Minutes November 8, 2004CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
November 8, 2004
After determining that a quorum was presem, the City Council convened in a Special Called
Meeting on Monday, November 8, 2004 at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room.
PRESENT:
Mayor Brock; Mayor Pro Tem McNeill; Council Members Montgomery, Mulroy,
and Thomson.
ABSENT: Council Member Kamp and Redmon
1. The Council received a report, held a discussion, and gave staff direction regarding
Bioreactor Landfill Technology and its impact on the City of DeNon Landfill.
Vance Kemler, Director of Solid Waste Services, presemed information regarding bioreactor
landfill technology and its impact on the City's landfill. Solid waste managemem strategies
include waste minimization, maximize landfill site life, maximize waste diversion and pay for
services utilized. He noted state and federal regulations relative to environmental protection and
landfill sites. Advamages of bioreactor technology include landfill stabilization, methane
production and utilization and increased site life. Bioreactor benefits included accelerated waste
degradation/stabilization, reduced environmemal risk, gain airspace/extended landfill life,
deferred capital investmem and developmem of new landfill, more efficiem methane gas
collection, made beneficial use of gas more viable, more efficiem and economical leachate
treatment and reduced post closure maintenance potential.
Council discussion included:
· Use of the methane gas collected.
· Reasons for the State originally denying use of this technology.
· Other city-owned facilities using this technology.
· Cost benefits realized for facilities already using this technology.
· Concern regarding the emission of odors and how imense that odor might be.
Kemler cominued with bioreactor challenges which included increased gas emissions, imemal
liquid managemem, potemial for leachate seeps, side slope stability, potemial for fires in aerobic
bioreactors, odors and additional costs. Proposed implememation plan included staff education
and training, incorporate design and permit modification into the design of Phase 3 of the
landfill, FY 2005-2006 and initiate construction late FY 2006 or early FY 2007.
Council discussion included:
· Whether or not project work to be done by outside contractors.
· PR work might have to be done regarding the bum off flare of the methane gas.
Consensus of the Council was to proceed with the proposal, looking at all of the options
available. Council requested that the business pro forma be brought back for review by Council
prior to inserting it imo the bioreactor portion of the landfill engineering project.
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2. The Council received a report, held a discussion, and gave staff direction regarding the
status of a Green Building Program.
Katherine Barnett, Special Projects Coordinator, and Kelly Carpemer, Director of Planning and
Development, presented information on a green building program. Staff presented several
examples of green building programs to the City Council Environmem Committee. The
Committee had requested additional information regarding Code Compliance, Energy Star, and
additional conservation information measures that might be implemented as well as input from
local builders. Next steps to the project would include idemify specific costs associated with
adopting most recem version of IECDC or Energy Star, draft a green building program, hold a
series of meetings with local builders to review a draft plan and work together to determine the
best possible additions for conservation and practices, and presem finding to the City Council
Environment Committee.
Council discussion included:
· Mandatory components of local programs such as the one at Frisco.
· At what point in the process relative to the Environment Committee.
Consensus of the Council was to cominue with the exploration of the program.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m.
JENNIFER WALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
EULINE BROCK
MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS