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HAMILTON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES -
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
MANAGER'S MEMORANDUM
DATE: November
14, 2008
TO: District Policy Committee Members
FROM: Holly Christmann, Solid Waste Manager
Cory R. Chadwick, Director
I. Introduction/Opening Comments
NOTICE: This memo is for the meeting to
be held on November 20, 2008. The meeting will begin at 9:30 am at
Hamilton County Environmental Services located at 250 William Howard
Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Policy Committee
Information (Agendas, Manager=s
Memos, Minutes, etc.) are available on the District=s
Website at www.hamiltoncountyrecycles.org.
II. Clerk's Report/Additions to the Agenda
A. Approval of Minutes – Minutes from the
September 18, 2008 Policy Committee
meeting are included as Attachment A.
B. Additions to the Agenda
Please contact Susan
Schumacher at 513-946-7734 or
susan.schumacher@hamilton-co.org if you have items to add to
the agenda.
III. District Revenue Updates/Analysis
Updates will be provided on current revenue receipts
and comparisons with prior years, as included in
Attachment B.
IV.
Policy Items
A.
Television Recycling Event
On February 17,
2009
all full-power
broadcast television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting
on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital.
Televisions that are not hooked up to cable will need to
purchase a convertor box to continue to receive over the air signals.
Given the switch to digital broadcasting and the increasing popularity of
televisions with new technology, the District is concerned that
televisions are becoming a problem waste stream. In addition, Staff met
with several communities this year with each identifying televisions as a
problem waste stream.
To address this emerging
waste problem, the District proposes to conduct a television recycling
event in 2009. While costs are unknown at this time, funds are available
in the 2009 budget due to a reduction in costs for the District’s
yardwaste drop-off program.
The District is not
recommending that television recycling events be an annual program at this
time.
Staff
Recommendation: Staff recommends approval to conduct a
television recycling event in 2009.
B.
Approval for District Priority Grants
Under the Solid Waste Management Plan Update, the District replaced the
Reduction Assistance Grant with a District Priority Grant for communities
and non-profit organizations. With this revised grant program, the Policy
Committee will identify three key solid waste management issues that will
be eligible for District Priority Grant funding. Potential grantees will
submit grant applications that address these key issues.
At the May 15th
Policy Committee meeting, the members approved the following priorities
for the 2009 grant cycle: recycling promotion, recycling in public
spaces, and food waste diversion.
District staff has
included, as Attachment C, recommendations
relating to applications
for District Priority Grant funding.
Staff Recommendation: District staff recommends that the
Policy Committee approve the grant award recommendations for
forwarding to the Board of County Commissioners
C.
Foodwaste Diversion
One of the
goals of the Policy Committee’s strategic plan is to identify and research
alternative technologies. As discussed in previous committee meetings,
the District organized a food waste diversion committee to identify ways
to divert organics from the waste stream. Staff will provide an update on
the committee’s efforts
V.
Information/Discussion Items
A.
Quarterly Performance Measures
As a result
of the Strategic Planning Session, on a quarterly basis, Staff will report
the results of the District’s performance measures.
Attachment D provides an outline
for the third quarter.
B.
Recycling Awards Luncheon
The
District held its annual recycling awards luncheon on November 13th.
The awards ceremony provides the District with the opportunity to thank
communities, businesses, and organizations for their efforts to increase
recycling. The winners included:
Friend of
Recycling – Dan Korman, Park+Vine
Outstanding School Recycling Program – The School for Creative &
Performing Arts
Outstanding Recycling Educator – Joy Lohrer, Norwood View Elementary
Student Recycler of the Year – Zohal Faqiri, Aiken University High School
Best Community Recycler (>10,000 population) – City of Blue Ash
Best Community Recycler (<10,000 population) – City of Wyoming
Most Improved Community Recycling Program – City of Harrison
Public Recycling Excellence – City of Cincinnati & Findlay Market
Recycling Excellence in Commercial Property Management – Duke Realty
Recycling at Work, Program of the Year – Macy’s Inc.
The Interchange – Business of the Year – Cylinder Processors
Outstanding Recycling in a Multi-Family Residence – Uptown Properties
The John Van Volkenburgh Award for Recycling Innovation – Great American
Ball Park
C.
Collection Events Closing for the Year
The District’s
collection events will be closing for the season, including:
-Yardwaste Drop-Off sites close November 30
-Household Hazardous Waste sites close November 22
-Computer Recycling drop-off closes December 30
D.
Update on County Clean Up Partnership
The County
Clean-Up Partnership is a one-year demonstration program for which the
District is providing $40,000 to Keep Cincinnati Beautiful (KCB). The
funds are used to fund the Sheriff Inmate Work Detail Program and litter
education. Work Detail will pick-up litter every two weeks in eight
communities outside the City of Cincinnati. The program started July 28th.
Listed below are the communities that are serviced through this program:
Cheviot –
Tuesday afternoons
Forest Park – Wednesday afternoons
Mt. Healthy – Thursday afternoons
Lincoln Heights – Friday afternoons
Colerain Township – Tuesday afternoons
Green Township – Wednesday afternoons
Delhi Township – Thursday afternoons
Golf Manor – Friday afternoons
Attachment E details the results of the
program through October.
VI. Tentative
Future Agenda Items
VII. Policy Committee Members' Comments
VIII. Public Comments
IX.
Upcoming District Meetings
The next Policy Committee meeting is scheduled for January 15, 2009. This
meeting will be held at Hamilton County Environmental Services, 250
William Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 at 9:30 am.
X. Adjournment (Target Time: 11:00 am)
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