09/24/2018 Regular MeetingSOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
September 24, 2018 - 5:15 PM
Kodiak Fisheries Research Center
Call to Order
DEC 4 2018
Chair Szabo called the regular meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. on September 24th, 2018:
Roll Call
M. Barnett conducted a roll call and a quorum was established. Board members present were Chair Nick
Szabo, Nathan Svoboda, Scott Arndt, Jeff Stewart. Stephanie Mason, Steven Neff and Levi Fehrs were absent.
Also present were Non -Voting Ex -Officio member USCG Representative Jennifer Nutt, KIB Director of
Engineering & Facilities Phil Kovacs, KIB Assistant Director of E/F David Conrad, Dora Cross, Finance Director
for the KIB and Chris Lynch of Threshold Recycling. Mike Shrewsbury of Alaska Waste was present via
teleconference.
Approval of Agenda
ARNDT moved to approve the agenda.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Approval of Minutes
ARNDT moved to approve the minutes of May 141h, 2018.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The chair introduced the new Director of Engineering & Facilities Phil Kovacs.
Visitor Comments:
Resident Brian Himelbloom attended the last meeting and spoke on net recycling and wanted to follow up. An
event was held in Kodiak, "Alaska Net Hack Challenge" on September 8— 9, 2018. Some nets were taken from
the KIB Landfill for the challenge. Discussion ensued on recycling nets in Kodiak. The KIB is still in discussion
with Nicole Baker about obtaining nets from the landfill.
Staff Reports:
Dave Conrad (Engineering & Facilities Assistant Director) spoke to the Board, he recommended that the Board
meet with Nicole Baker and see if there was anything, as an advisory board, that could be done.
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Every year with Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) inspections the KIB gets fined on
;salvaging due to hazards. Once it comes across the scale there is not supposed to be any salvaging of
materials. We either need to ban it all together or have a staff member go with the person. The staff person
would be:protecting the public from any hazards, with that are added costs. Discussion ensued on salvaging
materials from the landfill and costs associated with it.
Director•of Engineering & Facilities Phil Kovacs went through the current list of happenings at the landfill.
Repurposing/reuse of materials was discussed. The cost of segregating materials was addressed. Discussion
ensued on costs.
The Board discussed with Phil and Dave the solid waste contract RFP, contaminated soil and the Leachate
Treatment Plant leachate.
Discussion/Action Items
a. Senior Exemption Discount - Phil Kovacs stated that the average number of senior citizen discounts is
430 and that totals to about $3000 per month at $7 per senior citizen. The KIB reimburses this and the
monies comes out of the enterprise fund. The proposal from the last meeting was $14. Your fellow
taxpayer pays for this. The motion was on the floor from the last meeting to increase the rate from $7 to
$14. Discussion ensued.
ARNDT MOVED to postpone the motion until the next meeting.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4-0.
b. Plastic Bag Ban —Overall consensus is that it is going well.
c. Enclosing Residential Dumpster on Selief - D. Conrad - Both sides of the dumpster area have been
brushed and with that there has been a reduction in the quantity of items dumped. Engineering has two
bids for the fencing, the $5300 bid was accepted. It will be two 50 ft sections and five bollards. There will
be enough spacing for pedestrians and bikes. The back is 25 feet wide and it is skewed, slightly wider at the
front. The work will be done by Dave Bugni by the middle of November.
The Board also discussed increasing the amount of cardboard dumpster and inquired as to when the KIB
Code Enforcement Officer would be able to write tickets.
Board Member Comments:
J. Stewart — Dumpsters at Bayside FD need to be relocated.
P. Kovacs —None.
J. Nutt — Lets utilize the schools to take on cardboard recycling or recycling in general.
N. Svoboda — I like that idea Jennifer, let's put it on the next meeting's agenda.
S. Arndt — None.
N. Szabo —Thank you staff for the support.
Meeting Schedule - December 3'd, Monday, 2018.
Adjournment
ARNDT moved to adjourn the meeting.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Martha Barnett, Board Secretary
KIB Engineering/Facilities Department
APPROVED BY:
4, Nick Sza o, Chair
Solid Waste Advisory Board
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