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DIVISION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Harold A. Knott, Director
March 7, 1997
Mr. George Baxter, Chair
Board of County Commissioners
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Dear Mr. Baxter:
Department of Local Affairs
The Waste Tire Advisory Committee met February 21, 1997 to review Weld
County's application for funds to remove illegally disposed fires at the McMill
Landfill near Eaton, Colorado.
The Committee gave Weld County's application a favorable review, and we are
pleased to inform you that the Department of Local Affairs will be able to make
an initial grant to Weld County in the amount of $70,000 to begin Weld County's
tire cleanup program. We anticipate, but cannot guarantee at this time, that the
additional amount requested, $46,500, totaling $116,500, will be available to
Weld County by June 1, 1997.
We encourage Weld County to begin the procurement bid process for waste fire
cleanup services, and provide us with a detailed budget based on the bid
amount as soon as possible. We will then prepare the contract and award letter
to Weld County based on that amount Please note this is a grant reimbursement
program. Weld County will be reimbursed for its actual waste tire removal and
disposal expenditures.
Congratulations to you and your staff. We look forward to working with you on
this project Please call me at 303/470-7058 if you have any questions. Thank
you.
Sincerely,
Laura Belsten
Program Administrator
Waste Tire Grants Program
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David Metsch, Harold A. Knott, Geoff Withers, Department of Local Affairs
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970648
Waste Tire Advisory Committee
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Minutes of Meeting Held February 25,1997
Attending:
Committee Members: Betty Beedy, Commissioner of El Paso County;
Patricia Brown, Mountain States Tire Dealers Association; Barbara Kirkmeyer,
Commissioner, Weld County; and Kelly Blair Roberts, Governors' Office of
Energy Conservation
Staff: David Metsch, Geoff Withers, Laura Belsten
Visitors: Jeff Stoll, Weld County Health Dept, John Pickle, Weld County
Health Dept, John Fisher, El Paso County Solid Waste Management Dept, Daryl
R. Burkhard, Larimer County Parks and Open Lands Dept., John Stokes, The
Nature Conservancy.
Absent Kathy Hall, Commissioner, Mesa County
The meeting was convened at 1:40 p.m. Betty Beedy was introduced as
the new member of the Advisory Committee as commissioner from El Paso
County, taking the place of former commissioner Loren Whittemore.
The staff provided a revenue report, including an overview of revenues
accrued to date in the Waste Tire Cleanup Fund, as well as a projection of
revenues anticipated for the balance of the fiscal year based on the collection of
waste tire recycling fees from July, 1994 through the present In fiscal year 1995
(July, 1994 through June, 1995), a total of 1,801,968.11 was collected in the Waste
Tire Recycling Fund; in fiscal year 1996, a total of $1,897,776.11 was collected in
the Waste Tire Recycling Fund. Thus far in fiscal year 1997, from July 1, 1996
through February 21, 1997, a total of $1,329,996.61 has been collected in the
Waste Tire Recycling Fund. Of this, 70 percent goes to the Colorado Housing
Finance Authority (CHFA) for loan programs, and 30 percent accrues to the
Waste Tire Cleanup Program Grants program administered by the Colorado
Department of Local Affairs. Subtracting Department of Revenue collection fees,
the fees for DOLA's contract administrator, and the grant payments and
obligations already committed to El Paso County, the net amount available for
additional Waste Tire Cleanup Program grants as of February 21, 1997 is
$188,125.39.
The committee heard a progress report from El Paso County, and
reviewed two new applications for funds, one from Larimer County and one
from Weld County.
El Paso County's projects are proceeding on schedule. Cleanup of the
Jares property is now complete. The Carpenter property will be completed by
early March, and cleanup of the Hoyle property will be initiated in early March.
The final remaining property slated for cleanup under the Waste Tire Cleanup
Program is the Hardman property, which is also the site with the greatest
number of illegally disposed waste tires. John Fisher reported that cleanup is
expected to begin on the Hardman property by the end of March and be
completed by October, 1997. El Paso County reported they will need an
additional $115,000 granted through the program for the second quarter of 1997
(for April, May and June), and anticipates another $150,000 will be required for
the third quarter out of next fiscal year's funds (for July, August, September,
1997).
Daryl R. Burkhard from the Larimer County Parks and Open Lands
Department and John Stokes from The Nature Conservancy presented the waste
tire cleanup project proposed for Roberts Ranch, a new open space acquisition
which Larimer County is currently pursuing in cooperation with The Nature
Conservancy. Ms. Burkhard and Mr. Stokes confirmed that approximately
250,000 tires were illegally disposed on the Roberts property. They estimate the
cost of removal at $1.50 per tire, based upon estimates provided by a contractor
who has removed tires from the area before. Larimer County is seeking a
$300,000 grant from the Waste Tire Cleanup Program; The Nature Conservancy
will contribute $75,000 to the effort. The entire project is estimated to take
approximately two years. Ms. Burkhard and Mr. Stokes reported that it will be
preferable to work in the area during the fall and winter months, as it is difficult
to work in the area when it is wet. The applicant has proposed to transport the
tires to Snowy River Tire Recycling Center in Mead, Colorado, where they will
be either shredded, stockpiled and stored in open cells, or shredded and sold as
tire -derived fuel. In addition, the contractor has estimated that approximately 20
percent of the waste tires will be returned to market as useable whole tires
suitable for retreading. Pat Brown suggested that the 20 percent figure might be
somewhat high for re -capping, since most of the tires were dumped during the
1970s and 1980s, and these are bias ply tires. Most people in the market for tires
today want radial tires. Roberts Ranch is a 16,000 acres piece of property in
Livermore, Colorado, located approximately 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins.
The tires are located in a rugged area of the ranch known as Campbell Valley.
Rugged terrain and wide dispersal of tires will make removal labor intensive.
The Nature Conservancy is slated to close on the property by June, 1997.
Larimer County will then have a permanent conservation easement on the
property. Since The Nature Conservancy will not take ownership of the
property until June, 1997, and since the work is optimally performed in drier
weather, several members of the Advisory Committee asked whether the grant
to Larimer County could be timed so that funding would become available by
September, 1997, allowing El Paso County to complete their project, and
allowing Weld County to begin theirs. In addition, several Advisory Committee
members suggested that Larimer County consider working with Holnam
Concrete to determine whether the tires could be used for fuel, particularly since
Holnam Concrete is closer to Roberts Ranch than Snowy River, which is located
in Loveland.
The Committee then heard from Weld County representatives John Pickle
and Jeff Stoll concerning the application from Weld County. Weld County is
proposing to remove approximately 70,000 tires from the now closed McMill
Landfill near Eaton, Colorado. By removing the tires, Weld County will be able
to complete the proper closure of the landfill. The majority of tires will be
removed to Tire Mountain in Hudson, Colorado. A small portion are
anticipated to be diverted for re -use as aggregate in absorption fields for
individual sewage disposal systems. The County anticipates a start date of April
1, 1997, and will require a total of $116,500 for the project.
The Committee discussed each of the proposed projects with the
applicants, reviewed the "Pro/Con" forms prepared by the staff, and voted on
each of the projects. Continued funding for the El Paso County projects received
votes of "high" (out of high, medium or low) from all four Committee members
present. The Larimer County project received two "high" votes and two
"medium" votes, with the recommendation that the funding be timed to allow
the change in property ownership to occur. The Weld County project also
received two "high" votes and two "medium" votes from the Committee. Staff
was asked to consider using the $188,125 balance as follows: allot $115,000 to El
Paso County for continuation of the Hardman property cleanup during the
second quarter of 1997; allot the balance of $73,125, plus additional funds
accruing to the Waste Tire Cleanup Fund account during March through June to
total $116,500 for the Weld County project and use the balance accruing in the
Waste Tire Cleanup Fund from March through June to make an initial grant to
Larimer County to begin cleanup efforts during the summer, based on the status
of the property.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 3:40 p.m. Minutes
prepared by Laura Belsten.
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