Solid Waste Advisory Board

Solid Waste Advisory Board
Bennett Springs Room
1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City, MO
Wednesday, December 1, 2004

Planners Meeting
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

1. Item: Review of Household Hazardous Waste Drop Offs.
A. Best Practices discussion
B. Safety Procedures
C. Budgeting Considerations

2. Item: Select Programs or District activities that may be presented to the SWAB at the 1:00 p.m. meeting. We can schedule these brief presentations over several meetings and select full programs if some of the planners wish. This needs to be coordinated with Chairman Tim Smith.

3. Other Business.

Solid Waste Advisory Board Meeting
1:00 p.m.

1. District Roll Call Tim Smith

2. Approval of December Agenda

3. Approval of November 3, 2004 Meeting Summary

4. New Business
A. Planners report

5. Old Business
A. Interim Committee Discussion Josh Campbell

6. Other Business
A. Report from Districts
B. Director's Report Roger Randolph
C. Church/State Kara Valentine

7. Next Board Meeting - Wednesday, January 5, 2005
A. Future Meeting dates
January 5 Elm Street Conference Center
February 2 Elm Street Conference Center
March 2 Elm Street Conference Center
April 6 Elm Street Conference Center
May 4 Elm Street Conference Center
June 1 Elm Street Conference Center
July 6 Elm Street Conference Center
August 3 Elm Street Conference Center
September 7 Location pending
October 5 Elm Street Conference Center
November 2 Elm Street Conference Center
December 7 Elm Street Conference Center

8. Adjourn

Summary
Solid Waste Advisory Board Meeting
Bennett Springs Room
1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City, MO
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
1:00 P.M.

SWAB Members
/Designated Alternates
Jackie Wilson, Region A
Brenda Kennedy, Region D
Scott Cahail, Region E
Harland Mieser, Region F
Charles Lansford, Region H
Michelle Scola, Region I
Scott Murrell, Region K
Mike Duvall, Region L
Harry Rogers, Region M
Larry Van Gilder, Region N
Joyce Stroud, Region N
Tim Smith, Region O
Dave Coonrod, Region O
Gary Collins, Region P
Lynda Roehl, Region P
David Dirks, Region S
Robert O'Keefe, Region T
Linda Glaus, Sonny's Solid Waste Services
Dick Wiles, Waste Management, Inc.

DNR Staff
Kristin Allan, EIERA
Jim Bell, SWMP
Josh Campbell, DNR, Director's Office
Kay Craig, SWMP
Katy D'Agostina, SWMP
Denise Evens, DNR, Director's Office
Rachel L. Griffin, SWMP
Dennis Hansen, SWMP
Beth Marsala, SWMP
Byron Murray, SWMP
Roger Randolph, SWMP
June Sullens, OAC
Phil Trembley, SWMP
Kim Tschirgi, SWMP
Bruce Tylke, SWMP
Kara Valentine, ALPD

Others
Brian Balsman, Perryville
Janna Cline, Region C
Rob Didriksen
Rhonda Gulley, Region O
Robert Hamilton, Region O
Matt Harline, Region H
Theresa Marshall, Sonny's Solid Waste Services, Inc.
Scott Paterson, USDA
Tom Rackers, Genisis
Russell Sharpmack, St. Louis Co. Health
Tami Snodgrass, Meramec Region

SWAB Members Absent
Nelson Heil, Region B
Pete Mayfield, Region C
Phillip Shatzer, Region G
Lance Hutton, Region J
Terrell Robinson, Region Q
Timothy Morgan, Region R
Charles F. Davidson, Conservation Federation of Missouri


1. District Roll Call
Chairman Tim Smith opened the meeting at 1:05 p.m. with roll call. There was a quorum.

2. Approval of December Agenda
Linda Glaus moved to approve the agenda as amended. Larry Van Gilder seconded the motion. All approved.

3. Approval of November 3, 2004 Meeting Summary
Harry Rogers moved to approve the summary. Gary Hoette seconded the motion. All approved.

4. New Business
A. Planners Report
Harry Rogers presented the Planners Report. Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) was discussed. District Planners will contact June Sullens at DNR's Outreach Assistance Center (OAC) for HHW issues. Information was provide during the meeting by Valerie Garrett. District Planners have been asked to review information provided during the meeting and comment and gather past data that may be available. There is no requirement to submit this information in terms of the breakdown of materials, but it could prove to be helpful and enlightening in terms of some of the future costs that may be incurred at HHW collections. There are collection and operation concerns as well as safety concerns.

Information is being gathered so people will know how to safely and aggressively remove HHW from the waste stream.

There are some presentation lined up. Matt Harline volunteered a program on the quality of yard wastes that Region H is involved with. Tami Snodgrass has a project she wasn't to present information on and St. Louis County has a very aggressive, high volume HHW situation they would like to present.

Roger Randolph provided copies of the information provided during the Planners Meeting. Mr. Randolph noted this was a draft and the program was asking for input from the SWAB. A survey was included in the packet. Staff would like to visit HHW collections held by the districts. He asked SWAB members, through their planners, provide feedback before the next HHW Task Force meeting and the comments can be incorporated.

Chairman Smith asked the Planners to review the list of issues attached to the November Summary and asked them to add or subtract from the list, then prioritize. Any comments should be e-mailed to Harry Rogers. This will help bring useful information to the monthly board meetings.

Expired Terms for Board Members
The board discussed the five at large seats, some now vacant and the remaining two that will be vacant on January 31, 2005. The board discussed having Chairman Smith write a letter to the department requesting the positions be filled as soon as possible.

Harland Mieser moved to have Chairman Smith send a letter to Director Mahfood. Scott Murrell seconded the motion. All approved. A list had been sent some time ago to the Director's Office, but it will be updated and sent again. Chairman Smith asked if that list could be e-mail to SWAB. Mr. Randolph stated we would welcome suggestions in order to broaden the pool of prospective candidates but would rather not provide the list until we determine the prospective candidates are still interested.

Mr. Randolph introduced Denise Evans who oversees boards and commission within DNR. Ms. Evans added that the names have been submitted that were sent previously. Due to elections everything has been at a standstill. It is expected to kick in full force when everything changes hands. Ms. Evans suggested that if someone is interested in applying they could go to DNR's web page under Commissions and Boards /forms/780-1873.pdf.

5. Old Business
A. Interim Committee Discussion
Josh Campbell was available to answer questions the board had on the Interim Committee. House and Senate Research are developing the Interim Committee report, which will most likely be brought up at the next Interim Committee meeting. A meeting date has not been set at this time.

Chairman Smith asked if the committee was expected to call a meeting before Christmas. Mr. Campbell stated that they are required to have a report and recommendation by December 31, 2004, he suspects they will meet before Christmas so the last week can be spent with family before session begins in January.

Scott Cahail asked what was the process that normally occurs. Mr. Campbell stated that normally committees are charged to achieve a certain action. This committee is charged with making a recommendation to the general assembly and legislation. There may be more than one piece of legislation on this issue.

6. Other Business
A. Reports from the Districts
Mr. Cahail, Region E, provided copies of the region's annual report. He also mentioned that Kansas City was the host of a Beneficial Use Byproducts summit. Mr. Randolph added that several staff attended this conference. This was a good conference. The level of technical attendance and presentation was excellent. It gives industry the support and knowledge to do reuse at their level. A lot of solid waste could be diverted and reused, showing up on the bottom line in a positive way.

B. Director's Report
Mr. Randolph provided additional copies of the priority list and asked what the board (as a whole) feels the highest priority solid waste issues are in Missouri. The board discussed the various items, discussed additional problems and added them to the list.

Mr. Randolph proposed bring a table to the next board meeting. Each district can vote on the most important items to them. The program will take each table district's prioritization and develop a ranking. Chairman Smith asks that the planners be included in the process.

Bylaws
Mr. Randolph asked if this was a good time to form a committee to work on the bylaws. Chairman Smith indicated this was a good time and asked for volunteers. Lynda Roehl, Tami Snodgrass, Lisa Danbury, Joyce Stroud volunteered and
Mr. Randolph will ask for a volunteer from the SWMP Staff. David Dirks asked to be kept in the loop as the committee worked on the revisions.

Public Meeting
Mr. Randolph updated the board on the Reliable Transfer Station public meeting held in Pacific, Missouri. Approximately 150 people attended. Mr. Randolph asked for the districts' assistance and input on this issue in the future. The districts asked that they be specifically notified so they can attend these meetings.

D. Issuing Grants to Religious Organizations
Kara Valentine updated the board on the policy decision made. A request has been made to the Attorney General's Office for a formal opinion. Copies of the formal request were provided. This request was made to the Attorney General's Office three weeks ago. Responses from the Attorney Generals Office take from two weeks to several months. A decision is not expected for several weeks. This will be a prospective decision. No action will be taken on previous grants awarded.

7. Next Board Meeting -Wednesday, January 5, 2005

8. Adjourn
Chairman Smith adjourned the meeting at 2:25.

Respectfully submitted,

Roger D. Randolph, P. E.
Director, Solid Waste Management Program
Approved:

Tim Smith, Chairman
Solid Waste Advisory Board