Date: November 2, 2004
The regular meeting of the Environmental Resources Committee - Solid Waste Management Department was called to order at 9:00 a.m. in Room 326B of the Sauk County West Square Building. Chairman Haugen certified compliance with the open meetings law in that the meeting was properly posted and all parties duly notified.
Member present: Haugen, Stevens, Lombard, Cassity, Krueger
Also present: Carroll, Wheeler
Motion was made by Lombard and seconded by Cassity to adopt the agenda as mailed. Motion carried.
Supervisor Cassity offered comments regarding the investment of County funds issue and the reflection of the issue in the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion was made by Cassity and seconded by Lombard to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Following a discussion of the bills, motion was made by Stevens and seconded by Lombard to approve payment of the bills presented, totaling $91,478.76. Motion carried.
Supervisor Joan Wheeler appeared before the Committee and presented information pertaining to a waste management technology which utilizes a plasma arc to completely destroy solid waste. Supervisor Wheeler described the basics of the technology and its economics and reviewed information she had gathered from various vendors of the technology. The Committee discussed the need for additional information before the matter could be considered further. Supervisor Wheeler offered to gather the information for discussion at the next meeting.
The Committee discussed possible revisions to the proposed agreement with Zech Forest Products for C&D waste recycling operations. Issues identified by the Committee as needing retooling included the contract term, liability, contract security, housekeeping, site rental rates, recycling nad recovery of other materials, and space to operate. The consensus of the Committee was that a one year term with an option to extend was preferable to a five year agreement. Upon further discussion, motion was made by Cassity and seconded by Stevens, to authorize the Solid Waste Manager to draft revisions to the proposed agreement for consideration by the Committee at its next regular meeting. Motion carried.
The Solid Waste Manager reviewed a letter received from WDNR concerning the need to clean the landfill site of windblown litter and a request for additional information and/or a response to the problems caused from the jetting hose lodged in the collection system. The Solid Waste Manager stated that he had discussions with the Sheriff's Dept. about utilizing huber prisoners and that a few service organizations had expressed interest in providing labor for the effort, but that nothing had yet materialized. The Solid Waste Manager stated that he would be placing an advertisement soliciting for litter pickup services. The Solid Waste Manager further reported that it was likely that the bulk of this task would not be able to be completed until 2005, after the landfill was closed, due to current weather conditions, school being in session, etc.
The Committee discussed responsibility for and techniques available which might be able to extract the jetting hose from the collection system which became lodged in a pipe during the last cleaning event. The Solid Waste Manager stated that he thought the first step would be to send a camera down the pipe to try and identify what caused the problem to occur in the first place, and that he would arrange for this at the earliest oppportunity.
OPERATIONS REPORT
The solid waste manager reported that final grade adjustments were necessary in the next few weeks to bring the landfill into compliance with its design elevations and that a significant amount of refuse would need to be relocated from sideslope areas of the landfill before the landfill reaches its final capacity. The Solid Waste Manager stated that he would be soliciting bids for the regrading work, and would talk to the Highway Dept. about their capabilities to possibly perform the work. Discussion followed regarding survey results and possible techniques to move the waste.
The Committee discussed possible changes to the regular meeting time but no action was taken. The next regular meeting was set for Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at 9:00 am. Motion was made by Lombard and seconded by Cassity to adjourn. Motion carried.