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Solid Waste
Meeting
Tuesday,
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Commission
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County Florida
County Administration Complex
27th Street, Building A
Beach, Florida, 32960-3388
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Disposal District
Minutes - Final
July 23, 2019
Call Meeting
Chambers
County Commissioners
Bob Solari, Chairman, District 5
Susan Adams, Vice Chairman, District 1
Joseph E. Flescher, District 2
Peter D. O'Bryan, District 4
Tim Zorc, District 3
Jason E. Brown, County Administrator
Dylan Reingold, County Attorney
Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Randi Wardlow, Deputy Clerk
Board of Commissioners
SWDD Meeting Minutes - Final July 23, 2019
6. SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS
6.A. Solid Waste Disposal District
6.A.1. 19-0686 Preliminary FY 19/20 SWDD Assessment - Mandatory Garbage Collection
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that its Board vote to approve the proposed Solid Waste
Residential Charge of $107.44 per WGU, which equates to a rate of $171.90
per ERU rate for the unincorporated areas of the County within the Urban
Service Area, and to approve the proposed Solid Waste Residential Charge of
$75.56 per WGU, which equates to a rate of $120.90 per ERU for properties
outside the urban service area.
Attachments: Staff Report
Director of Utility Services, Vincent Burke, appeared before the Board
requesting direction on the Solid Waste Charge/Assessment that was voted on at
the July 17, 2019 Budget Workshop Fiscal Year 2019/2020. Director Burke
recounted that the Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) Board had voted to
approve a proposed charge for mandatory garbage service for all residents in
unincorporated Indian River County.
Since that meeting, it was determined that it would be practical to apply the
approved proposed charge to only those residents within the boundaries of
Waste Management's Urban Service Area. Staff was seeking approval to move
forward with an increased rate of $171.90 per ERU for residents within the
service area, and an unchanged rate of $120.90 per ERU for residents outside of
the service area boundary.
Commissioner O'Bryan requested clarification on the July 17th vote, which he
recalled as differing from staffs recommendation. Discussion ensued among
the Board and staff regarding the rationale for having two different service
rates. Himanshu Mehta, Managing Director of SWDD, confirmed that the
in -boundary rate was an estimate based on provisions of the existing service
contract. A rate for residents outside of the service area could not yet be
estimated, so those residents would not see any change to their SWDD
assessment.
Commissioner O'Bryan clarified that the $171.90 rate included only six (6)
months of garbage collection, starting April 1, 2020, and would only apply to
residents within the provider's Urban Service Area. He restated his concerns
with contaminated recycling as the driver for the move to mandatory garbage
collection.
Chairman Solari sought to reassure residents who were currently contracted for
garbage collection that they would pay less for service once final negotiations
were completed.
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Board of Commissioners
SWDD Meeting Minutes - Final July 23, 2019
A motion was made by Commissioner O'Bryan, seconded by Chairman Solari, to
approve staffs recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 5 - Chairman Solari, Vice Chairman Adams, Commissioner Flescher, Commissioner
O'Bryan, and Commissioner Zorc
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Board of Commissioners
SWDD Meeting Minutes — Final July 23, 2019
ATTEST:
Jeffrey R. Smith, CPA, CGFO, CGMA
Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
By:
Deputy Clerk
SWDD/RW/2019 Minutes
Bob Solari, Chairman
NOV 1 2 2019
Approved:
Indian River County Florida
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