12/27/2012 Special Meeting KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Assembly Special Meeting
December 27, 2012
A special meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was held on December 27, 2012, in
the Borough Conference Room of the Kodiak Island Borough Building, 710 Mill Bay Road. The
meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
Present were Deputy Presiding Officer Chris Lynch, Assembly members Carol Austerman, Aaron
Griffin, Dave Kaplan, Mel Stephens, and Louise Stutes. Staff members present were
Administrative Official Bud Cassidy and Clerk Nova Javier.
KAPLAN moved to excuse Mayor Selby and Assembly member Bonney who were absent due to
personal leave.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
Janet Buckingham, Kodiak Island Convention Visitor's Bureau (KICVB) Director, presented the
Assembly with the Discover Kodiak 2013 Visitor's Guide. She also gave an update on the current
activities at KICVB.
Pam Foreman and Barbara Zimmerman spoke about the possibility of reinstating animal control
under KIBC Title 6.
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS IN THE CALL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING
A. Ordinance No. FY2013 -12 To Dispose, by Permit or License, to the City of Kodiak a Portion
of Land up to 27,720 Square Feet Located on Top of the Active Landfill (1203 Monashka Bay
Road East) to Temporarily Produce Class B Compost Until Approximately August 15, 2013.
AUSTERMAN moved to adopt Ordinance No. FY2013 -12.
The sewage sludge processed through the wastewater treatment plant (biosolids) had been
disposed of at the Borough landfill for many years. By a memorandum of agreement (MCA) in
2007, the City and Borough agreed that the landfill would continue to accept biosolids until it
interfered with landfill operations. Last June the Borough Manager notified the City Manager
that, due to operational difficulties at the active face of the landfill precipitated by the increased
volume of biosolids, the Borough would be unable to accept biosolids at the landfill after
December 15, 2012. Since that notification, the City spent a considerable amount of time and
resources trying to identify a site as a long term solution for processing the biosolids into Class
A EQ compost. In the interim, the City sought a short term solution to stockpile biosolids using
ADEC's approved method, but this would require additional transporting and handling at
considerable cost to the City.
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A short term solution was identified consisting of utilizing an area of approximately 27,720 sq. ft.
at the landfill for processing biosolids into Class B compost, which then would be disposed of in
the landfill to fill voids and for cover material approved by ADEC. A temporary land use license
agreement between the Borough and the City for use of this area at the landfill by the City for
processing biosolids into Class B compost would continue the cooperative efforts consistent
with the MOA, offering a short term solution benefiting the community and rate payers while
giving the City time to implement a long range plan for processing the biosolids into Class A EQ
compost. The land use license agreement would outline issues related to insurance, safety,
liability and indemnification as approved by the Borough Attorney. The license agreement
would be temporary and would terminate on approximately August 15, 2013.
Deputy Presiding Officer Lynch opened the public hearing.
Doug Penqilly, Tia Leber, Martha McKinney, and Jean Dickson commented under public
hearing regarding the discontinued effort of not utilizing the Middle Bay area for composting.
Deputy Presiding Officer Lynch closed the public hearing.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Austerman, Griffin, Kaplan, Lynch,
Stephens, and Stutes.
ADJOURNMENT
KAPLAN moved to adjourn the meeting.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: Griffin, Kaplan, Lynch, Stephens,
Stutes, and Austerman.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
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ATTEST: Jerome M. Selby, Mayor
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Nova M. Javier, MMC, Bor gh Clerk Approved on: February 7, 2013
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