10/18/2022 UPPER CAPE REGIONAL TRANSFER STATION BOARD OF MANAGERS Minutes

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Board of Managers Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station Meeting Minutes October 18, 2022 Mashpee Town Hall Mashpee: Catherine Laurent, Chairman Falmouth: Ray Jack, Peter McConarty (alt.) Sandwich: Paul Tilton Bourne: Dan Barrett, Phil Goddard (alt.) Present: Chairman Catherine Laurent, Ray Jack, Peter McConarty, Paul Tilton, Dan Barrett (remotely), Phil Goddard (remotely) Also Present: Steven Tupper, Patty Daley — Cape Cod Commission; Carl Cavossa, Gregg Crowley, Nina Vasques - Cavossa Disposal; Peter Flood — Green Seal Environmental; Tim Lydon — Bourne DPW (remotely) CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 1:30 pm. NEW BUSINESS Discussion on Final Reports from Tetra Tech and Geosyntec/Next Steps Patty Daley reviewed the findings of the two studies undertaken by the Cape Cod Commission with its consultants — one looking at out-of-state MSW disposal, the other considering options for diverting materials from the waste stream. Over 30% of the waste stream is food waste so diverting this material would result in significant savings. Out-of-state disposal could be cost effective particularly if rail utilized and there are MSW disposal options for facilities with more than 10 years of projected capacity. Both diversion and rail, individually and combined, would also reduce greenhouse gases. The next steps are targeted conversations with towns to gauge interest in continuing participation and determine when existing MSW disposal contracts expire in each town. Discussion on Bourne Rail Trail/UCRTS Spur Steve Tupper recapped the history of the Bourne Rail Trail. Study in 2017 looked at potential to connect the Shining Sea Bikeway to the Canal trails both rail -to -trail and rail -with -trail. The study area was divided into four phases. Phase 1 is from the canal to Monument Road. Design is funded and is included on the TIP for construction in FFY25. The design is rail -with -trail. Phase 4 is from the Shining Sea Bikeway into Bourne. This design is also funded and is rail -with - trail. The Friends of the Bourne Rail Trail want to consider alternatives for the rail, specifically a spur to the Bourne ISWM facility, so existing rail corridor would not have to be shared. There are complications in Phase 4 with crossings of the rail and compliance with NSTB requirements. The Commission had considered a rail spur to ISWM in 2017 but it was deemed too costly because of the topography. But with replacement of the Bourne Bridge, there is an opportunity to include a rail spur in that design.