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09/02/2009 Regular Meeting TE \- SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES September 2, 2009 @ 5:15 PM Borough Conference Room BopOUGH CLERK'S OFFICE] Call to Order Chair Altenhof called to order the Regular Meeting of the SWAB at 5:15pm on September 2, ZOOSatK|8 Conference Room. Roll Call W. Koning conducted a roll call and a quorum was established. The following persons were present: Board Members Present Not Present Excused Altenhof, Barry Harrington, Cindy Mahoney, Ed V/ Murdock, Laurie V/ Niziol, Sebastian V/ Owen, Marion V/ Szabo, Nick Also in attendance were: C. Mahoney, Alaska Waste and Erin Harrington, Office of Representative Alan Aus1ermnan. Ex'OfficioMennber: Chris Lynch and VV. Koning, Kodiak Island Borough. 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 vvithafocusonvvastereduction,reuseandrecyding. Approval of Agenda It was Moved, C. Harrington and seconded to Approve the Agenda with the change of order Item 9. Move c.tma. Motion Carried bya unanimous voice vote. Approval of Minutes It was Moved, C. Harrington and seconded to Approve the Minutes of March 4, March 10 and April 1, 2009. Motion Carried by a unanimous voice vote. Visitor Comments None Reports None Old Business None New Business a. Statewide Recycling Letter E. Harrington (Legislative Aide to Alan Austerman) gave the Board a brief summary of what she was able to find out re: regionalization of waste management. b. Letter drafted by N. Szabo to Borough Assembly Letter was discussed at great length and tabled. c. to Borough Assembly re: Code Enforcement Position It was MOVED, N. Szabo and seconded to forward the letter to the Borough Assembly with changes. Motion Carried by a Roll Call Vote. Visitor Comments None Board Comments C. Harrington welcomed S. Niziol to the Board. She told the Board that she was going to review past agenda items and recall old items for further discussion. L. Murdock told the Board she went to the Energy Summit, mentioned she was on the Solid Waste Advisory Board and told them about the Coastal Initiative. She wanted to let the Board know she spoke as a citizen, not as a member of the Board. N: \EF \Baler Facility \Solid Waste Advisory Board \FY2010 \Minutes \Minutes 2 Sept 09 Draft.Doc S. Niziol told the Board he looks forward to working with them all. He hopes to get the process going. E. Mahoney thanked W. Koning for being so forthcoming and said it was a huge benefit for the Board in giving them a better insight of working with the potential contractor to keep the best interest of the public at hand. N. Szabo echoed E. Mahoney in thanking W. Koning. As far as land selection for a transfer station goes, he didn't think there needed to be a tremendous study done. He said the Borough owns land near the areas for placement. C. Lynch told the Board she thought community by in is important if the Borough were to pursue any property acquisition. Case in point is the new dumpster placement at Bells Flats. She believes it encourages good housekeeping. She told the Board Threshold received their contract and have been operating under the contract since August 1 St and it was retroactive to July 1 Threshold received a new baler, which makes two balers now. One will be used for cardboard and the other for metal. They got notification from Horizon Lines that they made a corporate decision to only increase the shipping contract by 2% instead of the anticipated amount of 20 %. B. Altenhof asked W. Koning what the public response was to the movement of dumpsters at Bells Flats. W. Koning said for the most part moving the dumpsters have been positive. He apologized for keeping the negotiation process close to the chest, but the Borough didn't want to present any opportunities for the perception of impropriety. He told the Board one of the advantages of Alaska Waste is their here and all their stuff is here. He believed the Board would be key in communicating and educating the public. C. Harrington wanted the minutes to reflect the Board was excited to hear Alaska Waste was awarded the contract and they look forward to working with them. Meeting Scheduled Next work session was scheduled for November 18, 2009. Adjourn There being no further business before the Board the meeting was adjourned at 6:25pm N: \EF \Baler Facility \Solid Waste Advisory Board \FY2010 \Minutes \Minutes 2 Sept 09 Draft.Doc SUBMITTED BY: AAA- Date: t Mary J. Bar r, ecretary KIB Engineering acilities Department APPROVED BY: �L A Date: Barry A enhof, Ch Solid Waste Advisory Board N: \EF \Baler Facility \Solid Waste Advisory Board \FY2010 \Minutes \Minutes 2 Sept 09 Draft.Doc