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OVERVIEW General Objectives BOOK 98 PA,F 335 Municipal Waste Management, LLC is proposing to develop, own and operate a Waste Technology Park in Indian River County, Florida that will enable the County to meet the goals set forth in the Indian River County Waste Management Master Plan, The Comprehensive Plan of Indian River County and other goals as defined in RFQP 6047. The general goals of the developmenTare as follows: 1. Provide sensible landfill alternatives that are economically sound. 2. Provide a solid waste reduction plan that will at least allow the County to achieve the reduction required to comply with the State's recycling and waste reduction guidelines. 3. Reduce the amount of material to be taken to the landfill by as much as 85 percent. 4. Provide new jobs in the County with an annual payroll in excess of $3,000,000. 5. Surround the Waste Processing Facility with optional integrated ancillary technologies that utilize the manufacturing -ready raw materials provided by the WPF. 6. Provide a flexible plan that will easily adapt to changes in regulations, incoming waste stream, enhanced technologies and changing market needs. 7. Provide an environmentally friendly approach the will gain public support, protect ground water recharge areas, conserve energy resources and instill community pride. S. Provide a computerized Management System that tracks and records detailed information regarding each days activity and automatically provides state and federal compliance reports, management reports and predictability overlays. 9. Provide financial incentives that assist the County in waste management cost recovery. Waste Processing Facility Size The proposed feed stream and operational basis for the general Plan is: 1. 1,500 tons per day of Municipal Solid Waste ('MSW'). Facility will be capable of processing in excess of 1,500 tons per shift per day of MSW by adding an additional shift. 2. It is anticipated that the facility will process approximately 500 TPD of the County's waste and that the County will allow an additional 1,000 TPD to be transferred from surrounding counties under an approved plan. No waste from outside the state would be received. 3. Standard eight (8) hours per day of operation (slightly longer on heavy days - slightiy shorter on light days). 4. Six (6) days per week, 52 weeks per year of operation. Organizational Structure 1. It is proposed that Municipal Waste Management, LLC serve as the Developer, Owner and Operator of the Waste Processing Facility and the surrounding ancillary businesses. 2. Municipal Waste Management, LLC will form a Florida corporation that may include a technology partner in some of the ancillary businesses and a minority financial partner (less that 30 percent) in the total project 3. The County will need to form a Solid Waste Authority (if not currently in place) to enter into long-term contracts (15 years or greater) with MWM. 4. All waste coming to the facility will be contracted through the Authority, and the Authority will in tum contract with MWM to service the contracts. This will allow the County input and ultimate control over the origin of incoming waste and protect the long-term investment interest of MWM. k, =13, 1996