Josephine County / City of Grants Pass Solid Waste Agency Josephine County / City of Grants Pass Solid Waste Agency February 28, 2011

Merlin Landfill Property

City of Grants Pass Solid Waste Merlin Landfill Closed approximately 1998 Ongoing environmental monitoring Methane gas collection Site maintenance Fuels reduction & reforestation JOGRO™ Co-Composting Facility Wastewater Treatment Biosolids Vegetative waste Wood waste collection Allied Waste Transfer Station

Solid Waste Agency City of Grants Pass and Josephine County Formed the Agency in 2001 Cave Junction joined the Agency in 2005 Five Board Members

Solid Waste Agency Administers Five Franchise Agreements on behalf of: City of Grants Pass (Allied Waste & Southern Oregon Sanitation) Josephine County (Allied Waste & Southern Oregon Sanitation) City of Cave Junction (Southern Oregon Sanitation) Rate Setting and Evaluation Audit and Oversight

General Policies No Employees allowed by IGA Contract for Management Service Current Contract with City of Grants Pass 15% of all Gross Revenues to Environmental Liability Assurance Fund

Environmental Program Fee Collection and Allocation of Environmental Program Fee (EPF) EPF is a $5.00 per ton fee collected on each ton collected in Josephine County Excess profits of Allied Waste and Southern Oregon Sanitation above 13% are split with Agency 50% - 50% Environmental Program Fee (EPF) is Designed for: Solid Waste Programs Environmental Monitoring Landfill Post-closure Maintenance Remediation of Contaminated Sites Other Actions Ordered by DEQ

BUDGET FY’11 REVENUE $1,290,641 Budgetary Fund Balance $ 993,941 Env Liab Assurance $ 546,534 Marlsan $ 134,244 Fund Balance $ 313,163 Environmental Program Fees $ 210,000 Interest $ 11,700 Excess Profit Payment $ 75,000

BUDGET FY’11 EXPENDITURES $1,290,641 Contingency $ 75,000 Operating Supplies $ 700 Contractual Services $ 15,640 Project Costs $ 150,000 Household Hazardous Waste Event $ 15,000 Charges for Services $ 750 Marlsan Landfill Monitoring $ 55,000 Admin / IT Charges $ 16,200 Contingency / Reserve $ 1,035,051 Contingency $ 75,000 Operating Reserve $ 369,012 Env Liability Assurance $ 591,039

Approved FY’08 Projects Josephine County Litter Cleanup $6,000 Total Approved $6,000

Approved FY’09 Projects City of Grants Pass Code Enforcement $24,000 Clean Forests Project $14,100 Josephine County Litter Cleanup $6,000 RCC Recycling $37,345 Total Approved $81,445

Approved FY’10 Projects Josephine County Solid Waste Abatement $ 5,000 City of Grants Pass Code Enforcement $20,000 Clean Forests Project $17,250 Josephine County Litter Cleanup $6,000 Kerby Landfill Maintenance $42,000 Woodson Reservoir Asbestos Abatement $16,000 RCC Recycling $25,458 Marlsan and Kerby Landfill Monitoring $54,800 Josephine County Solid Waste Abatement $ 5,000 Total Approved $186,508

FY’11 Projects APPROVED TO DATE (February 23, 2011) Fluorescent Bulb Recycling $ 2,500 City of Grants Pass Code Enforcement $20,000 Clean Forests Project $35,000 Josephine County Litter Cleanup $6,000 Kerby Landfill Maintenance & Monitoring $32,361 Total Approved $95,861

Upcoming Programs / Events Curbside Yard Waste Collection – Spring 2011 Jackson County HHW – May 7th Prescription Drug Take Back – April 30th Plastics Roundup – May 14th Josephine County HHW – October 1st

Solid Waste Agency & City of Grants Pass Solid Waste