02/04/2009 Regular MeetingSOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
February 4, 2009 @ 5:15 PM
Borough Conference Room
Call to Order
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Chair Altenhof called to order the Regular Meeting of the SWAB at 5:15pm on February 4, 2009
at KIB Conference Room.
Roll Call
T. Mitchell conducted a roll call and a quorum was established. The following persons were present:
Board Members Present Not Present Excused
Altenhof, Bar /
Harrin on, Cind /
Mahone , Ed /
Murdock, Laurie /
Owen, Marion /
Pillans, Rick /
Szabo, Nick 5:20 m
Also in attendance were: Caroll Tracy, Alaska Waste and Harry Dodge. Ex-Officio Members: T.
Mitchell, Chris Lynch
Approval of Agenda
It was Moved, E. Mahoney and seconded to Amend the Agenda by adding the RFP under Old
Business. It was Moved, C. Harrington and seconded to Add the SWAB's Mission Statement to
the Agenda after the Approval of Minutes. Motions Carried by a unanimous voice vote.
Approval of Minutes
It was Moved, M. Owen and seconded to Approve the Minutes of December 3, 2008. Motion
Carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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Reading of Mission Statement
To assist and advise the Borough Assembly in identifying solutions to solid waste management
by collecting and reporting varied viewpoints, sponsoring public outreach, and developing
specific projects with a focus on waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
Visitor Comments
None
Old Business
a. Request for Proposal
E. Mahoney asked the Board if the Borough was going to extend the current contract for
another year, or if they're going to hit the street with the RFP and if so, when.
T. Mitchell told the Board that the RFP is still a work in progress and as soon as it's available the
Draft will be distributed to interested parties and the public.
Discussion followed and some points were: this is a draft, comments and/or changes can be
made prior to the final going out for bid.
New Business
a. Approval of SWAB Logo
Chair Altenhof asked for a recap of discussion in the work session. M. Owen told the Board that
the discussion was they weren't able to identify the pieces of the logo, whether they were
royalty free or who owned the actual pieces in the photos. She said she went back and put in
her own images, because she's been involved with copyright issues. Discussion followed and
some points were: what pictures, size, where is logo going, wording on logo, format for use of
logo. T. Mitchell told the Board the tote bags that her niece has been working on are ready, so
she doubted there were or will be issues with copyrights.
b. Approval to Recommend to the Borough Assembly an Enforcement position
Chair Altenhof told the Board this had been talked about last fall and wanted it back on the
Agenda so the Board could discuss it further. T. Mitchell told the Board that this position was
addressed in the Borough's strategic plan under Planning & Zoning Goals and Objectives.
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It was Moved, C. Harrington and seconded to recommend to the Borough Assembly to Act on
the creation of an Enforcement position to enforce borough code including but not limited to
zoning violations, dumpster use violations, tree and other resource theft. Motion Carried by a
voice vote.
Visitor Comments
None
Board Comments
L. Murdock -none
C. Harrington -none
M. Owen told the Board about Senate Bill 22 - An act establishing a fee for disposable plastic
bags. Also establishing the Alaska litter and marine debris reduction and recycling fund. She
stated that at the Sustainable Kodiak meeting there were about 70 people that showed up, that
are interested in this Bill.
E. Mahoney -none
N. Szabo stated he also attended the Sustainable Kodiak meeting, which there were a lot of
good things talked about and he told the Board that one of the things discussed was the
remaining life of the landfill and how the levels of recycling would affect that life. He said if
they quit recycling the landfill would have 5.78 years and at the present rate there is 6.2 years,
etc. He asked if the process for the addition to the landfill has started. T. Mitchell said it hadn't
been started yet, but will be. She handed out the Assemblies strategic plan for the landfill.
C. Lynch -none
B. Altenhof welcomed N. Szabo to the Board. He told the Board that it would be nice if the
Board had 1 or 2 more members. He felt it would be good to have different nationalities to
help with the educating of the public with the education outreach.
Meetine Scheduled
Chair Altenhof told the Board the next work session is scheduled for Wednesday, February 18,
2009.
Adjourn
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:15pm.
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SUBMITTED BY:
Mary J. Bar r, S retary
KIB Engin g/Facilities Department
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APPROVED BY:
Barry Altenhof, Chair
Solid Waste Advisory Board
Date:
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