HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommittee of the Whole Minutes 09.15.1992
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CITY COUNCIL OCMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Date Sept. 15,_ 1992 T_ Time 6:30 p.m.
Place of Meeting
Council Chambers
Members present: Chairman- Chuck Rodgers
Ron Marshall
Albert Ehrlick
Donna Kilpatrick
Bob Graham
Others present: Dave Michael
John Rosenberg
Gay Easton
Norman Orr
L.D. Collins
Lonnie Kellogg
Jim Worthington
Don Hackmann
Ron Marshall commented that the street department is making
pretty effective use of millings that they got recently. It
has been a good improvement on the side streets.
Donna had a question regarding the compressor at the FAP,
• which was listed on a purchase requisition reviewed by the
Budget/Finance committee earlier today. Chuck reported that it
is the same compressor that went bad in City Hall awhile back.
In the long run it costs less to replace than repair these
compressors.
Gay reported on a trip to West Yellowstone and Jackson Hole.
He passed around pictures that were taken of the transfer
stations at these two locations.
Jackson Hole hauls their garbage 75 miles to somewhere in
Wyoming. West Yellowstone hauls their garbage to Livingston.
Ed Steffans accompanied Gay on this trip and through their
discussions came up with the following options that the City needs
to consider.
1) Close the transfer site completely and haul to
Billings.
2) Apply for a Class 3 landfill and haul to Billings
until we find a solution.
3) Purchase an additional packer and haul to Billings.
4) Add 1 or 2 extra containers in problem areas and
reduce pickup to once a week.
5) Build a transfer site for the City needs which
will be adequate for the next 15 to 20 years with
the least cost to the taxpayers. ($250,000)
6) Buy additional land and apply for a new landfill.
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Ron Marshall mentioned that we should still look at another
option of having BFI take care of our garbage.
Gay said that a concern of his is that if we go and build
something for a quarter of a million dollars and then 5 years
down the road it becomes obsolete.
Chuck reported that while on a vacation trip to Washington
he found the same situation as West Yellowstone and Jackson Hole.
However, they are re-cycling, which the homeowner has to pay for.
He noted that one City has to haul their garbage 384 miles.
Ron mentioned again that we should possibly look at BFI
to take care of our garbage.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Don Hackmann
City Clerk
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