WEBVTT 00:00:00.258 --> 00:00:11.087 - I'd like to call to order this meeting of the Board of Directors of the Waste Reduction District of 00:00:11.087 --> 00:00:22.241 - Monroe County. Mr. Blassen, would you please call the roll? Pete Montsmith? Here. Thomas? Here. Wilts? 00:00:22.241 --> 00:00:29.822 - Jones? Ellis? On Zoom here, our team here. Thank you. Thompson? Here. 00:00:30.402 --> 00:00:38.658 - I have a quorum present in the room and one member on teams. All right. Thank you very much. And I'd 00:00:38.658 --> 00:00:46.915 - like to extend a welcome to our newest member, William Ellis from the Elstville town council, who is 00:00:46.915 --> 00:00:55.335 - joining us on teams today. Welcome to the board. Thank you. I was actually on my way to get there, but 00:00:55.335 --> 00:00:59.422 - it's best I just joined the team so I'm not late. 00:01:00.578 --> 00:01:08.184 - So, executive committee meeting minutes are provided in the packet just for your information. Next, 00:01:08.184 --> 00:01:16.018 - we have approval of board of director meeting minutes. Do I have a motion? I move to approve the board 00:01:16.018 --> 00:01:23.776 - of director meeting minutes. I'm sorry, I move to approve the meeting minutes. February 12th? Yes, on 00:01:23.776 --> 00:01:25.982 - February 12th, 2026. Second. 00:01:27.586 --> 00:01:36.974 - All right, we will do a roll call vote on those meeting minutes, please. Mr. McClassen. Thomas? Yes. 00:01:36.974 --> 00:01:46.828 - Ellis? Abstain. Steven Smith? Yes. Madeira? Yes. Thompson? Yes. Motion passes, four ayes, one abstention. 00:01:46.828 --> 00:01:56.030 - All right, let's move to the controllers report. We'll start with the cash flows. We have control. 00:01:57.666 --> 00:02:10.158 - or Teresa Gons here on Teams. Take it away. On page seven of the board packet, you will find the cash 00:02:10.158 --> 00:02:23.263 - flow summary. The balance is as of the February 28th of this year is operating $4,892,370.63. Debt service 00:02:23.263 --> 00:02:27.550 - is $101.46. Capital is $46,174.01. 00:02:27.650 --> 00:02:37.609 - Landfill post closure is $828,373.86. Are there any questions on the balance account balances? Any questions 00:02:37.609 --> 00:02:46.837 - about the cash balances? I have one question. It's more for our new member because we did talk about 00:02:46.837 --> 00:02:53.598 - this late last year. The balance on the debt service account is very low. 00:02:53.762 --> 00:03:01.679 - And we expect to have to borrow from Operating Right to cover that account this year. Could Mr. McClassen, 00:03:01.679 --> 00:03:09.522 - you want to? Yes. And this is a result of the way that the refinancing and the amortization was scheduled 00:03:09.522 --> 00:03:17.143 - and the way that the state does the debt service budgeting. And we are approaching the end of our debt 00:03:17.143 --> 00:03:20.990 - term. The final payment is due in February of 2027. 00:03:21.154 --> 00:03:29.813 - And so the State Board of Accounts has budgeted the debt service tax so that the tax disbursement for 00:03:29.813 --> 00:03:38.473 - December of 2027 will balance the fund. So for the fall payment this year and the February payment of 00:03:38.473 --> 00:03:46.962 - 27, in all likelihood, we will be loaning money from the operating fund to the debt service fund to 00:03:46.962 --> 00:03:48.830 - cover those expenses. 00:03:48.962 --> 00:03:59.284 - And then the tax disbursements in June and December of 27 should make the fund whole. Thank you for 00:03:59.284 --> 00:04:09.607 - reviewing that for us. And we're joined by Councillor Wilson. Welcome. We'll move on to payroll and 00:04:09.607 --> 00:04:18.174 - claims. Oh, we can't hear you, Teresa. Teresa, we can't hear you. Can she hear us? 00:04:22.018 --> 00:04:33.082 - think that she can. Teresa, you're muted. You're muted, Teresa. You're muted. Sorry about that. Okay. 00:04:33.082 --> 00:04:44.797 - On page 14 of the packet, you have a summary of the pre-approved payroll claims and since our last meeting, 00:04:44.797 --> 00:04:48.702 - an amount of $190,059 and 14 cents. 00:04:48.930 --> 00:04:57.119 - The backup for those numbers are on pages 15 through 47. The payroll and claims for approval this week 00:04:57.119 --> 00:05:05.786 - were sent in an email on Wednesday in the amount of $113,296.43. Documentation was included in the Wednesday 00:05:05.786 --> 00:05:14.453 - email. This brings the total of the payroll and claims that we are recommending for approval to $303,355.57. 00:05:14.453 --> 00:05:18.110 - Are there any questions regarding the claims? 00:05:20.130 --> 00:05:30.371 - Are there any questions for our controller? I have a quick question. So looking at this separate document 00:05:30.371 --> 00:05:40.129 - that's posted on the meeting page for the 312 board packet claims approval dated March 11th, it says 00:05:40.129 --> 00:05:49.694 - claims process week of February 9th. I know that too, that must be a typo. That's gotta be a typo. 00:05:49.794 --> 00:05:57.775 - I think that's a function of reusing document templates over and over and not updating the proper date 00:05:57.775 --> 00:06:05.523 - sequence on that. So that would be, no wait, I'm sorry, that would be, that is correct because that 00:06:05.523 --> 00:06:13.503 - is the date range for the claims that are included in the meeting packet, the claims process since the 00:06:13.503 --> 00:06:16.990 - previous meeting. Well, that word's missing. 00:06:18.722 --> 00:06:25.192 - Because it says these are the claims processed the week of and it's not it's since the week of them. 00:06:25.192 --> 00:06:31.791 - That's that was I was reading the I was I was the line above you. I'm sorry. Yeah, so I don't know why 00:06:31.791 --> 00:06:38.517 - it says that it should say the week of March 9th. Yeah, I was going to say this should be the secondary. 00:06:38.517 --> 00:06:44.988 - OK, I'm going to I'm going to go ahead and make a motion to approve payroll claims including the pre 00:06:44.988 --> 00:06:47.358 - approved pair claims and payroll and 00:06:47.874 --> 00:06:57.199 - that which was sent in our email and is in the packet for a total of $303,355.57. A second. All right. 00:06:57.199 --> 00:07:06.253 - We have a motion on the table and a second. So I'll need to sign a check today for the orange bags. 00:07:06.253 --> 00:07:15.488 - Is that right? If claims are approved, yes. If they're approved. And what is that, $89,000 something? 00:07:15.488 --> 00:07:16.574 - $89,303.39. 00:07:16.802 --> 00:07:23.959 - And for the benefit of the public, could you just review that we get a lot of that money back because 00:07:23.959 --> 00:07:30.975 - we sell these to vendors who sell them to people who use them? Correct. This is our purchase of the 00:07:30.975 --> 00:07:38.343 - bags from the manufacturer. Those bags are then distributed, sold to the local retailers that are listed 00:07:38.343 --> 00:07:44.798 - on our website for residents to purchase the bags for their waste disposal. And the current 00:07:45.666 --> 00:07:54.657 - The current fee established for the bags is $15 for a roll of 10 33 gallon bags and $12.50 for a roll 00:07:54.657 --> 00:08:03.649 - of 20 13 gallon bags and the the vendors that resale those bags for us pay 5% I get a 5% discount off 00:08:03.649 --> 00:08:11.582 - that price to cover their overhead administrative fees for providing that service for us. 00:08:12.930 --> 00:08:23.860 - Great, thank you for reviewing that for us. Let's go to the public. Is there any member of the public 00:08:23.860 --> 00:08:34.576 - who would like to comment on payroll and claims? Seeing none, we'll come back for a roll call vote, 00:08:34.576 --> 00:08:42.398 - please, Mr. McClassen. Ellis? Yes. Madera? Yes. Thomas? Yes. Wilts? Yes. 00:08:42.914 --> 00:08:50.078 - Thompson. Yes. Motion passes unanimous. All right. Moving right along, we will move to the Community 00:08:50.078 --> 00:08:51.710 - Grant Program of 2026. 00:08:55.298 --> 00:09:02.125 - and we had one applicant, I believe. We did. I apologize. I tried to get pulled up here. So on page 00:09:02.125 --> 00:09:09.429 - 48 of the meeting packet, have a memo summarizing where we are with the grant applications. If you recall, 00:09:09.429 --> 00:09:16.256 - this is a new program for us. This is the first year that we've done this. And we did unfortunately 00:09:16.256 --> 00:09:21.854 - only receive one application for the grant program. It is included in the packet. 00:09:21.954 --> 00:09:30.963 - along with the rubric that was created to review and in essence score those applications based on the 00:09:30.963 --> 00:09:39.884 - criteria set out in the program. And this has been reviewed and discussed and reviewed by the CAC. I 00:09:39.884 --> 00:09:49.246 - believe their rubric is also included in the packet. CAC Chair Matt Austin is also here if anybody wishes 00:09:49.346 --> 00:10:01.098 - hear his comments or ask him any questions about the CAC's review of that. I guess I'll stop there until 00:10:01.098 --> 00:10:12.290 - we get to part B. All right. So we have one great proposal from Community Health Hygiene Pantry for 00:10:12.290 --> 00:10:18.558 - the purchase of sustainable monthly products for women. 00:10:20.034 --> 00:10:31.757 - or people who menstruate. And any questions from directors? Yes, Councillor Williams. Yes, I see that 00:10:31.757 --> 00:10:43.710 - you provided the rubric and scored this application at 26 out of 30. Could you just briefly let us know 00:10:43.710 --> 00:10:49.342 - how that process worked? Did people individually 00:10:50.050 --> 00:10:57.993 - score, and then confer, or did you confer and put this together as a group? So, yeah, we each individually. 00:10:57.993 --> 00:11:05.863 - Could you please state your name? I'm sorry, Matthew Austin, chair of the CAC. We discussed each question, 00:11:05.863 --> 00:11:13.365 - and then we scored individually, verbally, and then I averaged those scores after typing them out, so 00:11:13.365 --> 00:11:19.102 - that's what you would see here. Okay. So most of the time we scored the same. 00:11:19.586 --> 00:11:26.640 - but there were a couple of times and I just rounded up in that case or down accordingly. Great, 00:11:26.640 --> 00:11:34.209 - thank you. Ms. Piedmont-Smith, if I could, I'm interject real fast. I just discussed this with the CAC 00:11:34.209 --> 00:11:41.558 - in full disclosure for the board. I did not participate in the CAC's discussions of this. I do know 00:11:41.558 --> 00:11:46.334 - the submitter of the application, so I'm constrained from input. 00:11:46.434 --> 00:11:56.401 - into the review of this and would also note for the board's information, I believe that Ms. Lemieux 00:11:56.401 --> 00:12:06.668 - who submitted the application is on Teams if you ask any questions of her. Oh, great. Okay. Thank you. 00:12:06.668 --> 00:12:13.246 - Are there any other questions about this application or comments? 00:12:13.410 --> 00:12:22.313 - I don't have a question. I just wanted to enthusiastically support this very innovative application. 00:12:22.313 --> 00:12:31.215 - It's not was not on my radar as the type of application we would receive. But kudos. I think it kind 00:12:31.215 --> 00:12:40.382 - of hits the mark on sustainability that we want to see in the community. And I'm excited to support it. 00:12:43.618 --> 00:12:51.768 - Yes, in the scoring sheet, the first question is innovation. Does the project implement new ideas, methods, 00:12:51.768 --> 00:12:59.617 - or products? And it scored a three out of five. I mean, I can understand that if you think of new ideas 00:12:59.617 --> 00:13:07.465 - in the general realm of things. But certainly, for our district, this is a very new idea, at least I've 00:13:07.465 --> 00:13:08.446 - never heard. 00:13:08.802 --> 00:13:17.222 - of this way of promoting sustainability with the menstrual product. So I think it is exciting. Yes, 00:13:17.222 --> 00:13:25.727 - Mr. Austin. We were taking it more as these products have been around for a while, so they are not a 00:13:25.727 --> 00:13:34.484 - new product. But as for the idea, yes, I agree. Thank you for that distinction. It also has the benefit 00:13:34.484 --> 00:13:36.926 - of avoiding harm to existing 00:13:37.090 --> 00:13:44.444 - wastewater systems as well. Oh, yeah. Okay. Well, before we vote, let's go to the public. Is there any 00:13:44.444 --> 00:13:51.797 - member of the public who would like to comment on this grant application? I would like to. Mr. Austin, 00:13:51.797 --> 00:13:59.508 - I don't know if you're considered a member of the public for this purpose, but go ahead. It was interesting 00:13:59.508 --> 00:14:04.862 - because the members of the CSC are all male, so we felt kind of, you know, 00:14:05.026 --> 00:14:11.510 - unusual commenting on this, but having multiple humans that menstruate in my life that have switched 00:14:11.510 --> 00:14:18.187 - to these types of products and the benefits that they have seen, for me it was a no-brainer, especially 00:14:18.187 --> 00:14:24.863 - with the social equity aspect of it, the individuals in our community that are gonna be benefiting from 00:14:24.863 --> 00:14:31.604 - this. It just, once again, just seemed like a real no-brainer to support this. And as Commissioner Walts 00:14:31.604 --> 00:14:34.750 - said, yeah, wholeheartedly and enthusiastically. 00:14:35.458 --> 00:14:43.474 - All right, thank you. Any other member of the public? Seeing none. As Mr. McLaughlin said, this is Robin 00:14:43.474 --> 00:14:51.337 - Lemieux. I'm actually the applicant. So if you have any questions, please bring those forward. OK. Did 00:14:51.337 --> 00:14:59.048 - you want to say anything or just be available for questions? Just available for questions unless you 00:14:59.048 --> 00:15:04.926 - want me to say something. OK. Well, are there any questions for Ms. Lemieux? 00:15:06.210 --> 00:15:15.124 - I'm wondering if you have had any requests for these types of products. Yeah, absolutely. Our clientele 00:15:15.124 --> 00:15:23.952 - generally can't afford things like this. So to be able to put that in their hands on so many different 00:15:23.952 --> 00:15:32.781 - levels, the social equity aspect, the sustainability aspect would just be amazing. Well, thank you for 00:15:32.781 --> 00:15:34.238 - the application. 00:15:38.178 --> 00:15:49.096 - I guess we need to get a motion on the table to approve this grant award of $3,000 if somebody would 00:15:49.096 --> 00:15:59.907 - like to do that. The approval of the submitted grant application for $3,000. Second. Mr. McClassen, 00:15:59.907 --> 00:16:07.582 - will you please call the roll? Thompson? Yes. Madera? Yes. Ellis? Yes. 00:16:08.450 --> 00:16:17.053 - Thompson? I'm sorry, Thomas? Yes. Piedmont Smith? Yes. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Congratulations, 00:16:17.053 --> 00:16:24.953 - Ms. Lemieux. I don't know how to pronounce her last name. Thank you so, so much. Ms. Lemieux, I will 00:16:24.953 --> 00:16:32.852 - be in touch to do grant agreements and formalize the process and the award. Very good. OK, thank you 00:16:32.852 --> 00:16:37.310 - so much. We truly, truly appreciate it. You are welcome. 00:16:37.442 --> 00:16:46.186 - Now the second part of this topic on our agenda is about the use of the $17,000 that we have left available 00:16:46.186 --> 00:16:54.525 - for this community grant line. Mr. McClassen? Yeah, and that was discussed by the CAC at their meeting 00:16:54.525 --> 00:17:02.864 - noting that the application that was just awarded was a request for $3,000 and we had $20,000 budgeted 00:17:02.864 --> 00:17:05.374 - for the year for this program. 00:17:05.538 --> 00:17:14.254 - And the CAC wanted to request, recommend of the board that they reopen the application process to see 00:17:14.254 --> 00:17:22.884 - if there might be opportunities to make the rest or to use the rest of that appropriation before the 00:17:22.884 --> 00:17:31.599 - year is out. And what do board members think of this proposal to have a second round? I would support 00:17:31.599 --> 00:17:34.590 - it. Let's do the most good we can. 00:17:37.346 --> 00:17:46.923 - that would support it perhaps with some boost in marketing? Yeah, and I think that's something that 00:17:46.923 --> 00:17:56.884 - staff learned from this first effort at doing this, that we need to look at additional ways and avenues 00:17:56.884 --> 00:18:06.174 - to promote this program and make potential applicants aware of the funding that's now available. 00:18:06.882 --> 00:18:17.175 - Um, the originally when we discussed the process for applications, the idea was that I believe we were 00:18:17.175 --> 00:18:25.470 - awarding for a calendar year. That's why we were trying to get it done real quick. 00:18:26.178 --> 00:18:33.032 - Correct, and if we open this up for a second round of applications, I mean, that is something we'll 00:18:33.032 --> 00:18:40.091 - have to be conscious of and clear with the potential applicants that, you know, the reimbursement with 00:18:40.091 --> 00:18:46.465 - grant dollars for any programs that are approved will have to happen in time for those funds 00:18:46.465 --> 00:18:53.182 - to be distributed by the district before the end of the year. Okay, so that will remain in place. 00:18:56.162 --> 00:19:04.395 - Yeah, I was thinking maybe May 15th. I was thinking that the earliest date possible that would still 00:19:04.395 --> 00:19:12.628 - allow us to do publicity would be ideal. The CAC had said maybe a July deadline, but that seems like 00:19:12.628 --> 00:19:18.334 - it really cuts down on the number of months they could use the money. 00:19:19.394 --> 00:19:25.431 - I think make it potentially work that would give us about a 30 day window to have applications open 00:19:25.431 --> 00:19:31.769 - to get those back and have time for the CAC and the executive committee to review things before. I would 00:19:31.769 --> 00:19:38.048 - select whatever deadline it is to be like a week before the CAC meeting of that month, right? Does that 00:19:38.048 --> 00:19:44.266 - make sense? So you're not waiting a month or three weeks? Okay. I don't know what that data is off top 00:19:44.266 --> 00:19:44.990 - of my head. 00:19:47.906 --> 00:19:59.799 - week after the April board meeting. I don't know the exact date off the top of my head either. Really 00:19:59.799 --> 00:20:11.926 - close to what we just said. So the April board meeting is on the 9th. So April 16th is the CAC meeting. 00:20:11.926 --> 00:20:17.406 - Wouldn't it be May though? Yeah. There you go. 00:20:17.538 --> 00:20:24.252 - What would you like for a deadline like the 14th or 15th? Does that give you enough time? I'll look 00:20:24.252 --> 00:20:30.965 - at it, possibly even the Monday before the CAC meeting might work. I'll schedule and just need time 00:20:30.965 --> 00:20:37.880 - to get things together and in order to get them over to the CAC for their meeting packet and have them 00:20:37.880 --> 00:20:44.795 - to have time to review. Okay, so we don't have to decide on a deadline right now or just general it'll 00:20:44.795 --> 00:20:45.534 - be in May. 00:20:46.114 --> 00:20:53.802 - If the board wishes to leave the deadline up to staff, yeah, we can certainly work with the CAC and 00:20:53.802 --> 00:21:01.567 - make sure. And so we're talking about the May CAC meeting, so I'm assuming that the board is wanting 00:21:01.567 --> 00:21:09.408 - to see a second round of applications at their June meeting to consider. Yes, do we need a motion and 00:21:09.408 --> 00:21:13.406 - a vote on that? Probably. Yes, I would prefer that. 00:21:13.538 --> 00:21:23.380 - Would somebody like to make a motion to have a second round of grant proposals? So moved. Second. It's 00:21:23.380 --> 00:21:33.127 - moved and seconded to use the remaining $17,000 for a second round of grant proposals. Mr. McGlasson, 00:21:33.127 --> 00:21:41.918 - could you please call the roll? Thomas? Yes. Thompson? Yes. Wilts? Yes. Pete Monsmith? Yes. 00:21:43.970 --> 00:21:52.301 - Yes. Adira? Yes. Motion passes unanimously. All right, great. Thank you to the CAC for their help with 00:21:52.301 --> 00:22:00.471 - the grant program. Now we have an update on the Back to Earth apartment composting program. Yeah, if 00:22:00.471 --> 00:22:08.721 - the board will recall at the end of last year, Mr. Wenia, Joe Wenia from One Sustainable Joe, advised 00:22:08.721 --> 00:22:11.390 - that he was moving out of state. 00:22:11.522 --> 00:22:19.009 - I would not be able to continue the back to earth apartment composting program beyond the current at 00:22:19.009 --> 00:22:26.866 - that time the current agreement term which expired on December the 31st. So the district agreed to assume 00:22:26.866 --> 00:22:34.352 - responsibility for that program specifically for the two the two new newer complexes that had joined 00:22:34.352 --> 00:22:41.246 - into the program and we're still under their 12 month partner period that I believe will run 00:22:41.538 --> 00:22:52.591 - through the beginning of November of this year. So we've done that. And in addition to that, have also 00:22:52.591 --> 00:23:03.429 - done some service and consulting education with existing participants in the program that are beyond 00:23:03.429 --> 00:23:05.790 - their partner period. 00:23:05.922 --> 00:23:14.995 - do have at the meeting here, Operations Director Joey Long and Waste Reduction Specialist Kayla Strand 00:23:14.995 --> 00:23:24.332 - who have done the bulk of that work and would ask them to provide the board an update on their experience 00:23:24.332 --> 00:23:33.581 - so far with that and how we see the program moving forward. All right, do we have Mr. Long or Ms. Strand 00:23:33.581 --> 00:23:34.814 - is available? 00:23:41.122 --> 00:23:52.085 - them both online. I'm here. Okay Mr. Long go ahead. So yes we've uh we've been doing a lot of repairs 00:23:52.085 --> 00:24:03.693 - uh we found some construction issues where they're as they fill up they're being pressed apart and overused 00:24:03.693 --> 00:24:10.142 - so I mean in a way it's good because we're getting a lot of 00:24:11.650 --> 00:24:19.931 - A lot of people use the program, but we have to go out and educate them on how to turn the stuff and 00:24:19.931 --> 00:24:28.130 - move the stuff to different bins. It's been a lot more involved on the repairs than what we thought 00:24:28.130 --> 00:24:36.739 - was going to be. We would like to see where the district could. Our part would be to help set new places 00:24:36.739 --> 00:24:40.510 - up and somebody at each site would take over. 00:24:40.770 --> 00:24:49.585 - doing repairs and that stuff. And we would be there as a backup to do the education and maybe show somebody 00:24:49.585 --> 00:24:57.828 - how to do repairs of what we found helps. But we, it's just, it's, it's a full-time position to have 00:24:57.828 --> 00:25:06.316 - somebody there doing all this stuff. And I'll let Kayla go into more about it. Yeah. So the way we have 00:25:06.316 --> 00:25:08.030 - it set up right now, 00:25:08.162 --> 00:25:16.609 - We're having to kind of monitor each person for each site when they come in, set up their account, send 00:25:16.609 --> 00:25:24.812 - them the training, deal with any questions that anyone has from the site lead or from us, manage the 00:25:24.812 --> 00:25:33.015 - site leads, manage the turners, get that schedule and keep that operational. And as people leave the 00:25:33.015 --> 00:25:35.614 - program, taking them out of the 00:25:35.906 --> 00:25:43.669 - email correspondence and keeping up with all of that. And then if they have any issues, we've run into 00:25:43.669 --> 00:25:51.583 - recently a lot of the sites are running out of browns. So at the moment we're providing them brown paper 00:25:51.583 --> 00:25:59.120 - that we're getting to use on the sites as browns. And I think one of the sites uses straw currently 00:25:59.120 --> 00:26:01.758 - that they purchase out themselves. 00:26:07.394 --> 00:26:14.139 - So I think the, you know, we've, as Joey just said at the beginning, you know, it's a little bit more 00:26:14.139 --> 00:26:20.817 - than we expected what we've gotten ourselves into. But, you know, we're only talking about a handful 00:26:20.817 --> 00:26:27.628 - of participating complexes at this time. And that's, Joey referenced some of the repair work and stuff 00:26:27.628 --> 00:26:34.307 - that needed to be done. That's a function, a lot of that's a function of using untreated wood, which 00:26:34.307 --> 00:26:37.150 - we have to do. You can't use treated wood. 00:26:37.282 --> 00:26:44.807 - for compost that you're going to put in gardens and stuff. But, you know, some of that was just also 00:26:44.807 --> 00:26:52.184 - the material, the fastening materials and things that were used and we can get through that stuff. 00:26:52.184 --> 00:27:00.156 - You know, but I think that in our discussions internally, you know, we would anticipate trying to continue 00:27:00.156 --> 00:27:04.254 - the program as it has been run by one sustainable Joe. 00:27:04.418 --> 00:27:13.047 - and look to recruit new participants, talking about expanding beyond just apartment composts, maybe 00:27:13.047 --> 00:27:22.194 - apartment complexes, you know, looking at businesses, schools, other types of entities that might produce 00:27:22.194 --> 00:27:30.910 - large amounts of compostable material. But then the question becomes, you know, at what point is it, 00:27:31.330 --> 00:27:38.816 - What is the number of participants where it's no longer sustainable at our current staffing and budgeting 00:27:38.816 --> 00:27:45.879 - levels? And we don't necessarily have that answer at this time, but I think, you know, we discussed 00:27:45.879 --> 00:27:53.153 - this briefly with the executive committee at their last meeting and, you know, I think the thought was 00:27:53.153 --> 00:27:58.238 - that, you know, if we're going to continue this on in its current form, 00:27:58.338 --> 00:28:06.174 - We kind of need to have a hard end on that partner period and where, you know, somebody, you know, if 00:28:06.174 --> 00:28:14.087 - you're talking about an apartment complex, well, their maintenance team needs to assume responsibility 00:28:14.087 --> 00:28:21.846 - for maintaining the bins, you know, or residents that, you know, have the ability would take on that 00:28:21.846 --> 00:28:26.302 - responsibility and the cost, you know, of doing that, so. 00:28:27.010 --> 00:28:33.283 - But like I said, this is not really something we're asking a decision for the board on at this time, 00:28:33.283 --> 00:28:39.679 - just an update of our experience over the last couple of months since we've assumed responsibility for 00:28:39.679 --> 00:28:46.076 - the program. I'll let you know what we, you know, we plan to continue it, but as we move into this and 00:28:46.076 --> 00:28:52.349 - assuming hopefully we do recruit additional participants and the program grows some, you know, we're 00:28:52.349 --> 00:28:56.510 - going to have to take a hard look at what we have the capabilities 00:28:56.642 --> 00:29:07.816 - Staff wise and financially to do with this program and and how we go about handing off Those participating 00:29:07.816 --> 00:29:18.782 - entities the responsibility for continuing it So are you actively recruiting right now for new sites and 00:29:19.714 --> 00:29:26.241 - I would defer to Ms. Strand on that. I'm not sure how much of that is occurring, but we've discussed 00:29:26.241 --> 00:29:32.704 - doing that. At the moment, I don't think we've actually started recruiting anyone. We have had some 00:29:32.704 --> 00:29:39.361 - people interested in it, but because we don't know where we're sitting with the program and we weren't 00:29:39.361 --> 00:29:45.888 - sure what the next few months, let alone next year, looked like for it, we weren't recruiting anyone 00:29:45.888 --> 00:29:48.990 - for definite on anything. We have had interest. 00:29:49.186 --> 00:29:56.025 - but outside of just keeping the ones we have functioning, that's about where we've been sitting for 00:29:56.025 --> 00:30:03.069 - the last two or two and a half months. And we've also been waiting to know if we should expand outside 00:30:03.069 --> 00:30:10.112 - of apartment complexes, like do we want to do more churches, do we want to do schools, you know, stuff 00:30:10.112 --> 00:30:16.062 - like that. Okay, so it sounds like we really do need to make some decisions soon as to 00:30:17.346 --> 00:30:25.468 - weather and how we can continue the program to new sites. I mean, it sounds like it's okay to continue 00:30:25.468 --> 00:30:33.432 - the 12-month partner period with the two existing sites, right? That seems to me. Yeah, I don't know 00:30:33.432 --> 00:30:41.317 - that we need those decisions made today, but I think that we are going to come to the board at some 00:30:41.317 --> 00:30:46.206 - point and, you know, with some recommendations for, you know, 00:30:46.946 --> 00:30:55.563 - exactly what the terms and criteria and conditions are for the continuation of the program. So, will 00:30:55.563 --> 00:31:04.607 - you maybe come with a proposal next month or in April or May? Well, I think that's hard to answer because 00:31:04.607 --> 00:31:13.310 - I think we need to get some more participants involved in the program and grow it a little bit and to 00:31:13.310 --> 00:31:15.102 - get a better idea of 00:31:15.714 --> 00:31:24.294 - what we're capable of managing at what volume of participants. We're at a handful, six or seven participants 00:31:24.294 --> 00:31:32.166 - right now, and if it stayed there, it wouldn't be much of a burden on the district to continue with 00:31:32.166 --> 00:31:40.824 - all of them. But again, the whole idea when we put out the RFP and ultimately contracted with One Sustainable 00:31:40.824 --> 00:31:43.422 - Joe to get this program started, 00:31:43.586 --> 00:31:49.878 - you know, was that it would be a kickstart thing and that the participants would eventually 00:31:49.878 --> 00:31:56.717 - assume responsibility and control of their own composting program. We just never set firm deadlines 00:31:56.717 --> 00:32:03.762 - on when that handoff occurred. Okay. I mean, it just sounds to me that some decision needs to be made. 00:32:03.762 --> 00:32:10.601 - I mean, either you're recruiting new people or you're not. And Ms. Tran said that you're not, she's 00:32:10.601 --> 00:32:12.926 - not because of the uncertainties. 00:32:13.346 --> 00:32:20.031 - Well, I guess I see the point. If we're going to recruit somebody new, we want to have that deadline 00:32:20.031 --> 00:32:27.112 - in place when they agree to start the program at their facility. Well, we have a deadline. We just haven't 00:32:27.112 --> 00:32:33.731 - been enforcing it. I mean, the deadline is 12 months. Oh, well, I'm sorry. Ms. Thomas, do you have? 00:32:33.731 --> 00:32:40.482 - Oh, sorry. Go ahead. I think in this discussion, Mr. Long, Ms. Strand, and I left out a key component 00:32:40.482 --> 00:32:41.342 - of this that 00:32:42.466 --> 00:32:51.670 - One sustainable Joe was continuing to service the participants outside of the partner period for a cost. 00:32:51.670 --> 00:32:59.734 - We do not have a fee structure in place currently for us to recoup any costs that we do for 00:32:59.734 --> 00:33:08.499 - those participants outside of the partner period. And I think we would potentially be in a position 00:33:08.499 --> 00:33:11.742 - to come back to the board next month 00:33:11.842 --> 00:33:19.928 - with some proposed revisions to the fee schedule to implement such a mechanism. I think Mr. 00:33:19.928 --> 00:33:28.804 - Long and Mr. Persifield, who's not with us, have done enough repair work that we could put together, 00:33:28.804 --> 00:33:37.593 - obviously materials are what they are, but, you know, potentially some time estimates for time cost 00:33:37.593 --> 00:33:39.966 - that would be appropriate. 00:33:41.122 --> 00:33:49.529 - to charge those entities outside of the partner period. Oh, Mr Long or Commissioner Thomas, you want 00:33:49.529 --> 00:33:58.103 - to go first? Yeah, I don't want I don't think this is a good place to have this conversation to debate 00:33:58.103 --> 00:34:06.594 - anything, but a good conversation is helpful and I appreciate it. I think for me, what I would say is 00:34:06.594 --> 00:34:11.006 - let's. Tell the district employees staff Tom what we 00:34:11.554 --> 00:34:19.187 - want them to come back with. And what I would say is, do you want to add to the program? Do you need 00:34:19.187 --> 00:34:26.745 - a fee schedule? Do you need better language to set a deadline and then to establish those costs? If 00:34:26.745 --> 00:34:34.606 - you are wishing to expand, where else could you expand? And I would recommend you consider subdivisions 00:34:34.606 --> 00:34:35.966 - that have an HOA. 00:34:36.354 --> 00:34:43.916 - I recommend, yes, institutional settings, which means churches, schools, et cetera. I think it could 00:34:43.916 --> 00:34:51.778 - be a wide, broadcast wide in terms of, yeah, go ahead and ask. Let's see if we can make it work. I think 00:34:51.778 --> 00:34:59.565 - we always limited ourselves when we started with the apartment thing, and it certainly is not something 00:34:59.565 --> 00:35:05.630 - we have a lot of in the county. So it would actually make the reach further out. 00:35:06.082 --> 00:35:12.947 - So that's what I would ask for. If you really do want to expand, is it worth doing? How much, you know, 00:35:12.947 --> 00:35:19.549 - can we cover the costs with a fee? What is that fee? You know, those are the questions I would have 00:35:19.549 --> 00:35:26.216 - to have you all discussed internally and bring back to us with a proposal. Yeah, that makes sense. I 00:35:26.216 --> 00:35:32.883 - just want a quick correction. So you said that you don't have a lot of apartments in the county, but 00:35:32.883 --> 00:35:35.326 - the city is in the county. So we do. 00:35:35.490 --> 00:35:42.058 - a lot of apartments. No, but I do mean outside the city, there aren't a lot of apartments. And so they 00:35:42.058 --> 00:35:48.627 - would make it a broader spread. And I don't know if that's something you want. That's my point, right? 00:35:48.627 --> 00:35:55.259 - Because if you go to a subdivision, that subdivision may be miles from city center or from the location 00:35:55.259 --> 00:36:01.827 - of the waste production district offices, right? And so we want to take that. Is it proximity to rural 00:36:01.827 --> 00:36:03.358 - sites? Is it, you know, 00:36:04.578 --> 00:36:12.437 - Geographically, is there anything that limits where you go? That's my point. And I would just note that, 00:36:12.437 --> 00:36:19.996 - you know, for this year, funding is not an issue. We did when we went through the budget process for 00:36:19.996 --> 00:36:27.705 - this year, we were unaware of Mr. Winnia's plans. So we do have the funds budgeted to enter into a new 00:36:27.705 --> 00:36:29.726 - agreement with Mr. Winnia. 00:36:29.858 --> 00:36:35.816 - Uh, that the city had also agreed to contribute, uh, funding to that they have budgeted, uh, 00:36:35.816 --> 00:36:42.286 - spoken with, uh, the city a little bit about that and how the, how we transfer those funds becomes a 00:36:42.286 --> 00:36:48.948 - little different because when we sign it, when we entered in an agreement with one sustainable Joe with 00:36:48.948 --> 00:36:55.418 - a set cost and presented that to the city, they were able to release the funds. Well, if, uh, we, we 00:36:55.418 --> 00:36:59.710 - don't really have, you know, how we're going to, uh, it's document 00:36:59.810 --> 00:37:07.367 - our expenses related to this to submit to the city to get reimbursed is something we have to figure 00:37:07.367 --> 00:37:15.001 - out. But at any rate, the same funding that has been in place in previous years is in place for this 00:37:15.001 --> 00:37:22.785 - year. But to that end, since the 27 budget cycle is quickly approaching, it is something we would need 00:37:22.785 --> 00:37:26.110 - to get some clarification, some answers on. 00:37:26.658 --> 00:37:33.257 - you know, by the summer when we start to look at preparing next year's budget. Okay, Mr. Long, did you 00:37:33.257 --> 00:37:39.664 - want to add something you had your hand up? Yeah, I was just gonna say we do have current customers 00:37:39.664 --> 00:37:46.071 - that we are that's out of the agreement that we are doing maintenance on and repairs and education. 00:37:46.071 --> 00:37:52.798 - Uh, so we do have, I think, two right now that we are currently meeting with and doing maintenance with. 00:37:56.034 --> 00:38:06.665 - that are outside of the contract period? Yes. Okay. Okay, well, maybe we could have a proposal from 00:38:06.665 --> 00:38:17.402 - the staff April or May. I think we can bring some information and proposals slash recommendations to 00:38:17.402 --> 00:38:22.718 - the board next month. Any final comments on that? 00:38:30.242 --> 00:38:39.620 - Then we will move on to the CAC report. Mr. Austin. Matthew Austin, Chair of the CAC. Pretty simple. 00:38:39.620 --> 00:38:48.904 - This is the first meeting of the year, so we had officer elections with the result of Chair Matthew 00:38:48.904 --> 00:38:53.918 - Austin, Vice Chair Brad Lucas, Secretary John Arnold. 00:38:54.178 --> 00:38:59.396 - And as we discussed already, we discussed the grant application went through the rubric with each CAC 00:38:59.396 --> 00:39:04.512 - member verbally scoring. The response is recorded and transferred to the rubric for presentation to 00:39:04.512 --> 00:39:09.731 - the board. And as stated earlier, the CAC looks favorably on the grant application and recommends the 00:39:09.731 --> 00:39:14.847 - Board of Directors approve and fund it. And then we also finished by discussing reopening the grant 00:39:14.847 --> 00:39:20.321 - application to allow more applicants to apply. The CAC supports reopening the grant application to request 00:39:20.321 --> 00:39:23.646 - the Board of Directors consider this. So pretty simple and fast. 00:39:23.778 --> 00:39:33.056 - We have four members now, and three were present. And they all got roles assigned to them, didn't they? 00:39:33.056 --> 00:39:41.620 - Yes. Well, unfortunately, Brad Lucas wasn't there. He had a hospital emergency. Oh, here. Yeah, 00:39:41.620 --> 00:39:50.808 - was in the ER. Are there any ideas or plans to recruit more members? We're always trying with the last 00:39:50.808 --> 00:39:52.414 - year going to the 00:39:52.642 --> 00:40:01.543 - farmer's market. I think I collected seven or eight e-mails and we tried to correspond and nobody responded 00:40:01.543 --> 00:40:09.784 - to those e-mails. I don't know how the gentleman, Joe Sears, ended up finding out. I know he was on 00:40:09.784 --> 00:40:18.108 - the CAC previously at the beginning in the 90s. He was on the original CAC. He is currently employed 00:40:18.108 --> 00:40:21.982 - with the public services and so we reached out 00:40:22.146 --> 00:40:31.022 - to both Republic and RUMKEY to see about getting representatives from those entities on the CAC. So 00:40:31.022 --> 00:40:40.164 - other than what we tried last year, nothing new comes up outside of me presenting it at the Commission 00:40:40.164 --> 00:40:48.862 - on Sustainability, maybe the Environmental Commission, but any other ideas are more than welcome. 00:40:49.858 --> 00:40:56.240 - I assume the district will have a table at Earth Day again this year. We could try that way as well. 00:40:56.240 --> 00:41:03.065 - I would need to check with Miss Pull Crawl. There's a number of events that are scheduled and some conflict 00:41:03.065 --> 00:41:09.510 - and overlap, but we will get as many of those as we can, so. Yeah, let's push CAC service at those as 00:41:09.510 --> 00:41:15.829 - much as we can. Maybe the ones that we can't get to, CAC would like to represent that. There we go. 00:41:15.829 --> 00:41:17.662 - We can look at that as well. 00:41:19.170 --> 00:41:28.522 - I'd be happy to. Thank you, Mr. Austin. Thank you. Any other questions? No. All right. Department reports. 00:41:28.522 --> 00:41:37.437 - Mr. McClassen. Okay. Well, last legislative update of the year. The session is over. But beginning on 00:41:37.437 --> 00:41:44.254 - page 58 of your packet, do you have a memo that I've removed those bills that 00:41:44.514 --> 00:41:54.072 - that were no longer moving and had no chance to make it into law and followed the language of a couple 00:41:54.072 --> 00:42:03.352 - of those, I guess, and there was some opportunity or hope for that language to get amended to other 00:42:03.352 --> 00:42:13.374 - bills, but that never did happen. House Bill 1003, I guess the section relevant to districts had to do with 00:42:13.474 --> 00:42:23.376 - The original version of that bill called for eliminating the Indiana Recycling Market Development Board. 00:42:23.376 --> 00:42:32.901 - An amendment removed that language so that board will remain or should remain in place. The deadline 00:42:32.901 --> 00:42:38.654 - for the governor's signature on that bill or veto was today. 00:42:39.266 --> 00:42:47.651 - Today, we will know if that's been signed into law, vetoed, or passed into law without signature. 00:42:47.651 --> 00:42:56.207 - And then, I need to find my notes here. On Senate Bill 91, which was a needle exchange program that 00:42:56.207 --> 00:43:05.105 - did make it through both houses, and on March the 10th, it became public law 144 without the governor's 00:43:05.105 --> 00:43:06.046 - signature. 00:43:07.458 --> 00:43:16.551 - but that did did make it through. The Senate Bill 163 on the various property tax matters. With that 00:43:16.551 --> 00:43:25.645 - one we were just watching just curious you know there was language in there about you know extending 00:43:25.645 --> 00:43:29.246 - or eliminating some some of the credits 00:43:29.442 --> 00:43:38.274 - And just with everything that happened with Senate Bill 1 and still trying to wrap our heads around 00:43:38.274 --> 00:43:47.283 - all of that and then having another tax matters bill, you know, we were watching that. So it did, was 00:43:47.283 --> 00:43:56.292 - signed by the governor on March 5th, public law 114. And the final version that was passed did extend 00:43:56.292 --> 00:43:58.942 - some neighborhood enhancement 00:43:59.106 --> 00:44:06.050 - district and affordable and workforce housing credits that were set to expire. It did direct the local 00:44:06.050 --> 00:44:12.926 - Department of Local Government finance to prepare a report looking at creating an automated valuation 00:44:12.926 --> 00:44:20.275 - system for local assessors to use and required that report to identify alternatives to the annual adjustment 00:44:20.275 --> 00:44:26.814 - and trending process and the viability of using cost tables. So it's kind of curious we're still 00:44:27.554 --> 00:44:37.398 - Still trying to figure out what all that means for the district as a property taxing entity on top of 00:44:37.398 --> 00:44:47.435 - everything that happened with Senate Bill 1 last year that is being phased in over three years. So that 00:44:47.435 --> 00:44:56.990 - was our reason for watching that one. And then Senate Bill 277, let's see, did get signed into law 00:44:57.378 --> 00:45:06.132 - last week by the governor. The sections of that relevant to solid waste districts, the bill eliminated 00:45:06.132 --> 00:45:15.055 - the section of code that directs districts to conduct educational programs related to e-waste recycling. 00:45:15.055 --> 00:45:23.724 - It doesn't mean that we can't do it, but it's no longer a requirement for districts to do so. It also 00:45:23.724 --> 00:45:27.038 - changed some of the language regarding 00:45:27.906 --> 00:45:36.113 - the rules on the adoption and implementation of solid waste management district plans that supposed 00:45:36.113 --> 00:45:44.567 - to provide some more flexibility regarding what the plans must include and how they're implemented and 00:45:44.567 --> 00:45:52.774 - it also one of the big one of the big changes just throughout that section of the code it changed a 00:45:52.774 --> 00:45:57.534 - lot of shalls to may one of which is that the legislative 00:45:57.922 --> 00:46:06.418 - Indiana Legislative Council may require an interim committee to determine whether changes are needed. 00:46:06.418 --> 00:46:14.748 - I think previously it was in every two or three-year review that was required, so now that's a may. 00:46:14.748 --> 00:46:22.494 - That's where the bills that we were watching wound up for this session, and we will continue 00:46:23.298 --> 00:46:30.033 - the implementation of those and see what the impact that those have on the district. So then beyond 00:46:30.033 --> 00:46:36.970 - that continuing in the memo we did apply for another waste tire grant this year and have been notified 00:46:36.970 --> 00:46:44.446 - that we will in all likelihood receive that an amount of ten thousand dollars so we have tentatively scheduled 00:46:44.642 --> 00:46:53.485 - Our next waste tire amnesty for Monroe County residents for May 16th. So be on the lookout for confirmation 00:46:53.485 --> 00:47:01.754 - of that and scheduling times for that event. It would again be at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. The 00:47:01.754 --> 00:47:10.515 - ordering website for compost bins and rain barrels is up. We anticipate having the ordered items available 00:47:10.515 --> 00:47:13.790 - for pickup beginning on April the 24th. 00:47:14.754 --> 00:47:21.431 - I attended the Indian University Environmental Resilience Institute's Sustainability and Resilience 00:47:21.431 --> 00:47:28.509 - Conference last month. I participated in a panel discussion on brownfields to brightfields where I talked 00:47:28.509 --> 00:47:35.253 - about the project we're looking at to do solar panels at the landfill. Landfills would be considered 00:47:35.253 --> 00:47:42.198 - a brownfield and a brightfield would be where you have renewable energy on that. So it was interesting. 00:47:42.198 --> 00:47:43.934 - It was a good conference. 00:47:44.546 --> 00:47:53.165 - an interesting panel to be a part of. And then lastly, all of our annual reporting requirements in Gateway, 00:47:53.165 --> 00:48:01.226 - all were submitted ahead of their deadline and the annual financial report was published as required 00:48:01.226 --> 00:48:09.446 - in the Herald Times newspaper on March 6. Happy to answer any questions. Thank you, Mr. McClasson. Are 00:48:09.446 --> 00:48:12.638 - there any questions from board members? 00:48:13.858 --> 00:48:24.595 - Going back to the legislation on syringe exchange, I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about 00:48:24.595 --> 00:48:35.022 - how that impacts the waste reduction district and activities you all do. It's probably not something 00:48:35.022 --> 00:48:42.558 - that has a direct impact on solid waste districts, but as one of the few 00:48:43.458 --> 00:48:51.009 - entities or places in the county that accepts to use syringes for disposal that is, you know, those 00:48:51.009 --> 00:48:58.635 - types of programs, laws that affect those programs are things that we watch. But, you know, we don't 00:48:58.635 --> 00:49:06.262 - work with the entities that participate or manage any of the local needle exchange programs with the 00:49:06.262 --> 00:49:09.886 - needles that they collect. You don't? No. Okay. 00:49:11.714 --> 00:49:21.708 - So unlikely then that really anything impacts? No, I don't anticipate any impact from that bill to the 00:49:21.708 --> 00:49:31.798 - district. It's just something that we watch because it's related to a program that we have. Yeah. Okay. 00:49:31.798 --> 00:49:41.598 - Thank you. Mr. McGlasson, could you please send the annual financial report and the SB 131 report to 00:49:42.658 --> 00:49:50.973 - I'm sorry, explain those? No, send them to us so we have a copy of it. Certainly we can do that. I apologize. 00:49:50.973 --> 00:49:58.985 - Or is it on the website somewhere? I don't know that I have them on the website yet, but that is planned. 00:49:58.985 --> 00:50:06.695 - If you could make those available to the public and to board members? Yeah, we have to get them up on 00:50:06.695 --> 00:50:07.678 - the website. 00:50:07.810 --> 00:50:14.250 - So we will do that, and I will email the board with links when those are available. All right, 00:50:14.250 --> 00:50:21.029 - thank you. Any other questions for Mr. McClassen? No, but I'm going to have to leave soon, so we're 00:50:21.029 --> 00:50:28.147 - going to lose quorum. All right, we'll do what we can. Let's move on to Mr. Long. Recycling reuse. Yeah, 00:50:28.147 --> 00:50:34.994 - I will start with the recycling reuse. I gave you guys some numbers for the first month of last year 00:50:34.994 --> 00:50:37.502 - versus the first month of this year. 00:50:38.306 --> 00:50:45.661 - Our total recycling tons has went up. The total hauls has went down, so that's a great improvement. 00:50:45.661 --> 00:50:53.017 - The orange bag pools, the same has went down. For the mountain tonnage, the bulky items, large item 00:50:53.017 --> 00:51:00.372 - drop off, the total pools has also went down, so we're making great changes that way. The household 00:51:00.372 --> 00:51:04.638 - hazardous waste, the mature, they're operating as normal. 00:51:05.730 --> 00:51:15.154 - And the rural sites, I reached out to Rumpke representative about the hefty orange bag program. I was 00:51:15.154 --> 00:51:24.485 - told that there was going to be a representative trying to be there today, but I don't think he made 00:51:24.485 --> 00:51:34.093 - it. I can do my best to answer some questions on the hefty program. And the entire MSD today there will 00:51:34.093 --> 00:51:35.294 - be signs and 00:51:35.746 --> 00:51:43.063 - posted at all sites tomorrow about information on it. And I will do my best to answer any questions 00:51:43.063 --> 00:51:50.453 - you guys have about any of that. Thank you, Mr. Long. Just for clarity, signs posted about what? The 00:51:50.453 --> 00:51:57.842 - entire Amnesty Day on the dates, the whereabouts, and what we accept. Thank you. Mr. Long, the table 00:51:57.842 --> 00:52:05.086 - that's in your memo to us, is that just for the month of January? That is. Okay, so for one month. 00:52:06.242 --> 00:52:14.504 - We had 60 cycles. Yeah, I plan on trying to do that maybe ever quarterly. That way the public can see 00:52:14.504 --> 00:52:22.765 - it. You guys can have it. That way we can show the progress that we're making on trying to reduce the 00:52:22.765 --> 00:52:30.865 - amount of halls. OK, great. Commissioner Thomas, do you have to go or can we hear a little bit from 00:52:30.865 --> 00:52:35.806 - Lee Paulson? Let's go. OK, Mr. Paulson, let's go. Thank you. 00:52:41.154 --> 00:52:47.223 - Lee Paulson, landfill director of environmental compliance. The only thing I would highlight with my 00:52:47.223 --> 00:52:53.233 - report that is there is that our treatment plan is back up and operating. We're finally able to get 00:52:53.233 --> 00:52:59.302 - a replacement valve to get that going. And then the cold weather and the wet weather all hit us kind 00:52:59.302 --> 00:53:05.312 - of like back to back. So we are getting up to speed, up to speed, but everything is going well. The 00:53:05.312 --> 00:53:06.814 - new valve is doing well. 00:53:07.266 --> 00:53:14.173 - And now with some better weather, we're trying to get out and hit some roads and get some cleanup going 00:53:14.173 --> 00:53:20.948 - on because there's quite a bit of trash out there. Marybeth and Rick are both encouraging the adopter 00:53:20.948 --> 00:53:27.722 - road groups to try to get out there while trash is very visible and trying to get some people out and 00:53:27.722 --> 00:53:34.563 - get out and get to it. So we're hoping that we're kind of through the fake spring that we kind of have 00:53:34.563 --> 00:53:35.294 - right now. 00:53:35.938 --> 00:53:42.726 - not get bamboozled with more cold weather so but um other than that if you guys have any questions uh 00:53:42.726 --> 00:53:49.582 - the report is there oh and we haven't heard anything back from our ground november groundwater uh from 00:53:49.582 --> 00:53:56.503 - item yet so i'm still waiting to hear back from them okay great any questions for mr paulson okay we'll 00:53:56.503 --> 00:54:03.292 - move to general public comment is there any member of the public who would like to comment on general 00:54:03.292 --> 00:54:05.022 - items uh for the district 00:54:09.634 --> 00:54:18.059 - Seeing none, do any members of the board of directors have comments? All right, again, just welcome 00:54:18.059 --> 00:54:27.326 - to Mr. Ellis and hopefully we'll see you in person at the next board meeting and we are adjourned. Thank you.