Josephine County / City of Grants Pass Solid Waste Agency

February 28, 2011

Merlin Landfill Property

City of Grants Pass Solid Waste   Merlin Landfill   Closed approximately 1998 Ongoing environmental monitoring   Methane gas collection Site maintenance  Fuels reduction & reforestation JOGRO ™ Co-Composting Facility  Wastewater Treatment Biosolids   Vegetative waste Wood waste collection  Allied Waste Transfer Station

Solid Waste Agency  City of Grants Pass and Josephine County Formed the Agency in 2001  Cave Junction joined the Agency in 2005  Five Board Members

Solid Waste Agency  Administers Five Franchise Agreements on behalf of:  City of Grants Pass (Allied Waste & Southern Oregon Sanitation)  Josephine County (Allied Waste & Southern Oregon Sanitation)  City of Cave Junction (Southern Oregon Sanitation)  Rate Setting and Evaluation  Audit and Oversight

General Policies  No Employees allowed by IGA  Contract for Management Service  Current Contract with City of Grants Pass  15% of all Gross Revenues to Environmental Liability Assurance Fund

Environmental Program Fee   Collection and Allocation of Environmental Program Fee (EPF)   EPF is a $5.00 per ton fee collected on each ton collected in Josephine County Excess profits of Allied Waste and Southern Oregon Sanitation above 13% are split with Agency 50% - 50% Environmental Program Fee (EPF) is Designed for:    Solid Waste Programs Environmental Monitoring Landfill Post-closure Maintenance   Remediation of Contaminated Sites Other Actions Ordered by DEQ

BUDGET FY’11 REVENUE  Budgetary Fund Balance Env Liab Assurance Marlsan Fund Balance  Environmental Program Fees  Interest  Excess Profit Payment

$1,290,641 $ 993,941

$ 546,534 $ 134,244 $ 313,163

$ 210,000 $ 11,700 $ 75,000

BUDGET FY’11 EXPENDITURES         Operating Supplies Contractual Services Project Costs Household Hazardous Waste Event Charges for Services Marlsan Landfill Monitoring Admin / IT Charges Contingency / Reserve Contingency Operating Reserve Env Liability Assurance

$1,290,641 $ 700 $ 15,640 $ 150,000 $ 15,000 $ 750 $ 55,000 $ 16,200 $ 1,035,051

$ 75,000 $ 369,012 $ 591,039

Approved FY’08 Projects

 Josephine County Litter Cleanup Total Approved $6,000 $6,000

Approved FY’09 Projects

    City of Grants Pass Code Enforcement Clean Forests Project Josephine County Litter Cleanup RCC Recycling Total Approved $24,000 $14,100 $6,000 $37,345 $81,445

Approved FY’10 Projects

        City of Grants Pass Code Enforcement Clean Forests Project Josephine County Litter Cleanup Kerby Landfill Maintenance Woodson Reservoir Asbestos Abatement RCC Recycling Marlsan and Kerby Landfill Monitoring Josephine County Solid Waste Abatement Total Approved $20,000 $17,250 $6,000 $42,000 $16,000 $25,458 $54,800 $ 5,000 $186,508

FY’11 Projects

APPROVED TO DATE (February 23, 2011)      Fluorescent Bulb Recycling City of Grants Pass Code Enforcement Clean Forests Project Josephine County Litter Cleanup Kerby Landfill Maintenance & Monitoring $ 2,500 $20,000 $35,000 $6,000 $32,361 Total Approved $95,861

Upcoming Programs / Events

 Curbside Yard Waste Collection – Spring 2011  Jackson County HHW – May 7 th  Prescription Drug Take Back – April 30 th  Plastics Roundup – May 14 th  Josephine County HHW – October 1 st

Solid Waste Agency & City of Grants Pass Solid Waste