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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> June 1 , 2006 <br /> Approved August 3, 2006 <br /> Sassaman states that the way the request was written was to say what is an action that <br /> can be taken to accomplish the goal . <br /> Smith states that he is agreeing with you that your opening to reduce, to increase, to <br /> promote is a bonafide statement from this committee and that is about as good as we <br /> can do . <br /> Sassaman states that that is a goal . What are the actions to be taken to achieve that? <br /> Smith states make it worth my while to recycle . Why should I recycle ? <br /> Sassaman states that these are the things the government agency can do to save . How <br /> can you get some government employees to save paper ? He states that what he is <br /> trying to say is one way is to give them some kind award for saving paper . <br /> Vickers states that on the green building item is it appropriate for each department to <br /> have a green building expert . Isn' t there a building department within the county that <br /> reviews everything ? <br /> Sassaman states that the only reason that he wrote this that way was because that was <br /> what BJ said they were doing at the University and it made sense to me . <br /> Pollock states that it is worthwhile for the County to build some kind of capacity for <br /> understanding the green building stuff . He thinks it is less important which <br /> department or how many but just the notion that we are going to build some kind of <br /> capacity . <br /> Sassaman states that what he is trying to do is tell the County that if you want to be <br /> environmentally responsible you have to put your money where your mouth is . It' s <br /> not cheap; you have to do things differently . <br /> Kabrick states that there is general consensus for objectives 2 and 4 the action strategy <br /> of at least getting the County aware of adhering to the principles of green building . <br /> He thinks there is consensus that; he states he would reword that to promote the reuse <br /> of recycle paper and printing all documents on two sides . He thinks that we' re all in <br /> agreement with having the staff evaluate waste hauling . Where he thinks people are <br /> not in agreement is the use of the award for the department that uses less paper . <br /> Clayton states that it would be hard to measure . <br /> Pollock states that there is a supply budget but no line item for paper . <br /> 6 <br />