12/29/2021 Regular MeetingSOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
December 29,2021 - 5:15 PM
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Chambers
Call to Order
Chair Szabo called the regular meeting to order at 5:15p.m. on Wednesday December 29, 2021.
Roll Call
J. Basuel conducted a roll call, a quorum was established. Board members present were Chair
Nick Szabo, Doug Hogen, Terri Pruitt, Andie Wall, and Robert Williams. Nathan Svoboda and
Patrick Cummings were absent. Other's present were Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Member
Scott Arndt and Scott Smiley, Kodiak Island Borough Director David Conrad, Kodiak Island
Borough Solid Waste Manager Jena Hassinger.
Approval of Agenda
HOGEN MOVED to approve the agenda. WALL seconded.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Approval of Minutes
HOGEN MOVED to approve the minutes of December 1, 2021. PRUITT seconded.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Visitor Comments:
Discussion Items:
A. Engineering & Facilities:
David Conrad reported the Kodiak Brown Bear Trust (KBBT) grant in the amount of
$2,000 was denied but was encouraged to reapply for a smaller amount. A second grant
in the amount of $1,000 was submitted.
Discussion among the Board: Large yard waste collection and what program to re-
establish, UMOT codes, dumpster issues, violation and how to enforce Borough code.
B. SWAB Outreach:
Jena Hassinger handed out to the Board examples of SWAB logo designs, page ad for the
Chamber of Commerce relocation packet and information on KIOSK for possible events.
C. Threshold Recycling:
None.
D. Alaska Waste:
None.
E. City of Kodiak:
None.
F. Strategic Planning and Goal Setting Cont.:
Andie Wall mentioned she still waiting to receive the SWAB Analysis and responses from
the Board in order to move forward with the strategic planning.
Visitor Comments:
None.
Board Member Comments:
S. Smiley — None.
R. Williams — None.
A. Wall —Thanked everyone who attended the Kodiak Tribal Recycling event. She announced
over 1,500 pounds were collected from on the road system and over 10,000 pounds of
electronics from off the road system. It was a success and received a lot of great feedback.
D. Hogen — Cardboard recycling near Spruce Cape area was full and asked who to get in contact.
N. Szabo mentioned to contact Threshold Recycling.
T. Pruitt — She mentioned she will be in contact with Alaska Representative Louise Stutes to see
if other communities in Alaska have these problems about people leaving items outside of
receptacles.
S. Arndt — Thanked Nick Szabo for his service he provided to the Kodiak Island Borough and to
the Board.
N. Szabo — Shared with the Board what he had learned and what he had accomplished from
being on the Board. He thanked the Borough Staff for all their support and appreciated all their
support to the Board.
D. Conrad — Thanked Nick Szabo for his time and effort he has given and announced the
Borough has a plaque, which will presented to him by the Borough Mayor at the next Assembly
meeting.
Meeting Schedule —January 26th, 2022.
Adjournment
HOGEN MOVED to adjourn. PRUITT seconded.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
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