July 19, 2013 Policy Committee meeting

JULY 19, 2013 POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING

Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Recycling District

ROLL CALL

APPROVE JULY 19, 2013 POLICY COMMITTEE

MEETING AGENDA

1. Roll Call

2. Approve July 19, 2013 Policy Committee Meeting Agenda

3. Approve May 17, 2013 Policy Committee Meeting Minutes

4. Changes Made to Section V: Planning Period Projections and Strategies

5. Changes Made to Section VIII: Cost of Financing Plan Implementation

6. Review Section VI: Methods of Management: Facilities and Programs to be Used

7. Review Section VII: Measurement of Progress Towards Waste Reduction Goals

8. Section IX: District Rules

9. Section II: Executive Summary

10. Plan Update Process/Per the Ohio EPA

11. Other Business

12. Adjournment

Board of Director’s

STARKThomas Bernabei

Janet Weir CreightonRichard Regula

TUSCARAWASChris AbbuhlBelle EverettKerry Metzger

WAYNEJim CarmichaelAnn Obrecht

Scott Wiggam

Policy Committee Meeting AgendaJuly 19, 2013

APPROVE MAY 17, 2013POLICY COMMITTEE

MEETING MINUTES

CHANGES MADE TO SECTION V: PLANNING

PERIOD PROJECTIONS AND STRATEGIES

Changes Made to Section V: Planning Period Projections and Strategies

STW-19 – Recyc l ing Makes Sense(Sta te Plan Goals #1 , #2)

This program wi l l con t inue throughout the p lann ing per iod as wr i t t en in Sect ion IV.

This program i s only of fered to municipal (c i t i es , v i l lages and township) pol i t i ca l subdiv is ion programs that are not operated by the Dis tr ic t d irect ly wi th Dis tr ict equipment and s taff . The on ly excep t ion i s the Jackson Township Recycl ing Sta t ion , which i s no t a munic ipal i ty bu t opera tes separa te ly f rom the Dis t r i c t . Munic ipa l p rograms are def ined as a p rogram that i s under cont rac t wi th a p r iva te con t rac tor to p rov ide the se rv ice o r the p rogram i s opera ted by the munic ipa l i ty d i rec t ly.


STW-19 – Recyc l ing Makes Sense(Sta te Plan Goals #1 , #2)The bas is fo r rece iv ing the add i t iona l payment of $5 and $10 for recycl ing programs wi l l a l so inc lude a requ i rement tha t these recyc l ing programs prov ide fo r co l l ec t ion of a t leas t f ive mater ia l s chosen f rom the fo l lowing l i s t :

old corrugate cardboard mixed paper newspaper glass containers steel containers aluminum containers plastic containers electronic waste wood packaging and pallets scrap tires lead-acid batteries used motor oil textiles major appliances


STW-21 – Recycling and Composting Infrastructure Enhancement Grants (State Plan Goals #1 and #2)

OLDThe District may award up to five (5) $20,000 grants to processors within the District who meet the above mentioned cri teria. The grants will be competi t ive and also reimbursable. The District reserves the right to adjust grant amounts based on District budgetary needs.

NEWThe District will al locate $150,000 per year for this grant program to processors within the District who meet the above mentioned cri teria. The grant will be offered on a competi t ive basis and reimbursable. The District reserves the right to adjust the individual grant amounts based on the following:

The competi t iveness of the grant application; The District’s budgetary needs; and The degree or extent of the applicant’s abil i ty to enhance exis t ing recycl ing

and compost ing infrastructure within the District .


STW-24 – Recycling Drop-Off Clean-Up/Host Community Grants (State Plan Goals #1 and #2)

Thi s p rog ram w i l l con t i nue ( s ee de s c r i p t i on i n S ec t i on IV ) .

The D i s t r i c t ha s h i s t o r i ca l l y o ff e red the H os t C om muni ty Gran t t o n on -p ro f i t s , s ch oo l s a n d p o l i t i ca l s u b d i v i s i on s for th e p u rp o se o f a ss i s t i n g re s i d en ts wi th b r in g in g i n recyc lab le s an d a l s o l i t t er c l ean -u p s or rem ov ing un accep tab l e ma t e r i a l s f rom t he d rop -o ff s .

The pu rp os e o f t he g ran t i s t o a s s i s t i n t he m a in t enan ce and ope ra t i on o f r ecyc l ing and ya rd w as t e d ro p -o ff f ac i l i t i e s . The D i s t r i c t m ay o ff e r H os t C om muni ty Gran t s t o de s igna t ed n on -p ro f i t o rgan i za t i on s fo r t he pu rpos e o f hos t i ng a t i r e d rop -o ff on ly. Ho st Commu n i ty Gran t rec ip i en t s w i l l b e ex p ec ted to k eep recyc l i n g , yard was te a n d /o r t i re d rop -o f f s c l ean , f ree f ro m d eb r i s an d b e ava i lab l e to a l l D i s tr i c t re s i d en ts . The Di s t r i c t ha s de t e rmi ned th a t po l i t i ca l s ubd iv i s io ns a r e m ore p repa red wi th equ ipm en t and r e s ou rces t o r emo ve con ta mi na t i on and p rov i de l i t t e r c l ean -ups , wh i ch accom pl i s hes t h e pu rpos e wi th g r ea t e ff i c i ency.

To ad d re s s t he cha l l enges i den t i f i ed i n S ec t ion IV, t he D i s t r i c t m ay conduc t t he fo l l owi ng :

• The Di s t r i c t w i l l on l y o f fe r t he R ecy c l i ng D rop -Off C l ean -U p /H os t Com mu ni t y G ran t t o po l i t i c a l s ubd iv i s ion s w ho hos t a D i s t r i c t r e cyc l i ng o r ya rd was t e d rop -o ff .

• P o l i t i ca l s ubd iv i s ion s wh o p rov i de t he s e s e rv i ce s wi l l be pa id an amoun t no t t o exceed $ 625 pe r qua r t e r when a mi n i mum of 15 hou r s o f s e rv i ce a r e p ro v i ded pe r m on t h (45 hou r s pe r qua r t e r ) a t t he r ecyc l ing , t i r e o r com pos t ing d rop -o ff l oca t i ons .

CHANGES MADE TO SECTION VIII: COST OF

FINANCING PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

Changes Made to Section VIII: Cost of Financing Plan Implementation

Program Program # 2015 Budget Annual Escalator

Host Community Grants STW-24 $55,000$100,000 See Below

The District offers a grant program to assist in the maintenance and operation of recycling and yard waste drop-off facilities throughout the District. The 2015 – 2024 annual budget will be $55,000 $100,000 with no escalator.

Program Program # 2015 Budget Annual Escalator

Education and Awareness (Educators and Newsletters) STW-29 $350,000

$325,000 Flat

The cost to fund the education program including the salaries and benefits of the educators, marketing and promotion, and the newsletter development and distribution.

REVIEW SECTION VI: METHODS OF

MANAGEMENT: FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS

TO BE USED

Review Section VI: Methods of Management: Facilities and Programs to

be UsedA. District Methods for Management of Solid WasteB. Demonstration of Access to CapacityC. Schedule for Facilities and Programs: New,

Expansions, Closures, ContinuationsD. Identification and Designation of FacilitiesE. Authorization Statement to DesignateF. Waiver Process for the Use of Undesignated FacilitiesG. Siting Strategy for FacilitiesH. Contingencies for Capacity Assurance and District

Program Implementation

REVIEW SECTION VII: MEASUREMENT OF

PROGRESS TOWARDS WASTE

REDUCTION GOALS

Review Section VII: Measurement of Progress Towards Waste Reduction

GoalsA. Compliance with Goal #1

Goal #1: Access to Alternate Waste Management Opportunities - The District shall provide access to recycling and waste minimization opportunities for municipal solid waste to its residents and businesses.

B. Demonstration of Compliance with Goal #1 Stark County: 97% Access Tuscarawas County: 100% Access Wayne County: 120% Access

C. Target for Reduction and Recycling The District’s residential/commercial sector had a waste

reduction rate of 8.5% in the reference year 2011. The District’s industrial sector had a waste reduction rate

of 71.77% in the reference year 2011.

SECTION IX: DISTRICT RULES

Section IX: District Rules(To be reviewed at the August 16, 2013 Policy

Committee Meeting)

SWMD Rules and Authorities H.B. 592: Presently under review by the

Ohio EPA. District Rules: May be eliminated or

modified as a result of the review process.


Committee Meeting)

SWMD Rules and Authorities Designation: Waste generated in the District is

designated for multiply facilities. Flow Control: Waste generated in the District

will be directed to one facility. Previous STW District Rules : Restricted out-

of-district waste from being deposited into District landfills based on recycling requirements being met.

Landfill Operation Requirements : For District landfills.


Committee Meeting)

A. Existing Rules - Overturned in court/restricted by state legislature.- The District does not have existing rules.

B. Proposed Rules- No proposed rules for the District Plan Update.

SECTION II: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Section II: Executive Summary(To be reviewed at the August 16, 2013 Policy

Committee Meeting)

A. Section I - IntroductionB. Section III – InventoriesC. Section IV – Reference Year Population, Waste

Generation and Waste ReductionD. Section V – Planning Period Projections and StrategiesE. Section VI – Methods of Management: Facilities and

Programs to be UsedF. Section VII – Measurement of Progress Toward Waste

Reduction GoalsG. Section VIII – Cost of Financing Plan ImplementationH. Section IX – District Rules

PLAN UPDATE PROCESS/PER THE OHIO EPA

Plan Update Process/Per the Ohio EPA

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ADJOURNMENTNext Policy Committee

Meeting: August 16, 2013 @ 9:30am

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