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Board of Managers <br /> Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> December 10, 2014at 8:00 a.m. <br /> Mashpee Town Hall <br /> Mashpee: Catherine Laurent, Chairman <br /> Falmouth: John Elliott <br /> Sandwich: Paul Tilton <br /> Bourne: Dan Barrett, Phil Goddard (alt.) <br /> Otis: Chris Segura <br /> Present: Chairman Catherine Laurent, Paul Tilton, Dan Barrett, Phil Goddard, Chris Segura <br /> Also Present: Sharon Rooney—Cape Cod Commission; Owen Tipton—Superintendent of the <br /> UCRTS; Peter Melsen, Jr.--AAA Disposal; Jonathan Snyder—Nauset Disposal; Carol Cavossa, <br /> Greg Crowley—Cavossa Disposal Corporation; Ruth Brazier, Julien Susso—Town of Falmouth; <br /> Sam Houghton--Enterprise <br /> Absent: John Elliott <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> The meeting was called to order by Chairman Laurent at 8:06 a.m. with a quorum. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> Approve Minutes of November 12, 2014 Meeting <br /> MOTION: Mr. Tilton made a motion to approve the November 121" minutes. Mr. Barrett <br /> seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. <br /> Approve November 2014 Residential Tonnage of 1,236.79 tons for reporting to SEMASS. <br /> Total Residential and Commercial is 1,939.60 tons. <br /> MOTION: Mr. Tilton trade a motion to approve the November 2014 tonnage. Mr. Barrett <br /> seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. <br /> Discussion of DLTA Grant for Feasibility Study <br /> Sharon Rooney of the Cape Cod Commission reported that she had incorporated Board <br /> comments into the latest draft of the Feasibility Study RFP. Ms. Rooney indicated that the <br /> Office of Economic Development federal funding was not currently available, though there was <br /> hope that it could still become available. The Chair submitted a letter seeking funds from the <br /> State's DLTA grant, the funds of which the Cape Cod Commission had not yet received. Ms. <br /> Rooney reported that significant requests had been received from Cape towns so it was unlikely <br /> the Cape Cod Commission could fund the anticipated $50,000 cost but possibly $20,000- <br /> $30,000. Ms. Rooney suggested changes to the scope in order to reduce the funding need for the <br /> project. Funds were anticipated for December. There was discussion regarding the possibility of <br /> sending emails to town representatives in order to preserve the funding. <br /> Mr. Cavossa inquired about the intent of the study and Ms. Rooney referenced the purpose and <br /> goals in the RFP draft, which highlighted a number of alternative uses. Regarding suggested <br /> 1 <br />