City of Biddeford
Public Works Department
371 Hill Street, Biddeford, Maine 04005
NOTICE
NEXT WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2010
AT : Public Works Facility
371 Hill Street
TIME : 7:00 pm
AGENDA :
1. Accept minutes of 11/10/09 meeting & letter re mtg. of 12/08/09
2. Commission budget – Bill Robbins
3. Remove from table – Solid Waste Management Commission Web Site
4. Commission Roster
5. Review Recycling Reports & Recycling Markets
6. Code Enforcement Report
7. Remove from table – Chapt. 58 sec. 58-23
8. Unresolved Issues list
9. Other business
10. Agenda for next meeting – February 9, 2010
Staff Reports :
WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING
MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Attendance: Councilor Lamontagne, Councilor Flood, Vincent Keely, Richard Ryan, William Robbins, Donna Tippett, Paul Gagne, Michael Beaupre, Guy Casavant/Staff
Paul Therrien will be late due to work commitments.
Guest : Phil Radding / Facilities Director
Councilor Lamontagne was elected Chair Pro Tem.
The minutes of the October 13, 2009 meeting were accepted as printed.
Phil Radding was present to report on recycling in the schools and the disposal of food wastes. Recycling is good. Cardboard is being brought to the recycling center weekly. There is a potential to do better with the mixed and white paper. They are using students to collect and assemble the materials. At the primary school the teachers are doing the leg work. Cardboard presently is the biggest item. The schools are not doing anything with the food wastes. It is being put in the dumpsters and is being sent to Maine Energy. There is a shortage of staff to implement a program as the custodians are needed for other efforts. Also, they are using Styrofoam plates and plastic utensils which are all thrown away. They feel this is less expensive that having to wash real plates and utensils. The food service operation is a school operation and is not contracted out.
Bill Robbins passed out a handout relative to the Commission budget and went through it. It essentially involved stepped up educational efforts. Phil Radding suggested using school resources for this effort. The consensus was for Bill to develop numbers for the next meeting.
The Commission was made aware of the Council Order that passed changing the status of Mike Beaupre to full member from alternate member.
The Commission reviewed the transmittal from the State Planning Office identifying that there are no funds available for pilot projects.
The Commission removed from the table the issue of the Commission Web Site. Guy identified that the City Manager had given the City’s IT Director the go ahead. Donna Tippet has been working with the IT Director. She will be reporting to the Commission on a monthly basis.
Guy reported that the Swap Shop has been activated on the City Web Site.
The Commission reviewed the Recycling Reports.
Paul Therrien arrives and assumes the role of Chair.
The Commission reviewed the Code Enforcement Office monthly report. A request was made to modify the report to distinguish between the violator and the reporter of the violation.
The Commission Roster was reviewed and Mike Beaupre’s phone number was added.
The Chair thanked Councilors Lamontagne and Flood for their service for the last two years.
Donna Tippett gave an update on the Tool Kit Grant Application she has prepared and submitted on the Commission’s behalf to the State Planning Office..
Bill Robbins requested that Guy pursue having a STOP sign placed at the exit gate of the recycling center.