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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT <br />BOARD MEMORANDUM <br />I58 <br />Date: February 8, 2019 <br />To: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services <br />Prepared By: Himanshu H. Mehta, P.E., Managing Director, Solid Waste Disposal District <br />Subject: Conceptual Approach for Concrete, Site Work and Yard Waste Processing at the Indian <br />River County Landfill <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: <br />On February 5, 2019, the Indian River County Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) Board considered an <br />unsolicited Public Private Partnership (P3) proposal, relating to the landfill, submitted by the Indian River <br />Eco District (IRED), and two supplemental proposals from Gen2, LLC and Synagro-WWT. <br />The Board directed staff to enter negotiations to sell generated landfill gas (LFG) to IRED and to resolicit <br />the other portions of their proposal (yard waste acceptance and processing, improvements to the yard <br />waste area and recycling of concrete at the landfill). <br />During the public hearing portion of the meeting, a local vegetative waste contractor representing several <br />other local contractors raised concerns with the muddy conditions and to the processing of wooden <br />pallets at the yard waste area. Specifically, that the nails from the pallets are causing flats to customer <br />vehicles/trailers. Staff is recommending a policy change for wooden pallets. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />LANDFILL GAS AGREEMENT: <br />Staff met with IRED on February 6, 2019, and is scheduled to meet again soon to continue negotiations <br />on the terms of the LFG agreement. It is anticipated that a LFG agreement will be presented to the SWDD <br />Board for approval in March 2019. <br />YARD WASTE PROCESSING: <br />Currently, the SWDD Board has a yard waste processing agreement with Mr. Mulch with a current <br />extension renewal term effective April 1, 2018, through March 30, 2019. There are five (5) additional one <br />(1) year renewal terms available in the agreement. However, there is a provision in the agreement that <br />either party can terminate the agreement with a 90 -calendar -day notice to terminate. The current <br />agreement includes processing (receive, grind and load) services at a cost of $11.40 per ton and a <br />@BCL@000EE534.docx <br />90 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />