Great
River Regional Waste Authority Regular
Commission Meeting April
25, 2003 Minutes A
meeting of the Great River Regional Waste Authority Commission was held
Wednesday, 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 Susan Dunek, City of Keokuk; The
following were also present at the meeting:
Mr. Tim Yoder, Director; Ms. Kjrsten Bobb, Barker Lemar; Ms. Kerry
Voelker, TD&T, Mr. Wade Hamm and Mr. Bob Watson. I Meeting Called to Order Chairman
Marc Lindeen called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. A motion was made by Commissioner Dunek to
enter into Rule 2B,
seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett. No
discussion. Motion adopted
by unanimous voice vote. 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 03-41:
Resolution Authorizing Authority Director to Hire an Equipment
Operator, seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett. No discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous
voice vote. III. Approval of April 4, 2003 Meeting Minutes Commissioner
Dunek moved to approve the April 4, 2003 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes
as read, seconded by 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 Tier 1 Landfill Gas Report
recommended that GRRWA proceed with a Tier 2 Analysis, a look at Methane to
Energy project will need to be started.
The semi annual inspection was completed in the landfill. The inspection resulted in finding ponding
issues on Phase I Landfill. A
recommendation will be made to the IDNR that the Phase I landfill will need
to be re-graded by adding waste material to the landfill to remedy the
ponding. VI. Financial Report Ms. Kerry Voelker from Theobald, Donahue and Thompson
presented the March Financial Statements to the Commission. She reported to
the Commission that it appears the finances are on track and that there is
adequate funds set aside to make the June 1 Bond Payment. VII.
Earthly
Goods Report Mr. Bob Watson reported to the Commission that this years
compost sales are going good and that the bagging operation has been running
double shift for most of the month to meet production needs. VIII. Operations Report Mr.
Tim Yoder reported to the Commission that the IDNR Field Office inspected the
Transfer Station. The requirements
that must be met with a response on an action plan must be submitted to the
Department by 5-18-03. A list of
these requirements is on file at the administration office. The leachate lagoon pump is pumping
leachate from the lagoon to the sanitary sewer. An automatic timer will be put in place so that the pump will
be running during the evening and night time hours. The main road in the landfill is holding up well this
spring. Barker Lemar completed the
semi annual inspection of the landfill.
It was noted that there are a couple of leachate seeps. Staff is making efforts to control those
seeps. The trailer houses in Henry
County were inspected by GRRWA staff.
A letter on disposal of these trailers will be sent to the counties
and cities in the planning area. It
is being recommended by staff that the material from the trailers not be
recycled at this time. The time
involved in erecting and sorting would be too labor intensive. The IDNR has given GRRWA the green light
to begin operations on the new compost pad.
Staff has contacted Old Threshers Reunion about the possibilities of
premixing organic materials on their site during the September Labor Day Event. The Old Thresher Board has agreed to allow
the pilot project for the September 2003 event. Dean Schade from IMWCA was at
the Fort Madison facility for a site inspection. According to Mr. Schade, GRRWA has made a tremendous amount of
progress in the areas of safety and compliance issues. One area of improvement is in the
organization and signage in the landfill shop. Mr. Schade wanted to make certain that the entire GRRWA staff
needs to be complemented on the progress that has been made here at GRRWA. An employee appreciation day will be
scheduled sometime this summer. Staff
is working with Whaley Waste Systems on the disposal of appliances for Henry
County Residents. More education is
needed for the residents of Henry County in the area of appliances. Staff will be working with Whaley Waste
Systems to fulfill those educational requirements. The Planning Committee met on April 9th. The Committee gave staff direction to move
forward with an expansion plan for Phase II Region 2 and submit the plan to
IDNR. It was also discussed in the
Committee, the possibilities of working with Bluestem in the area of their
Compost. GRRWA will not be, in the
near future, looking at accepting any of their organic waste materials IX. Legal Counsel Report None. X. Action Items Resolution GRRWA 03-39: Resolution Approving Expenditures of the Authority. Motion by Commissioner Dunek seconded by Vice
Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution
GRRWA 03-39. No further
discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-40: Resolution Approving Purchase of Equipment. Motion by Vice
Chairman Emmett seconded by Commissioner Dunek to adopt Resolution GRRWA
03-40. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-41: Resolution Authorizing Authority Director to Hire an Equipment
Operator. Motion made by Commissioner
Dunek seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution GRRWA 03-41. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. XI. Other Business Commissioner Dunek reported that Southeastern Community
College South Campus will be launching a horticulture program. This program may have potential for GRRWA
with the compost operation. XII. Board Member Comments None XIII.
Adjourn With no further business before the
Commission, Vice Chairman Emmett made a motion to adjourn, seconded by
Commissioner Dunek. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote. Approved
as to form and content as adopted at the May 23, 2003 GRRWA Commission
meeting.
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