ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Director of Public Works with a Request to Approve the FY2016 LANDFILL BUDGET as Adopted by the PEORIA CITY/COUNTY LANDFILL COMMITTEE. (NEW COMMUNICATION)
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BACKGROUND: On November 18, 2015, the Peoria City County Landfill Committee voted to approve the FY2016 budget as amended by eliminating the City and County personnel reimbursement costs which increase at 2% annually for the amount of $178,601.
On December 8, 2015, the City Council voted unanimously to remand the proposed budget back to the Landfill Committee for further consideration, specifically as it pertained to personnel reimbursements. On January 20, 2016, the Landfill Committee approved the FY2016 Landfill Budget with proposed personnel costs for the City of Peoria and Peoria County in the amount of $84,284.45, which reflect a 53% decrease from the prior year and a significant costs savings to the Committee in the amount of $94,316.55.
Key features for FY2016 are:
• Revenue reflects the increased Landfill No. 2 host fee. The increase was paramount to maintaining a positive cash flow;
• City and County personnel costs in the amount of $84,284.45 a 53% decrease;
• Included in 2016 is the first phase for the removal of invasive vegetative species on Landfill No. 1 Final Cover;
• Routine consultant services, including operations of the closed landfill systems, are maintained at operational levels through 2016 with the assumption that groundwater assessment issues are being mitigated by the Gas Collection & Control System (GCCS) Rehabilitation project completed in 2014;
• Landfill No. 2 will receive approximately 200,000 tons in 2016; and
• Depending on waste collection patterns, Landfill No. 2 will reach capacity sometime between late 2019 and 2021.
The increased host fees and estimated annual tonnage at or above the 200,000 ton amount is requisite for the long-term health of the budget and self-sufficient operations of the Landfill.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: There is continued interest in the landfill operations on the part of many area residents and the need to attend the Landfill Committee meetings, to monitor the reports and activities.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The Landfill Committee will continue to operate and maintain the landfill for regulatory compliance.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The Landfill Committee would need additional direction from the City Council for continued operations and maintenance of the landfill for regulatory compliance.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A.
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A.
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City Government, Effective City Organization
2. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Invest in our infrastructure and transportation.
2. Have an efficient government.
3. Support sustainability.
DEPARTMENT: Public Works