Tippecanoe Co. Local Environmental Finance Board

TIPPECANOE COUNTY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE FINANCING BOARD January 30, 2018 The Tippecanoe County Local Environmental Response Financing Board met on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Lafayette City Hall. Present were: David Byers, John Dennis, Lon Heide, Kevin Underwood and Zach Beasley. Absent: Tony Roswarski Tony Benton, Attorney from Stuart & Branigin, was also present. MINUTES Mr. Dennis moved to approve the minutes of the October 31, 2017 meeting as submitted. Mr. Heide seconded. Motion carried. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Mr. Benton stated that the 2017 officers were David Byers as President and John Dennis as Secretary. Mr. Dennis moved to retain Mr. Byers as Board Chair for 2018 office and moved to retain Mr. Dennis as Secretary for 2018 office. 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 $19,901.50. Mr. Dennis moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Keramida Environmental for consulting services in the amount of $19,021.68. Mr. Dennis moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Keramida Environmental for consulting services in the amount of $23,423.33. Mr. Dennis moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Stuart & Branigin for services provided in the amount of $1,493.44. Mr. Dennis moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Stuart & Branigin for services provided in the amount of $7,550.00. Mr. Dennis moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Stuart & Branigin for services provided in the amount of $6,384.46. Mr. Dennis moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from Waste Management for services provided in the amount of $9,750.00. Mr. Dennis moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.  A claim from City of Lafayette for services provided in the amount of $750.00. Mr. Dennis moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried.   A claim from Tippecanoe County for services provided in the amount of $250.00. Mr. Dennis moved for approval. Mr. Underwood seconded. Motion carried. REPORTS Legal Mr. Benton stated that he and Sara Guss (Keramida) met with Allen Nail to discuss having the Tippecanoe County Park Board submit a letter of intent to the EPA for recreational use and the delisting of the landfill. Mr. Benton stated that he drafted a non-binding letter for Mr. Nail for submission to the EPA along with another letter that he prepared. The letter was given to Mr. Nail around Nov/Dec 2017. Mr. Benton stated that he hasn’t heard anything more since then. Mr. Benton passed around an attachment to the letter that he sent to Mr. Nail. Mr. Benton stated that he put together a letter/petition that Chairman Byers executed and sent to EPA asking them to initiate the deletion/delisting process. Discussion ensued. Vicki Keramida stated that the site is approved as a ‘approved reuse site’ and has completed the risk assessment. Mrs. Keramida stated that the solar panel company would need a years’ worth of receipts of electric/power and such to help determine the needs of the facilities that are being considered powered by the purposed solar panel idea. Mrs. Keramida stated that given the way things are today the Board has until year 2022 to do the reuse that would result in a benefit. Mrs. Keramida stated that if the Board agrees she will continue working with the solar panel company. Discussion ensued regarding the direction of the site; whether its solar panels or recreation along with what re-use options are viable. Keramida Mrs. Keramida stated that with regards to the delisting of the site, that the letter that they signed started the delisting process and gave intent to the EPA. Mrs. Keramida met with the Commissioner of IDEM, Bruno Pigott, in December 2017 to discuss the Board desire to delist the site and also to discuss some of the concerns Mrs. Keramida has with EPA. Mrs. Keramida expressed interest in having the IDEM take the lead to prepare documents. Mrs. Keramida stated that they also met with the technical people in December 2017 and followed up with a letter. Through the delisting there are several things that need to be evaluated. Mrs. Keramida explained those items to the Board along with the wetlands and arsenic levels. Mrs. Keramida stated that she sees nothing in the way to proceed with the delisting process. Mrs. Keramida stated that the landfill is doing great and there are no exceedances on methane. OLD BUSINESS There was none. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Byers asked the Board if they would like for him to have Jessica Rebmann, Morgan Stanley Representative, give a presentation to the Board regarding the TERF financials at the next meeting. The Board members were in agreement to have her at the next meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT There was none. ADJOURN With no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Underwood moved to adjourn. Mr. Dennis seconded. Motion carried. The time being 2:03 p.m. John Dennis 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.