Tippecanoe Co. Local Environmental Finance Board

TIPPECANOE COUNTY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE FINANCING BOARD May 2, 2017 The Tippecanoe County Local Environmental Response Financing Board met on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Lafayette City Hall. Present were: David Byers, Lon Heide, Kevin Underwood and Zach Beasley Absent: Tony Roswarski and John Dennis Tony Benton, Attorney from Stuart & Branigin, was also present. MINUTES Mr. Heide moved to approve the minutes of the January 31, 2017 meeting as submitted. Mr. Beasley seconded. Motion carried. READING AND SIGNING OF CLAIMS The following Claims (all with attached documentation) were presented to the Board for payment:  A claim from Keramida Environmental for consulting services in the amount of $12,828.28. Mr. Beasley moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Keramida Environmental for consulting services in the amount of $15,690.29. Mr. Beasley moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Keramida Environmental for consulting services in the amount of $19,543.37. Mr. Beasley moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Stuart & Branigin for services provided in the amount of $400.00. Mr. Beasley moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Stuart & Branigin for services provided in the amount of $4,964.85. Mr. Beasley moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Stuart & Branigin for services provided in the amount of $3,012.33. Mr. Beasley moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Waste Management for services provided in the amount of $14,434.00. Mr. Beasley moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Indiana Department of Environmental Management for services provided in the amount of $12,186.96. Mr. Beasley moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried. REPORTS Keramida Vicki Keramida reported that everything with the landfill is going well. Mrs. Keramida stated that IDEM was ok with the delisting of the landfill on the Superfund List but the EPA has not responded yet. Mrs. Keramida recommended to the Board that they start the process of delisting. The process would take roughly a year and a half. Mrs. Keramida reminded the Board that they talked about possibly putting solar power at the landfill site and that there is no reason for that project to wait. There is current legislation/bill that is not favorable for future solar field plans. The existing fields are grandfathered. Mrs. Keramida stated that this week the Governor of Indiana, Eric Holcomb, will decide one way or the other whether the incentives will be maintained for new projects. Mr. Byers introduced Bob McKinney with Johnson- Melloh whose company provides solar power, energy and facility solutions. Mr. Byers asked the Board to hear what Mr. McKinney has to say before making a decision. Legal Mr. Benton stated that everything that he did with the re-use plan was captured in the updated Covenant, was recorded and is now official record. Mr. Benton agreed with Mrs. Keramida that there is a need to remove the landfill from the Superfund List/National Priorities List. Mr. Benton stated that the Board will have to wait and see what is going on with the EPA. Mr. Benton suggested to the Board that an RFP be used to gather information about what would be needed to go ahead with the solar field. OLD BUSINESS There was none. NEW BUSINESS Mr. McKinney gave a lengthy presentation to the Board regarding solar fields, statistics, impacts and costs of the project. The video the Board watched was an existing client of Johnson-Melloh to help paint a picture of how other municipals have leveraged solar and net metering for their benefit. Mr. McKinney answered questions from the Board throughout the presentation. Discussion ensued. Mr. Byers asked the Board for a motion to start the process to delist the landfill. Mrs. Keramida stated this would be the next step with the landfill after the re-use plan being finalized and recorded. The Board would not be able to proceed with the re-use plans until the landfill has been delisted. Discussion ensued. Mr. Beasley moved to approval of the delisting. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried. Mr. Byers asked the Board for a motion to start the process of putting together an RFP for the potential solar project at the landfill. Mr. Beasley moved for approval of the RFP. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT There was none. ADJOURN With no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Beasley moved to adjourn. Mr. Heide seconded. Motion carried. The time being 2:20 p.m. Zach Beasley Interm-T.E.R.F. Board Secretary Minutes written by Mindy Miller, 1st Deputy Clerk, City of Lafayette A digital audio recording of this meeting is available in the Lafayette City Clerk’s Office or online at http://www.lafayette.in.gov/agendacenter.