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Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 17, 2019 1:30 P.M. (PUBLIC HEARING) SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT (S.W.D.D.) PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR HEARING IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD. The Board of County Commissioners reconvened as the Board of Commissioners of the Solid Waste Disposal District. The minutes will be approved at an upcoming Solid Waste Disposal District meeting. County Administrator Jason Brown stated the Solid Waste Disposal District's (SWDD) proposed budget was $17,857,578, a decrease of $4.4 million. He highlighted that the recommended budget included an additional position to assist the Director of the SWDD, and $500,000 set aside for future cell construction. Commissioner O'Bryan brought to the Board's attention a presentation made by the Utilities Department at the July 9, 2019 Board Meeting regarding the problem of contamination in the recycling containers. He continued that at the July 16, 2019 Board Meeting, the Board voted for tippage fee relief to recycling hauler Tropical Recycling for the amount of contamination coming from the County's recycling program. He was pleased that the County had implemented the educational program and code enforcement to stop the problem where the recycling was being contaminated, but he felt it was not enough. Commissioner O'Bryan requested the Board's approval to add $48.60 to the proposed SWDD Assessment of $120.90 to cover six months of mandatory County -wide trash pickup beginning April 1, 2020. He felt it was best to take corrective action now rather than wait 14 months for the next budget hearing. He continued that by adding the assessment to the proposed Budget for FY 2019/20, the increase could be added to the Truth In Millage (TRIM) Notices and still allow further discussions from now to the September 2019 Budget Hearings. Chairman Solari recapped Commissioner O'Bryan's proposal for clarification. A motion was made by Commissioner O'Bryan, seconded by Chairman Solari, to approve a charge of an additional $48.60 for mandatory garbage service for all residents in the unincorporated area of the County for six months beginning April 1, 2020. A discussion ensued on informing the public of the additional assessment and asking the Property Appraiser to include a notification of the SWDD Assessment to be mailed with the TRIM notices. A question was raised whether the provision listed in the existing service contract Indian River County Florida Page 1