DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2005
The regular meeting of the Environmental Resources Committee - Solid Waste Management Department was called to order at 9:00 a.m. in Room 326A of the Sauk County West Square Building. Vice-Chairman Lombard 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, Demers, Schauf
Motion was made by Krueger and seconded by Cassity to adopt the agenda as mailed. Motion carried.
Motion was made Cassity and seconded by Krueger to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as written. Motion carried.
Following a discussion of the bills, motion was made by Stevens and seconded by Cassity to approve payment of the bills presented, totaling $73,812.82. Motion carried.
Supervisor Stevens offered comments with respect to the City of Baraboo's efforts to relocate Onyx's transfer station operations. Discussion followed.
The solid waste manager summarized recent WDNR communications concerning litter cleanup completion and approval of plan modifications for the expansion of the microturbine facility.
Jerry Demers from Geotrans, Inc. Presented information and draft submittals to delist the former landfill from the Superfund National Priorities List and to modify the environmental monitoring program at the landfill site. Considerable discussion ensued with respect to groundwater quality, trends, probable costs and timetable for the delisting process and justification for reduction in scope and frequency of site monitoring activities. Motion was made by Krueger and seconded by Cassity to approve and submit the delisting request as recommended. Motion carried. Motion was made by Krueger and seconded by Stevens to approve and submit the revised monitoring plan as presented, discussed and modified. Motion carried.
Kathy Schauf, Administrative Coordinator and the solid waste manager offered suggestions with respect to the transition plan for the solid waste department. It was agreed that two issues needed to be resolved soon in order to lay the foundation for future efforts, those issues being department staffing & disposition of the Committee and/or changes in Department oversight structure. The solid waste manager stated that revisions to the Solid Waste Ordinance were needed to reflect the future direction of the solid waste program & future Committee responsibilities. Upon further discussion, the solid waste manager was directed to complete a revised job description (JDQ) and to work up a draft of proposed changes to the solid waste management ordinance for consideration at the next regular meeting.
The solid waste manager gave a summary of the fall, 2005 Clean Sweep event. Upon discussion of program costs, recovery & participation rates and possible future Clean Sweep events, motion was made by Krueger and seconded by Lombard directing the solid waste manager to apply for grants to fund a Clean Sweep event in 2007.
The next regular meeting was set for Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at 9:00 am. Motion was made by Lombard and seconded by Krueger to adjourn. Motion carried.