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Great River Regional Waste Authority
Regular Commission Meeting
November 6, 2002 Minutes
A meeting of the Great River Regional Waste Authority Commission was
held Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at the Authority offices, 2092 303rd
Avenue, Fort Madison Iowa.
The following Commission Members were present:
Vice Chairman Pat Trueblood, City of Fort Madison;
Commissioner Susan Dunek, City of Keokuk;
Commissioner John Emmett, Iowa State Penitentiary;
The following were also present at the meeting: Mr. Doug Napier, Legal Counsel; Mr. Tim
Yoder, Director; Ms. Kjrsten Bobb, Barker Lemar; and Mr. Bob Watson.
I Meeting Called to Order
Vice-Chairman Pat Trueblood called the meeting to order at 6:35
p.m. Vice-Chairman Trueblood called
for a motion to enter into Rule 2-B.
Motion made by Commissioner Emmett, seconded by Commissioner Dunek.
Roll Call. All Aye
II.
Approval
of the Agenda
Vice-Chairman Trueblood called for additions, deletions, or
corrections to the agenda. Commissioner Emmett moved to approve the agenda,
seconded by Commissioner Dunek. No
discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
agebdaIII. III.
Approval of Minutes, September 25, 2002
Vice-Chairman Trueblood called for additions, deletions, or
corrections to the minutes as presented.
Motion by Commissioner Dunek, seconded by Commissioner Emmett to
approve the minutes as presented. No
further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
IV. Operations Report
Mr. Tim Yoder presented the October Operations Report to the
Commission. The Satellite Haz Chem building has been delivered and secured
and has electricity running to it. Staff is waiting for the first appointment
to be set. An open house for the Satellite Center is planned for this
upcoming Spring and will be held in conjunction with the open house for the
new Recycling Drop off Center at the Transfer Station. Ground will be broke
for the next week for the Recyclable Material Storage Facility at transfer station.
Staff will be meeting with Rick Kuhljuergen from the City of Fort Madison to
discuss the hookup of the leachate laggon to the city sewer. As soon as the
hookup is complete, the hauling of leachate will cease. Barker Lemar will be
including analysis of landfill gas for odor producing compounds in the
landfill gas analysis. Barker Lemar has completed and submitted a request for
a tank and containment area to the compost operation. Once this request is
approved and the tank is set in place, West Liberty Foods can begin bringing
sludge material to us. Staff is still working with Roquette America, Inc. on
their sludge material. The Scott’s Company project has been completed. This
project produced 12,510 pounds of plastic and 6.63 tons of corrugated materials
from 234 pallets of material that was broken down. The America Recycles Day
luncheon that was scheduled for November 13,2002 was cancelled. The event for next year is already in the
planning process. A Marketing Plan has been drafted and will be distributed
to the Commission for additional information. This Marketing Plan is for the
products that will be produced and sold through Great River Regional Waste
Authority under the Earthly Goods brand name.
V. Financial Report – Graf and Company
Graf and company was not able to attend the meeting due to a conflict
with the date change of the meeting.
VI. Barker Lemar Update
Ms. Kjrsten Bobb reported that a piezometer was added to Phase II
Region 1. The Fall Inspection has been completed and will be submitted to the
IDNR for review. An interpretation of the landfill gas analysis was given to
the Commission. The EPA has responded to the methane project in a very
positive nature. An inquiry has been made with the EPA concerning any funding
sources for the Landfill Gas Analysis.
VII.
Action
Items
Resolution GRRWA 03-15: Resolution Approving Expenditures of the
Authority. Motion by Commissioner
Dunek seconded by Commissioner Emmett to adopt Resolution 03-15. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice
vote.
Resolution GRRWA 03-16: Resolution Approving the Purchase of Cover
All Structure for Compost. Motion by
Commissioner Emmett seconded by Commissioner Dunek to adopt Resolution GRRWA
03-16. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Resolution GRRWA 03-17:
Resolution Approving GRRWA Job Description and Pay Scales. Motion by
Commissioner Dunek seconded by Commissioner Emmett to adopt Resolution GRRWA
03-17. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Resolution GRRWA 03-18:
Resolution Approving the Purchase of a Digital Imager. Motion by Commissioner
Emmett seconded by Commissioner Dunek to adopt Resolution GRRWA 03-18. No
further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Resolution GRRWA 03-19:
Resolution Authorizing a Credit Card for the Authority Director. Motion by
Commissioner Emmett seconded by Commissioner Dunek to adopt Resolution GRRWA
03-19. Discussion concerning credit limit. Motion adopted by unanimous voice
vote.
Resolution GRRWA 03-20:
Resolution Approving the Barker Lemar Proposal. Motion by Commissioner Emmett
seconded by Commissioner Lindeen to adopt Resolution GRRWA 03-20 with these
additions: that this Resolution by conditionally pending regards from the EPA
concerning funding sources, and under Section 1 include the ending sentence
of: To be paid out of the Planning Fund. Motion adopted by unanimous voice
vote.
Resolution GRRWA 03-21:
Resolution Approving the Recycled Organics Marketing Agreement. Motion by
Commissioner Dunek seconded by Commissioner Emmett to adopt Resolution 03-21.
No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
VIII. Public Comments
None
IX. Executive Session: Union Negotiations
X. Other
Business
None
XI. Board Member Comments
None.
XII. Adjourn
With no further business before the Commission Commissioner Dunek
made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Emmett. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote.
Approved as to form and content as adopted at the December 11, 2002
GRRWA Commission meeting.
Next
meeting date to be set
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