2015-08-31 Regular Meeting RECEIVED
SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARId
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REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
August 31, 2015@ 5:15 PM 6�,.ROUGH r�.,�7,RW OFFIC
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1. Call to Order
Chair Szabo called to order the Regular Meeting of the Solid Waste Advisory Board at 5:17 p.m.
on August 31, 2015 at the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center.
2. Roll Call
J. Clay conducted a roll call and a quorum was established. The following members present
were Chair Nick Szabo, Scott Arndt,Tia Leber and Jennifer Culbertson. Steven Neff was absent.
Also present were Non-Voting Ex-Of icios Dan Rohrer, Assembly Representative,Joe Lipka, KIB
Staff Representative, Bob Gray, USCG Representative.
ARNDT moved to excuse Steven Neff for family emergency.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
3. Approval of Agenda
ARNDT moved to approve the agenda.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. Approval of Previous Minutes—August 13, 2015
ARNDT moved to approve the minutes of August 13, 2015.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
5.Visitor Comments
None
5. Reports:
A. Service Area Tax-Karl Short, Finance Director for the Kodiak Island Borough, spoke to
the board on different ways in which waste collection can be paid for such as through a
property tax or special assessment. Board discussion ensued.
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B. Solid Waste Handling Options — Joe Lipka, KIB Solid Waste Manager/ Env. Spec. —
reported and discussed with the board two options for the proposed Solid Waste
Handling Options. The options include (A) Bear Resistant Roll carts and Dumpster
clusters, commercial dumpsters and reuse center at Dark Lake versus (B) our current
system of roll carts, residential dumpsters and commercial dumpsters. The Solid Waste
Disposal Questionnaire/Survey that was put together by staff was discussed by the
board.
8. Visitor Comments: Nathan Svoboda suggested a sociologist should be contacted regarding
the survey as he thought some of the questions may be leading. He also suggested that the
survey be sent out with the Alaska Waste billing so that you are targeting people who use the
service.
9. Board Member Comments: None.
10. Meeting Schedule:
The next regular meeting will be on Monday, September 14, 2015.
11.Adjournment
ARNDT moved to adjourn meeting.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 PM.
SUBMITTED BY:
Date:
Jen Clay, Seci�,tary
KIB Engineering/Facilities Department
APPROVED BY:
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Ni S bo, Chair
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