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BOOK Fnuc it should be contracted out instead of the County renting and operating a trench type air curtain for the following reasons: 1) A contractor would probably be more efficient since their personnel would be already trained. 2) Lack of current staffing to manage and supply labor for the operation. 3) This activity is a high Worker's Compensation risk and specialized clothing and equipment is needed. A quotation was received from Ross Meadows, Air Burners, Inc. for a contractor to supply labor and equipment to burn the material at a county site. The cost is estimated to be $4,275 per week or $17,100 per month for outside services and $2,000 per month for County supervision for a total of $19,100 per month. The Solid Waste Disposal District recommends that the Australian pine trees be disposed of at the county landfill at a cost of $20/ton. In March -May, 1990, the County received dead tree material at a cost of $85,000. This equates to approximately $30,000/month. RECOMMENDATION AND FUNDING Staff does not recommend that the County participate in cutting dead trees and/or vegetation on private property nor hauling the material to a designated site. Staff prefers that all dead Australian pine trees be accepted at the county landfill at a cost of $20/ton. Funding at a not -to -exceed cost of $80,000 shall be from MSTU•Contingency Fund (approx. $400,000 available). f � DATE: JUNE 4, 1991 TO: JAMES E. CHANDLER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR THRU: TERRANCE G. PINTO, DIRECTOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTR C � FROM: RONALD R. BROOKS, MANAGER SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRI SUBJECT:- REMOVAL OF DEAD AUSTRALIAN PINE In addition to the proposals suggested by Jim Davis in his memo- randum dated May 31, 1991, the SWDD staff has reviewed the land- fill operations and may suggest that the SWDD will be able to handle the disposal of the Australian pines if they are delivered to the landfill. The material would, however, be subject to the usual charge but that charge could be covered by funds similar to the situation approved by the Board of County Commissioners last year for the disposal of debris killed by the freeze. The mate- rial would then be incinerated, or if the Board approved the pur- chase of a large wood chipper, it could be chipped. Our current chipper operations only provide for the chipping or mulching of material less than 6 inches in* diameter. Additional equipment capable of chipping logs or branches greater than.6 inches in di- ameter would. be needed. The chipping operations could also be contracted, however, the SWDD may ultimately need the more envi- ronmentally approved chipper equipment instead of an incinerator, and now is as good a time as any to transition to that type of operation. This recommendation is contingent upon Australian pine trees be- ing the only items of concern. If you included Brazilian pepper trees, the landfill would be inundated with land clearing debris from undeveloped properties. 10 � s �