Great
River Regional Waste Authority Regular
Commission Meeting May
23, 2003 Minutes A
meeting of the Great River Regional Waste Authority Commission was held
Friday, May 23, 2003 at the Transfer
Station, 111 Carbide Lane, Keokuk, 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;and Commissioner Bob Woodruff, Lee County. The
following were also present at the meeting:
Mr. Tim Yoder, Director; Ms. Kjrsten Bobb, Barker Lemar; Mr . Dan Hermes, Ms. Sally Johnson, 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. II. Approval
of the Agenda Chairman
Lindeen called for additions, deletions, or corrections to the agenda.
Commissioner Dunek moved to approve the agenda seconded by Vice Chairman
Emmett. No discussion. Motion
adopted by unanimous voice vote. III. Approval of April 25, 2003 Meeting Minutes Commissioner
Dunek moved to approve the April 25, 2003 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes
as read, seconded by Chairman Emmett.
No discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. IV. Public Comments Mr.
Paul Gaylord was present to explain the Gate City Parks Project to the
Commission. The total cost of the project is an estimated $10.9 million
dollars The Gate City Parks Project
is requesting assistance for the project from GRRWA in the form of
receptacles for trash and recycling and an in kind match of compost for a
topsoil on the soccer fields that are included in the project.. V. Barker-Lemar Update Ms.
Kjrsten Bobb shared with the Commission the Phase I Leachate bids will be
turned in by Wednesday May 28th.
The results will be given to the Director and the Director will be
contacting the Commissioners for approval of the bids. A Draft Letter to Jeff Simmons at the Iowa
DNR has been written for the extraction well at the base of Phase II Region
1. Barker Lemar has narrowed down with the IDNR the issues on an
expansion. The airport is still an
issue. Four documents that must be
submitted with an expansion plan include a site plan, a hydraulic monitoring
plan, a leachate plan and a closure/post closure plan. The siting criteria have been met and are
under the permitted area. The Storm
Water Pollution Prevention Plan has been completed for both the Landfill and
the Transfer Station. VI. Operations Report Mr. Tim Yoder reported to the Commission that a new
engine was put in the Bomag. A
decision was made to put a factory rebuilt engine in it at a cost of
$17,500. Rock for the main road leading
from the scale to the landfill is being brought in. Staff has constructed windrows of material on the new compost
pad. The bales of wax paper have
posed a challenge for the staff. The
CMI 400 grinder grinds the material up too fine to the point of fire. Theco demonstrated a slow speed high
torque grinder on the premises. This
grinder is designed to handle logs greater than 24” in diameter and is
capable of grinding construction and demolition waste. Tom Smutzer has transferred in to the
Equipment Operator position at his request.
The Recycling Material Supervisors position will be filled by June 1,
2003. A check has been received from
the insurance company for the Case Wheel Loader. VII.
Legal
Counsel Report Mr. Doug Napier reported to the Commission that a
judgment has been filed against Agri Cycle.
Doug has been fielding some questions from the public addressing the
Waste Management Fee. Doug also
reported that the neighboring golf course has no issues with GRRWA. VIII. Action Items Resolution GRRWA 03-42: Resolution Approving Expenditures of the Authority. Motion by Vice Chairman Emmett seconded by Commissioner Dunek to
adopt Resolution GRRWA 03-42. No
further discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-43: Resolution Approving Payoff of Equipment. Motion by Vice Chairman Emmett seconded by
Commissioner Dunek to adopt Resolution GRRWA 03-43. No further discussion.
Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-44: Resolution Approving the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004. Motion made by Commissioner Dunek seconded
by Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution GRRWA 03-44. No further
discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous
voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-45: Resolution Approving the Barker Lemar Proposal. Motion made by Commissioner Dunek seconded
by Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution 03-45. No further discussion.
Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-46: Resolution Approving the Purchase of Recycling Containers for
City of Keokuk. Motion make by Vice
Chairman Emmett seconded by Commissioner Dunek to adopt Resolution
03-46. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 03-47: Resolution Approving an In Kind Match of Landscape Materials
for the City of Keokuk. Motion made
by Commissioner Dunek seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett. No further discussion. Motion adopted by ayes from Commissioner
Dunek, Vice Chairman Emmett and Chairman Lindeen versus nays from
Commissioner Woodruff. X. Other
Business XI. Board Member Comments Commissioner Dunek thanked the GRRWA Commission and staff
for their support of the Gate City Parks Project. Chairman Lindeen mentioned that the Henry County Board of
Supervisors had received the letter of services offered by GRRWA for trailer
house disposal and was very pleased with the costs for the service. Mr. Lindeen asked if there had been a
replacement for Pat Trueblood who recently stepped down from the City of Fort
Madison Council. Mr. Lindeen also
brought up the Greenhouse Project Trip to Rutgers University. A tentative date of June 9th was put on
the table for those that could attend.
XII. Adjourn With no further business before the
Commission, Vice Chairman Emmett made a motion to adjourn, seconded by
Commissioner Woodruff. Motion
adopted by unanimous voice vote. Approved
as to form and content as adopted at the June 27, 2003 GRRWA Commission
meeting.
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