Great
River Regional Waste Authority Regular
Commission Meeting August
22, 2003 Minutes A
meeting of the Great River Regional Waste Authority Commission was held
Friday, August 22, 2003, at the Administration Building, 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; Commissioner Steve Ireland, City of Fort
Madison The
following were also present at the meeting:
Mr. Tim Yoder, Director; Mr. Douglas Napier, Legal Counsel; Ms.
Kjrsten Bobb, and Mr. Jeff Phillips Barker Lemar; Mr. Ray Bradley, Jr., 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, with the addition of an Executive Session, seconded by Vice Chairman
Emmett. No discussion. Motion
adopted by unanimous voice vote. III.
Approval
of July 25,2003 Meeting Minutes Commissioner
Dunek moved to approve the July 25, 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 that the well extraction drilling
went well. Both of the extraction wells, one in Phase I and one in Phase II
landfills are installed. The piping
needs to be installed to the Phase I extraction well before being put into
operation. The price for the draw
down test was less than the bid price.
The reason for this is that they stayed farther away from the liner in
Phase I landfill. The draw down test
is to establish what the achievable flow rate is in the well so that the pump
can be sized accordingly. Ms. Bobb
also gave a brief explanation of the proposal that was under Resolution
04-06. Mr. Jeff Phillips introduced
himself to the Commission. Mr.
Phillips will be working on the Comprehensive Plan Update that is due January
2004. VI.
Operations Report Inmates will be at the Transfer Station during the week of
the Tri State Rodeo September 2nd through the 6th. While at the transfer station facility,
the crew will be constructing a retaining wall by the new Recycling Material
Storage Facility. This project will
complete the addition to the Transfer Station. Construction has started for the Customer Drop Off area. Rebling Brothers Construction will be
constructing the walls and floor for the area. Eddy Walker equipment has finished the installation of the
SWAPLOADER on the truck. Containers
have been ordered from Gregory Manufacturing and will be delivered within the
next four weeks. The Compost
department received 999 tons of organic material in July. The material was processed and used in the
construction of windrows. Staff
provided the City of West Point the service of the Powerscreen Shredder and
two wheel loaders to load the shredder, following the storm that leveled many
of the city’s trees. The tree damage
was cleaned up in a day and a half.
The Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison has agreed to bring their
food waste to GRRWA’s compost site.
Until now, ISP has been trying to compost their food waste at Farm
1. ISP will pay for the disposal of
the food waste and will get finished compost as needed for their garden
operations at the Farm’s. Items are
in place to handle the food waste at this year’s Old Thresher Reunion August
28th through September 1st. A tractor, mixer, and wheel loader will have to be moved to the
Old Thresher Reunion grounds in Mt. Pleasant along with 90 gallon containers
to handle the food waste at the tent sites.
A good response is anticipated from the food vendors and the public
attending the event. This compost
event could not have taken place without the support of Whaley Waste Systems
in Mt. Pleasant. Staff has also
visited with the local Hy-Vee Food Stores, Mt. Pleasant Correctional
Facility, and the Mt. Pleasant Community School District concerning their
ability to separate organic waste and have it brought to GRRWA’s Compost
Site. Staff will be contacting the
surrounding school districts as well, to get a participation response from
them. Ground is being leveled in
preparation for the construction of the greenhouse. Denny’s Greenhouses has agreed to help with the construction of
the house at a cost of $200 per day.
It is anticipated that it will take approximately two days with the
help of the inmate crew to construct the house. Electricity and natural gas will have to be run to the
house. The cost of these two items
has not yet been determined. Carolina
Software, Inc. will be at GRRWA August 25, 2002 to begin the installation of
the new scale program software.
Pre-installation work has been completed by staff which will reduce
the time that the software company will have to be on site. A new computer had to be ordered to handle
the new software program The system
at the Transfer Station was antiquated and would not be capable of running
the new software. An Open House is
being scheduled for Wednesday, October 1, 2003 for the Compost
Operation. This is one of the last
requirements for the SWAP Grant that assisted GRRWA in constructing our
compost pad. All of the participating
companies, as well as potential companies, and the public are being invited
to the Open House. The Loss control
Survey that was completed by Iowa Communities Assurance Pool went well. There were only a couple of small items
that were brought to staffs attention.
There were three fire extinguishers that needed to be placed on
equipment and at the fuel tank. The
insurance company representative was very pleased to hear that GRRWA was
construction an area for customers with small vehicles to dispose of their
waste. Keeping the smaller vehicles
out of the landfill will help reduce the liability associated with customers
near the working face. VII.
Earthly Goods Report Staff
shared with the Commission that the Corporate Hy Vee meeting did not go as
well as planned. Hy Vee Corporate
told staff that they will continue to purchase bagged soil products as they
have in the past. Corporate is looking
for a production center in the Kansas City area. R&R Marketing will be meeting with the Sutherland store
chain in the Missouri area. It is
anticipated that up to 300,000 bags of product will be sold if this account
can be acquired. VIII.
Legal Counsel Report Mr.
Douglas Napier reported that he will have completed the agreement for the
Appliance Demanufacturing Building that will be built in Henry County in time
for the September meeting. IX.
Action Items Resolution GRRWA 04-05: Resolution Approving Expenditures of the Authority. Motion by Commissioner Dunek seconded by
Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution GRRWA 04-05. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 04-06: Resolution Approving Barker Lemar Proposal. Motion by
Commissioner Dunek seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution GRRWA 04-06. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 04-07: Resolution Approving Recycling Grant to City of Keokuk. Motion made by Commissioner Dunek seconded
by Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution GRRWA 04-07. No further
discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote. X.
Executive Session - Personnel Commission entered into Executive Session at 7:46 A.M.
for the purpose of Personnel. Commission entered back into Regular Session at
7:58 A.M. XI.
Other Business Discussion
was held concerning a request from Waste Management, Inc. to lower the
tipping fee at the Transfer Station if material that was picked up in the
Keokuk area and was brought to the Transfer Station for disposal. The consensus of the Commission was to
leave the tipping rate where it is currently. XII.
Board Member Comments Chairman
Lindeen extended to the Commission the letter that was sent from the Mayor of
the City of West Point. The Mayor and
the City of West Point thanked GRRWA for the service of grinding the tree
waste from the recent storm. XIII.
Adjourn With no further business before the Commission,
Commissioner Ireland 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 September 26, 2003 GRRWA Commission
meeting.
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