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BOOK I E MGE '36 9.B. PUBLIC DISCUSSION MM — PRESENTATION BY THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION (GENE WINNE) — PLANNING FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL Gene Winne, 2096 Windward Way, Vice President and Board member of the Civic Association, appreciated the opportunity to present suggestions on future solid waste planning. He told of his monitoring of and contributions to the MRIVCO proposal and advised that the Civic Association strongly supports the decision to table the plans at this point for solid waste disposal. Mr. Winne counseled that more analysis is required to select the most cost-effective and politically -appropriate solution before proceeding again, because it is a very complicated subject, the technology keeps changing, and cost can vary considerably. He believed that one of the flaws of the INRIVCO proposal was that DUUVCO would have been given too many decisions for too long. Even if privatization is the way to go, the Board cannot abdicate the major decision making. Mr. Winne suggested this is an appropriate time to step back and evaluate the alternatives in order to be prepared to expand disposal of our solid waste more knowledgeably in the future. With due respect to all Indian River County staff; he felt the need for outside expert knowledge, namely a consulting organization with freedom from any historical biases. The Commissioners need to know the alternatives and the costs, and then they can define waste disposal goals consistent with the cost of each alternative. He maintained that any future RFQP must be more specific as to the selection of waste -processing alternatives. Mr. Winne then focused on the types of policies and goals that should provide guidelines for the Board for.their ultimate selections. He stressed that extension of the landfill life is very important, but it is a major economic factor impacting future costs, not the end in and of itself as far as a goal is concerned. The overall goal, Mr. Winne believed, was best described as political, that is: what must we do to contribute our share to preserve the environment. It breaks into two categories: 1) to minimize the negative impact on the environment caused by excessive depletion of our natural resources; and 2) minimize the impact of our solid waste processing on the community's air and water quality and other disturbances affecting nearby neighborhoods. Obviously, the pursuit of our goals must comply with federal and state mandates and regulations. On a policy level, Mr. Winne continued, we have such matters as privatization, regional cooperation and total time frame to be encompassed in any plan. Perhaps privatization is the June 10, 1997 - M M