim Filipialc and John Mortensen. Staff present included George Hayducsko, Troy Gansluckner, Dave Fodroczi, Jim Janke, Greg Timmerman and Rosemary Olson. Guests in attendance were Kealy Gavin, Eli Swift, Ara Metz and Niki Volin, Chairperson Horne called the meeting to order at 8:01 a.m. Motion by Mortensen, seconded by Filipialc to adopt the agenda. Motion carried. Motion by Filipiak, seconded by Standafer to approve the previous months minutes. Motion carried. The next meeting date was confirmed for June 8th, Standafer will be excused. Recycling a) Gansluckner reported that he and Hayducsko have been visiting the tire drop off sites throughout the County and the response has been very good. He noted that the success of the program is due to the low prices. The Town of Troy has collected 1,100 tires thus far. Gansluckner further noted that people were even picking up tires from along the roads and paying the drop off costs. b) Gansluckner reported that the newsletter did go out to 23,189 County residents at a total cost of $.24 each for production and postage. He noted that the next newsletter will go out in the fall. Fodroczi and Hayducsko complimented Gansluckner for the fine job he did on his first newsletter. c) Gansluckner reviewed what he will be doing for the remainder of the year. He pointed out that he will be working on the grant program, attending municipal meetings to answer any questions and help with any municipal programs. He noted that he will be sending out a survey targeting eating/dining establishment in the County and a news release will be going out to all County businesses to inform them of the recycling program. Also he will be working with the schools to help with any questions they may have. Supervisor Mortensen suggested that staff work with communities who have park/picnic areas to start some type of a recycling program for them and to include containers for recyclables. d) Gansluckner reported that the 1994 financial report was completed and sent to the DNR. He noted that the County will be receiving $1,000 more than what was budgeted. The Committee requested a copy of the report. Agricultural Clean Sweep Hayducsko reported that he has received the grant application fora 1996 Agricultural Clean Sweep and noted that at this time he was not planning on applying for this because a Household Hazardous Clean Sweep is planned for 1996 and that no other Ag Clean Sweeps are scheduled for the County in the future. The Committee recommended that staff apply for both grants and then make a decision as to which one to have or both. Janke referred to and distributed copies of two letters regarding the concerns over the drop off site for the Ag Clean Sweep from Jack Colvard, Emergency Government Director and Dan Fedderly, Highway Commissioner. Colvards letter suggested options to eliminate any exposure to the employees who work in the highway building where the chemicals will be collected during Ag Clean Sweep. Fedderlys letter informed Was Management Chairperson, Einar Horne of the decision made by the St. Croix County Transportation Committee to allow the use of a specific highway building in Hammond for a drop off site for the Ag Clean Sweep. Haulers Hayducslco referred to the summary sheet previously mailed to the Committee updating them on the current status of the haulers still owing the County for waste delivered in 1994. He pointed out that Johnson Sanitation and Olson Sanitation have paid and another payment is due later in May. Motion by Standafer, seconded by Filipiak to remove Walters and Rohn Industries from the haulers past due list. Motion carried. Summary of Bills Discussion on the Dames &Moore bill. Timmerman reported that the total amount for the project was $40,000, not including court testimony costs. He then reviewed what Gary Boley of Dames & Moore has done and what his future responsibility will be regarding the former engineer for ARR and the logistics of their performance tests. The Committee requested a copy of the Dames & Moore report. It was decided that a copy will be kept in the Planning Department for the Committee to review. Waste -to -Energy Facility Update d) Hayducslco reported that the engineering firm of R. W. Beck and the accounting firm representing ARR, Coy & Associates, Inc. have not been at the facility. The ARR staff at the facility have been doing refractory work and state they will be opening July 1, 1995. c) Timmerman reported that things have been very quiet and he has not talked to the Attorney Generals office since before the last Committee meeting. a) Motion by Standafer, seconded by Filipiak to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85(1)kg) conferring with counsel regarding the ARR bankruptcy. Roll call vote -all yes. Motion carried. b) Motion by Mortensen, seconded by Filipialc to reconvene into open session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85(2). Roll call vote -all yes. Motion carried. Motion by Filipiak, seconded by Standafer to adjourn at 9:40 a.m. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted: Olson,��ecording Secretary