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Board of County Commissioners SWDD Meeting Minutes - Final <br />B. Solid Waste Disposal District <br />October 22, 2019 <br />The Board of County Commissioners reconvened as the Board of Commissioners <br />of the Solid Waste Disposal District. The minutes will be approved at an <br />upcoming Solid Waste Disposal District meeting. <br />15 .B.1.19-0971 Recycling at Charter Schools <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends the Solid Waste Disposal District Board approve the funding of <br />up to $2,000 to support the expansion of the school recycling program to the five <br />county charter schools. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Susan Flak, Recycling Education and Marketing Coordinator, stated that she had <br />been working with the five (5) charter schools in the County on the recycling <br />expansion program to establish a robust campus -wide recycling program at each <br />school. She mentioned that SWDD was awarded a monetary grant of $2,500 from <br />Waste Management's Think Green Grant Program. Ms. Flak added that the cost <br />for the recycling program would be approximately $4,500, and was requesting that <br />the SWDD Board approve the provision of an additional $2,000 needed to support <br />the expansion of the recycling program for the charter schools. <br />Sherry Matthew, a Science Teacher at Imagine South Vero Charter School, spoke <br />that she had been educating her students on recycling. She thanked the Board and <br />Waste Management for supporting the charter schools. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman Adams, seconded by Commissioner Flescher, <br />to approve staffs recommendations. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 4 - Chairman Solari, Vice Chairman Adams, Commissioner Flescher, and Commissioner <br />Zorc <br />Absent: 1 - Commissioner O'Bryan <br />15. B.2.19-0972 Ranking of Firms for RFP 2019045 - Yard Waste Processing and Recycling <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends the Board approve the selection committee's final ranking of <br />firms and authorize negotiations with the top ranked firm, and subsequently ranked <br />firms should negotiations with the top ranked firm fail. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 1 <br />