Great
River Regional Waste Authority Regular
Commission Meeting January
17, 2003 Minutes A
meeting of the Great River Regional Waste Authority Commission was held
Wednesday, January 17, 2003, at the Authority offices, 2092 303rd
Avenue, Fort Madison Iowa. The
following Commission Members were present: Vice
Chairman Pat Trueblood, City of Fort Madison; Commissioner
Susan Dunek, City of Keokuk; Commissioner
John Emmett, Iowa State Penitentiary; Commissioner
Marc Lindeen, Henry County. The
following were also present at the meeting:
Mr. Douglas Napier, Legal Counsel; Mr. Tim Yoder, Director; Ms.
Christine Collier, Barker Lemar; Kerry Voelker, Graf and Company; and Mr. Bob
Watson. I Meeting Called to Order Vice-Chairman
Pat Trueblood called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. II.
Approval
of the Agenda Vice-Chairman
Trueblood called for additions, deletions, or corrections to the agenda.
Commissioner Lindeen moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Commissioner
Emmett. No discussion. Motion
adopted by unanimous voice vote. III. Approval of Minutes, December 11, 2002 Vice-Chairman
Trueblood called for additions, deletions, or corrections to the minutes as
presented. Motion by Commissioner
Dunek, seconded by Commissioner Emmett to approve the minutes as
presented. No further
discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. IV. Recognition of Past Commissioner Mr.
Tim Yoder, GRRWA Director, publicly expressed staff’s thanks to Mr. Tracy
Vance for the eight (8) years of supportive service that he has given to
GRRWA and also extend the thanks to his immediate family for their support of
their husband and father to allow him the time to give to the Authority. A plaque and gift will be given to Tracy
in the near future. V. Ruan Securities Mr.
Pat Callahan and Mr. Chip Schultz presented to the Commission an opportunity
to refinance the 1996 G.O. Bond Issue.
The Ruan Securities representatives gave a summary of the refinancing
option. It was shared that the GRRWA Director had already requested to be on
the Lee County Board of Supervisors agenda, Tuesday January 21, 2003 to
discuss with the Supervisors, GRRWA’s recommendations to refinance the 1996
Bond Issue with Ruan Securities. There was some discussion held as whether
there was a need to look into bidding
out the remaining principle. GRRWA Director recommended that time is of the
essence an to accept the proposal from Ruan Securities and save interest for
those that are paying their fair share. Commissioner
Dunek left the meting at 7:25 A.M. Vice-Chairman
asked for a motion to enter into Rule 2B. Commissioner Lindeen made the
motion seconded by Commissioner Emmett.
Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. VI. Operation Report Mr.
Tim Yoder presented the Operations Report to the Commission. A permit amendment for the Satellite Haz
Chem Facility has been drawn up and turned into the IDNR. Also an amendment to the ERRAP plan for
the Transfer Station has been requested also for the addition of the
hazardous and toxic chemicals that will be collected at the Satellite
Facility. Construction is nearing
completion on the Recycling Storage Facility at the transfer station. The trailer has been purchased and will be
delivered when the seller receives notification. The leachate lagoon piping has been connected to the city’s
sanitary sewer. An electric panel
that runs the pump that will pump leachate to the sewer has to be replaced. Meninga Electric is working on the panel
replacement. Leachate should be
flowing in to the sanitary sewer by the end of the month. IDNR Field Office will be called later
this month to conduct a final inspection on the compost site. This is one of the last steps that will be
needed to get the compost site in operation.
Budget preparation for FY 2004 has begun. The Safety Committee met in January. Monthly meetings for the Committee have been established for
the remainder of the year. It was
agreed by the Committee that one safety topic would be shared and discussed
at the Monthly Safety Committee Meeting and then shared with each of the
Departments. Them members of the
Safety Committee that attended the Safety Day Seminar held at Southeastern
community College shared their day of experience and also shared their ideas
of making GRRWA’s Safety Program better. VII.
Financial
Report – Graf and Company Ms.
Kerry Voelker from Graf and Company shared the November and December
Financial Statements with the Commission. VIII. Barker Lemar Update Ms. Christine Collier gave an update to the Commission on
the Landfill Gas Analysis that was conducted on site during December. 2002 Airspace Analysis was also shared
with the Commission. As of
11/15/2002, in Phase II Region 1 there are 7.21 years of available capacity
remaining and a compaction rate of 1374 lbs/cu. Yd was obtained. The
high-density number is contributed largely to the use of the tarp used for
daily cover. VIII.
Legal
Counsel Report Mr. Douglas Napier shared the results of the
Commissioners Vote for Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
The results were as follows:
Ballots for Chair Marc Lindeen 4 Pat Trueblood 1, Ballots for Vice-Chair John Emmett 4 Marc
Lindeen 1. It was recommended to the Commission that the 28E
Agreement be brought up to date. The first step is to get input and outline
the input and take the outline back to the respectful Constituents for their feedback. X. Action Items Resolution GRRWA 03-27: Resolution Approving Expenditures of the Authority. Motion by Commissioner Lindeen seconded by
Commissioner Emmett to adopt Resolution 03-27. No further discussion.
Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-28: Resolution Approving RFP for Hauling Services. Resolution
Omitted. Resolution GRRWA 03-29: Resolution Authorizing
Director to RequestBond Refinance with Lee. County. Motion by Commissioner Emmett seconded by Commissioner Lindeen
to adopt Resolution GRRWA 03-29. No further discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-30: Resolution Approving Labor
Agreement. Motion by Commissioner Emmett seconded by Commissioner Trueblood to adopt Resolution GRRWA 03-30. Commissioner Lindeen voiced that the 8
percent wage increase over a two-year
period was well above that of other employers in southeast Iowa. Vice-Chairman Trueblood responded that a
better direction should be given to the Director for the next bargaining
period. Commissioner Emmett voiced
that good wages are needed to keep a low turnover. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-31: Resolution Approving
Investment Fund Policy. Motion by
Commissioner Lindeen seconded by Commissioner Emmett to adopt Resolution
GRRWA 03-31. No further discussion.
Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-32: Resolution Approving the
Earthly Goods Marketing Plan. Motion
by Commissioner Emmett seconded by commissioner Lindeen to adopt
Resolution GRRWA 03-32 No further
discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote. XI.
Executive
Session: Possible Pending Litigation and
Personnel Executive
Session was entered into at 8:25 A.M. and Adjourned at 9:33 A.M. Motion was
made by Commissioner Emmett, seconded by commissioner Lindeen to enter into
business following the Executive Session.
Motion was adopted by unanimous voice vote. XII. Other Business It
was requested that a Regular Meeting be held at the Keokuk Transfer Station. A
motion was made by Commissioner Lindeen, seconded by Commissioner Emmett, to
approve all commission Members that want to attend the SWANA Landfill Gas to
Energy conference held March 24 through March 27, 2003 at Tampa Florida. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. XIII. Public
Comments None. XIV. Board Member Comments None XV. Adjourn With
no further business before the Commission commissioner Lindeen made a motion
to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Emmett. Motion adopted by unanimous
voice vote. Approved
as to form and content as adopted at the February 28, 2003 GRRWA Commission
meeting.
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