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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Brit Fontenot, City Clerk
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Reconsideration of Section 3 of Resolution 4009 as it relates to glass
disposal at the City of Bozeman Landfill
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2007
RECOMMENDATION: Consider making a motion reconsidering Section 3 of Resolution
4009, originally approved on March 26, 2007. If a motion to reconsider is successful, schedule a
public hearing for a date certain and direct staff to return to the Commission on said date with a
revised resolution reflecting the desire of the Commission to continue to accept glass at the City
of Bozeman landfill.
Original motion language:
It was moved by Cr. Becker, seconded by Cr. Rupp, to approve Resolution 4009 revising
the types of waste permitted at the City of Bozeman Landfill, revising the landfill fee
schedule, and revising the restriction of users of the City of Bozeman Landfill, with the
revised Landfill Gate Fees becoming effective on April 16, 2007.
Those voting Aye being Crs. Becker, Rupp, Kirchhoff, and Mayor Krauss.
Those voting No being none.
Those absent being Cr. Jacobson.
The motion carried 4 - 0.
BACKGROUND: On March 26, the Commission voted 4-0 to approve Commission
Resolution 4009. The staff report, delivered by Solid Waste Superintendent Steve Johnson,
stated in part:
Headwaters Recycling has not had an outlet for recycled glass for a number of
years, and glass collected from the City recycling Binnies has been stockpiled at
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the City landfill for over four years. The State DEQ purchased a glass pulverizer
that was intended to travel to glass stockpile sites throughout the state. The
pulverized glass was planned to be used in landscape projects. The pulverizer was
at our landfill approximately three years ago, but it has since been stationed at
Headwaters in Boulder which appears to be its permanent home. We have
attempted to use the glass in gravel road bases, and the City of Bozeman
construction standards permit and encourage this. However, local gravel
contractors have not shown any interest in using the product because of the time
and expense it takes to transport the glass to their facility and to change their
crushing operations to accommodate the glass. The glass stockpiled at our landfill
is currently being crushed with heavy equipment and mixed with soil and is used
as daily cover at the landfill, which reduces the amount of soil used. Once the
landfill is closed, we will have no use for the glass. Because there is no market for
recycled glass, the glass Binnies will soon be removed from the recycling sites
and we will begin an advertising campaign to advise the public of this change.
Additionally, the Commission briefly discussed the glass stockpiling issue on Thursday,
May 24, 2007, at the scheduled policy meeting.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Undetermined
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
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Brit Fontenot, City Clerk Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
Attachments: (1) Resolution 4009, approved on March 26, 2007
(2) Approved Minutes of the March 26, 2007 City Commission meeting
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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO 4009
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
BOZEMAN MONTANA REVISING THE TYPES OF WASTE
PERMITTED AT THE CITY OF BOZEMAN LANDFILL REVISING
THE LANDFILL FEE SCHEDULE AND REVISING THE RESTRICTION
OF USERS OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN LANDFILL
WHEREAS the Bozeman City Commission did regularly pass Commission Resolution No
3468 on the 13th day ofAugust 2001 which Resolution established the types of waste permitted and a
revised landfill gate fee schedule for users ofthe City of Bozeman landfill and
WHEREAS the Bozeman City Commission did regularly pass Commission Resolution No
3582 on the 1 ih day of March 2003 which Resolution affirmed the types of waste permitted and
affirmed the landfill gate fee schedule for users of the City of Bozeman landfill established in
Commission Resolution No 3468 and
WHEREAS the Bozeman City Commission did regularly pass Commission Resolution No
3830 on the 1sl day of August 2005 which Resolution affirmed the types of waste permitted and
determined that the landfill gate fees established by Commission Resolution No 3468 are still
appropriate and in the best interests of the City of Bozeman and that no adjustment in the fees were
necessary at that time with the exception ofthe fee for compostable materials
WHEREAS the Bozeman City Commission did regularly pass Commission Resolution No
3860 on the 3rd day of October 2005 which Resolution revised the types of waste permitted at the
landfill affirming the landfill fee scheduled established in Commission Resolution No 3830 and
restricting the users of the City ofBozeman Landfill and
WHEREAS the Bozeman landfill cannot accept wire as defined cable rope etc greater
than three feet in length since these materials cause an inordinate amount ofdamage to City equipment
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used at the landfill and
WHEREAS the Bozeman landfill has established a compost program to encourage
recycling and wood waste reduction and
WHEREAS the Bozeman landfill does not accept waste from outside Gallatin County and
WHEREAS the Bozeman landfill does not accept asbestos unless specifically approved by
the Bozeman City Commission and
WHEREAS the Bozeman landfill does not accept liquid wastes and
WHEREAS due to the fact that tires need to be deeply buried and the Bozeman landfill is
nearing capacity the Bozeman landfill can no longer accept tires and
WHEREAS due to the fact that the Headwaters Recycling Program has no outlet for
recycled glass the disposal of glass as a recyclable commodity at the landfill will no longer be
accepted and glass will be treated as household waste and
WHEREAS the City of Bozeman in accordance with its license to operate a Class n
landfill can accept only Group n Group ill and Group IV wastes as defined in 16 14 503 ARM and
as can be accommodated by the existing cell capacity and
WHEREAS on September 12 2005 the City Commission determined that the construction
of a solid waste transfer station was not in the best interest of the public at that time In light ofthe
fact the City of Bozeman Landfill Class n cell is nearing capacity the City Commission further
determined that the life of the City of Bozeman Landfill Class n cell should be extended as long as
possible for the convenience ofCity of Bozeman residents and passed Commission Resolution No
3860 prohibiting non city ofBozeman residents commercial haulers and commercial businesses from
utilizing the City of Bozeman Landfill for solid waste and construction waste disposal while
continuing to operate their compost and recycling services for the benefit ofall residents of Gallatin
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County and amending the landfill gate fees previously established in Commission Resolution No
3830 and
WHEREAS the Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of
Bozeman for the City to join the Gallatin Solid Waste Management District and that it will be in the
best interest of the citizens of said District for the City s landfill to be filled and closed by June 30
2008
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman Montana
Section 1
To defray the cost and expense of operating the City of Bozeman landfill there is hereby
established a schedule of fees to be levied upon all users of the landfill rforth in Schedule A
attached
Section 2
The City of Bozeman Landfill Class II cell shall be open tt l5tr of Bozeman non
commercial residents and City of Bozeman solid waste collection trucks only for the purpose of
disposing of Class II material Private commercial garbage trucks commercial pickup trucks and
trailers roll off construction or garbage containers construction loads and demolition materials and
non city residents will not be allowed to utilize the City of Bozeman Landfill When a Convenience
Station is constructed and is in operation at the City of Bozeman Landfill non city residents will be
allowed to utilize the Convenience Station upon mutual agreement between the SolidWaste District
Board and City of Bozeman
Section 3
The Compost and Recycling services currently offered at the City ofBozeman Landfill with
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the exception ofglass disposal shall continue to be offered to all residents ofGallatin County for the
fees established in Schedule A attached
Section 4
These revisions shall become effective April 16 2007
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission ofthe CityofBozeman Montana at a
regular session thereofheld on the 26th day of March 2007
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ATTEST
Brit Fonten6 7
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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SCHEDULE A
CITY OF BOZEMAN
LANDFILL GATE FEES
Effective April 16 2007 the following landfill gate fees are in effect
Load Size Fee Per Ton
Minimum up to 2 cubic yards City residents
Minimum up to 2 cubic yards non City residents
Normal waste over minimum
10 00 36 77
15 00 36 77
0 01839 lb 36 77
Specialtv Materials
Sheet Metal Goods appliances
Wire less than 3 feet in length
Dead Animals Less than 200 lbs
More than 200 lbs
0 052211Ib
0 01 839lb
15 00 ea
78 00 ea
10442
36 77
Compostable Materials
Separated compost yard waste other compostable materials including clean
stock wood waste brush and trees
Minimum up to 2 cubic yards with current City ofBozeman Solid Waste Bill
Compost over minimum 0 0092lb
Minimum up to 2 cubic yards without current City of Bozeman Solid Waste Bill
Compost over minimum 0 01 839 lb
10 00
18 39
15 00
36 77
Fines
Cover on transport
Vehicles smaller than one ton truck
Small trailers including converted pickup boxes
One ton trucks and up
Trailers larger than converted pickup boxes
25 00load
25 00load
50 00load
50 00load
wire defined as all woven or braided materials such as barbed wire woven wire clothesline
wire cable twine and rope will not be accepted if longer than three feet in length with one
exception metal wire suitable for the white goods recycling pile
per provisions of Ordinance No 1386
Reference Bozeman City Commission Resolution No 4009 adopted March 26 2007
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