CITY OF JANESVILLE City Council Meeting F b February 28, 2011 28 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CITY OF JANESVILLE City Council Meeting F b February 28, 2011 28 2011

Landfill Fees And Disposal Contract With Town & Country Sanitation Sanitation Department of Public Works F b February 28, 2011 28 2011

Discussion Includes Two A Agenda Items d I  Ordinance increasing landfill fees  Ordinance increasing landfill fees  Resolution authorizing City Manager to enter  Resolution authorizing City Manager to enter into a three year waste disposal contract with Town & Country Sanitation y  Related issues

Background Background  Study sessions in May & August 2010 to  Study sessions in May & August 2010 to review issues with Sanitation Fund finances  Opted to no longer utilize revenue from landfill to support non-landfill activities within the Fund  Council established a $40/household $ residential trash collection and disposal fee in 2011 to fund a portion of that program 2011 to fund a portion of that program

Background Background  Council approved three waste disposal Council approved three waste disposal contract extensions (through 2011) to facilitate final closure of landfill Cell 1 to help minimize odor migration (Town & Country Sanitation; d i ti (T & C t S it ti Sherman Sanitation; Green County)  Council directed staff to begin to reduce waste  Council directed staff to begin to reduce waste flows beginning 2012  Primarily to address land use restrictions, a y to add ess a d use est ct o s, under City’s agreement with Janesville Sand & Gravel, relative to future landfill expansion i

Market Changes Market Changes  Significant changes in regional waste market g g g  Veolia ES has purchased Mallard Ridge landfill in Delavan, WI  Veolia ES has reduced waste delivery to City’s landfill by 50%  Waste Management indicates they intend to  Waste Management indicates they intend to reduce waste delivery to City’s landfill  Town & Country Sanitation opted not to sign th the one year contract offer extended by the t t ff t d d b th City

Market Changes Market Changes  Market Change Impacts  Market Change Impacts  Overall reduction of approximately 99 000 tons  Overall reduction of approximately 99,000 tons of waste from 2011 budget  Estimated Sanitation Fund loss of over $1 million in 2011

Proposed Contract With T Town & Country Sanitation & C S i i  Has agreed to terms of a three year contract  Has agreed to terms of a three year contract  Will guarantee minimum of 30,000 tons of waste over three years @ discounted rates  Has verbally agreed to deliver approximately 45,000 tons in 2011; no contract commitment  Minimizes 2011 Sanitation Fund projected income loss  Has agreed to 40,000 ton maximum tonnage H d t 40 000 t i t in each 2012 and 2013  Helps attain the goal of reducing waste flow  Helps attain the goal of reducing waste flow

Impacts of Market Changes and Proposed Contract d P d C  Results in overall reduction in tonnage of  Results in overall reduction in tonnage of 54,000 tons from 2011 budget  Increases calculated landfill rate  Proposed Ordinance sets at 33.00 per ton  Overall reduction in landfill revenue of O e a educ o a d e e ue o approximately $1.2 million from 2011 budget  Lower tonnage allows for a reduction in g operating expenditures of approximately $1 million

Proposed Landfill E Expenditure Reductions di R d i  $280,000 in labor and equipment  $280,000 in labor and equipment  Reduction of one landfill compactor and operator;  Other labor/equipment savings associated with reduced landfill road construction  $25,000 savings in materials related to reduced landfill road construction d d l dfill d t ti  $705,000 in DNR tonnage fees

Impact of Proposal on L Landfill Revenue dfill R Source 2011 Budget g As Proposed* p Difference Janesville $1,954,590 $1,813,876 ($140,714) Non-Janesville $1,106,760 $1,177,209 $70,449 P bli D Public Drop-off ff $142 500 $142,500 $155 000 $155,000 $12 500 $12,500 Town & Country $2,001,425 $1,440,000 ($562,425) Waste Mgmnt. g $957,578 $ , $495,000 $ , ($462,578) ($ , ) Green County $510,125 $512,000 $1,875 Daily Cover $325,500 $220,500 ($110,000) Total Revenue $6,998,478 $5,813,585 ($1,190,893)

Total Fiscal Impact Total Fiscal Impact  Result is additional 2011 income loss of approximately $180,000 pp y $ ,  Increases 2011 budgeted Sanitation Fund  Increases 2011 budgeted Sanitation Fund loss from approximately $253,000 to $433,000

Impact on Landfill Tons as C Compared to Study Session d S d S i 2011 2012 2013 Study Session 243,820 174,877 175,567 Current Proj. 188,000 169,000 169,000

Recommendations Recommendations  Following the public hearing, staff  Following the public hearing, staff recommends Council adopt File Ordinance 2011-475 establishing the landfill tipping fee at $33.00 per ton and per-vehicle rates contained therein  Staff also recommends Council approve File Resolution 2011-778 authorizing the City Manager to enter into a three year waste Manager to enter into a three year waste disposal contract with Town & Country Sanitation Sanitation

Presentation to City of Janesville City Council y y Amendment to JGO 5.52 Presented by: Officer Brian Rubeck & Officer Doug Johnson g

Reason for Regulation of Pawn Shops, Secondhand Article & Jewelry Dealers Secondhand Article & Jewelry Dealers Wisconsin s s 134 71 is the law regulating Wisconsin s.s.134.71 is the law regulating   pawn brokers and secondhand dealers. The state statute specifically authorizes The state statute specifically authorizes   municipalities to enact ordinances for regulation. regulation. The regulation is necessary for theft  prevention, recovery of stolen merchandise, p , y , and consumer protection.

Current System of Regulation  Janesville Police Department currently regulates  Janesville Police Department currently regulates numerous stores within our corporate city limits.  There are multiple unorganized methods of  There are multiple, unorganized methods of reporting transactions.  The current system of regulation is difficult to  The current system of regulation is difficult to manage and is labor intensive.  The efficiency of the police department is  The efficiency of the police department is compromised under our current system.

Snapshot of Current System Paperwork Paperwork  This photo represents our first year, 2006, of organized p p y , , g regulation of three major stores in our city.

The Regulation Area of the Police Department P li D t t  The next slide shows where the current slips are kept in the police department.  One month of paperwork is shown. O th f k i h  There are statutes that dictate these records be kept for seven years which presents storage kept for seven years which presents storage considerations for the records.

How we process the information p  Paperwork from stores is processed at the police  Paperwork from stores is processed at the police department into a software program.  The current system requires extensive labor for entry. t  The current system is difficult to keep up to date.  Manual checking of transactions to stolen  Manual checking of transactions to stolen property lists.  Not all law enforcement agencies have access to our “homegrown” system of recordkeeping.

A Better System for Regulation APS & Leads on Line APS & Leads-on-Line  APS is a system created by the Minneapolis Police Department.  There are costs associated with APS both to  There are costs associated with APS both to the police departments and to the store owners.  Leads-on-Line is another system used by police departments and it is based in Dallas, Texas.  There are high costs to Leads-on-Line.  NEWPRS is free to law enforcement and  NEWPRS is free to law enforcement and stores .

NEWPRS  NEWPRS=Northeast Wisconsin Property Recovery  NEWPRS=Northeast Wisconsin Property Recovery System.  Created by the Green Bay Police Department . y y p  The system is operated on a secure based web-site.  There are no costs associated with NEWPRS.  The system is FREE for both police departments and stores.  The only requirement to stores is that they have an  The only requirement to stores is that they have an internet connection.

Advantages of a Computer Based System NEWPRS NEWPRS  Reduction of labor costs to the Janesville Police Reduction of labor costs to the Janesville Police Department.  Reduction of supply costs to the Janesville Police Department Department.  Searching for property will be enhanced.  All law enforcement agencies can search NEWPRS free of charge.  Stores will be able to conduct all transactions via computer- no more hand writing slips. computer no more hand writing slips.  Stores will no longer need to have paperwork mailed to our department or picked up in person by a police officer officer.