Date: December 7, 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 Cassity and seconded by Stevens to adopt the agenda as mailed. Motion carried.
Supervisor Cassity offered comments regarding the progress of various matters brought to the Committee and suggested a mechanism should be implemented to keep tabs on such issues. After discussion, it was agreed that future meeting notices should included an
unfinished business" item on each agenda. Motion was made by Lombard and seconded by Stevens to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as submitted. 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 $31,831.79. Motion carried.
Supervisor Stevens offered several brief comments regarding the construction & demolition waste recycling operations at the landfill site.
Supervisor Joan Wheeler appeared before the Committee and presented additional information pertaining to the plasma waste treatment technology introduced at the previous meeting. The Committee discussed the probable cost of the technology, regional waste management requirements and the need for additional information. Supervisor Wheeler suggested that an area-wide meeting be conducted with technology vendors and possible participants, in order to better determine the feasibility of implementing such a system. Supervisor Wheeler offered to help coordinate such a meeting.
The Solid Waste Manager briefed the Committee on the progress of sideslope regrading and intermediate cover construction at the landfill site. The Solid Waste Manager reported that Meise Construction had nearly completed the site regrading and that cover soil replacement would begin the next day. The Solid Waste Manager further reported that waste shipments were hoalted on December 6, 2004 due to muddy site conditions and in order to more fullly assess the availability of remaining airspace, which was currently estimated at @5,000 cubic yards. The Solid Waste Manager presented two options with respect to utilization of the remaining airspace. The first option presented was to immediately reopen the site to commercial traffic and fill the site as quickly as possible. The second option offered was to conserve the remaining airspace for general public use under a higher tipping fee, fill the site slowly and recapture any airspace gained through settlement of previously placed waste. The Committee discussed options with respect to the compactor lease, which Supervisor Stevens suggested could be terminated to avoid the $60,802 expenditure in 2005. The Committee then discussed probable tonnage and revenue scenarios for 2005 under the second alternative. Upon further consideration of operational and budgetary impacts associated with extending the landfill lifespan, motion was made by Krueger and seconded by Lombard to reserve the remaining capacity at the Sauk County Landfill for use by the general public at the tipping rate of $60.00 per ton. Motion carried.
The solid waste manager reported that he had suspended C&D waste recycling operations at the site and reviewed the letter sent to Mr. Zech with respect to actions which are necessary to clean up the site and comply with County expectations. The Solid Waste Manager was directed to do whatever was necessary in order to compel Mr. Zech to satisfy his obligations relating to the site. The Solid Waste Manager further reported that efforts to extract the jetting hose from the leachate collection system were partially successful, and that video investigation had revealed a rock in the pipe. The Committee discussed possible operational configurations for 2005, including probable changes to hours of operation as well as the types of waste to be received and the manner in which they were received.
The Committee discussed possible changes to the regular meeting time but no action was taken. The next regular meeting was set for Tuesday, January 11, 2004 at 9:00 am. Motion was made by Krueger and seconded by Lombard to adjourn. Motion carried.