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Solid Waste Disposal District
Meeting Minutes - Final
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Commission Chambers
Board of Commissioners
Susan Adams, District 1, Chairman
Joseph Flescher, District 2, Vice Chairman
Joseph H. Earman, District 3
Deryl Loar, District 4
Laura Moss, District 5
John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
William K. DeBraal, County Attorney
Ryan L. Butler, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Randi Wardlow, Deputy Clerk
Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final December 12, 2023
15. SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS
B. Solid Waste Disposal District
The Board reconvened as the Board of Commissioners of the Solid Waste
Disposal District. Those minutes will be approved under the next Solid Waste
Disposal District meeting.
15.8.1. 23-1128 Amendment Work Order No. 18 to Geosyntec for Segment 3, Cell 3 Site
Preparations
Recommended Action: Solid Waste Disposal District staff recommends that its Board approves and
authorizes the Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Work Order No. 18
authorizing Geosyntec to provide engineering services for a not to exceed fee of
$39,783.73
Attachments: Staff Report
WO 18 Amendment 1
Budget Estimate Geosyntec
Segment 3 Cell 3 Site Preparation Amendment 1
There was no discussion regarding this item.
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Flescher, seconded by Chairman
Adams, to approve staff's recommendation. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Aye: 4 - Chairman Adams, Vice Chairman Flescher, Commissioner Moss, and
Commissioner Loar
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Earman
15.6.2. 23-1129 Work Order No. 7 to Kimley-Horn for the Solid Waste Disposal District Annual
Financial Reports
Recommended action: Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) staff recommends that its Board approve
Work Order No. 7 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for $75,050 to
provide engineering services related to the SWDD Annual Financial Reports; and
authorize the Chairman to execute the same, as presented
Attachments: Staff Report
Work Order No. 7 - KHA
There was no discussion regarding this item.
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Flescher, seconded by Chairman
Adams, to approve staff's recommendation. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Aye: 4 - Chairman Adams, Vice Chairman Flescher, Commissioner Moss, and
Commissioner Loar
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Absent: 1 - Commissioner Earman
15.B.3. 23-1130 Authorization to provide LFG Easements on the Landfill Property
Recommended Action: Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) staff recommends that its Board approve:
a) Approve the fifty -foot -wide temporary LFG construction easement and grant
Nopetro Eco District, LLC the non-exclusive easement in accordance with the
easement drawings. b) Approve the twenty -foot -wide sub -lateral "C-5" canal
crossing LFG easement and grant Nopetro Eco District, LLC the non-exclusive
easement in accordance with the easement drawings. c) Approve the
twenty -foot -wide LFG easement and grant Nopetro Eco District, LLC the
non-exclusive easement in accordance with the easement drawings. d) Direct the
County Attorney's Office to finalize the legal documents to record the approved
non-exclusive easements. e) Authorize the Chairman to execute the final legal
documents to effectuate the granting of the approved non-exclusive easements.
Attachments: Staff Report
50 -Foot Wide Temporary Easement
20 -Foot Wide Sub -Lateral C-5 Canal Easement
20 -Foot Wide Sub -Lateral LFG Easement
Environmental Assessment
[Clerk Note: This item was heard following Item 13. B.]
Himanshu Mehta, Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) Managing Director,
explained the requested easements were needed to construct, install, and maintain
landfill gas (LFG) lines between the SWDD landfill and the Nopetro Eco District's
(NED) planned construction of a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) processing
facility. Because the NED recently acquired an alternate parcel of land for the
RNG facility, new easements were required to fulfill the SWDD's obligation to the
project.
Nopetro's CEO, Jorge Herrera, presented an update to the RNG plant
development which included a timeline with expected LFG commencement in
January 2025.
Chairman Adams received confirmation that an amendment to NED's agreement
with the County to extend the original milestones by 90 days was in progress.
County Attorney Bill DeBraal received information regarding additional items that
were being negotiated under the forthcoming amendment.
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Flescher, seconded by Commissioner
Loar, to approve staff's recommendation. The motion carried by the following
vote:
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Aye: 4 - Chairman Adams, Vice Chairman Flescher, Commissioner Moss, and
Commissioner Loar
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Earman
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Board of Commissioners SWDD Meeting Minutes — Final December 12, 2023
ATTEST:
Ryan L. Butler
Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
By: ",2� "') -
Deputy Clerk
SWDD/RW/2023 Minutes
s, Chairman
Approved: February 20, 2024
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