Okaloosa County BOCC — June 7, 2016 — 5-9-16 workshop minutes — reading text

interlocal agreement . Mrs . Ketchel again expressed her concern about Okaloosa County ranking so low in recycling goals . Mr . Autrey stated education is important and said everyone must recycle everything in order to meet the goals . Again , the size of containers was discussed , as well as the data from the pilot program . Mr . Hofstad stated demographics is a factor in that data . He cautioned the Board about an unrealistic expectation for all franchise areas to have the same result as the Po qui to Bayou area . Mr . Hof st ad stated there was an increase in recycling efforts in the pilot area May 9 , 2016 -5- Minute Book 74 , Page 226 Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners during the test program which had a 1-1-1 service . He viewed it as forced recycling . Mr . Goodwin asked what has happened in past years when we have not met the prescribed FDEP recycling goals , to which Mr . Autrey replied " nothing." Mr . Hof st ad pointed out the State established this program in the 2009-10 timeframe and there was a market for recyclables at that time . He said the market has fallen through the floor and " we don ' t know what teeth are in the rule ." Mr. Hofstad reported there has been no action against Okaloosa County or any other county which has not met the goals but we also do not kno w what will happen in 2020 . Mr . Mcclendon stated only large counties , like Lee , Palm Beach and Dade have come close to the goals because of their waste energy programs. Mr . Goodwin commented that it sounds unreasonable . Mr . Reece was of the opinion the goals have been unreasonable from the beginning . He said the counties which burn their waste instead of recycling it have received recycling credits . Mr. Autrey referred to the provisions for multi-family units and said it needs to be "cleaned up ." Staff ' s recommendation is for multi-family structures consisting of five units or less under one roof to use recycling carts . For buildings with six or more units , the designation will be commercial with use of a dumpster. Mr . Autrey stated this direction will bring consistent service. He added there will be a provision for exceptions . Mr . Stewart stated the concept is to provide a dividing line by number of uni ts . A certain size would use trash cans while it makes more sense to have a dumpster for larger multi - family structures . With regard to bulk waste , the property manager/owner can go to the free market to contract for a non- exclusive franchise for that service . The next topic for discussion was bulk pickup in residential areas . Mr . Autrey explained the current procedure and said we need to specify what we want in the RFP . Options are a base service of once a week or once a month on a given day , call for pickup , or make it "pay as you ." Mr . Goodwin expressed concern about the quality of life when bulk items are not picked up , particularly in more densely populated neighborhoods . He said there are times when Code Enforcement must be called in or county crews are used to remove the i terns . Mr . Goodwin stated there is also a heal th concern May 9, 2016 -6- Minute Book 74 , Page 227 Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners and referred to the mosquito-borne Zika virus . He was firm that bulk pickup should be contractual and not optional . Mr . Boyles concurred and said in his district you don ' t put anything at the road because no one will come to pick it up . He stated the Board must remember that regardless of its efforts , we will not be able to make everyone happy . Mrs . Ketchel agreed . Mr . Autrey stated staff will clarify the language for the RFP and will also work with Waste Management now on the contract extension for bulk pickup service . He advised that the contract extension will be back before the Board in the near future . When asked about the "clean and lien " process , Mr . Stewart replied a process has been adopted and Code Enforcement has ticketed a couple of properties . He explained that it is not a quick process . Mr . Goodwin said he does not think bulk items being at the curb for a week is a problem but he does feel if those items stay there for two weeks or more , they become a problem . He asked if there could be discussion on what constitutes bulk i terns . Mr . Stewart responded that Chapter 403 has specific language and the Board is limited in its ability to tweek definitions . Upon inquiry by Mrs . Ketchel about fines for leaving i terns at the curb, Mr. Stewart said the county does have a littering ordinance but the problem is identifying the source of the material. Mr . Autrey reported staff is recommending the term of the contract for solid waste services be ten years with two renewal options of five years each . Mr. Autrey stated the proposed contract extension with the current solid waste provider , Waste Management , is for a period of six additional months with an end date of September 30 , 2016 . He said having this extension in place will allow time to prepare the RFP and evaluate the responses . Mr . Autrey then recapped the discussion before the floor was again opened by the Chairman for public comments . May 9 , 2016 -7- Minute Book 74 , Page 228 Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners PUBLIC COMMENTS Mr . George (last name unclear) , Bluewater Bay , stated much work has gone into preparation of this RFP but he does not feel that one size will fit all. He said his neighborhood would like to be able to customize its service. Mr. Dave Parisot , Shalimar , returned to the podium to provide additional insight on the pilot program. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board , the meeting was adjourned at 7 : 35 p . m. J . D. PEACOCK II CHARLES K. WINDES , JR ., CHAIRMAN CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (These minutes were transcribed by Teresa Ward.) May 9 , 2016 -8- Minute Book 74 , Page229 Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners