SOLID WASTE TASK FORCE

Monday, May 9, 2022 - 11:00 AM

Joe Pete Wilson, Chairperson

Chairman Wilson called this Solid Waste Task Force meeting to order at 11:45 AM with the following members in attendance: Stephanie DeZalia, Shaun Gillilland, Ken Hughes, Tom Scozzafava, Matt Stanley, Ike Tyler, Joe Pete Wilson, Davina Winemiller, Meg Wood, Dan Palmer, Mike Mascarenas, Dan Manning and Jim Dougan. Steve McNally was absent. Clayton Barber, Robin DeLoria, Derek Doty, and Jim Monty had been previously excused.

Also Present: Rob Wick and Dina Garvey.

News Media Present: Tim Rowland - Sun Community News

WILSON: Thank you everybody for being patient, hopefully Dan and Dan will make it back in here. Jim’s prepared an agenda that’s based on the conversation we ended our last meeting with and this is picking up on the details of that, you know, the detailed questions that we really have to address and work our way through to come to a decision about our recycling/hauling contract. So, Jim has broken out, you know based on the discussion and maybe I’ll let you pick up here, Jim and introduce people to your notes. We may have to go into executive, waiting for Dan Manning to come back, because we are going to be talking about an on-going legal case and contract negotiations. So, you know, if you feel, Jim, that we need to go into executive, let me know and when Dan gets back, we’ll check with him. But, please, I’ll let you introduce what you’ve prepared here.

DOUGAN: Okay, thank you. Our last Solid Waste Committee meeting, which was April 11^th, we went through the general terms of the current contract with Serkil, you know, the key points of that and then after discussion with the current issues regarding the glass and the needs of either to renew the contract by the end of June or at least put Serkil on notice that we’re going to do something different.

WILSON: Okay, good, so that leads us into the next phase of this discussion.

DOUGAN: So, next I tried to go through basically the same contact terms, and list them here and to decide what are the things that we’re going to try to negotiate.

PALMER: I don’t think we’ll get too detailed, one way or another. I think that’s an item for executive session, if we want to talk more specifically about that.

MANNING: I do have some information. I received correspondence, Friday and today, from lawyers on both sides, so we can discuss that in executive session. I can do that quickly, right now. Maybe we should just quickly go in.

DOUGAN: My opinion is, that we do have that discussion, right now, before we move forward.

MANNING: I think it would be prudent, just so you know what’s going on.

WILSON: So, we’ll have a motion to go into executive, at 11:50 AM. Thank you, Mr. Hughes, second, Ms. Winemiller. All in favor, aye? If we could ask Tim to step out and thank you, Tim.

THE TASK FORCE ENTERED EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 11:47 AM TO DISCUSS THE SOLID WASTE CONTRACT AND POTENTIAL LEGAL ISSUES.

WILSON: So, if I could have a motion to go back into regular session? Mr. Hughes, second Ms. Winemiller, thank you.

THE TASK FORCE ADJOURNED EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 12:45 PM AND RE-ENTERED REGULAR SESSION.

WILSON: As no decisions were made and we have nothing further to discuss, this meeting is adjourned. Thank you, all.

AS THERE WAS NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THIS SOLID WASTE TASK FORCE IT WAS ADJOURNED AT 12:45 PM.

Respectively Submitted,

Dina L. Garvey, Deputy Clerk

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