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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Selectmen Minutes May 14, 2009_2014020616122074621 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes of the meeting of 14 May 2009 at 8:30 AM. The meeting took place in the Conference Room, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members of the Board present were Rick Atherton, Brian Chadwick, Michael Kopko, Allen Reinhard, and Patty Roggeveen. Chairman Kopko called the meeting to order at 8:40 AM. Solid Waste Discussion Town Manager C. Elizabeth Gibson explained that Town Administration prepared a status report for the Board regarding the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund (SWEF) budget which included some contractual issues and some other issues on which the Board needs to provide input. She said Ms. Roggeveen, Mr. Atherton, Mr. Chadwick and she attended a meeting with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on 12 May 2009 regarding proposed accelerated landfill mining plans and subsequent amendment to the DEP’s Administrative Consent Order with the Town. Ms. Gibson said she felt the meeting went well and noted members of Waste Options Nantucket (WON) were also at the meeting. She added that a Waste Services Agreement amendment and term sheet is being worked on with WON. Ms. Gibson said a side discussion was had with DEP regarding wind turbines at the landfill and said preliminary sites identified will not work and other sites are being evaluated. She said the DEP is supportive of wind turbines at the landfill. Ms. Gibson noted that the Town pays WON a flat rate which is affected by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to run the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and that WON has suggested an increase in the Town’s payment as it currently does not cover the cost to run the MRF. A discussion among Board members regarding the SWEF budget and contractual issues with WON followed. At 9:00 AM solid waste consultant George Aronson and special counsel Michael Leon joined the meeting via conference call. Ms. Roggeveen said there is a systematic issue with how the Town has or has not funded the SWEF and that the Board needs to review history to figure out if the Town has funded the SWEF sufficiently throughout the years. A discussion followed on commercial haulers who truck construction and demolition (C&D) waste and recyclables off-island regarding how they are chosen and paid by WON and how the process is regulated to control costs in the contract. The discussion included licensing haulers so the Town can track who the different haulers are and where the C&D waste that is being hauled is going. Chairman Kopko said he would like WON to get away from cross-subsidizing operations at the landfill; and, that it would help the Town to eliminate the monthly C&D facility payment. On another matter, Ms. Gibson said she has received emails from attorney Steven Cohen, representing Nantucket Human Services Center, Inc., requesting that the Board allow the filing of a Zoning Board of Appeals application for 40B housing in the Town’s name before a lease is finalized for the Town property on which the facility is planned. Chairman Kopko said he and Ms. Roggeveen will communicate the Board’s concerns to Attorney Cohen. At 10:15 AM Mr. Chadwick moved to adjourn to executive session for the purpose of discussing real estate disposition and not to return to open session; Ms. Roggeveen seconded. So voted unanimously by roll call vote. Approved the 9th day of December, 2009.