MINUTES
RILEY COUNTY
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE
Tuesday, 23 September 1997 Riley Co. Office Bldg.
7:00 P.M. Commission Meeting Room
Members Present: David Bollman, William Clark, William Eberle, Steve Galitzer, Roger Kvasnicka,
John Ott, Damian Schmidt, Monty Wedel, Judy Willingham
Members Absent: Burke
Bayer, Betty Book, Dianne Brummet, Phyllis Epps, Jerry Ericson, Dan Harden,
David Horn, Ernest Jordan, Edmund Kriebs, Alan Ladd, Bruce McCallum, Bob
Newsome, Dennis Peterson, Bob Rogers, Karen Visser, Howard Wilson, Van Withee,
Fran Zerby
Others Present: Barb Sanner, Ralph Sanner, Gary Naughton, George Mallon
Staff Present: Julie
Winter
AGENDA
1. Roll
Call (Attendance sign-up sheet)- Chairman Steve Galitzer called the meeting
to order at approximately 7:06. Galitzer added “Household Hazardous Waste
Report” as an additional agenda item. The attendance sheet was passed around
and signed.
2. Minutes
– The minutes were approved as distributed with one correction. The minutes of
August 26, 1997 reflected Roger Kvasnicka as being present and also absent, let
the record show that Mr. Kvasnicka was present at the August 26, 1997 meeting.
3.
Decision on
whether or not to institute a charge for yard waste (Dan Harden) – In the absence of Dan Harden,
Steve Galitzer lead the discussion. Galitzer gave a brief overview of the
newspaper article that appeared in the September 19, 1997 edition of the Manhattan
Mercury (See attachment #1). The article stated that the Board of County
Commissioners is in the process of discussing the possibility of implementing a
fee for dumping yard wastes and street sweepings at the Riley County Transfer
Station. Galitzer went on record as saying he is very much opposed
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to implementing a charge on yard
wastes at this time. He further stated that he supported the concept of
charging for Street Sweepings, however, he would like to see other disposal
possibilities investigated. A lengthy discussion followed. Gary Naughton,
Consultant for Riley County’s Wood Waste Study Grant, presented a memo (see
attachment #2) to the committee outlining his views and concerns on
implementing fees at this time for the disposing of yard wastes. Naughton is
very concerned about what implications this would have on the Wood Waste Study
now in progress.
A motion was made by William Eberle that the Committee go on record
as opposing charging for yard and wood waste disposal. Any further discussion
of such charges should be postponed until completion of the wood waste study.
Mr. Eberle stated that the reasons for this recommendation were:
·
It goes against
the spirit of our Solid Waste Management Plan which encourages recycling and
yard waste diversion;
·
It is a public
service that is very important to the citizens;
·
It would result
in reduced participation in the program and the dumping of these materials
along roadsides and elsewhere; and
·
It would not
produce significant revenue.
Motion was seconded and carried
unanimously.
A second motion was made by William Eberle for the Committee to go on
record as supporting the concept of implementing a fair fee for the disposal of
Street Sweepings while investigating the possibility of alternative disposal
methods.
Motion was seconded and carried
unanimously.
The Committee asked Monty Wedel to
take these recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners for their
consideration.
4.
Update on
recycling discussions – Steve Galitzer – Galitzer and Wedel met with the City officials to
discuss possible
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recycling opportunities for the
City of Manhattan. Mayor Snead and City Manager Greer are very interested in
implementing a Recycling Program for the City of Manhattan and together with
other City Officials are currently working on a plan. Kansas State University officials are currently working on initiating their own campus wide recycling
plan to assist with the City’s recycling efforts.
Galitzer told the Committee that a
selected number of SWMC members may be asked to provide input into the City’s
process for establishing a City recycling program. Galitzer received a good
response. David Bollman expressed interest in participating in the process.
SOLID WASTE GRANT UPDATES
Waste Characterization Study – William Eberle
·
Working on sort
dates – test sort will be November 15, 1997, with 1 sort a month for 12 months
following.
·
Hiring KSU
students to perform sort duties
·
Sampling will
be random, reports will be filled out as to types of waste and where waste
originated
Wood Waste Study – Gary Naughton
·
Estimating
volume on outgoing wood waste
·
Met with
commercial tree trimming businesses and inquired as to where their wood waste
is being disposed
·
Visiting
surrounding wood waste disposal sites and determining how much volume in each
5.
Household
Hazardous Waste – Steve Galitzer – Galitzer told the Committee that Dennis Peterson is
still waiting for the HHW Permit from the Kansas Department of Health and
Environment (KDHE). KDHE has added “small quantity generator waste” to the
permit. Peterson is working on a check and balances plan to keep track of these
wastes.
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Waters True Value Hardware has
approached Dennis Peterson about having a “Paint Turn-In Day” at their Westloop
location. This will involve using the HHW Trailer for the transporting and
disposing of paint waste. Waters will do the promoting and advertising for
this event.
Galitzer would like to see Riley
County implement a “bring something take something” policy to the Household
Hazardous Waste program. This policy would allow people utilizing the
facilities to remove unused HHW items such as cleaning supplies from the
premises. Removing items will help decrease disposal costs. Galitzer also
told the Committee that there are other HHW facilities around the state
participating in the “bring something take something” program.
A Motion was made for Galitzer to send a memo to the County Counselor asking for a legal opinion on implementing a similar program in Riley County.
Motion was seconded and carried
unanimously.
6. Review proposed changes to Solid Waste
Management Plan
Wedel distributed proposed changes
to the SWM plan to each member. A brief discussion followed. Wedel told the
Committee that the State is in no hurry for the completed plan, however, Wedel
would like to see it revised as soon as possible and returned to the State for
a courtesy review before presenting it to the Board of County Commissioners for
their approval.
A Motion was made for Monty Wedel and Chairman Steve Galitzer to
move forward with necessary changes to the SWM plan and to return it to the
State for a courtesy review.
Motion was seconded and carried
unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
The committee would like for Monty
Wedel to resubmit the Education and Waste Audit Grant applications to the State
before the November deadline.
7. Set
date and time for next meeting – Decided not to have a Meeting in October.
Next meeting time will be announced at a later date. Meeting was adjourned.