07/02/07 Regular Meeting
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
GRAVEL TASK FORCE COMMITTE
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CALL TO ORDER
The meeting of the Gravel Task Force Committee was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by CHAIR
LYDICK ON July 2, 2007 in the KIB conference room.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present Absent Excused Others Present
Mike Anderson X Martin Lydick
Tom Abell X Community Development
Gary Carver X Sheila Smith
Dave King X Community Development
Bill Oliver X Bud Cassidy
Thomas Trosvig X Community Development
Charlie Powers X
A quorum was established.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
COMMITTEE MEMBER OLIVER MOVED TO APPROVE the agenda as presented. The
motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER ANDERSON, and it CARRIED by
unanimous voice vote.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
COMMITTEE MEMBER ANDERSON MOVED TO APPROVE the minutes from May 7,
2007 as presented. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER OLIVER, and it
CARRIED by unanimous voice vote.
OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Review of the DRAFT FINAL REPORT
Lydick stated he put this report together trying to hit the points in the legislation. He doesn't feel
a resolution should be put out without an accompanying report.
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report and resolution. The Task Force also discussed their mandate regarding the regulations.
COMMUNICATIONS
There were no communications
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REPORTS
Mike Anderson: Exploration Results Salonie Creek Site
ANDERSON stated nothing was found at Salonie Creek. It was mostly overburden and glacial
till. Bedrock was found on one of the highest sections. Bob Hales went with him and eleven
holes were dug. Holes were dug holes by the rifle range and then up by the Cottonwoods. Silt
was found down to 9 feet with a lot of water. When they dug behind the rifle range the hole was
full of ammunition and gun parts so they covered it back up. The area that was identified to do
the exploration on where the mounds are going in was standard organics, a good layer of ash,
overburden, and then glacial till with one exception there was bedrock. In the area where
material was borrowed from Anderson discovered what was borrowed was glacial till which was
used as fill. Anderson and Hale dug down 3, 4, and 5 feet where the old parts of buildings are
and found gravel fill, and then found where that fill was used. The material was borrowed out of
there to make a big area and then just capped it with gravel. ANDERSON and Hale's assumption
is the gravel came right out of the creek. It was fine without much cobbles. They dug in two
different man made construction pads which the material was the same as the material in the
creek. If you went up further past the borough property you would get into more cobbles that
would probably be better quality material. There was nothing found worth developing on the
borough property.
Mike Anderson: Exploration Results USCG Site
ANDERSON stated there were 9 sites identified on Coast Guard property to dig but the Coast
Guard came with a permit to dig only 6 holes. Anderson picked the 6 places that best represented
the area which he got good results from. In the first hole, the water level was at 6 12 feet down
but he dug to 14 feet deep with no change in the material, but he found a silt lens about a foot
deep. Most of the holes were dug at 14, 14, 16, and 18 feet. The better holes were farther up
closer to the river and away from the ocean which he got 18 feet with no water, and then 17 feet
with no water. Up in the comer is a big bedrock knob. ANDERSON said the 17 and 18 foot deep
holes that had no water were probably two hundred feet from the creek. The gravel looks good
which he got 6 five gallon bucket samples to be sent in. He likes the high percentage of cobbles
because it bodes well for the hardness of material. The site looks good. It's on the road system
and there aren't any neighbors to disturb.
CASSIDY stated he and Smith will be working on getting the buckets labeled tomorrow and
shipped shortly after.
CARVER asked Cassidy to review the situation on how to acquire the property.
Cassidy stated that after 9-11 the mission has changed, and it is no longer the Dept. of the
Treasury, it is Homeland Security. The divestiture program is on hold, but the focus is still on the
airport. (inaudible). Cassidy will talk to Rick Gifford to see ifhe will look into acquiring the
property. Cassidy was dealing with Alameda, but is dealing with the local Coast Guard now.
ANDERSON stated there is probably some contamination that will require clean up. He found
old fuel and water lines and open manholes next to the creek.
Cassidy said if the property goes back to BLM (inaudible), we will automatically get it.
Brief discussion on how contamination is found. It was suggested there may be old asbuilts or
maps that would show suspect areas, possibly mapped out on aerial surveys, or the Corp
probably has a procedure for finding contaminated areas. It was consensus to contact the Corp.
OLIVER stated there are about 75 acres in the B Tracts and about 25 acres at Salonie Creek.
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It was the consensus to direct staff to draft a resolution for the acquisition of Lot 7 highlighting
the major importance's including the Coast Guard's need for gravel for their work on the base.
POWERS stated Koniag had geologists come to take rock samples and took measurements. The
material is going to be for rip rap and armor rock. There is good anchorage and good staging area
for that rock to be exported throughout the marine highway system. Ouzinkie and Port Lions has
a need for an ice free port. He feels it should be acknowledged as a source. POWERS said they
did some preliminary tests last year which the tests came out high. The samples they just took
came from 11 different sample sites and went up to 600 feet and down trying to get an idea of
volume. The degradation value was 74 with 45 being a good minimum; the LA abrasion test-
loss was 28% which is good; the soundness aggregate test-.24 loss. These were done on 2
different sites. They are looking for armor rock. POWERS feels some of his information should
be included stating there is another source. POWERS is willing to put together a couple of
paragraphs.
ANDERSON said he and Hales looked at Middle Bay but there is nothing there.
Meeting schedule:
. August 13,2007 at 5:30 p.m. in the KIB conference room
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
ATTEST
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Sheila Smith, Secretary
Community Development Department
, Chair
DATE APPROVED: August 13, 2007
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