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Home My WebLink About01-27-2011 Regular Meeting• Public Meeting Notice Committee: Fairhope Garbage Advisory Committee Date & Time: Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Place: Conference Room 161 North Section Street Subject: See Posted Agenda Notice must be stamped, dated and initialed before posted on bulletin board. POSTED /-1,1 -11 SIGNATURE ,. _, Fairhope Garbage Advisory Committee Agenda -January 27, 2011 2:00 p.m. in the Conference Room City Hall-161 N. Section St., Fairhope, AL • Approval of Minutes for January 5, 2010 meeting • Further discussion of twice a week to once a week garbage service • Further discussion to raise garbage rates to cover costs • New business Schedule Of Future Meetings • Next regular meeting: TBA • STATE OF ALABAMA )( COUNTY OF BALDWIN )( The Garbage Advisory Committee met at 2:00 p .m., City Hall, Conference Room, 161 North Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532 , on Thursday , 27 January 2011. Present were: Mike Ford, Chairman Members: Jennifer Fidler and Charlie Smith. Also present were Seren Ainsworth and Frank Sutton from Allied Waste Company. Ron Heveran, Mark Stejskal, Holly Blosser, and Stan McCord were absent. Mike Ford called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. and stated the purpose of the meeting was to study once-a-week vs . twice-a-week garbage. The first item on the agenda was the discussion for one-a-week vs. twice-a-week garbage. All-in-one garbage was mentioned as well as the cost to remain at twice-a- week garbage. Mr. Smith stated that no matter if it is once-a-week or twice-a-week, we need to cover our costs. Jennifer stated that many of the citizens of Fairhope are elderly and on a fixed income which is a large concern. Jennifer Fidler provided a garbage cost comparison handout which compared the City of Foley, the City of Daphne , and the Township of Silverhill. This comparison consisted of the number of households per town/city, whether their services were city operated or contracted the monthly cost, times of garbage service per week, any regulations, times of trash service per week, regulations for the trash, times of recycling services per week, and the recycling regulations. Jennifer stated that the cost to the City is $16.96 for trash, and $10.83 for garbage/recycling. Jennifer stated that Butch Bledsole from the City of Foley is trying to push for a one day a week service for both garbage and recycling. He also told Jennifer that he has placed quite a few containers out for recycling. Mr. Seren Ainsworth and Mr. Frank Sutton, from Allied Waste Company (AWS) spoke up and offered several ways that Allied Waste processes garbage, trash, and recycling for both residential and commercial. Mr. Sutton reported that at this time, all bio-fuels are going to plants close to the Montgomery and Selma area. Charlie Smith asked if AWS picks up limbs (yard waste) and Mr. Sutton replied "no, not at this time." Garbage Advisory Committee Monday, 5 January 2011 Page-2- Mr. Sutton reported that A WS takes all single streams (recycling) to a facility that then separates all the recycling. When asked by Charlie Smith, Mr. Sutton stated that aluminum is in the mix of the recycling; however they are charged one price per stream which is approximately a low of $20-$25/ton and a high of $50-$60/ton. Jennifer Fidler reported that of the waste, 60% -70% of the households in Fairhope are recycling. She also reported that the recycling cost to the city is $6.00. Mr. Sutton responded by saying that by the city doing the sorting themselves, it will raise the potential for more worker compensation claims. Chairman Mike Ford suggested that the City should research the issue more and relock at the options of outsourcing versus doing everything in house. He said that the City might need to look at amending the ordinance. He stated that the days of service really need to be figured out and also should trash be included in the bid also. Jennifer Fidler stated that when looking at the option of outsourcing this service, the City should keep in mind how the employees are floated by department after parades, hurricanes , and special events. The next item on the agenda, to raise garbage rates to cover costs, was not discussed. An email from Mark Stejskal, which had been submitted on January 10, 2011 to Lisa Hanks, City Clerk to be included in the meeting, was not read nor discussed by the members. There being no further business to come before the Garbage Advisory Committee, the meeting was duly adjourned at 3:30 p.m. /£Jono.-ik_cdkwc Pandora Heathcoe CITY #OF CONTRACTED/ HOUSEHOLDS CITY OPERATED City o f 80 ,000 C ity O~rated }Jobile Mobile No service otfored - County residents contract with private hau lers Baldwin 29,670 County Operated County Bay 3,100 City Operated Minette Gulf Contracted -Allied Shores Waste Fairhope 8,000 City Operated MONTHLY COST fax bn sed $14.95/month -Res $18 . 70/month -Bus $12 .75 /month -Res Dumpsters (4 yards) provided to business at no cost -service fees are as follows : $34.00/twice a week $54.00/three times Goes up $20 for each additional oick up. $61 .08/quarter $12 .80/month -Res $17 .25 /month -Bus -additional fees for mo re pick ups GA R£3 .-\GE COST CO :\IP.-\RI SON GARBAGE REG UL.-\ TIONS O n~ei week Pri ce inc lud es o ne 96 gall o n co nt a iner Once/week Rental fee for garbage can -no limit on number of cans Twice/week No regulation on number of cans - cans must be no larger than 3 5 gallons Twice/week Tw ice/week Res idents can choose a 48, 64 or 96 gallon can. Additional charges apply for each additio nal can. Man:h 16 , 2009 AW ·--TRASH l{EGUl.ATlO~S RF.C Y C LING REGULAT[O!'iS ·- Oi-m o nthl y 2· rnbi..: yards (JxJx6) No ..:urbside -yard debris -prog ram - anything o ver is seve ral drop o ff charged : locations $25 -½ trai ler $50 -I trai fer 2 -Quarter 2 c ubic yards No curbside For yard program - debris and several drop off bulk items locations *must be called in• Once/week Bulk and limb pick No curbside up -one truck load program (boom truck) - anything over I truck load or additional pick up is charged $ 100/per load Once/week City Picks up 4 cubic Once/week Handled by a llied yard s at no charge - an)th in g over is $10/vard Once/week Per Ordinances -Once/week All item s mu s t be anythin g over a truck separated -in a load (25 cubic y ards) marked container is charged for (cardbo ard, mixed removal. *this is pa per, plastic, seldo m en forced• aluminum, s teel and _g lass) ~C 1 .- 1 .-y·--~------------------~-------<_i~r\_R_B_1\_G_E COS r CO i\·1PARIS O N # OF CONTRACTED/ i\IONTHI.Y COST G .-\RBA·c;E --,,,-Rf.G ULA TIONS r-:mAS H RE GL'L\TlONS RE CYCLl .'ff; I REGLlL.-\TlO"iS HOUSEHOLDS CITY OPERATED I f------+--------1-,--,----------t---------+---------------+------+---------r----,----;---,........----5,2-18 C ity Operated $ I 6 .00 /Jnont h -Re s Tw ice/we ek i Price inc lu des one I O ncd\\ ee k Residents: -I rnbic Once/m.:ek Se nt o ff fo r Foley D:tphne 6,700 City O perated Silverhill 306 Ci ty O perated '!i22.50 /nwnth -Bus i contni n~r ynrds -any thing ove r proces s ing-OCC , $ I 3. 90/month -Res $20.00/month -Bus As of May 1st: $14 .43 /month -Res ( 62 a nd o lder) $17 .29/month -Res $27.30/month -Bus Twice/week P rice includes une container Once/week Once/week Allowed up to 3 -3 0 Bi-Monthly gallon cans . Can rent a 90 ga llon cont ai ner for $2 .50 March 16 , 2009 AW is ,; I 0/cu bic yard news pa per, pl ast ic. Conlracto.-s are an d aluminum . Will charged $60/hour be sta rting steel thi s plus landfill cost 111011th 15 cubic fe et -Once/week anything over is charged : $50-½ truck $ I 00 -full truck Organic Material No curbside Only -if mo re picks program up are needed charged the following: $15 ~½flatbed* $30 -I flatbed• *plus landfill GOst 1 appliance -$ I 0 More is charged bulk rate Bulk items is charged the following: $15 -½ flatbed* $JO -I flatbed• •plus landfill cost