IDEM-OPPTA Conference Room

Those present: Terry Duffy, Kristen Brier, Jim Parker, John Crooks, Tiffany Sorge, Amanda Hennessey, Mark Mehall, Julie L. Rhodes, and by phone Rob Howe and Michelle Cohen

TD noted that he thought that there should be Generator representation on the Steering Committee. The following people were targeted as possible steering committee members with commitments to inquiry by current members:

Wayne Poole, Lilly - JLR

Chris Holmes, Baxter Pharmaceutical - TS

Amy Martin, Raybestos - JP

David Zeese, BMT - TS

Superior Ethics (Ft. Wayne) - RH

JLR announced that we may need to pay for use of Intech meeting space in the future. JLR should find out on July 31, but the Steering Committee developed a list of alternative sites:

§ Plan A – Intech Center, but will have to change date to September 16

§ Plan B - HHGregg Training Facility (96th Street) - MC had previous conversations with them about this.

§ Plan C – IUPUI, Judy Johnson is the contract and showed some interest in the past, parking would be in a paid parking garage

§ Plan D – Government Center Conference Center (but would have to go through Sodexho for food), also parking not good

JLR will start pursuing these locations. NOTE: SINCE THE MEETING, JLR HAS TALKED WITH KERAMIDA ENVIRONMENTAL IN INDIANAPOLIS, AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO ALLOW US TO USE THEIR VERY NICE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR FREE. NEED TO DISCUSS CAPACITY AND OTHER ISSUES WITH OFFICE MANAGER BEFORE KNOWING IF IT’S FEASIBLE, BUT WOULD APPRECIATE SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS IDEA. THEY ARE LOCATED AT 330 NORTH COLLEGE IN INDIANAPOLIS IN THE LOCKERBIE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE ONLY CHALLENGE IS THAT THEIR PARKING LOT CANNOT HOLD EVERYONE, SO THE REST WOULD HAVE TO FIND STREET PARKING ON COLLEGE.

The committee discussed the possibility of moving the meetings out of Indy, and everyone agreed that it would not be necessary unless a new stakeholder that offered a particular advantage out of Indy came aboard.

September 9 (or 16) Agenda/Speakers

The Topic for the upcoming meeting will be Regulatory Issues, and the group agreed that part of that would be presenting information on legislation that also drives laws and regulation of E-scrap. The following speakers will be sought:

§ Bruce Palin, Assistant Commissioner, IDEM-OLQ – discuss the big picture regulations that surround electronics in Indiana; describe thresholds for when companies are no longer SQG’s, address storage issues, interpret the regulations or rules, describe electronics in context of total hazardous waste being generated or if just generating electronics (industrial vs. commercial generators)

§ Jason Swift, EPA Region 5 - provide any EPA clarification of the EPA regulations around electronics, discuss an update on the rule changes expected, and provide information on the Region 3 CRT pilot rule.

§ Scott Morgan, Monroe County SWMD – Discussion of the local CRT ban and ordinance for collecting fee on electronics dropped off.

§ Jim Mahern, IDEM-OPPTA – possible presentation by JM if he and the state leadership decide to pursue legislation this session regarding electronics. This would be an opportunity to introduce the idea and get feedback from the stakeholder group.*

§ Julie L Rhodes – presentation on existing passed and pending legislation surrounding e-scrap

*If legislation is being discussed, need to include Ted Wagner of Thomson Consumer Electronics in the discussion, as he told MC that he supported legislation.

It was noted that due to the nature of this meeting, we want to stress to get generators and landfill operators at the meeting. The following will be targeted for participation as a Stakeholder at the September meeting:

Ray Garbaziak, Waste Management Regional Manager – MM

Jeff Abercrombie, Republic – JLR

Cavanta – JLR (had RSVP’d for last meeting and then did not attend)

There needs to be ample time for Questions & Answers and possible feedback.

Meeting will again run from 9:30 – noon

Invitations

JLR will utilize the last invitation as a template and update for next meeting. Deadline for completion will be Friday, August 8, though JLR will work to complete sooner.

JLR noted that she believes that more paper invitations need to go out to those who attended previous meetings, as well as key potential stakeholders. It was agreed that EPA would send out some of the invitations (existing stakeholders or potential business stakeholders), and Commerce would send out others (SWMD’s, electronics companies list, local Chambers). Again, we will target sending electronic versions of the invitation to IRC members, State Chamber, IACT, and other organizations. JLR will receive all lists from MC and will purge certain names and merge lists together for EPA. TS has the lists that she needs for the mailing.

It was suggested that the quotes on the invitations be updated, esp. to say something about regulations.

Food

It was agreed that a snack, much like that provided in the last meeting, will be provided for the next meeting. Capitol City Metals (Mark Imel) has agreed to sponsor. The last meeting cost about $100, and that will be the future target.

MC contacted regional Starbucks person about a coffee donation for upcoming and future meetings. Her contact was positive to the idea, and therefore, this will be pursued in the future (unless next meeting is at Government Center, where we cannot bring in food).

Next Steering Committee Meeting

The next meeting of the ESAP Steering Committee will be Wednesday, August 13, 2003, at 4:00 p.m. EST at IDEM-OPPTA Conference Room.