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Home My WebLink About03/13/2012 kW JEFFREY K. BARTON 4 . Clerk to the Board �ORI�p' March 13 , 2012 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT MEETING MINUTES The Board of Commissioners of the Solid Waste Disposal District met at the County Commission Chambers, 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, March 13 , 2012 . Present were Chairman Gary C . Wheeler, Vice Chairman Peter D . O ' Bryan, Commissioners Wesley S . Davis , Joseph E . Flescher, and Bob Solari . Also present were County Administrator Joseph A. Baird, County Attorney Alan S . Polackwich, Sr. , and Deputy Clerk Maureen Gelfo . 400 Chairman Wheeler called the meeting to order at 1 : 37 p . m . 15. B. 1 . APPROVAL OF MINUTES MEETING OFJANUARY109 2012 15. B. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MEETING OF JANUARY 24, 2012 15. B. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MEETING OFFEBRUARY7. 2012 The Chairman asked if there were any corrections or additions to the S WDD meeting minutes of January 10 , January 24 , or February 7 , 2012 . There were none . March 13 , 2012 1 8 14 2 PG 213 ON MOTION by Commissioner Flescher, SECONDED by Commissioner Davis, the Board unanimously approved the Minutes of the SWDD Meetings of January 10 , January 24 , and February 7 , 2012 , as written. 15. B. 4. WORK ORDER NO. 3 TO MB V ENGINEERING INC. FOR THE REPA MNG OF WINTER BEACH GIFFORD9 AND ROSELAND CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE CENTERS ON MOTION by Commissioner Solari , SECONDED by Vice Chairman O ' Bryan, the Board unanimously approved and authorized the Chairman to execute Work Order No . 3 to MBV Engineering, Inc . for engineering, procurement, and construction services to repave Winter Beach, Gifford, and Roseland Customer Convenience Centers for a not-to -exceed budget of $ 36 , 340 , as recommended in the memorandum of March 5 , 2012 . 15A B. S. . RECYCLABLES TRANSFER PROCESSING AND MARKETING - RFP NO. 2012023 Managing Director Himanshu Mehta, Solid Waste Disposal District, presented his request for the Board to authorize staff to begin contract negotiations with Resource Recovery Systems, LLC dba ReCommunity ("ReCommunity") for recyclables transfer, processing, and marketing services . He advised that four companies had responded to the County ' s Request for Proposal (RFP) - ReCommunity; Republic Services ; Waste Management; and SP Recycling, and UNK 142 PG 214 March 13 , 2012 2 that the Selection Committee, with input from Kessler Consulting, had recommended as the most qualified and financially beneficial response to the RFP , ReCommunity ' s dual- stream recycling proposal . MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Davis, SECONDED by Chairman Wheeler, to approve staff' s recommendation. Todd Westover, Republic Services, observed that single-stream recycling is the trend for the future . He thereafter introduced Republic ' s General Manager, Mark Talbott, and Senior Vice President of Government Affairs , Bob Healy , Mr. Talbott used a PowerPoint presentation (copy on file) to provide an overview of the benefits of single -stream recycling and to highlight what Republic Services could offer the County in terms of revenue and environmental sustainability . Director Mehta commented that staff would be reevaluating the single- stream recycling in 2015 and affirmed that ReCommunity is the best financial proposal for the County at this time . He added that ReCommunity has the ability to offer single- stream if the County decides to change its program in the future . County Administrator Joseph Baird noted that the SWDD budget had to have increases this fiscal year, and that the County needs to secure the best deal for the taxpayers . March 13 , 2012 3 BuKA 142 PG 215 lyel { Bill Leonides , ReCommunity, stressed that there are plenty of opportunities to increase recycling in the dual -stream program, and that his firm would work with the County to further ez develop its recycling program . Mitch Kessler, Kessler Consulting, acknowledged that all of the firms that responded to the RFP were well qualified; however, he concurred with staff' s recommendation to select ReCommunity . Milo Zonka, Waste Management, spoke positively of the RFP process . He also noted that the recyclables cash flow is entirely based on the commodities market, and advised that the Board negotiate the contract such that if the State requires a leap to the single- stream recycling, the County would have the ability to comply . The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION, and the Motion carried unanimously . The Board : ( 1 ) approved the selection of Resource Recovery Systems , LLC dba ReCommunity ' s dual - stream proposal as the most qualified and financially beneficial response to RFP No . 2012023 ; and (2) authorized staff to negotiate a contract Ile el for Board approval at a future date, as recommended in the memorandum of March 4 , 2012 . B 142 PG 216 March 13 , 2012 4 ;f 15* Be 6. AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SWDD FEEDSTOCK SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITHINEOS NEW PLANET BIOENERGY LLC INPB ON MOTION by Vice Chairman O ' Bryan, SECONDED by Commissioner Flescher, the Board unanimously approved and authorized the Chairman to execute Amendment No . 1 to the Feedstock Supply Agreement with INEOS New Planet BioEnergy, LLC , as recommended in the memorandum of March 7 , 2012 . 15A 7. AMENDMENT NO. I TO SWDD LANDFILL GAS INTERCONNECT AGREEMENT WITHINEOSNEWPLANET BIOENERGy, LLC ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis, SECONDED by Commissioner Flescher, the Board unanimously approved and authorized the Chairman to execute Amendment No . 1 to the Landfill Gas Interconnect Agreement with New Plant BioEnergy, LLC, as recommended in the memorandum of March 7 , 2012 . ALL BACKUP DOCUMENTATION, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD AND ARE HEREBY MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES There being no further business , the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 2 : 09 p . m . March 13 , 2012 5ou un 1 4 2 PG 2 17 N cm CL . N Or U a� U a� o .b o O CV U c� Q o .-a U � N ti U 5 � - �L� l � . N