* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting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pprove a recommendation to authorize a contract for construction services for the 10108 FM 812 Leachate Connections for Austin Resource Recovery with Cedar Hill Construction, LLC in the amount of $1,154,941 plus a $115,495 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,270,436. Funding: $1,270,436 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Resource Recovery.] IS, IS LITERALLY THE, UH, APPROVE APPROVAL OF A RECOMMENDATION, WHICH I THINK IS, IS ANYBODY GONNA SPEAK TO THAT? CHRISTINE? CHRISTINE, WE HAVE A, UH, CHRISTINE IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSING ITEM NUMBER THREE. HI THERE. CHRISTINE WHITNEY, AND I, I AM BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION, PROVIDING YOU A LITTLE INFORMATION. WE HAD, UH, AUSTIN FINANCIAL SERVICES IS ACTUALLY BRINGING THIS TO COUNCIL, BUT IT IS FOR INSTALLATION OF LEACHATE LINES OUT AT THE FM EIGHT 12 LANDFILL. AND THAT IS, SO WE CAN, INSTEAD OF MANUALLY EMPTYING THE LEACH TANKS, WE WILL INSTALL SOME LINES. SO IT JUST MAKES IT A AUTOMATIC PROCESS AND TAKES THE HUMANS OUT OF IT. SO THAT'LL MAKE IT A LOT EASIER. AND THEN WHEN WE GO AND UPGRADE OUR PUMPS, WE WON'T HAVE TO, UM, HANDLE THAT MANUALLY, WHICH COULD OVERWHELM OUR STAFF EASILY. SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS GOING TO PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENCY. RIGHT. IT'S, UM, IT'S TO MAKE IT AUTOMATIC. SO IT'LL BE A LINE, SO IT'S A PERMANENT LINK BETWEEN THE LEACHATE TANK. SO AS THE WATER IS THE LEACHATE IS DRAWN OFF THE LANDFILL, IT WOULD THEN GO TO THE SANITARY SEWER. THANK YOU. CHRISTINE. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTINE ON THE ITEM? I I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. GO FOR IT. I'M SORRY, PLEASE. UH, SORRY, WERE YOU SAYING THAT I COULD GO AHEAD? YES, YES. YEAH, I'M SORRY. OKAY. GOT . UM, YEAH, I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ACTUAL PROCESS. SO, UM, I READ THE NOTES ABOUT THIS AND IT SAYS THAT IT'S GONNA BE GOING TO THE MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER FACILITY. IS THAT WHERE IT WAS ALREADY BEING TRANSFERRED TO OR IS THAT PART NEW? AND ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT PUTTING IT IN THE MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER? NO, UH, WE'VE, UM, WE'VE BEEN TRUCKING IT OVER LAND WITH THE WATER TRUCK TO THE MANHOLE, TO THE SANITARY SEWER. UM, SO NO, IT'S, IT'S JUST AUTOMATING THE PROCESS BY PUTTING THE LINES IN. UM, AND IT'S TESTED AND IT MEETS AUSTIN WATER STANDARDS FOR, AND WE HAVE A PERMIT TO DO THIS. UH, IT'S ALL JUST AUTOMATING THE PROCESS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND SPEAKING OF THE, UM, I GUESS WASTEWATER ITSELF, IS THERE A, IS THERE STILL A DISCUSSION ABOUT PUTTING WATER LINES UP AND DOWN? EIGHT 12? I MEAN, IS THAT, UH, DONALD, THANK YOU. UH, DONALD HARDY AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY? I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING RECENTLY ON THAT, JERRY. IT'S, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY DID THE WASTEWATER LINES THERE. UH, I KNOW THERE ARE PLANS FOR MORE CONSTRUCTION OUT THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO DO WITH ALL OF THE, THE BUILDUP AROUND F1 AND ALL OF THAT. MM-HMM . SO I, I AM, ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD BE EXPECTING IT, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING OFFICIALLY ON THAT. SO IS IT A SEPTIC SYSTEM NOW, OR WHAT IS IT? UH, I MEAN, HOW ARE WE GETTING OUR ACTUAL WATER ITSELF? DRINKING WATER? UH, THERE, THERE, THERE ARE, THERE ARE WATER LINES THERE, THERE IS JUST NO WASTEWATER PAST THAT CORNER. OKAY. SO, YES. ALRIGHT, SO WATER IS THERE? YES. WITH THE CITY RUN OR CITY LINES I SHOULD SAY? MM-HMM . YES. YEAH. AND THE ACTUAL FACILITY THERE THAT THE FOLKS WORK OUT OF ACTUALLY HAS A SEPTIC TANK. OKAY. SO THAT'S SEPTIC. YES. AND THIS WILL BE GOING STRAIGHT INTO THE, UH, WASTEWATER LINE. MM-HMM . ALRIGHT. I'M ASSUMING THAT, UH, THE WATER UTILITY SAID WE COULD DO THAT. OH YEAH. LIKE CHRISTINE SAID, YES, WE'RE, WE'RE PERMITTED AND WE'VE, IT'S BEEN GOING TO THOSE FOLKS FOR MY ENTIRE CAREER. GREAT. AND THE COST OF THAT AGAIN WAS, WHERE'S THAT NUMBER? HERE? HERE IT'S, YEAH, THAT WAS ONE POINT. UH, 4 MILLION OR ONE POINT, 1.15. 1.15941. [00:10:02] AND THEN, YEAH, IF WE HAVE CONTINGENCY, IT COULD BE UP TO 1.27 MILLION. AND WHEN IS THIS PROPOSED, OR WHEN ARE YOU PROPOSING TO START THE, UH, TRANSITION THE PROCESS? UH, ONCE, ONCE THEY GET THE CONTRACT IN PLACE, UM, IT, THEY HAVE A SIX MONTH PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH TO DO IT. SO, SO THE CLOCK STARTS AS SOON AS THE CONTRACT STARTS? I DON'T KNOW. UM, NO, THANK YOU. IT MIGHT TAKE A MONTH AFTER COUNCIL. THANK YOU, CHRISTINE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS, HEARING NO QUESTIONS. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THIS IS A, AN ACTION ITEM. I MOVE APPROVAL. IRIS. THANK YOU. IRIS MOVES APPROVAL. DO I HEAR A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU, JOHN, I WAS GONNA ASK FOR YOU, SO THANK YOU BUDDY. ALRIGHT. WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY IRIS. WE HAVE A SECOND BY JOHN. AND, UH, LET'S SEE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UH, THE NEXT ITEM [4. Approve a representative of one ZWAC commissioner for the Joint Sustainability Committee for the 2026 calendar year.] OF A BUSINESS IS LITERALLY THE APPROVAL OF A APPROVAL REPRESENTATIVE, I SHOULD SAY, A CONTINGENT REPRESENTATIVE. IS THAT CORRECT? AN ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION. AND IRISH, YOU'RE CURRENTLY HOLDING THE SEAT, BUT IF, UH, I IS EVER IN NEED OF TAKING THE NIGHT OFF OR THE DAY OFF, SOMEONE WOULD, SOMEONE WOULD BE ABLE TO STEP IN. AND I, AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT JUST KIND OF HIT US AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CHAT WITH ANYBODY. I THINK I WAS JUST TWISTING MIRIAM'S ARM HERE TO SEE IF I COULD GET HER TO RAISE HER HAND. BUT IT'S THE BEAUTY OF BEING HERE IN PERSON. YES. SO , EXACTLY. SHE SAYS THAT THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF BEING HERE IN PERSON. YOU KNOW, , YOU CAN'T FORCE THAT. BUT NONETHELESS, IF ANYBODY, UH, YOU KNOW, IS WILLING TO STEP IN AND AND SUPPORT IRIS, IF IRIS CAN'T BE THERE, I I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO, TO CONSIDER THAT. AND IF THERE'S NOT ANYBODY THIS EVENING, WHAT I WILL DO IS TABLE THIS AND BRING IT BACK WHEN WE HAVE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY. AND, UH, HOPEFULLY IN, UH, SEPTEMBER, WE CAN BRING THAT BACK AFTER WE HAVE A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT IT AND, UH, DISCUSS IT. THIS IS CAITLIN. HI CALY. UH, I'D BE HAPPY TO STEP IN. YOU ARE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, CAITLYN. ALRIGHT. UH, YEAH, IRIS, JUST LEMME KNOW WHAT YOU NEED. THANK YOU. SO CAITLYN MOVES, UH, OR WILL STEP INTO THE POSITION. COMMISSIONERS. CAN I GET A SECOND ON KAITLIN? I, I SECOND MOTION. I OKAY. EVERYBODY'S SECONDING. I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU AGAIN. KAITLIN, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. IRIS. YES. MY CONVERSATION WITH YOU THE OTHER DAY. , YOU'RE NOT BEING REPLACED. DARN IT. OKAY. YOU'RE, YOU'RE GETTING HELP. SO HAVING SAID THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. YES. THANK YOU. UNANIMOUS GUYS, THANK YOU FOR THIS. WELL, COMMISSIONERS, I THINK WE'VE GOT ONE [5. Staff briefing on the status of Austin Resource Recovery Operational and Administrative projects by Wendy Riggins, Assistant Director of Austin Resource Recovery. ] LITTLE STAFF BRIEFING, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. YES. WENDY IS MY CO DIRECTOR. WENDY. THANK YOU DEAR. GOOD EVENING COMMISSION. I'M WENDY RIGGINS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY. HERE TO GIVE THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, THE MONTHLY STAFF BRIEFING. SO FIRST THING, UH, IS THE ANNUAL SHOPPING CART CORRAL INITIATIVE THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST THE 29TH, UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AUSTIN WATERSHED PROTECTION, SHO CREEK CONSERVATORY, AND VOLUNTEERS TO REMOVE HARD TO REACH SHOPPING CARTS FROM THE CREEK. AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY OR A R HAS PARTNERED WITH SHAW CREEK, CONSERV CONSERVATORY. CONSERV CONSERVANCY, EXCUSE ME, DURING THEIR ANNUAL, UH, EVENT FOR SOME YEARS. SO DURING LAST YEAR'S EVENT, IN 2025, A R COLLECTED OVER 3,300 POUNDS OF DEBRIS, OF DEBRIS FROM SEVEN SITES. UM, AND THIS IS OUR EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE ZERO WASTE GOALS. NEXT UP IS THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONNECT AND SHARE FOR DISTRICT ONE ON SEPTEMBER THE SECOND. THIS IS AN ANNUAL SUMMIT, WHICH IS FREE FOR AUSTIN ENTREPRENEURS, NONPROFITS AND BUSINESS LEADERS WORKING TO BUILD A MORE CIRCULAR ECONOMY. [00:15:01] ATTENDEES, UM, CAN EXPECT TO WORK WITH PEERS TO DEVELOP NEW SOLUTIONS TO INCORPORATE THEIR CIRCULAR ECONOMY BUSINESS MODEL. NEXT UP WILL BE SEPTEMBER THE 19TH, WHICH WILL BE THE FIX-IT CLINIC. UM, AND RESIDENTS CAN BRING BROKEN HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND LEARN TO FIX THEM WITH GUIDANCE FROM SKILLED COACHES. WE ALSO HAVE A RECAP FROM MOVE OUT A TX, WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A RR AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, UH, WHICH ALSO COLLABORATED WITH FIVE REUSE ORGANIZATIONS. SO OVER, UH, 1000 DONATIONS WERE DROPPED OFF. WOW. 305 PIECES OF FURNITURE WERE REHOMED FROM THE FURNITURE MARKET, AS WELL AS OVER 600 PIECES OF FURNITURE WERE STOCKED AT THE REUSE WAREHOUSE, WHICH IS PLANNED TO KIND OF OPEN IN LATE FALL OF THIS YEAR. AND THEN WE HAVE THE DOGHEAD DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ON A RR. SO UNTIL THE FIRST BUILDING PERMIT IS SUBMITTED, THE PARTIES WILL THEN DISCUSS WHEN AND HOW THE CITY WILL PROVIDE, UH, SOLID WASTE AND CLEAN COMMUNITY SERVICES. BUT AT THAT POINT THEY'LL BECOME LIKE OUR NORMAL REGULAR CUSTOMERS. AND THEN WE HAVE AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY LAUNCHES THE TOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM IN AUGUST. UM, AND THEN, UH, CUSTOMERS WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY CATALOG TO KIND OF SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND WHAT CAN BE PUT ON HOLD. WE ALSO HAVE SOLICITATION UPDATES AND THESE ARE THE SIMILAR TO THE LAST MEETING. WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE PUBLISHED, UH, FOR, UH, MULTIPLE MATERIAL RATE STUDIES AS WELL AS THE REFURBISHED TRASH AND RECYCLING RECE, UH, RECEPTACLES IN THE, UH, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AS WELL AS IS SHE FROM MY COMPUTER? OH, NOT YOUR COMPUTER. SHE'S . HELLO. OKAY. AND WAIT A SECOND. SAYS HER LAST NAME. SO NO, SAY NOW. JUST A LETTER. AFTER THE MARCH, I'M GONNA BE HERE. OKAY, GOOD. UM, AS WELL AS, UM, THE EDUCATION CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION SERVICES, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED IN IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS. THERE'S ALSO ON THE, UH, NEXT FEW PAGES, UM, IT'S A SNAPSHOT OF A'S PERFORMANCE, UH, FOR YOUR REVIEW. UM, SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN THANK YOU, WENDY. I'LL TAKE THOSE COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? I'VE GOT A COUPLE. WENDY, UH, NUMBER ONE, THE, UH, THE DOG'S HEAD IS THAT, UH, WHO'S CURRENTLY PROVIDING THE SERVICES THERE? NOBODY, I MEAN, IS THAT ALL LITERALLY JUST THIRD PARTY, I MEAN, PRIVATE, UH, GUYS ALL DOING THEIR OWN HAULING. AND AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL WATER AND WASTEWATER, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO'S IS UP? MAINLY SEPTIC AND YEAH, MUD SEPTIC. OKAY. SO RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NO A RR CARTS OR ANYTHING OUT THERE, AND THAT MAY CHANGE IN THE, IN THE FUTURE WITH THE ANNEXATION AND WE DID ANNEX THAT. CORRECT. SO THAT WENT THROUGH. ALRIGHT. AND THEN, UH, MY OTHER QUESTION WAS, UH, LITERALLY THIS MOVE OUT AT TAX. CONGRATULATIONS GUYS. THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLY BIG HIT. I CAN'T TELL YOU THE, THE RECEPTION FOLKS OVER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ARE, ARE GIVEN. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL. THEY, THEY HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THIS AND THIS STUFF NO LONGER ENDS UP IN THE BACK OF A, OF A, UH, ROLL OFF TRUCK GOING TO THE DUMP. IT'S ACTUALLY BEING REUSED. THANK YOU FOR, FOR SETTING THAT UP. GOD. AND LET'S SEE, I, I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTIONS IS, UH, I MEAN, JUST LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, OBVIOUSLY THE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN PRETTY, PRETTY STEADY, CONSISTENT AND UH, THEY'VE BEEN SUCH FOR PROBABLY THE LAST COUPLE, THREE, FOUR YEARS. IS THAT CORRECT? AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT WE CAN START MOVING THAT NEEDLE JUST A, JUST A LITTLE BIT AND, AND I GUESS WE'LL COVER THAT WHEN WE GET TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. BUT, UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY, NO, I JUST LOVE THE, THIS IS JOHN. I JUST LOVE THE SHOPPING CARTS 'CAUSE I'VE DONE ONE OF THOSE WHERE YOU DIG OUT NOT ONLY SHOPPING CARTS, BUT COILS OF CORD OUT OF THE CREEK AT BOTH, AT MANY DIFFERENT SITES. SO THAT'S FANTASTIC. AND THEN I'D LOVE TO SEE MORE INFORMATION AS IT GOES ALONG FOR THE AUSTIN TOOL CHECKOUT, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG THING ABOUT NOT EVERYBODY HAVING THE SAME TOOLS. THANK YOU, JOHN. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? CAITLIN, THIS [00:20:01] IS CAITLIN, UH, FOR D FIVE. UM, I'M JUST KIND OF, I'M CURIOUS ABOUT HOW THIS WHOLE DOG HEAD DEVELOPMENT IS GONNA GO. I'M SURE MANY PEOPLE ARE. UM, I AM ALSO JUST WONDERING, HAS A RR DONE ANY SORT OF KIND OF LIKE DEEPER DIVE INTO HOW THIS COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT, LIKE, UH, HOW DO I SAY IT? JUST LIKE THE BURDEN ON KINDA LIKE WORKER HOURS, ON LANDFILL CAPACITY ON KIND OF ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, BUT HAVING TO LIKE EXTEND THAT TO DOG HEAD. HAS THERE BEEN ANY KIND OF LIKE DEEPER DIVE OR LIKE INITIAL KIND OF THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW DOG HEAD WILL IMPACT A RR SERVICE? THANK YOU, CAITLIN. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. GINA MCKINLEY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY. IT'S VERY AWKWARD NOT SEEING, I'M TALKING TO YOU, BUT I CAN'T SEE YOU. UM, OH, NOT ON THE SCREEN. I MEAN, I CAN SEE YOU BEHIND ME. UM, RELATED TO DOG HEAD, JUST LIKE WHEN THE CITY ANNEXES ANY AREAS, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN ANNEXED OVER TIME INTO THE CITY. UM, AND FOR THE AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY AT LEAST, IT WOULD BE NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF THOSE OTHER ANNEXATIONS. UM, ANY OF THE CUSTOMERS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY CUSTOMERS. SO PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. UM, THOSE WOULD THEN BECOME OUR CUSTOMERS. THEY WOULD, UM, BECOME RATE PAYERS, SO THEY'D BE PAYING THE RATE THE, FOR OUR SERVICE AND, AND WE WOULD, UM, MAKE SURE THAT OUR OPERATIONS COULD ACCOMMODATE THAT. IN TERMS OF OTHER BURDENS, UM, THERE'S BEEN A, YOU'VE BEEN TRACKING THIS ISSUE, THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF CONVERSATION AT COUNCIL, UM, DURING ALL THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE DOG'S HEAD DEVELOPMENT AND THE AGREEMENTS WITH THE DEVELOPER, UM, WE COULD LOOK INTO GETTING YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION IF YOU HAVE SPECIFICS MM-HMM . BUT IN TERMS OF AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY, UM, WE'RE PREPARED FOR, UM, THIS AREA TO BE AN LIKE, AS PART OF AN ANNEXATION, JUST AS WE WOULD BE FOR ANY OTHER ANNEXATION WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN. GREAT, THANK YOU. YEAH, I'M JUST KIND OF UNFAMILIAR WITH LIKE PAST ANNEXATION, SO I GUESS I'M JUST SPECIFICALLY CURIOUS, BUT I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU GUYS ARE LIKE PREPARED AND LIKE YEAH. EXCITED. UM, BUT YEAH. THANK YOU. JOHN, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO, NO, NO. I DIDN'T. OKAY. YOU KNOW, HERE, JUST TO COMMENT, I MEAN, I'M SHOW MY AGE HERE. I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF CIRCLE CIRCLE C WHEN THAT, UH, WAS, WAS ANNEXED, I MEAN, MY GOD, AND CAME INTO THE CITY. THAT WAS A MAJOR, MAJOR CHALLENGE. BUT, UH, IT'S TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL ONE. AND IT'S DONE, IT'S DONE WELL. HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO SIMILAR THINGS WITH DOG'S HEAD. BUT, UH, ANYWAY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, GUYS? QUESTIONS? THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. GOD, THIS IS AMAZING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. WE'RE LITERALLY THROUGH THIS DARN AGENDA. GIVES ME ENOUGH TIME TO GET BACK IN TRAFFIC, BUT, UH, YAY. I GUESS, YEAH, THE NEXT ITEM HERE, [FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS] I OH BOY, IS THE, UH, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND HAVING, HAVING, UH, CHATTED ABOUT THE DOG'S HEAD AND, AND, UH, OTHER POTENTIAL CHALLENGES DOWN THE ROAD, I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO, TO LITERALLY GET BACK ON THAT, UH, JUNE 10TH ITEM THAT WE, THAT WE ADDRESSED AND, AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY ON THE, UH, A 12 FMA 12 LANDFILL TO SEE WHAT THE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE. I MEAN, HOW WE CAN START MOVING AND DISCUSSING NUMBERS, POTENTIAL DOLLARS AND CENTS IN REVENUE. AND, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, HOW CAN WE AS A, UH, AS A DEPARTMENT AND, AND LITERALLY A CITY START TO TAKE BACK OWNERSHIP OF THE THINGS THAT WE USED TO HAVE BACK IN, UH, THE NINETIES, EIGHTIES, SEVENTIES, SIXTIES WHEN WE OWNED OUR, OUR LANDFILL. WE OWNED OUR RECYCLING FACILITY. WE WERE CON CONTROLLING OUR OWN FUTURE AND DESTINY. AND I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO, TO GET INTO A SERIOUS, SERIOUS CONVERSATION, CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT SO WE CAN LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND, UH, MAKE SOME FORMAL PRESENTATIONS. I, UH, AGAIN, WHEN I LOOK AT THE, AT THE NUMBERS WE HAVE HERE, AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE ACTUAL, THE, UH, DIVERSION NUMBERS AND, AND THOSE HAVE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT FIVE YEARS PERHAPS IF NOT LONGER, WE CAN'T SEEM TO, TO GET BY OWNING OUR OWN DESTINY AT THAT POINT, WE GET TO AT LEAST SEE WHAT WE'RE BRINGING IN, WHAT'S COMING IN, WHAT CAN WE DO TO, TO UH, TRANSITION FROM THIS TO THAT IN REAL TIME [00:25:01] AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO WAIT FOR A PROCESSOR THAT WE'RE HIRING TO TELL US THIS, THIS AND THAT. OR, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, BACK TO C AND D, WE WON'T HAVE A LANDFILL, A TYPE ONE LANDFILL, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE A TYPE FOUR, WHICH LITERALLY MAKES UP A VAST AMOUNT OF MATERIAL THAT'S GOING TO THESE OTHER LANDFILLS. AND IF WE COULD, UH, AT LEAST PUT OUR FINGER ON THAT AND SEE WHAT, UH, WHAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE CAN RECEIVE. YOU KNOW, HERE I THINK OF THE NUMBERS TO DEVELOP A, DEVELOP THAT, UH, A 12 FACILITY, COMPLETELY DEVELOP IT. I LOOK AT, UH, THE MONEY WE'RE SPENDING ON THE CONVENTION CENTER AND IF WE COULD HAVE 2% OF THAT, 2% OF THAT WE COULD PROBABLY DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO DO OUR OWN, OUR OWN PROCESSING AGAIN. AND THAT'S LITERALLY GIVING YOU ABOUT 10 MILLION BUCKS TO, TO AT LEAST SET UP THE, UH, THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO BE ABLE TO OPEN A DOOR TO, TO START RECEIVING YOUR OWN MATERIAL. AND AGAIN, I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN THE GUY NEXT DOOR IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT YOU WANT TO DO OR WE COULD BE DOING AND IS MAKING A HECK OF A LOT OF MONEY IN THE PROCESS. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST MY 2 CENTS AND I'D LIKE FOR THAT TO BE ON THE AGENDA, AT LEAST BRING IN THE NUMBERS SO WE CAN START TAKING A SERIOUS, SERIOUS LOOK AT THIS AND, AND MOVE FORWARD AND AGAIN, PRESENT SOME OF THIS TO MAYBE OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S MY 2 CENTS COMMISSIONERS. ANY ITEMS YOU WANNA SEE ON THERE OR, I MEAN, YEAH, I AGREE AND LIKE WE SAID BEFORE, I WOULD LOVE TO GET A MAP OF THE LANDFILL OF WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS THERE, WHERE THE SOLAR FIELD IS GOING. SOME SORT OF VISUAL, YOU KNOW, WITH IS BREAKDOWNS OF THE ACREAGE THAT EACH PART IS TAKING UP SO THAT WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. THANK YOU. MELISSA. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS, COMMENTS, COMMISSIONERS? WELL, WE CAN, I TOTALLY AGREE. I, I TOTALLY AGREE. I MEAN NO, I TOTALLY AGREE. THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING, 'CAUSE I NEVER LIVED, LAST TIME I LIVED IN AUSTIN WAS IN THE LATE EIGHTIES AND YOU KNOW, IT WAS ALL ONE SYSTEM. NOW I LIVED IN TWO DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND IT'S TOTALLY TWO DIFFERENT RULES, TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. 'CAUSE I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PROVIDERS. NEITHER ONE IS AUSTIN THAT, SO IT MAKES IT VERY INTERESTING TO COMPARE HOW THAT ALL WORKS. GOOD POINT, GOOD POINT. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR POSITION. SO ANY, ANY OTHER THOUGHTS, QUESTIONS, ITEMS? WELL, WE'VE GOT AT LEAST, UH, I GUESS WHAT, 20 DAYS TO THINK OF SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS AND WE CAN ADD THOSE. BUT, UH, ANYWAY GUYS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS WAS PROBABLY, IF NOT OUR SECOND SHORTEST MEETING. PRETTY DARN CLOSE. AND YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC. IS THAT IT, THAT WE THINK WE'RE DONE? WE'RE DONE. ALRIGHT GUYS. OH MY GOD. IT'S A MIRACLE WE GET TO GET BACK IN TRAFFIC NOW. DONE . SO ANYWAY, I WILL, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. UH, YOU GUYS I'LL MOVE TO ADJOURN. THANK YOU MELISSA. THANK MELISSA WANTS US TO GET BACK IN TRAFFIC QUICK. JOHN SECONDS? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS VERY, VERY MUCH. SEE YA IN A FEW WEEKS. HAVING SAID THAT, THE MEETING. TAKE CARE. THANKS YOU GUYS. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.