Great River Regional Waste Authority Regular Commission Meeting November 19, 2004 Minutes A meeting of the Great River Regional Waste
Authority Commission was held Friday, November 19, 2004, at the GRRWA
Administration Office, Fort Madison, Iowa. The following Commission Members were present: Chairman Marc Lindeen, Henry County Commissioner Bob Woodruff, Lee County;
and Commissioner Dunek, City of Keokuk. The following were also present at the meeting: Mr. Tim Yoder, Director; Mr. Bob Watson,
Marketing Director; Mr. Wade Hamm; Jeff Tweedy and Ms. Carla Smith, Colleen
Lumsden, Sally Johnson, Christine Collier, Barker Lemar, and Mr. John Emmett. I.
Meeting Called to Order Chairman Lindeen called the meeting to order at 7:00
a.m. Chairman Lindeen called for a motion to enter into Rule 2B. Motion made by Commissioner Dunek,
seconded by Commissioner Woodruff, 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 move Agenda Item
number IX. Before Item Number V. seconded by Commissioner Woodruff. No
discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. III.
Approval of September 29, 2004 Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Dunek to approve the
meeting minutes seconded by Chairman Lindeen. No discussion. Motion
adopted by unanimous voice vote. IV.
Public Comments None V. Recognition of Past Commission Member Director Yoder presented outgoing Commissioner John
Emmett with a Certificate of Appreciation for the number of years of service
that Mr. Emmett has given to GRRWA.
Mr. Emmett served as the representative for the State of Iowa
Department of Corrections until their withdrawal from the GRRWA 28E Agreement
in the month of November. Mr. Yoder
recognized Mr. Emmett for his tenure of service with the Authority. Legal Counsel Douglas Napier shared a few
words of recognition for Mr. Emmett’s service as well. Mr. Emmett gave a few words of acceptance
of the Certificate and was given a round of applause as he walked out of the
conference room. VI.
Barker Lemar Update Ms. Christine Collier updated the
Commission on the letter of notification from the EPA to the Iowa DNR
concerning the 2006 date of all landfills in the State of Iowa having a
Subtitle D poly liner in place. The
2003 Annual Water Quality Report was reviewed by the Iowa Geologic
department. In a letter from the Iowa
Geologic department to the IDNR, the monitoring wells 24 and 25 had
indicators of leachate outside the parameters of the readings. Barker’s will be submitting a letter to
the IDNR to look at the monitoring well system and expand the list. Also in the letter they will address
samples from these wells for expanded parameter’s before drilling more
wells. November 30th the
Annual Water Quality Report will be filed to the IDNR. The Leachate Header Design will be on
Tim’s desk for review. A proposal for
additional sampling will be on the agenda for the December meeting. VII.
Director’s Report Director Yoder communicated to the Commission
repairs of an overhead door were completed during the month of October. The angle iron on the edge of the floor
was caught with the bucket and pulled away.
A welder has been contacted and the repair will be made in early
November. The wheel loader at the transfer
station is having engine troubles.
Altorfer’s are troubleshooting the problem The drain from the sediment pond has been opened and the
sediment pond has drained. The storm
water drain is now silted shut. A
long arm excavator will have to be rented to clean out around the drain
area. Staff is hoping it will take
about two days to complete the project.
The Caterpillar compactor has arrived this past Tuesday. Caterpillar staff are on site connecting
the CAES system and training operators.
Two landfill fires have taken place.
Thursday November 11th and Saturday November 19th. Two tarps were destroyed in the
fires. Cost to replace them is
$8,325.00 in which the loss will be turned into the insurance company. A total of over $3,000 of staff wages were
incurred between the two fires. To
date there are no other bills have been submitted for the fires. We have received word that the City of
Fort Madison will be billing GRRWA for wages of fire fighters and for foam
but we have not received anything as of yet.
Staff has received a letter from the IDNR concerning the equipment
considerations for the SWAP contract.
In a letter dated October 29, 2004 the SWAP Contract was amended to
include a vertical mixer and a forklift.
See Resolution 05-15 and Resolution 05-16 for approval of
purchase. Staff was given approval
from the Geode RC&D office for assistance with grant writing for the USDA
Solid Waste Grant. Staff will be
working closely with local USDA staff to prepare the documents necessary for
the grant application. VIII.
Earthly Goods Report None IX. Legal Counsel Report None. X.
Action Items Resolution GRRWA 05-14: Resolution Approving Expenditures. Motion by Commissioner Dunek seconded by
Commissioner Woodruff to adopt Resolution 05-14. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 05-15: Resolution Approving the Purchase of
Equipment. Motion made by
Commissioner Dunek seconded by Commissioner Woodruff to adopt Resolution
05-15. Motion adopted by unanimous
voice vote. Resolution GRRWA 05-16: Resolution Approving the Purchase of
Equipment. Motion made by
Commissioner Dunek seconded by Commissioner Woodruff to adopt Resolution
05-16. Motion adopted by unanimous
voice vote. XI.
Executive Session: Personnel Motion
was made at 7:45 A.M. to enter into Executive Session by Commissioner Dunek
seconded by Commissioner Woodruff.
Motion adopted by roll call vote. Commission came out of Executive Session at 8:30
A.M. and back into Regular Session. XII.
Other Business None XIII Board Member Comments None XIII.
Adjourn With no further
business before the Commission, Commissioner Dunek made a motion to adjourn,
seconded by Commissioner Woodruff.
Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote. Meeting closed at 8:35 A.M.
Approved as to form and content as adopted at the December 15, 2004
GRRWA Commission Meeting.
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