Great River Regional Waste
Authority Regular Commission Meeting July 30, 2004 Minutes A meeting of the Great
River Regional Waste Authority Commission was held Friday, July 30, 2004, at
the GRRWA Administration Office, 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; Commissioner
Steve Ireland, City of Fort Madison;and Alternate
Commissioner Mal Mullin, City of Keokuk The following were also
present at the meeting: Mr. Tim
Yoder, Director; Ms. Christine Collier Barker Lemar; Mr. Bob Watson; Otto
Groenwald; Rob Helmick; Jeff Krug, Altorfer; Rich Liemer, Caterpillar; and
Matt LeBlanc from the media. I.
Meeting Called to Order Chairman 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 Emmett moved to approve the agenda as amended
seconded by Commissioner Woodruff. No
discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. III.
Approval of June 23, 2004 Meeting Minutes Motion was made by
Commissioner Woodruff to approve the
meeting minutes Commissioner
Ireland. No discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. IV.
Public Comments None V. Barker Lemar Update Ms.
Christine Collier reported to the Commission that the Comprehensive Plan was
approved by the IDNR. The Phase I
Design for the Leachate Collection System and the Phase II Leachate
Collection Tie in Line Bid documents are in the works. VI.
Directors Report Mr. Jeff Krug
from Altorfer, Inc. and Mr. Rich Liemer from Caterpillar, Inc. presented to
the Commission the submitted proposal for an 826GII Compactor and CAES
System. The machine weighs
approximately 10,000 lbs more than regular compactors which will make
compaction increase. Depth
penetration will be better. Enhance
air space and easier to manage landfill.
More life expectancy. Cover
soil management will be excellent.
GPS wireless on board hardware will read and measure change in each
pass monitored by a color screen each color representing a certain compaction
rate. Has a grade screen available to
detect engineer design down to 1 inch.
Can build roads without any engineering. Very cost saving. Most
facilities, this system has paid for itself within 3 to 5 months. Technical support available and recommended. Remote dial up access. Director Yoder
reported to the Commission that staff will be composting material again from
the Midwest Old Thresher Event this coming Labor Day weekend and from the
Sweet Corn Festival in West Point. Local business
wants GRRWA to sell land that they own, south of Matt’s Greenhouses. This will not be pursued until there is
direction on the landfill expansion. VII.
Earthly Goods Report Mr. Watson
reported to the Commission that the inventories have been built up for the
fall run. VIII.
Legal Counsel Report None. IX. Action Items Resolution GRRWA 05-06:
Resolution Approving Resolution Approving Public Information
Policy. Commissioner
Ireland stated that the policy should not be passed. Need to simply follow rules and laws that
state has put in place and we do not need to reinvent the wheel. The policy is not well thought through and
will see problems down the road. We
must need to follow what the state law requires and let it go. Commissioner Emmett stated that you will
have in every company leaks of information and give out false information and
this policy is not going to get around that.
Commissioner Woodruff stated no way.
He is not convinced that we need this and if we do this one he will
not approve. Mr. Otto Groenwald
stated that the policy will limit AFSCME of requesting documentation to be
able to remove a director if wrong doing.
It is legitimate to ask this information. The policy is not right and the union will fight it if have to.
The personnel handbook covers the privacy policy adequately. Director Yoder
stated information has been given out and has had a problem with this. Employees have to let the Director know if
information is leaving the facility.
Lots of public entities have this and it is not a closed door
policy. Commissioner Ireland stated
whether you want to realize it or not this is a government entity and
everything is open. Director Yoder
stated that we don’t hand out customer listings because it is proprietary
information. Mr. Otto Gorenwald
stated that you need to refer to the personnel policy section 5.4. If you put a blanket gag order on everyone
the union will fight it. Chairman Lindeen called for a Roll Call vote for
those in favor of Resolution GRRWA 05-06:
Commissioner Woodruff, No; Vice Chairman Emmett, No; Alternate
Commissioner Mulling, No; Commissioner Ireland, No; Chairman Lindeen,
Yes. Resolution 05-06 defeated. Resolution GRRWA 05-01:
Resolution Approving Expenditures.
Motion by Commissioner Emmett seconded by Commissioner Woodruff to
adopt Resolution 05-01. No further
discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote. Commissioner
Emmett excused himself from the meeting. Resolution GRRWA 05-02:
Resolution Approving the Purchase of Equipment. Motion made by Commissioner Ireland
seconded by Commissioner Woodruff to adopt Resolution 05-02. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 05-03: Resolution Approving the Purchase of
Equipment. Motion by Commissioner
Woodruff seconded by Commissioner Ireland to adopt Resolution GRRWA
05-03. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 05-04:
Resolution Approving the Purchase of Equipment. Motion by Commissioner Ireland seconded by
Commissioner Woodruff to adopt Resolution GRRWA 05-04. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 05-05:
Resolution Authorizing Director to Hire Equipment Operator. No motion to approve. Motion dies. Resolution GRRWA 05-07:
Resolution Approving Rodeo Agreement.
Motion by Commissioner Ireland seconded by Commissioner Woodruff to
adopt Resolution GRRWA 05-07. No
further discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 05-08: Resolution
Authorizing Director to Enter Into Marketing Agreement. Motion by Commissioner Woodruff seconded
by Chairman Lindeen. No further
discussion. Motion adopted by voice
vote. Ireland voting nay. Resolution GRRWA 05-09:
Resolution Approving Purchase of Equipment. Motion by Commissioner Ireland seconded by Commissioner
Woodruff. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. X.
Executive
Session: None XI.
Other
Business Mr. Otto Groenwald AFSCME Representative requested a meeting with the
Personnel Committee. He would also
like a copy of the organizational chart and all employee and titles. Director Yoder presented two dates of September 29 or October 4 to
have a Planning Session for the Commission. Commissioner
Ireland requested that Mr. Pat Trueblood’s name be taken off of the board
packets since he is not a member anymore. Chairman
Lindeen stated that for our staff that we have been overloading them and
would like to give them a positive comment toward them on how beautiful the
facility looks. XIII.
Adjourn With no further business before the Commission, Commissioner Ireland
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 August 25, 2004 GRRWA Commission
meeting.
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