HomeMy WebLinkAboutSWAC 10 Final November 5 2015 Minutes (0002)
JEFFERSON COUNTY
SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES – Thursday, November 5, 2015
Jefferson County Public Works Building, Conference Room
OPENING BUSINESS:
Meeting called to order by Al Cairns at 3:00 P.M.
Members Present:
John Merchant City of Port Townsend
Bart Kale Citizen-at-Large
Alysa Russell Skookum
Lisa Crosby District #1
Al Cairns Port of Port Townsend
Hank Fly District #1
Kent Kovalenko DM/Murrey’s Disposal
Kathleen Kler Commissioner
Staff Present:
Tom Boatman Solid Waste Manager
Jerry Mingo Public Works MRW/Solid Waste Coordinator
Laura Tucker Public Health Education
Tina Anderson Public Works Support Staff
Guests:
Jean Ball Citizen
Rick Hlavka Green Solutions, Consultant for Solid Waste Management Plan
There is a quorum.
Approval of October 22, 2015 minutes:
Spelling correction: mycoremediation instead of micro remediation.
Bart moved with Hank seconding to accept the minutes with the correction. Motion carried.
BUSINESS:
1. SWMP Updated Chapter 8 Special Wastes. Beginning with page 10
Discussion on pharmaceutical disposal facilities in Port Townsend. The only facility currently is the
County Sheriff’s department. Controlled substances must be handled/disposed of by law enforcement.
The pharmaceuticals are transported to Spokane for disposal.
Suggestions are to open dialog with the City Police Department to reconsider handling controlled
substances and promote product stewardship.
Alternatives would be to investigate additional takeback programs for pharmaceuticals in Port
Townsend.
2. 8.8 Other special wastes:
Discussion on derelict vessels disposal.
Discussion and support for a Deconstruction Facility for the Port as appropriate.
8.9 Evaluation of special waste alternatives:
Rick will add pharmaceuticals and deconstruction facility into recommendations.
8.10 Special Waste Recommendations.
Discussion on deconstruction facility in the plan.
3. Chapter 9 Administration and Public Education:
9.1 Goals: Change the wording “adopted” to “recommended”.
Page 9-3 discussion on projected reserve fund balance amount. Language could expand on the financial
assurances and requirements that make the reserve funding appear so large. Example could be made of
the cost to replace equipment in order for the facility to operate.
Table 9-1 does not contain the 2016 figures as they have not been approved by the county
commissioners yet.
Page 9-5 in the recent activities paragraph, Laura will send updated information to Rick.
Discussion followed on the 5% reduction amount of food waste disposal goal and the repercussions of
reduced waste disposal income.
Next paragraph: discussion on how the public is informed of services and costs. Certified haulers send
out a letter once a year to customers and advertise in the newspapers more often.
9.3 Planning Issues for Administration and Public Education:
Discussion of Collection and Disposal Districts. Also discussed alternative funding methods.
Table 9-4 Ratings for the Administration and Public Education Alternatives:
Item A: briefly discussed fall in market prices.
Item C: include expanded funding.
Rick will send out the ratings for Chapter 9.
From the floor: Straw bales have been inoculated with Oyster mushrooms and placed in streams to “eat”
E.coli.
Next scheduled meeting date is December 3, 2015.
Meeting adjourned at 4:34 PM