02/12/2018 Regular MeetingSOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
February 12, 2018 - 5:00 PM
Kodiak Fisheries Research Center
Call to Order
M AY 2 2 2018
Chair Szabo called to order the regular meeting of the Solid Waste Advisory Board at 5:40 p.m. on February 12,
2018 at the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center.
Roll Call
M. Barnett conducted a roll call and a quorum was established. The following members were present; Chair
Nick Szabo, Levi Fehrs, Steven Neff and Nathan Svoboda. Scott Arndt, Jeff Stewart and Stephanie Mason were
absent.
Also present were Non -Voting Ex -Officio member USCG Representative Jennifer Nutt, KIB Director of
Engineering & Facilities Bob Tucker, Mike Shrewsbury of Alaska Waste and Chris Lynch of Threshold.
Approval of Agenda
NEFF moved to approve the agenda.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Approval of Minutes
SVOBODA moved to approve the minutes of December 4th, 2017.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Visitor Comments:
Pat Szabo — Pat lives next to the dumpster on Selief Lane, Beaver Lake is just past the dumpster. Pat wanted to
discuss the trash and debris issue at the dumpster and the neighboring wetland area. A slide show was
presented to the Board. Pat would like to see if fencing along three sides of dumpster area could be done.
Nate Svoboda adds that the nearby stream is salmon habitat as well as the area beyond the dumpster is a bear
thoroughfare.
Reports:
Engineering & Facilities Director Bob Tucker updated the Board on the leachate treatment plant (LTP) and the
landfill. Bob added that next year, possibly, the landfill seasonal laborers/employees might be put to work
cleaning up the areas around dumpsters and pads. The solid waste contract is before the assembly right now
for review. Discussion ensued on the solid waste contract process.
Discussion/Action Items
a. Upgrading Dumpster Sites —Chair Szabo looked at various dumpster sites in town. The chair would like the
Mayor to approve the Borough Code Enforcement employee's ability be to write and enforce tickets.
Placing cameras was discussed. The Selief dumpster site's current measurements equal 201 feet. The idea
is for a six-foot chain-link fence on three sides of the dumpster (86' on the sides, 29' on the back - $50 a
foot approx., installed). Discussion continued about fencing, paving the pad area, snow removal of the site,
cameras, boulders and moving the dumpster closer to the road.
The Chair would like Bob Tucker to proceed with a fencing plan as a deterrent to keep trash out of Beaver
Lake and the dumpster area., i.e. to put money in the Enterprise fund budget for the three-year plan.
Purchasing processes & possible contractors were discussed.
b. Plastic Bag Ban Transition Plan - Chair Szabo had appointed himself and Nate Svoboda to the Transition
Bag Ban Committee as well as others. The group met on 2/8/18. City council wanted a transition plan to
phase in the plastic bag ban. The group will process the grants they have, and the goal is to make six
thousand re -usable bags available to the public, as well as pick up sites to get these reusable bags and a
publicity campaign. March V is when the campaign is to start. April 22nd, Earth Day, is the official
implementation date.
c. Jennifer Nutt/USCG — Staff is working on a memo to leadership for a local initiative with the plastic bag
ban on the Coast Guard base.
Visitor Comments: Pat Szabo: Thank you to the Board for trying to solve a problem.
Board Member Comments:
L. Fehrs— None
M. Shrewsbury— None
S. Neff —Thank you, Pat, for bringing the issue to our attention.
B. Tucker — Recommend local neighbors in that dumpster area call the Engineering & Facilities Dept. in the
spring to request a thorough clean up regularly in that area.
J. Nutt—None
N. Svoboda — Questions USCG ability to not go along with COK bag ban. Exchanges being federal government
they do not have to abide by local government. Discussion ensued.
Meeting Schedule
No meeting was scheduled.
Adjournment
Neff moved to adjourn meeting.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Martha Barnett, Board Secretary
KIB Engineering/Facilities Department
APPROVED BY:
Nic Szabo, Chair
Solid Waste Advisory Board
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