Great
River Regional Waste Authority Regular
Commission Meeting April
4, 2003 Minutes A
meeting of the Great River Regional Waste Authority Commission was held
Friday, April 4, 2003, at the Authority offices, 2092 303rd
Avenue, Fort Madison, Iowa. The following Commission Members were
present: Chairman, Marc Lindeen, Henry County; Vice Chairman John Emmett, Iowa State
Penitentiary; Commissioner Bob Woodruff, Lee County; Alternate Commissioner Mal Mullin, City
of Keokuk; Commissioner Susan
Dunek, City of Keokuk; and Commissioner Pat Trueblood, City of Fort
Madison. (7:30 A.M.) The
following were also present at the meeting:
Mr. Tim Yoder, Director; Ms. Kjrsten Bobb, Barker Lemar; and Mr. Bob
Watson. I.
Meeting
Called to Order Chairman
Marc Lindeen called the meeting to order at 6:30 a.m. II.
Approval
of the Agenda Chairman
Lindeen called for additions, deletions, or corrections to the agenda. Commissioner Dunek moved to approve the
agenda, with the addition of Resolution
03-38: Resolution Approving Barker Lemar Proposal, seconded by
Vice Chairman Emmett. No
discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. III.
Approval
of February 28, 2003 Meeting Minutes Commissioner
Dunek moved to approve the February 28, 2003 Regular Commission Meeting
Minutes as read, seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett. No discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. IV.
Public Comments None V.
Barker-Lemar Update Ms.
Kjrsten Bobb shared with the Commission the need for the proposal on the
meeting agenda. The proposed work is for a NPDES Storm Water Permit for the
Keokuk Transfer Station. The Fort Madison location has had a Storm Water
Permit and was just recently renewed. Also, a Pollution Prevention Plan is
needed for both locations and this work is included in the proposal. The
Phase I large diameter extraction well along with the smaller extraction
wells will be put out for bids soon. The IDNR has requested an update on the
Phase I leachate plan. VI.
Operations Report Mr.
Tim Yoder presented the Operations Report to the Commission. The Recyclable
Material Storage Facility is completed and in use. The storage trailer is now
holding recyclable material and is full and needs to be transported to the
Fort Madison sorting facility. KTS Staff is cleaning out the scale building
and preparing the area to be better suited for appliance de-manufacturing and
handling hazardous waste for the Satellite Haz Chem Center Building. A permit
amendment has been received from the IDNR for approval to accept hazardous
waste at the Satellite Haz Chem Center. A meeting is scheduled in April to
work out the logistics of handling the first customer. An Open House has been
scheduled for the Recyclable Material Storage Facility and the Satellite Haz
Chem Facility for Small Quantity Generators for May 23, 2003 from 8 A.M. to
12 Noon. Door prizes will be given away and refreshments will be served. The
May Board meeting will be hold at the Transfer Station at 7 A.M. on May 23rd
with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the two facilities following.
Gierke-Robinson out of the Quad Cities has spec’d out a new leachate lagoon
pump. The pump began handling leachate from the lagoon to sanitary sewer on
April 2, 2003. Approximately 90,000 gallons of leachate is being pumped per
day. Once the leachate level is decreased in the lagoon, the pump will be
hooked up to a timer that will run in the evening through early morning
hours. The IDNR Field Office has completed the field inspection of the
compost pad and GRRWA Staff has received a verbal approval to begin
operation. The Case wheel loader that sustained fire damage is to be totaled
by the insurance company. Staff is awaiting bids for a replacement wheel
loader. A Fiscal Year 2004 Draft Budget was given to the Commissioners. It
was general consensuses of the Commission to have the Authority Director send
a letter to the Bluestem Solid Waste Agency to express interest in discussion
of waste transfer to the Lee County Landfill. Pat
Trueblood arrived at 7:30 A.M. VII.
Legal Counsel Report None. VIII.
Landfill Gas Conference Report Mr. Tim Yoder gave a brief report on the LFG Conference
that was attended on March 24 through March 27, 2003. It was noted that there
are three options for the methane once collected. It can be used in micro
turbine to generate electricity, used in a boiler operation to generate heat,
or burned off of a vent. The alternative tax credits are not available to
GRRWA at the present unless legislature would open the tax credits up. A
system must have been in place by 1992 to capture the tax credits. Vice
Chairman Emmett shared the history and information that was obtained while
attending the tour of a micro turbine and methane collection system at a
local Tampa landfill. Commissioner Trueblood reported that the group toured a
local tropical fish farm. He reported that the use of heat for the buildings
and water would be a perfect use of the methane energy. Chairman Lindeen
reported that a large amount of knowledge was gained at the conference and it
will assist in making decisions on the type of collection system that GRRWA
will put in place. The next steps with the Landfill Gas Collection System are
to wait for the results of the Tier 2 Analysis. IX.
Action Items Resolution GRRWA 03-37: Resolution Approving Expenditures of the Authority. Motion by Vice Chairman Emmett seconded by
Commissioner Trueblood to adopt Resolution GRRWA 03-37. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-38: Resolution Approving Barker Lemar Proposal. Motion by
Commissioner Dunek seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution GRRWA 03-38. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. X.
Other Business Meeting
Time: Commissioner Woodruff respectfully requests a better time for the
Commission meetings other than Friday’s at 7:00 A.M. He feels that the
meetings at 7 A.M. are not a good time for the public to attend. He has other
meetings on Friday’s that he Chair’s and the GRRWA Meeting does not allow him
to prepare for them. The two other Lee County Supervisors are unable to
attend the GRRWA Commission Meetings on Friday’s at 7 A.M. due to conflicts
in their schedules. After a brief discussion from all Commissioners,
agreement was made to give available times to the Authority Director. Chairman
Lindeen announced the appointments to the Committees: Planning: Lindeen and
Dunek; Operation/Regulations: Dunek and Woodruff; Finance: Emmett and
Lindeen; Marketing: Trueblood and Emmett; Personnel: Woodruff and Trueblood. XI.
Board Member Comments Commissioner
Dunek thanked all the Commissioner’s and staff that attended the Landfill Gas
Conference in Tampa. She regrets that she was unable to attend. Chairman
Lindeen thanked the Commission Members that attended the Landfill Gas
Conference in Tampa. He wanted them to know that he carries with him a deeper
appreciation of them. XII.
Adjourn With
no further business before the Commission Commissioner Dunek made a motion to
adjourn, seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett.
Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Approved
as to form and content as adopted at the April 25, 2003 GRRWA Commission
meeting.
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