09-13-10 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 substances removed. 2. All regulated substances shall be removed from all feed stock prior to crushing or shredding in any resource recover/shredding operation conducted on- site. 3. For purposes of these commitments “regulated substances” shall be as defined in St. Joseph County Code 52.100 which is “any extremely hazardous substance, hazardous substance petroleum or petroleum byproduct, human waste, radioactive substance, biological substance, or other objectionable substance.” This includes fuel, oil, transmission fluid, differential fluid, hydraulic fluid, antifreeze, brake fluid, batteries, mercury switches, air conditioning coolant and other substances as may be deemed necessary by the St. Joseph County Health Department to prevent damages to the surface or groundwater. 4. All feed stock/inventory of vehicles for the process in the resource recovery facility/shredded with liquids present shall be stored on a concrete or asphalt pad with a system to control and collect spills of regulated substances. At no time shall more than 2,000 vehicles be located on site for processing. 5. Owner shall not operate the resource recovery/shredding facility at any time outside of the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. 6. All vehicles and other feed stock shall be stacked no higher than 10 feet above a concrete storage pad. 7. The removal of all fluids from feed stock shall be performed on a concrete or asphalt pad with a system to control and collect spills of regulated substances. 8. The crushing and shredding of material shall be performed on a concrete or asphalt pad with a system to control and collect regulated substances. 9. All regulated substances shall be removed from all feed stock prior to crushing or shredding. 10. All liquid wastes removed from feed stock shall be stored in structurally sound water tight containers specifically designed for the storage of the respective waste and shall be stored either (a) inside of a structure with a concrete or asphalt floor and no floor drain, or (b) outside of a structure in structurally sound secondary containment capable of containing the full volume of all liquids stored. 11. A carbon filtration system shall be installed and appropriately maintained between the first and second retention basins identified on Owner’s site plan submitted with its Petition to prevent any contamination of surface or groundwater. 12. The resource recovery facility/shredder shall be installed on spring pads, to eliminate vibration emanating off- site, as described in Owner’s Petition. 13. The Owner shall be required to invest in, construct and maintain the following site improvements on the property before commencing any operations of a resource recovery facility/metal shredder: (a) a 10 foot high earth berm, topped with evergreen trees and other plantings on Owner’s south property line; (b) a 10 foot high acoustical fence along the entire west and north lines of the Property; and (c) a 10 foot high solid, decorative fence along the east line of Owner’s Property, all as set forth on the site plans submitted as part of the Petition. 14. Owner shall (a) direct, as a condition to operations of any resource recovery facility/metal shredding operation, that all truck traffic leaving the Property exit such Property solely to the South, and (b) cooperate, at the request of the City of South Bend, with directing trucks that may enter or exit the Property to do so using only designated truck routes and not use any route extending north along Gertrude from the Property. Mr. Deahl then turned over the presentation to Mr. Randy Schlipp. Randy Schlipp, 3700 S. Gertrude, South Bend, Indiana, stated that he is part owner of NFJ Real Estate and President and CEO of Gertrude Street Recycling. Mr. Schlipp stated that his business is a family business. He stated that they have worked hard and have established themselves in two Michiana locations, Eau Claire and the location on Gertrude Street. Like every business they want to grow. He stated that if they grow, they can do something else for their customers. They can have new opportunities for present employees and they can create a need for hard working people who want to become part of their company. He stated that they believe the industrial located at Gertrude and Chippewa is a good place for the business they currently have now and for the operation of a resource recovery facility. He stated that they are going to fix up the property, it will still be industrial but it will be a good fit. He noted the bus trip to Dayton, Ohio to see firsthand how a resource recovery facility runs and to see exactly what kind of machine they are talking about putting on the property. He stated that it is the kind of machine that his company is going to have and unlike the mega shredder in Elkhart that was more than three times the size and 6000 more horsepower. Mr. Schlipp stated that he won’t be happy until the City is happy. He as the Council for their favorable consideration. 10