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04/27/2011 Regular Meeting SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD Q ' -� REGULAR MEETING MINUTES III ---� April 27, 2011 @ 5:15 PM ' JUL - 6 2011 I� Assembly Chambers BOROU rt!_T QF CE j Call to Order Chair Szabo called to order the Regular Meeting of the SWAB at 5:18pm on April 27, 2011 at the Assembly Chambers. Roll Call M. Barber conducted a roll call, present were M. Owen, Chair Szabo, D. Tracy, and S. West. Not present were C. Harrington and D. Turner. It was MOVED, S. West and seconded to excuse both members. Motion CARRIED by a unanimous voice vote. A quorum was established. Board Members Present Not Present Excused Harrington, Cindy ✓ Owen, Marion ✓ Szabo, Nick ✓ Tracy, Donn ✓ Turner, Darlene ✓ West, Sandra ✓ Also in attendance were: Mary Barber, Kodiak Island Borough, Dave Kaplan, Assembly Representative, Rick Vahl, Alaska Waste, Ken Reinke, Threshold Services, Nick Troxell, Nick's Auto Wrecking Salvage & Metal Recycling, and Alan Torres. 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. Approval of Agenda Chair Szabo asked to add the draft Enforcement Officer Letter to the Agenda under New Business. It was MOVED, M. Owen and seconded to Approve the Amended Agenda. Motion CARRIED by a unanimous voice vote. N: \EF \Solid Waste \Solid Waste Advisory Board \FY2011 \Minutes \110427 Draft Minutes.Doc Approval of Previous Minutes — April 6, 2011 It was MOVED, D. Tracy and seconded to Approve the Minutes of April 6, 2011. Motion CARRIED by a unanimous voice vote. Visitor Comments R. Vahl stated he was looking forward to the Solid Waste Advisory Board's Strategic Plan and their goals. He mentioned a bi- monthly newspaper, the Kodiak Shopper and their Earth Day display. He told the Board about the surfer's group that cleaned up Mill Bay Beach on April 23 for Earth Day. He mentioned that the Crab fest was coming up and family fun Monday would be a great opportunity if the weather's great; everybody should be down at the Harbor and suggested the SWAB or the Borough contribute. Reports a. Community Cleanup Day Update W. Koning deferred the Community Cleanup report to M. Barber who he said was spearheading the event as he was going to be out of town that day. He stated she was taking the lead along with A. Torres and the rest of the community that were supporting the event. He gave the Board an update on the lateral expansion project. M. Barber told the Board the Chamber's Community Cleanup Day was being held on Saturday, May 7` and explained what the Borough and City of Kodiak were doing to participate. She asked A. Torres if he would like to tell the Board what happened at the High School parking lot during Spring Cleanup. A. Torres told the Board there were no changes for the household hazardous waste collection at the High School, told them about the process for the contractor and the hours at the landfill. b. Roll Cart Expansion Update W. Koning told the board the Assembly postponed the decision to their regular meeting being held June 2 when there was a full board. He suggested that the board members educate people about the benefits of expanding the roll cart area. He said there was misinformation presented to the Assembly and that should be addressed. c. Transfer Station Update W. Koning told the Board there was no update at that time and he didn't believe there had been any action. N: \EF \Solid Waste \Solid Waste Advisory Board \FY2011 \Minutes \110427 Draft Minutes.Doc Old Business a. Corrugated Cardboard Committee S. West told the Board that the committee was working on doing a survey. She stated she talked to a couple of canneries that thought they were recycling but weren't; where there once was a bin there wasn't any longer. She said they would be doing follow ups and wanted the Chamber to get their members involved. M. Owen stated that the cardboard committee would participate in the recycling assessment survey and was going to get them online. New Business a. Enforcement Officer Letter Chair Szabo told the Board he was tasked with writing a letter to the Borough about J. Maker, the Borough's Enforcement Officer's activities and his request to have a flexible work schedule in order to work on weekends. He presented the letter for editing, the Board suggested changes which Chair Szabo was going to do and take to the Borough. Visitor Comments K. Reinke suggested changes to the ads for Community Cleanup. He mentioned trucks being arranged to pick up the bags and stated if Nick Troxell was interested in taking electronics for free he should be invited to the High School parking lot during the cleanup. R. Vahl mentioned the KEA business meeting and told the Board that Mr. Scott, CEO and a couple other people made the comment; we needed innovation to stabilize cost. He spoke about roll carts, waste incinerators, and plasma incinerators. He felt the Board should stay focused on the plan that was in place, make sure the public had the facts with public outreach and liked the public process. Board Comments S. West wanted to discuss the roll cart proposal at their next meeting. M. Owen thanked M. Barber for her work on the Spring Cleanup. She stated she would have a column "Polishing the Rock" in the paper. She asked that yard waste handling be put on a future agenda and wanted the SWAB to participate in the trash triathlon at the Crab Festival. D. Tracy thanked R. Vahl for organizing the Monday event at Crab Festival. He spoke on the roll cart expansion and current rate schedule with dumpsters. N: \EF \Solid Waste \Solid Waste Advisory Board \FY2011 \Minutes \110427 Draft Minutes.Doc D. Kaplan told the Board the Borough Assembly work session was the following evening at 7:30pm. N. Szabo spoke about plastic bottle & plastic bag laws in other communities and wanted it put on a future meeting agenda. Meeting Schedule The next regular meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 5:15pm. Adjourn There being no further business before the Board the meeting was adjourned at 6:50pm. SUBMITTED BY: i 1 _ es_- a Lam. Date: t I L I Mary J. Ba ter 'ecretary KIB Engine- ing acilities Department APPROVED BY: �..��/41 Date: a����// Ni/Szabo, Chair/ /� Solid Waste Advisory Board N: \EF \Solid Waste \Solid Waste Advisory Board \FY2011 \Minutes \110427 Draft Minutes.Doc