Recycling

TAYLOR COUNTY RECYCLING AUTHORITY Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Little Black Town Hall The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hoffman at 7:00 PM. Pledge of allegiance. Members present/absent were: Browning: absent Chelsea: excused absence Cleveland: absent Deer Creek: Ray Sackmann Ford: Brad & Kim Meyer Goodrich: Debra Fuchs Grover: Kevin Hauglie Hammel: Joe Zenner Holway: Amber Larson & Mary Eder Jump River/McKinley: Myron Brooks Little Black: Dan Hoffman, JoAnn Smith & Marian/Kenneth Nernberger Maplehurst: absent Pershing: absent Roosevelt/Lublin: Sam Zagorski Stetsonville: Randy Mayer Taft: excused absence Also present were Kyle Noonan, Michelle Grimm and Sue Noland. Meeting Minutes: Motion by Joe Zenner and seconded by Debra Fuchs, to approve the June 21, 2022, minutes as mailed. Motion carried. Agenda: Motion by Kevin Hauglie and seconded by Debra Fuchs, to approve the agenda as posted. Motion carried. Tonnages & Expenses through September 2022: Tons: Report was reviewed through September 2022 vs. 2021 comparison. A few towns increased in volume, but most went down. Overall, we are down in volume approx. 38,000 pounds compared to last year same time. Expenses: Administrator reported expenses to date are $ 44,786. The current balance available is $7 7,110. All expenses are up to date. It is anticipated there w ill be an additional $8,000 of expenses before Year -End. Tire payments are also expected . An anticipated balance forward to 2023 is around $69,200. Clean Sweep: The Clean Sweep collection was conducted on June 1 4 in Medford. There were 120 participants. Collected were 7870 pounds of hazardous waste, 2149 fluorescent tubes along with ballasts and batteries. It is noteworthy to see that 36 participants have never been to a Clean Sweep before. This is the 28th year we have been conducting Clean Sweeps. Tire collection: The 2022 tire collection was cond ucted in August at 3 different sites. There were two municipalities that did not provide a tire worker; with Holway providing three. Motion by Joe Zenner and seconded by Debra Fuchs, to bill Stetsonville and Maplehurst $60 each for lack of tire collection worker and to pay Holway $60 for extra worker. Motion carried. There was a total of 101 participants with 1697 tires collected. This included tires for Westboro residents and 6 towns brought in tires from road ditches . Bee Line picked up 36.97 ton of tires, which included tires from the Highway Dept. & Melvin Company. Westboro and the other three parties will reimburse their charges back to the Recycling Authority. Summaries were reviewed for number of tires collected by site, by town, number of participants, comparison of current and previous tons, and expenses/revenues. Total expenses for th e tire collection were $10,309.80 with revenue reimbursements of $9,987.91 which leaves a balance of $1021.89 made up by the Recycling Authority. It was discussed whether we should reduce some of the advertising next year or leave as is. No action was taken at this time. Cooperative Agreement s (Joint Rib Lake) & (Town of Little Bl ack): A cooperative agreement with Joint Rib Lake was signed by Rib Lake to allow all parties involved to obtain more grant dollars rather than if submitted separately. The Recycling Office prepares the grant application and does annual report based on each entity’s expenses and tonnages. Joint Rib Lake has signed for a one-year term. The Town of Little Black’s 5 -year agreement will expire on December 31, 2022. The Town signed another 5 -year agreement. Motion by Randy Mayer and seconded by Debra Fuchs, to accept both agreements. Motion carried. Recycling Contract Bids: The current recycling contract will expire on December 31, 2022 . A notice was put in the paper and a request for bids was sent to 4 different vendors. We received only one bid from GFL. After reviewing bid, there are a few questions. It was decided t o set up a sub-committee to get questions resolved with GFL and discuss contract. Dan Hoffman, Randy Mayer and Amber Larson volunteered to serve on sub -committee along with Kyle and Michelle. Motion by Kim Meyer and seconded by Debra Fuchs, to approve th e subcommittee meeting with GFL and working out the details for the most advantageous contract. Motion carried. Other Business: a) 2023 grant was submitted to the DNR by the October 1st deadline. The application is requesting about the same funds as prior years. b) 202 3 recycling brochures will be prepared with updated report card and distributed with tax bills. Any site changes were reviewed. The next meeting will be held on February 21, 2023, hosted by the Town of Chelsea at 7:00 PM. Location to be determined. Motion by Joe Zenner and seconded by Debra Fuchs , to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 PM. Motion carried. ____________________________ Susan Noland, Secretary TAYLOR COUNTY RECYCLING AUTHORITY Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Town of Jump River/McKinley – Community Center The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman Mayer at 7:00 PM followed by Pledge of Allegiance. Members present/absent were: Browning: absent Chelsea: absent Cleveland: Scott Capelle Deer Creek: absent Ford: Brad & Kim Meyer Goodrich: absent Grover: Ron Sromek & Kevin Hauglie Hammel: absent Holway: Amber Larson & Mary Eder Jump River/McKinley: Myron Brooks, Denise Webster & Bill Miller Little Black: excused Maplehurst: absent Pershing: absent Roosevelt/Lublin: Sam Zagorski Stetsonville: Randy Mayer Taft: excused Also, present were Kyle Noonan, Michelle Grimm and Sue Noland. Meeting Minutes: Motion by Capelle and seconded by Sromek, to approve the February 15, 2022, minutes as mailed. Motion carried. Agenda: Motion by Brooks and seconded by Capelle, to approve the agenda as posted. Motion carried. Tonnages through May 2022: Recycle status report was reviewed through May 2022 vs. 2021 comparison. There has been some fluctuation. Overall, weights were down 7%. Expenses through mid -June 2022: Administrator reported grant dollars were received from the DNR of $88,734.94. The City of Medford and Joint Rib Lake have been paid their share. To date, expenses are $ 20,170. The current balance available is $9 4,477 (this includes the balance carried forward from 2021). Appliances & Electronics: The dual collection was conducted on Saturday, May 7 in Medford and Gilman. There was a total of 533 participants which brought in 33,172 pounds of miscellaneous electronics, 130 gallons waste oil, 272 old appliances, and 448 TVs and computer monitors. There were 1 2 lead acid batteries. We had great volunteers helping with the collection. Clean Sweep: The Clean Sweep collection was on Tuesday, June 14 in Medford. There were 120 households/participants. We do not ha ve the volu me of waste co llected at this time, nor number of fluorescent tubes . It is noteworthy to see th at 36 participants have never been to a Clean Sweep before. This is the 28th year we have been conducting Clean Sweeps. Tire collection: Administrator Noonan reported the bid from Bee Line is $2 50/ton compared to $225/ton last year. The main reason for price increase is fuel prices. There is no price reduction if we had less sites. Recycling group discussed number of sites, collection dates, tire size/prices, other non-RA towns participating/Melvin Co, and “no show” workers. Motion by Sromek and seconded by Hauglie, to have 3 sites for collection. On August 1 3 at Medford and Gilman Highway Depts and on August 2 0 at Holway Town Hall. Prices will be : up to 22” (car/SUV/pick-up) is $4/tire; 23” to 24” (includes semi) is $10/tire; over 24” (tractor) is $20/tire; and oversized ti res (end loader, skidder, etc.) is $50/tire. Members present had no problem if other entities (Westboro, Aurora & Melvin Company ) wanted to partic ipate in the collection . “No Show” town workers will be charged $60. Motion carried. Basically, the program will be conducted the same as last year with collection hours from 8 AM to Noon, towns allowed some free tires if picked up out of road ditches, and advertising will occur in the Star News, Star News Shopper and WIGM/WKEB. Recycling Contract/Bids: Our current recycling contract with GFL will expire on December 31, 2022. The towns were asked if they would like to see any changes to the curren t program. None were expressed. The Recycling Department will put bid packets together and send out to 4-5 different vendors, along with an advertisement in the Star News requesting bids. Bids will be reviewed at the October meeting. Other Business : Discussion ensued regarding garbage prices, containers at sites and timely billings. No action taken. The next meeting will be held on October 18, 2022, at 7:00 PM hosted by Town of Little Black. Motion by Sromek and seconded by Capelle, to adjourn the m eeting at 7:35 PM. Motion carried. ____________________________ Susan Noland, Secretary TAYLOR COUNTY RECYCLING AUTHORITY Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Holway Town Hall The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hoffman at 7:10 PM at the Town of Holway (moved from Maplehurst due to election for school board being held). The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Members present/absent were: Browning: absent Chelsea: excused Cleveland: absent Deer Creek: absent Ford: Scott Nichols & Leonard Nichols Goodrich: absent Grover: Ron Sromek & Kevin Hauglie Hammel: Joe/Renee Zenner Holway: Rick/Jenny Nehls Jump River/McKinley: Myron Brooks Little Black: Dan Hoffman Maplehurst: absent Pershing: absent Roosevelt/Lublin: Sam Zagorski Stetsonville: Randy Mayer Taft: Del Kroeplin *Also present were Kyle Noonan and Sue Noland. Michelle Grimm was excused. Meeting Minutes: Motion by Renee Zenner and seconded by Ron Sromek, to approve the October 19, 2021, minutes as mailed. Motion carried. Agenda: Motion by Leonard Nichols and seconded b y Jenny Nehls, to approve the agenda as posted. Motion carried. Tonnages thru Year-End 2021 & Per Capita: A comparison of 2020 vs. 2021 volumes for each municipality was reviewed. The 2021 weights are up 24%. Year End 2021 i ndicates our volumes are up 120+ tons. All municipalities in the Recycling Authority met the DNR per capita requirement of 83.7# per person. Year-End Expenses for 2021: Administrator reported Year End 2020 expenses were $61,852. The grant dollars for the Authority were $44,343. The carry-over into 2022 will be $70,282. Appliance & Electronic collection: The appliance and electronic collection has been tentatively set for Saturday, May 7 , 2022, in Medford in the morning and Gilman in the afternoon. T he department is currently c hecking with vendors and gathering prices. As usual, we are seeking volunteers to work the event. Clean Sweep collection: The hazardous waste, fluorescent tubes, etc. collection is tentatively set for Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Medford from 2:00 – 6:00 PM. NWRPC will run the program. A question was asked what happens to the material that is collected. It was stated most goes to Milwaukee and gets incinerated or landfilled. Tire collection: It was questioned whether to have a tire collection this year or to skip a year. It was the consensus to have a collection every year. The department will work on getting quotes and proceed with setting up a program and review at the June meeting. Other Business: a) annual report: will be submitted to the DNR by April 30 b) GFL services: members present expressed no concerns with services or containers. The Recycling Contract with GFL will expire on December 31, 202 2. We will be putting out bid requests later this fall. The next scheduled meeting will be on June 21, 2022, at the Jump River/McKinley Town Hall at 7:00 PM. Motion by Randy Mayer to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 PM, seconded by Joe Zenner. Motion carried. ____________________________ Susan Noland, Secretary