May 4, 2009 Minutes
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
May 4, 2009
After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Special Called
Work Session on Monday, May 4, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. at the Solid Waste Operations Building at
1527 S. Mayhill Road.
PRESENT: Mayor Burroughs; Mayor Pro Tem Kamp; Council Members Heggins, Moreno,
Mulroy, Thomson and Watts.
ABSENT: None
1. The City Council participated in a tour of, and receive a briefing and hold a discussion
regarding, the Landfill Facility; DCTA Operations; DTE Biomass Energy’s Power Generation
Plant; the Composting Facility; and the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Vance Kemler, Director of Solid Waste, presented a history of the landfill. He stated that
currently they were working on a gas extraction system with Biomass at the landfill.
Shirlene Sitton, Recycling Manager, presented information concerning the City’s recycling
activities. A commercial materials recycling program was underway which recovered
construction and demolitions materials. The opening of the Materials Recovery Facility will be
delayed until next year. In July 2008 a Special Event Recycling program was started to help
collect recyclables as city-sponsored events.
Council Member Thomson asked recycling and how it might prolong the life of the landfill.
Sitton stated that instead of looking at it in terms of prolonging the life of the landfill, they now
looked at it in terms of preserving natural resources.
Mayor Burroughs asked about changing commercial recycling because of inappropriate items
being placed in the bins.
Sitton replied that it was not really a problem at this time.
Mayor Burroughs felt that staff should consider altering the program so that the renters of the
dumpsters did not get charged for items placed in the containers from outside sources.
Council begin a tour of the above mentioned facilities at 12:15 p.m. and with no further business
following the tour, the meeting was adjourned.
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MARK A. BURROUGHS
MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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JENNIFER WALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS