May 20, 2022

Town Board Meeting Minutes 4:00 PM May 20, 2022 APPROVED BY BOARD Stockbridge Community Hall Chairman Ken Schaefe r called the meeting to order at 4 PM. Present w ere Supervisors Mark Ecker, Joe Kuhn, Clerk Steve Phipps Treasurer Andrea Ortlieb and GFL representative Tim Meuller. * Indicates the person signed up for pub lic comment. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Steve indicated the meeting has been properly posted. Joe K. moved and Mark E. 2nd the motion to approve the agenda. M/C. Public comment. No public comment. Joe moved to approve the meeting minutes of May 11, 2022. Mark E. 2nd. M/C. Trash Ser vice: Mark E. presented a mutual agreement to terminate service s received from Waste Management effective at 11:59 PM on June 2 , 2022 which conditioned the disposal of the old carts as the town’s responsibility. Tim said GFL would be willing to use the old square carts off-site and haul all of the old (round and square) carts from a single collection point (hauling costs beared by GLF) but the costs of disposal (tipping fees) of the round car ts would be the town of Stockbridge’s costs. GFL would require everyone get new carts. General discussion occurred about how the carts would collected. Joe K. said he (personally not as an employee of GFL) would be willing t o pick up the old carts from resi dences if residents were unable to get them to the town shed as a collection point. Schedule: GFL would provide service every other week for the entire town at once on F riday for t rash pick -up. GFL would provide service every other week (alternating the trash week) for the entire town at once on Friday for recycling pick- up. Ken expressed con cern about the carts b eing out no w every Friday and the difficulty it may entail for gr ass cutting and snowplowing. Joe said he d id not see that as an issue. Holiday adjustments: Pick-up would be a day late on all weeks wit h a recognized holiday unless the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday. Andrea asked if on Hwy 55 the collection could be done without crossing the road. Tim M. said on such a Hwy the truck could do both sides of the road. Seasonal homes: The old contract reduced the number of resident unit charges for seasonal homes Ken said and asked if GFL could do the same. Tim M. said and adjustment could be made for seasonal home and after general discussion about administration and quantity Tim M. agreed to reduce the number of stops by 50 for 6 months in the year to accommodate the seasonal homes. Tipping costs and recycling sorting fees: Ken shared that the increased frequency of the recycling pick -up would increase costs on two f ronts – the extra trip and sorting costs are $60/ton vs. landfill costs of $13/ton. Steve asked Tim M. how much the town could expect the monthly invoice to go up over the current Wa ste Mgmt. invoice with the terms and conditions as being dis cussed. Tim M. said approximately 25 % would be a reasonable guess. Mark E. moved to sign the mutual agreement to cancel the old contract with Waste Management/Advanced Disposal subject to GFL getting Ken a letter committing to not rescinding the offer /contract offer for 30 days and a new contract wit h the modifications as discussed. Joe K. 2nd the motion. Ken called a roll call vote: Mark E. voted Aye, Joe K. vote Aye and Ken abstained. M/C. Mark E. moved to sign a new service contract with GFL with the contract revisions as discussed subject to Waste Management/Advanced Disposal releasing the town out of the old contract with the town taking ownership of the old carts. Joe K. 2nd the motion. Ken called a roll call vote: Mark E. voted Aye, Joe K. vote Aye and Ken abstained. M/C. 205 S. Military Road Steve shared a c ommunication from a perspective tenant expressing inte rest but requesting improvements to the home. The board agreed to call an electrician and plumber to improve the home, replace flooring and repair/replace the storm doors and off er the tenant $1000.00 in reimbursement s toward the tenant painting , decorating and repairs in the kitchen. Mark E. move to adjourn at 6:15 PM. Joe 2nd the motion. M/C. Respectfully submitted, Steve Phipps, Clerk