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Recycle Committee Minutes �
January 7, 29@9 a o 1 O ,
Persans Presenh
Jerry Hughes, Geoff Gratwick, Redington Robbins, Dana Wardwell, Kathy Guerin, Monique
Gautreau, Nick Bearce, Paul Svendsen, Jay Dresser/Guests Sue and Greg Edwards ,
Call to Order: Councilor Gratwick called the meeting to order at 4:29 PM...
Revise Approve Agenda: ,
The agenda was approved as written. ,
Minute Approval:
The minutes from the December 2, 2009 meeting were approved as written. . ,
Recycling Report: ,
Geoff Gratwick explained that a draft repor[had been prepared by staff that addressed both solid
waste and recycling options for the future. Geoff also noted that Kathy Guerin had also prepazed ,
a report and asked that Dana Wardwell and Kathy Guerin guide the committee through both
reports. Comments by committee members follow:
Comments from recycling committee on solid waste repoM. ,
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1. Paul wants the curbside recycling and rubbish cost included together as one cost. �
2. Nick questioned if we need to continually state that cost will increase. Thant is a
given for most everything. ,
3. Monique questions on #5 of the considerations for the future if the term more
saleable product is appropriate. In her opinion the end product is unusable. ,
4. Greg Edwards, a resident, wants to switch to SS, it does not inflate rates, it actually
increases recycling rates. University of Maine estimates that the cost of Single
Stream with Pine tree is$SO/ton. ,
5. Jay states we have a good recycling product now, why change.
6. Nick states that PAYT shifts costs away from commercial sector and is business '
friendly.
7. Paul states that PAYT is a regressive tax where the rich pay a smaller % of their �
income and the poor pay a larger% of their income.
8. Nick stated that property tax is also regressive.
9. Nick is against phased in or partially subsidized PAYT. Get it over. Do not need bad �
publicity for several years.
10. Geoff wants to use $45/ton as the net PERC fee, not $60.50 ,
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� A motion was made and seconded to approve the Conclusion, summary statement.
, Hawes talked about the next step of the Committee. Barrett said the Arena Committee's
recommendation will go to the Council, will go through an edit, a copy will then be forwarded to
, the Arena Committee to make sure that it accurately reflects the recommendations of the
Committee, then a full Council Workshop will be scheduled to look at the recommendations and
at some point a formal action will be taken by the City Council that will accept the report and
, perhaps directing certain actions to be taken.
Diamond asked for an estimated time frame for a Workshop, and Barrett thought it would be
� done in January 2010.
Hawes asked Cyr to provide a brief synopsis of the financial aspects of the project bas2d upon
' the 15 recommendations. Cyr referred#o and discussed page 141 of the Dethlef report.
Stone publicly thanked the Arena Committee for its work.
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' Adjournment: 6:35 pm
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