WEBVTT 00:00:00.706 --> 00:00:11.885 - All right, are we ready? I'd like to call to order this meeting of the Waste Reduction District of Monroe 00:00:11.885 --> 00:00:22.958 - County Board of Directors for Thursday, October 9th, 2025. Mr. McGlasson, will you please call the roll? 00:00:22.958 --> 00:00:29.918 - Piedmont Smith. Here. Thomas. Here. Wilts. Here. Jones. Swafford. 00:00:30.146 --> 00:00:40.804 - Thompson. Here. Madera. Here. You have a quorum. Thank you. Note for the record I know members in attendance 00:00:40.804 --> 00:00:51.072 - virtually. I was just gonna ask. All right thank you. So we have a couple of executive committee meeting 00:00:51.072 --> 00:00:54.494 - minutes just for your information. 00:00:55.394 --> 00:01:03.027 - way back on July 29th, we met with the Rocky Mountain Institute to further discuss possibility of solar 00:01:03.027 --> 00:01:10.659 - energy generation at the landfill. And then we had a regular executive committee meeting on August 5th, 00:01:10.659 --> 00:01:18.292 - where the minutes are also included. We did have an executive committee meeting in September, but those 00:01:18.292 --> 00:01:22.622 - minutes are not here yet. We did, right? I think so, yeah. 00:01:22.946 --> 00:01:31.223 - So we include those minutes just for your information. And then we have two sets of minutes for approval, 00:01:31.223 --> 00:01:39.188 - the board of director meeting August 14th and the executive session September 9th. I move approval of 00:01:39.188 --> 00:01:47.231 - two sets of minutes, board of director meeting minutes for August 14th, 2025 and the executive session 00:01:47.231 --> 00:01:51.838 - minutes for September 9th, 2025. We have a second. Second. 00:01:52.610 --> 00:02:04.520 - So we have many seconds. All right. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right. 00:02:04.520 --> 00:02:17.026 - Those are approved. Thank you. Thank you to the staff for all these minutes. Controllers report. Theresa 00:02:17.026 --> 00:02:21.790 - Goins, pass it over to you. Theresa, we 00:02:22.018 --> 00:02:37.756 - We cannot hear you. We can't see her either at this point. We please have Teresa Gowans allowed 00:02:37.756 --> 00:02:51.198 - to participate in the meeting, please. Present her. There we go. Can you hear me? 00:02:51.330 --> 00:03:03.341 - We can hear you now. Would it be possible to activate the video? Okay. The cash flow summary is on page 00:03:03.341 --> 00:03:15.467 - 26 of the board packet. Here are the balances as of September 30th for the following accounts. Operating 00:03:15.467 --> 00:03:20.318 - $4,755, $120.95. Debt service $17,252.53. 00:03:20.866 --> 00:03:30.527 - capital is $46,105.82. The individual cash flow statements for each of these are on pages 27 through 00:03:30.527 --> 00:03:39.710 - 31 of your packet. And the operating fund graph is on page 29. The landfill post closure amount 00:03:39.710 --> 00:03:48.414 - is $817,147.60. This was sent in an email on Wednesday with the updated cash flow summary. 00:03:49.858 --> 00:04:00.005 - Are there any questions on the account balances? All right, any questions about account balances or 00:04:00.005 --> 00:04:10.457 - cash flow? I have one. In the operating fund cash flow statement, the detailed statement for revenues, 00:04:10.457 --> 00:04:17.662 - there's $54,000 in August under a refund slash miscellaneous donation. 00:04:19.298 --> 00:04:28.749 - What was that? Was that the payment for the truck? It was the insurance settlement for the truck. Oh, 00:04:28.749 --> 00:04:38.293 - OK. Gotcha. And then I had, I think I had another question. Oh, yes. So on the same detailed cash flow 00:04:38.293 --> 00:04:46.910 - statement under expenses, the wellness clinic, we've already spent, oh, wait a minute, 1234. 00:04:47.938 --> 00:04:57.910 - We've already spent more than was budgeted. Do we foresee a problem with that before the end of the 00:04:57.910 --> 00:05:07.883 - year? No, we'll have the funds in that category to cover that. What happened was the fourth quarter 00:05:07.883 --> 00:05:15.262 - for 2024 payment was missed. If you'll see in March, the expense for that 00:05:15.586 --> 00:05:24.427 - was a little over $9,000 which is twice what the other quarterly expenses have been and that's because 00:05:24.427 --> 00:05:33.611 - that was for two quarters and not one. Okay I see. All right thank you for that explanation. Yes Councilor 00:05:33.611 --> 00:05:42.366 - Wiltson. Thank you I have a question on the same table as your first question which was the revenues. 00:05:44.290 --> 00:05:54.825 - There's one that's year to date and it's hard to follow along. I think it's metal recycling. The year 00:05:54.825 --> 00:06:05.256 - to date coming in is quite a bit less than what was budgeted. It's 48, 491 and then budgeted was 72, 00:06:05.256 --> 00:06:12.382 - 500 and it was just three months left. Is that, is it realistic that 00:06:13.346 --> 00:06:21.984 - that revenue is going to be. I'm going to ask Mr Long to address that who's more familiar with the ebbs 00:06:21.984 --> 00:06:30.622 - and flows of the volume of material that comes into our facilities. Okay. Except I don't see him online 00:06:30.622 --> 00:06:38.014 - yet. He's there. Can you can you repeat that? I had somebody in my office talking to me. 00:06:38.146 --> 00:06:46.540 - No worries. I was just looking at the revenue table and on I believe it's metal recycling. It just looks 00:06:46.540 --> 00:06:54.934 - like we haven't had as much come in year to date as might keep up with what's budgeted and I was curious 00:06:54.934 --> 00:07:02.929 - if you know there was an explanation or. Yeah, so so we are. We ran almost like kind of almost like 00:07:02.929 --> 00:07:06.846 - a month behind on getting the checks for him so. 00:07:07.138 --> 00:07:16.655 - We haven't got Septembers yet, but usually we'll pick up July, August, September, we get more coming 00:07:16.655 --> 00:07:26.266 - in. Even up to October, then November, December, it slows down again. But I do expect we will hit our 00:07:26.266 --> 00:07:34.558 - goals of what we estimated. OK. I mean, it's hard to say what the public's bringing in, 00:07:35.490 --> 00:07:44.858 - usually by the way the calendar goes the year, you know, we do see an increase at this time of year 00:07:44.858 --> 00:07:54.319 - in the metals. Okay. Let's keep an eye on it. All right. Thank you, Mr. Long. Any other questions on 00:07:54.319 --> 00:08:02.750 - cash balances? Cash flow. Seeing none, we will go ahead to payroll and claims. Ms. Goins. 00:08:04.098 --> 00:08:13.020 - On page 32 to 33 of the packet, you will have a summary of a pre-approved payroll claims since our last 00:08:13.020 --> 00:08:21.598 - meeting in the amount of $359,215.13. The backup for those numbers are on pages 34 through 100. The 00:08:21.598 --> 00:08:29.662 - claims for approval this week were sent in an email on Wednesday in the amount of $66,045.55. 00:08:29.890 --> 00:08:38.196 - Documentation was included in the Wednesday email that brings a total of all payroll claims that we 00:08:38.196 --> 00:08:46.669 - are recommending for approval to $425,260. Are there any questions regarding these claims? All right, 00:08:46.669 --> 00:08:55.225 - any questions about payroll and claims? I'm going to go ahead and make a motion to approve payroll and 00:08:55.225 --> 00:08:59.710 - claims, including the claims process from August 18th 00:09:00.098 --> 00:09:12.896 - to September 29th and adding the payroll and claims listed for today's date for a total of $425,260.68. 00:09:12.896 --> 00:09:25.694 - Second. All right. We have a motion on the table. Are there any questions about the payroll and claims? 00:09:25.694 --> 00:09:28.894 - I have one question. Just 00:09:29.378 --> 00:09:39.912 - for my education. So in the packet that was sent out yesterday on the second page, it has just a few 00:09:39.912 --> 00:09:50.759 - very small claims with the vendor name Waste Reduction District PC. What is that? That's our petty cash 00:09:50.759 --> 00:09:58.686 - fund. We're replenishing our petty cash fund. We keep $100 cash on hand for 00:09:59.586 --> 00:10:10.386 - incidental expenses. Yep. And then I did want to ask the next page on page three of the packet that 00:10:10.386 --> 00:10:22.158 - was sent yesterday, the $38,500 charge for marlin excavating for retention pond clean out. Is that something 00:10:22.158 --> 00:10:26.910 - we do every year? Or I don't remember that. 00:10:27.010 --> 00:10:35.739 - About every other year, I'll ask Mr. Polson to get into more detail about the frequency of that project. 00:10:35.739 --> 00:10:44.302 - Yeah, right now we've been cleaning that pond about once every two years. This is a different way that 00:10:44.302 --> 00:10:53.197 - we've done it because the weed growth was, usually we've tried to do it in-house and work with binomfanyl, 00:10:53.197 --> 00:10:56.190 - but the weed growth and the type of 00:10:56.354 --> 00:11:02.338 - weed that was there was almost too much for their trucks. And the amount of time that we were taking, 00:11:02.338 --> 00:11:08.381 - we were two and a half weeks in and we were only halfway through the pond. So we contracted RH Marlin, 00:11:08.381 --> 00:11:14.424 - they had a different type of truck, a hydro vac truck that took care of that stuff in a few days, what 00:11:14.424 --> 00:11:20.409 - would have taken us weeks. So we're hoping we only have to do it once every two years, but we'll have 00:11:20.409 --> 00:11:22.814 - to wait and see what next summer brings. 00:11:25.666 --> 00:11:35.018 - OK, thank you for explaining that. Yeah, we had a very wet summer. Yeah, it was different. All right. 00:11:35.018 --> 00:11:44.462 - Are there any other questions? Else we can go to a vote. Can we do a voice vote on this? Or do we have 00:11:44.462 --> 00:11:50.238 - to do roll call? With nobody virtual, you can do a voice vote. 00:11:51.298 --> 00:11:59.914 - So all in favor of approving the payroll and claims, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right. 00:11:59.914 --> 00:12:08.614 - Thank you, those that are approved. And let me get back to my agenda. Next item we have is the Phillips 00:12:08.614 --> 00:12:15.390 - Service Corporation Superfund site cash out settlement agreement. Mr. McGlasson. 00:12:15.938 --> 00:12:23.779 - Yeah so this something that the board was was made aware of I guess in August since we didn't meet in 00:12:23.779 --> 00:12:31.620 - September and it has to do with the facility in South Carolina that accepted material that originated 00:12:31.620 --> 00:12:38.846 - out of our household hazardous waste facility in 1997 that's now has contamination issues and 00:12:39.330 --> 00:12:46.238 - declared a superfund site and entered into a consent decree where we've been identified as potentially 00:12:46.238 --> 00:12:53.012 - responsible party under the circular law. So we've you know had retained previously retained outside 00:12:53.012 --> 00:12:59.921 - council that the board has had an opportunity to meet with an executive session and hear their opinion 00:12:59.921 --> 00:13:03.006 - and recommendation and so out of that meeting 00:13:03.106 --> 00:13:12.127 - You have resolution 2025-17 for consideration which would be to accept and enter into the settlement 00:13:12.127 --> 00:13:21.774 - agreement offered by the PRP group and related to that should the board elect to enter into that settlement 00:13:21.774 --> 00:13:26.686 - agreement. You have resolution 2025-18 which transfers 00:13:27.074 --> 00:13:34.823 - appropriations from our personal services category, specifically the health insurance line, into our 00:13:34.823 --> 00:13:42.649 - services and charges category, the legal line, so that we have necessary funds to make the payment on 00:13:42.649 --> 00:13:50.782 - that settlement agreement. All right, thank you. Can we get a motion on the table for resolution 2025-17? 00:13:52.226 --> 00:14:02.722 - I move approval for 2025-17 to accept the payment for the Superfund Phillips site. I second. All right, 00:14:02.722 --> 00:14:12.916 - we have a motion on the table. Are there any questions? I'm sorry, who was the second? Madera. Do we 00:14:12.916 --> 00:14:20.990 - have any questions about this resolution and accepting the cash out settlement? 00:14:24.802 --> 00:14:34.138 - I just would know for the record that the settlement agreement as presented does absolve the district 00:14:34.138 --> 00:14:43.382 - of any future liability related to this site. With the caveat that should additional records turn up 00:14:43.382 --> 00:14:52.810 - to identify more material originating from our facility, we would pay the same dollar per pound amount 00:14:52.810 --> 00:14:54.366 - as an amendment. 00:14:55.394 --> 00:15:02.923 - an agreement in the event that were to happen. But given the timeframe that this has been going on, 00:15:02.923 --> 00:15:10.453 - the people that we have consulted with were pretty confident that if there was additional material, 00:15:10.453 --> 00:15:18.208 - it would have already been identified. And just to add onto that, that amount would be capped as well. 00:15:18.208 --> 00:15:23.102 - All right. There's a cap on any additional amounts as well. Yes. 00:15:26.306 --> 00:15:35.757 - Right, it seems logical that if they haven't tracked it to us in the last 27 years, they probably won't 00:15:35.757 --> 00:15:44.845 - now. So this $29,312 is probably it. And as Mr. McGlasson said, we did consult legal counsel and we 00:15:44.845 --> 00:15:54.206 - were advised that this is a good settlement. Are there any other questions or comments before we vote? 00:15:55.330 --> 00:16:04.148 - I'm sorry, one more quick addition. The resolution not only resolves and approves to accept and enter 00:16:04.148 --> 00:16:12.794 - into the settlement agreement, it does authorize and instruct the executive director and controller 00:16:12.794 --> 00:16:19.710 - to issue the payment necessary to satisfy the settlement agreement. Good point. 00:16:22.850 --> 00:16:30.944 - If there are no further questions, oh, Councillor Wilts. Is that last part 2025-18? No, 2025-18 is moving 00:16:30.944 --> 00:16:38.733 - the appropriations so that we have the necessary funds in the correct line to satisfy the payment, to 00:16:38.733 --> 00:16:46.368 - make the payment. Thank you. All right, we will go to the public. Is there any member of the public 00:16:46.368 --> 00:16:50.110 - who would like to comment on resolution 2025-17? 00:16:53.858 --> 00:17:02.887 - I don't see any hands raised. So I think we're ready for a vote. Mr. McClassen, will you please call 00:17:02.887 --> 00:17:12.096 - the roll? I think we do need roll calls for resolutions, right? Certainly. Thompson? Yes. Madera? Yes. 00:17:12.096 --> 00:17:18.622 - Thomas? Yes. Wilts? Yes. Piedmont-Smith? Yes. Motion passes unanimously. 00:17:19.810 --> 00:17:30.925 - All right, which means that we do need to consider resolution 2025-18 to have funds available. So I'll 00:17:30.925 --> 00:17:41.932 - entertain a motion for that. Move to approve resolution 2025-18 to move funds to satisfy the previous 00:17:41.932 --> 00:17:49.054 - revolution. All right, we have a motion on the table in a second. 00:17:49.570 --> 00:18:00.084 - So I think this was explained along with the first one. I'm glad that we have funds available and don't 00:18:00.084 --> 00:18:10.397 - have to ask for an additional appropriation. Any other questions on this resolution? Is there anybody 00:18:10.397 --> 00:18:16.766 - in the public who would like to comment on resolution 2025-18? 00:18:22.114 --> 00:18:32.339 - Seeing none, I think we're ready for a roll call vote. Thomas? Yes. Thompson? Yes. Wilts? Yes. 00:18:32.339 --> 00:18:43.748 - Piedmont Smith? Yes. Madera? Yes. Motion passes unanimously. All right. Next we will move to an amendment 00:18:43.748 --> 00:18:47.838 - to the district approved vendor list. 00:18:48.834 --> 00:18:58.676 - seems like we do this every couple of months. No, we don't like to do it every couple of months, but 00:18:58.676 --> 00:19:09.005 - we do like to have the ability to pay our regular vendors that we do regular business with expeditiously. 00:19:09.005 --> 00:19:16.606 - What really, I guess, the precipitous for this particular one was a change in 00:19:16.706 --> 00:19:25.100 - the portal app vendor that we're using at the rural sites, to Izzy's Rentals. So we were asking to add 00:19:25.100 --> 00:19:33.575 - Izzy's Rentals as a vendor. Additionally, staff taking the opportunity to request to add two additional 00:19:33.575 --> 00:19:42.295 - vendors that we've identified to use for building repair and maintenance at all of our locations, electric 00:19:42.295 --> 00:19:45.310 - services and next phase contracting. 00:19:49.538 --> 00:19:58.430 - I have a question electric services is the name of the company. Okay. All right. I'm going to go ahead 00:19:58.430 --> 00:20:07.581 - and make a motion to approve resolution 2025 dash 19. All right. We have a motion on the table to approve 00:20:07.581 --> 00:20:14.142 - the resolution 2025 19. Are there any questions or comments from directors? 00:20:19.938 --> 00:20:30.017 - We'll just say that even though my childhood nickname was Izzy, I have nothing to do with a Port-au-Lait 00:20:30.017 --> 00:20:39.711 - rental company. It's good Isabel trivia, though. Is there any member of the public who would like to 00:20:39.711 --> 00:20:49.118 - comment on resolution 2025-19? Seeing none, I think we're ready for a roll call vote. Wilts? Yes. 00:20:49.890 --> 00:21:01.869 - Thompson? Yes. Piedmon Smith? Yes. Madera? Yes. Thomas? Yes. Motion passes unanimously. All right, we 00:21:01.869 --> 00:21:13.614 - have an updated vendor list, which is good because I think I saw Izzy's on one of our claims. Let's 00:21:13.614 --> 00:21:19.486 - get them paid. All right, next item is an amended 00:21:19.746 --> 00:21:28.590 - agreement for the collective composting program phase two. And is this, will we hear from Mr. McGlasson 00:21:28.590 --> 00:21:37.179 - first and then? Yeah, I can certainly, this, in discussions with Mr. Winnia from One Sustainable Joe 00:21:37.179 --> 00:21:45.683 - and given the timing of when we're looking at onboarding potential complexes in the program and the 00:21:45.683 --> 00:21:48.830 - fact that the current agreement does 00:21:49.122 --> 00:21:58.812 - expire at the end of this year. I guess the first change in there, we thought that it was important 00:21:58.812 --> 00:22:08.793 - to provide assurances to those complexes that there would be a transfer of providers in the event that 00:22:08.793 --> 00:22:16.254 - a new agreement was not entered into at all or in a timely fashion for 2025. 00:22:16.354 --> 00:22:24.187 - And then there was also one sustainable Joe had requested that given the timing of just entering into 00:22:24.187 --> 00:22:32.326 - this agreement and how things transpired that we extend that onboarding program. And so that's the second 00:22:32.326 --> 00:22:40.236 - amendment being proposed to extend the onboarding program out to November the 19th. Mr. Winnie is here 00:22:40.236 --> 00:22:46.302 - to help address any questions or add any information to the requested changes. 00:22:46.914 --> 00:22:53.313 - Um, till November 14th, right? Yes, no, I'm sorry. Yes, November 14th. Mr. Winnett, did you want to 00:22:53.313 --> 00:22:59.712 - add anything? Yes. Uh, thank you, Joseph. When you hear from one sustainable Joe, uh, one important 00:22:59.712 --> 00:23:06.239 - piece of context that I wanted to provide that's pertinent to this is that, uh, for personal reasons, 00:23:06.239 --> 00:23:11.102 - I've actually decided to move out of Bloomington at the start of next year. 00:23:11.234 --> 00:23:18.878 - So I won't actually be present next year to follow through with the program. So that if there are new 00:23:18.878 --> 00:23:26.597 - sites onboarded by this new deadline, then that partner period for those sites would continue into the 00:23:26.597 --> 00:23:34.317 - subsequent year. And that's what warrants the first change to be able to assign those responsibilities 00:23:34.317 --> 00:23:39.038 - in my absence. All right. Thank you for that update. Although, 00:23:39.810 --> 00:23:48.617 - It's unfortunate news for the district. I think we've benefited from your services. Um, I guess we need 00:23:48.617 --> 00:23:57.170 - to get a motion on the table about this resolution. I move approval of the resolution. All right. We 00:23:57.170 --> 00:24:06.654 - have a motion to approve a resolution 2025 20. Are there any questions for either Mr. McClassen or Mr. Winnear? 00:24:10.434 --> 00:24:18.957 - Um, sorry to hear that you're leaving and, um, thank you for all that you've done for the district and, 00:24:18.957 --> 00:24:27.317 - uh, for environmentally responsible waste reduction in, uh, in the County. Appreciate it. Absolutely. 00:24:27.317 --> 00:24:36.414 - And thank you for your support and collaboration as well. It has been very mutually and reciprocated, I think. 00:24:40.418 --> 00:24:51.471 - All right. Is there any member of the public who would like to comment on Resolution 2025-20 to amend 00:24:51.471 --> 00:25:02.633 - the service agreement? I don't see anybody. So we can move to a roll call vote, please, Mr. McClassen. 00:25:02.633 --> 00:25:10.110 - Madura? Yes. Thomas? Yes. Piedmont-Smith? Yes. Wilts? Yes. Thompson? 00:25:10.562 --> 00:25:21.405 - Motion passes unanimously. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Winnia. We'll see you back at the podium 00:25:21.405 --> 00:25:31.422 - in a little bit. Next, we have a resolution to amend the district's fee schedule. Mr. McClassen. 00:25:31.970 --> 00:25:39.392 - I refer you to the memo on page 174 of the packet. This resolution is being presented for introduction. 00:25:39.392 --> 00:25:46.814 - We are required to hold a public hearing after the introduction of the resolution before the board vote 00:25:46.814 --> 00:25:53.950 - on it to implement or change any of our fees. So that's the purpose of having that presented today. 00:25:54.114 --> 00:26:02.007 - Barring objection from the board, we'll proceed with making the notice required for the public hearing 00:26:02.007 --> 00:26:10.131 - and would plan to hold that as a part of the November meeting. We would just have it as a separate agenda 00:26:10.131 --> 00:26:17.794 - item and would need to make note during the meeting that we are opening the public hearing to allow 00:26:17.794 --> 00:26:22.622 - for public comment on the proposed changes and then close that 00:26:22.754 --> 00:26:34.460 - public hearing prior to the board taking up the resolution for a vote. And then as far as what's being 00:26:34.460 --> 00:26:45.939 - proposed, it's a lot, it looks like a lot in there. And would note that aside from small increase to 00:26:45.939 --> 00:26:52.190 - our copying service fees that have not changed in over 00:26:52.322 --> 00:27:00.161 - 20-some years. The proposed changes are specific to commercially exempt small quantity generators, which 00:27:00.161 --> 00:27:07.925 - are commercial entities that bring materials to our household hazardous waste department, and the Green 00:27:07.925 --> 00:27:15.390 - Business Network clients, which is our Green Business Network, the recycling routes that we run for 00:27:15.390 --> 00:27:16.734 - local businesses. 00:27:16.866 --> 00:27:26.362 - The majority of the fees, the increases are in my mind nominal. Some actually slightly decrease. 00:27:26.362 --> 00:27:36.250 - But this is, it's unfortunate that it's just something that we need to do. The cost to provide these 00:27:36.250 --> 00:27:39.774 - services has continued to increase. 00:27:39.970 --> 00:27:49.232 - And it's been since at least 2019, since we've made any changes to any of these fees. But again, none 00:27:49.232 --> 00:27:58.313 - of these fees are applicable to county residents. There are no new fees or increased fees from what 00:27:58.313 --> 00:28:05.214 - is currently in place for residential customers that bring materials to us. 00:28:09.442 --> 00:28:17.210 - So we need to just introduce this resolution today and then Well, then we will make make the required 00:28:17.210 --> 00:28:24.979 - notice that we'll have a public hearing on it at the next board meeting and Have have the hearing and 00:28:24.979 --> 00:28:32.594 - would ask the board consider the resolution for a vote after the public hearing Okay, so is there a 00:28:32.594 --> 00:28:34.270 - motion to introduce a 00:28:37.474 --> 00:28:47.976 - I move introduction of the amended fee schedule 2025-21. I second. Okay, it's been moved and seconded 00:28:47.976 --> 00:28:58.272 - to introduce this resolution. Are there any questions? We won't vote on it today, but are there any 00:28:58.272 --> 00:29:07.230 - questions for Mr. McClassen at this point? Yes, Councillor Wilks. You can count on me. 00:29:07.362 --> 00:29:18.148 - Could you talk a little bit about how you came to the changes in the ones you did change? So yeah, I 00:29:18.148 --> 00:29:29.148 - guess if you can make sense of the red line version that's in the packet. Previously, for the majority 00:29:29.148 --> 00:29:30.750 - of these fees, 00:29:31.650 --> 00:29:41.675 - there was kind of a formula in place that had to do with the direct disposal cost of the district plus 00:29:41.675 --> 00:29:51.409 - a 10% handling fee and one for batteries and one for all other materials and it just as you know as 00:29:51.409 --> 00:29:59.390 - our labor costs have increased along with the service costs you know that formula 00:30:01.026 --> 00:30:08.748 - became difficult to work with I guess in essence so what we really have tried to do here is minimize 00:30:08.748 --> 00:30:16.393 - the impact of labor look specifically at what we're paying for these items or these materials to be 00:30:16.393 --> 00:30:23.198 - properly managed whether that be recycled or disposed of through the vendors that we use 00:30:23.330 --> 00:30:33.288 - and pass that fee along. It's not an attempt to make money to profit off of any of this. Those fees 00:30:33.288 --> 00:30:43.545 - are, some are a little higher, some are a little lower, but they are in line with what our actual cost 00:30:43.545 --> 00:30:51.710 - to the vendor is to move those materials along to be properly managed. Thank you. 00:30:54.050 --> 00:31:06.875 - I had a question. So the table on page 179, the CESQG and universal waste prices. So all of those only 00:31:06.875 --> 00:31:19.451 - apply to the CESQG? Does the public have to pay for any of these things? For latex paint, we do have 00:31:19.451 --> 00:31:23.934 - fees to the public for latex paint. 00:31:24.450 --> 00:31:33.837 - Mr. Long can jump in here, but I think other than that, that's on that list. I mean, we do have display 00:31:33.837 --> 00:31:42.954 - electronics, TVs, computer monitors, laptops. There's a fee to residents on, but latex paint I think 00:31:42.954 --> 00:31:49.182 - is the only other thing that we have fees for residential customers. 00:31:50.178 --> 00:31:56.491 - Yeah, latex paint in the computer monitors and TVs is the only thing that we charge residents for in 00:31:56.491 --> 00:32:02.991 - Monroe County. The latex paint is considered non-hazardous, so there's other ways of doing it that most 00:32:02.991 --> 00:32:09.553 - counties recommend doing. So, you know, we try to tell them how to dry it up and dispose of it for free. 00:32:09.553 --> 00:32:15.928 - If they just don't want to mess with it, then we pay that fee to get rid of it. Okay, that fee is the 00:32:15.928 --> 00:32:18.366 - one listed under paint and flammables. 00:32:18.690 --> 00:32:25.511 - Yeah, the 2, 5, and 20, we actually pay a little bit more than that, but we cut them a break because 00:32:25.511 --> 00:32:31.994 - the arm in our county residents. And that would mean for the CESQG customers, the type of paint 00:32:31.994 --> 00:32:38.815 - is irrelevant. We charge for all types of paint on CESQGs, but for residential customers, only latex 00:32:38.815 --> 00:32:42.462 - paint would have a fee because as Mr. Long indicated, 00:32:42.594 --> 00:32:49.741 - It's not considered a hazardous material once it's not liquid and there are other ways to manage it 00:32:49.741 --> 00:32:57.031 - that we encourage residents to do to follow those procedures. Okay, so there is a potential impact on 00:32:57.031 --> 00:33:04.249 - residential customers as far as the increased costs. Yes, for latex paint there would be, but again, 00:33:04.249 --> 00:33:10.110 - there's ways to avoid paying that fee if they want to deal with drying it out and 00:33:10.434 --> 00:33:19.763 - disposing of it on their own through their normal trash service. Gotcha. I just think it would be clearer 00:33:19.763 --> 00:33:29.093 - because we're dealing with costs and prices to not try to do red line versions with this, to do a current 00:33:29.093 --> 00:33:36.926 - fee, proposed fee. That would be helpful. Yeah, it's not easy to follow. It is included. 00:33:37.442 --> 00:33:44.808 - The clean version is included in the resolution beginning on page 182. Right, but then that doesn't 00:33:44.808 --> 00:33:52.394 - have the current pricing. Yeah, could we have for next time a table? Like, here's the item, here's the 00:33:52.394 --> 00:33:59.907 - current, and here's the new price. Certainly. And an asterisk next to anything that a household might 00:33:59.907 --> 00:34:05.726 - have to pay. Don't like this? No, because these numbers are very hard to read. 00:34:06.178 --> 00:34:13.498 - with the line up with the red line version. It's hard to do numbers with a red line version on a document 00:34:13.498 --> 00:34:20.749 - and follow what it is. Was that 25 and it's now 50? Is it $7? Is it 750? What changed? No, I understand. 00:34:20.749 --> 00:34:27.863 - I understand. Just for clarity. I like this version. Well, you got it. But we'll all get what we want. 00:34:27.863 --> 00:34:35.390 - We can provide a side-by-side comparison of old proposed or current and proposed. Yes, that's not a problem. 00:34:36.066 --> 00:34:45.060 - Thank you. And if there are small typographical errors, can those still be corrected? Yeah. OK. You 00:34:45.060 --> 00:34:54.505 - know I'd find some. We usually don't vote on something to put something on an agenda. So this is unusual 00:34:54.505 --> 00:35:03.769 - anyway. Right. Right. I didn't know if we, by introducing it, it was set in stone or not. But I'm glad 00:35:03.769 --> 00:35:05.118 - it's not. Yes. 00:35:05.250 --> 00:35:14.274 - between now and the public hearing, which I'm assuming it's our next board meeting. Um, where will this, 00:35:14.274 --> 00:35:23.297 - where can this be found? This information will be on our website. We will, we will, we will post a link, 00:35:23.297 --> 00:35:30.430 - uh, to the proposed changes up on our website after the public hearing is noticed. 00:35:34.658 --> 00:35:43.122 - Does it have to be published like in a newspaper, too? No. Legal has advised that the notice, the notice, 00:35:43.122 --> 00:35:51.347 - notification for the public hearing does not have to provide all of the proposed fee changes, just has 00:35:51.347 --> 00:35:59.412 - to direct the public to where they can find those. Okay. So there will be a notice in the paper that 00:35:59.412 --> 00:36:02.366 - says we're considering a fee change. 00:36:02.626 --> 00:36:13.046 - the directions to our website or they can also contact the district office to get hard copies if they 00:36:13.046 --> 00:36:23.466 - do not have internet access. Okay. One other question. When the board votes on this in November, does 00:36:23.466 --> 00:36:28.574 - everybody who votes on this have to be in person? 00:36:28.738 --> 00:36:36.637 - Does this considered a budgetary or fee thing as per? I believe. Okay. That'd be good for people to 00:36:36.637 --> 00:36:44.932 - know. But I believe this would fall under the category of have to be in the room to vote on. Yeah. Okay. 00:36:44.932 --> 00:36:51.646 - All right. Is there any member of the public who would like to comment on this item? 00:36:58.242 --> 00:37:06.679 - Being none, we will move on to the next item on the agenda, which is a CAC report from our Citizens 00:37:06.679 --> 00:37:15.453 - Advisory Committee, Mr. Winnear. Hello again. Joseph Winnear here now for the CAC. As you see, we don't 00:37:15.453 --> 00:37:23.975 - have a written report because we didn't actually hold our meeting last month. We didn't have any new 00:37:23.975 --> 00:37:27.518 - business. And since then, it's all right. 00:37:27.842 --> 00:37:35.403 - You knew I had to go. We don't have any more votes, right? No. All action items have been heard. I didn't 00:37:35.403 --> 00:37:43.106 - know Tully also had to go, but. Yeah, I was unaware of that. Thank you. Sorry, Mr. Winnear. Can we continue 00:37:43.106 --> 00:37:50.595 - this meeting? No. For realsies? No. My understanding from previous discussions with legal that receiving 00:37:50.595 --> 00:37:57.086 - information is considered official action by a governing body. Yeah, I think you're right. 00:37:57.794 --> 00:38:05.263 - Well, I'm very sorry, Mr. Winnia and everybody else. We can, if individual board members have questions 00:38:05.263 --> 00:38:11.870 - on the CAC or the department reports, we can send those via email. Yes. So we're adjourned.