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Great River Regional Waste Authority
Regular Commission Meeting
December 10, 2004 Minutes
A meeting of the Great River Regional Waste Authority Commission was
held Wednesday, December 10, 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 Steve Ireland, City of Fort Madison;
Absent:
Commissioner Susan Dunek, City of Keokuk and
Commissioner,
Bob Woodruff, Lee County.
The following were also present at the meeting: Mr. Tim Yoder, Director; Mr. Doug Napier,
Legal Counsel; Mr. Bob Watson; Gerry Baskys from the media; Dee Wiegand and
Jeff Tweedy.
I.
Meeting
Called to Order
Chairman Marc Lindeen called the meeting to order at 4:36 a.m.
Chairman Lindeen called for a motion to enter into
Rule 2B. Vice Chairman Emmett made
the motion, seconded by Commissioner Ireland. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
II.
Approval
of the Agenda
Chairman Lindeen called for additions, deletions, or corrections to
the agenda. Vice Chairman Emmett
moved to approve the agenda seconded by Commissioner Ireland. No
discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote.
III.
Approval
of November 21, 2003 Meeting Minutes
Vice Chairman Emmett moved to approve the November 21, 2003 Regular
Commission Meeting Minutes as read, seconded by Commissioner Ireland. No discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote.
IV.
Public Comments
Ms. Dee Wiegand introduced herself to the Commission as being an
employee of GRRWA since 1998. She
communicated to the Commission that she alsong with other staff members have
worked very hard to change attitudes of the public concerning their views of
GRRWA. She presented the Commission
with a list of over 150 signatures of customers who have approved of the
improvements that have been made to the landfill. She also commented that the new Recycling Storage Facility is a
definite improvement for the Transfer Station in Keokuk and a cost savings of
not having to handle the material more than three times. She commented that the employees of GRRWA
have worked hard at lowering the debt and paying it off early. She also commented on the number of new
programs that have been added for the residents in the planning area and how
they have been a definite improvement to GRRWA. The compost sales are extremely high for this upcoming season
and this is a reflection of the hard work that the GRRWA employees have put
into this place. Since the recent
negative press coverage, she and her family as well as other employee’s and
families have started to receive harassing phone calls and other
harassment. This she said is
something that happened to her back in 1998 when the Waste Management Fee was
implemented. She specifically
mentioned a time when her life was threatened for working at GRRWA and did
not want to see this happen again.
She finished by commenting on the new security system that was put in
at the Keokuk Transfer Station. She
feels that it is a definite improvement and fees safer working at the
Transfer Station knowing that it is there.
She thanked Director Yoder for his kindness and thoughtfulness of
putting the safety of his workers first.
Commissioner Ireland responded to Ms. Wiegand’s comments by saying
that the public has every right to reach the press with their comments and
that the public has a right to voice their opinion.
V. Action Items
Resolution GRRWA 04-18: Resolution Approving Invoice Payment
Policy. Motion by Vice-Chairman
Emmett seconded by Commissioner Ireland to table Resolution GRRWA 04-18. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Resolution GRRWA 04-19-: Resolution Approving Expenditures of the
Authority. Motion by Commissioner
Ireland seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution GRRWA 04-19. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Resolution GRRWA 04-20: Resolution Approving Bank Account. Motion
made by Vice Chairman Emmett seconded by Commissioner Ireland to adopt
Resolution GRRWA 04-20. No further
discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote.
Resolution GRRWA 04-21: Resolution Approving GRRWA Comprehensive
Plan. Motion made by Commissioner
Ireland seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution GRRWA 04-21. No further discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Resolution GRRWA 04-22: Resolution Approving Job Description.
Motion made by Commissioner Ireland seconded by Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt
Resolution 04-22. No further
discussion. Motion adopted by
unanimous voice vote.
Resolution GRRWA 04-23: Resolution Authorizing Authority Director
to Hire Production Supervisor. Motion
made by Vice Chairman Emmett to adopt Resolution 04-23 seconded by Commissioner
Ireland. Discussion of who would be
involved in the interview and hiring decision and who this supervisor would
be work for, the Authority Director or the Commission. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
VI.
Other Business
Director Yoder shared the results of the 2003 Airspace
Review with the Commission. There was
a significant drop in remaining airspace from the 2002 Airspace Review. It is estimated that there is a little
over four years of life remaining. A
motion was made by Commissioner Ireland to get a cost estimate from Barker
Lemar to do a six month airspace evaluation seconded by Vice Chairman
Emmett. No discussion. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.
VII.
Board
Member Comments
Vice Chairman Emmett wanted to know how the site
visit with Dr. Kannenbergt went.
Director Yoder explained that Dr. Kannenberg’s office had canceled the
visit and would be rescheduling. He
also commented that the new customer drop site is a definite improvement and
questioned the flow of travel. As
explained it had been designed to allow for long vehicles to drive up next to
the bin and unload instead of backing up to the rear of the container to
unload.
VIII.
Adjourn
With no further business before the Commission,
Vice Chairman Emmett made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner
Ireland. Motion adopted by unanimous
voice vote.
Approved as to form and content as adopted at the January 23, 2004
GRRWA Commission meeting.
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