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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-01-07 Recycling Committee Minutes i 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. , 1/7/]0 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 , � �� i 1 � 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. ' ' Adjournment: 6:35 pm � ' ' _ __ _ . . _ __ _ _ ' ' � � ' �