05/11/2011 Regular Meeting SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD
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May 11, 2011 @ 5:15 PM
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Call to Order
Chair Szabo called to order the Regular Meeting of the SWAB at 5:18pm on May 11, 2011 at the
Assembly Chambers.
Roll Call
M. Barber conducted a roll call, present were M. Owen, Chair Szabo, D. Tracy, D. Turner and S. West.
Not present was C. Harrington. It was MOVED, S. West and seconded to excuse C. Harrington. 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, Rick Vahl, Alaska Waste, Ken Reinke,
Threshold Services, and Amanda Breeden.
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
It was MOVED, M. Owen and seconded to Approve the Agenda. Motion CARRIED by a
unanimous voice vote.
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Approval of Previous Minutes
None
Visitor Comments
None
Reports
None
Old Business
a. Community Cleanup Day Update
S. West said their table was a big success and said she was going to propose to the Chamber
and whoever else helps run it, to have a similar station at Bells Flats next year, hand out bags
and possibly collect solid waste.
b. Corrugated Cardboard Committee
S. West told the Board they would wait on surveys to be returned, then compile the
information and bring that back to the board.
New Business
a. Recommendation to the Assembly for Roll Cart Expansion
M. Owen stated she drafted a memo to present to the Assembly to assist them in staying on
track with the Solid Waste Management Plan in relation to the roll cart expansion areas. It was
MOVED, S. West and seconded to make recommendation to the Assembly for roll cart
expansion area. Discussion followed, points made were; bear awareness, public safety, trial test
bear resistant carts, individual responsibility. A roll call vote was called and the motion FAILED
with N. Szabo, D. Tracy, and D. Turner voting no; M. Owen and S. West voting yes.
b. Bottle & Bag Deposit Law
N. Szabo told the Board about communities that tried to implement a bag fee law. He stated
ALPAR testified against the Fairbanks ordinance. Discussion followed, points made were;
deposit versus ban, recommendation to Assembly, reducing use. No action was taken.
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Visitor Comments
K. Reinke spoke about the plastic bottle law, cost of recycling, cost of landfill, and questionnaire
put out by the SWAB.
R. Vahl spoke about overall action plan of the board, making decisions, changes, solutions, bear
resistant roll carts, public outreach, system wide change, and apologized for outburst during
meeting.
Board Comments
D. Turner told R. Vahl she had a copy of the Bear Conservation & Mgmt Plan for him. She stated
recycling was the answer. She suggested a key code for dumpster use, said Assembly needed to
make decision on roll carts, liked questionnaire, and appreciated N. Szabo working on bag law.
M. Owen disagreed with comment: nobody liked to be forced into anything. She mentioned
questionnaire responses, Assembly responsibility, transfer stations, letter from Mayor Selby:
S. West stated Kodiak residents' love trash. She spoke about transfer stations, key code for
dumpsters or camera, individual responsibility.
D. Tracy thanked M. Owen and S. West for putting together the draft letter to the Assembly. He
mentioned the responses from roll cart expansion surveys, Assembly responsibility, and publics'
choice to pay more for dumpsters.
N. Szabo told the Board that Kenai had an area at their landfill for reusable stuff which they
allowed the public to retrieve instead of covering it and he would like to propose to the
Assembly a similar site. He complimented M. Owen and S. West for their work on the Cleanup
day.
Meeting Schedule
The next regular meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 5:15pm.
Adjourn
There being no further business before the Board the meeting was adjourned at 7:00pm.
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Mary J. Sher e cretary
KIB Engineering /Facilities Department
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Solid Waste Advisory Board
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