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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> April 5, 2007 <br /> Approved May 3, 2007 <br /> Sassaman states that we' ve sat in these meetings for six years and there have been a <br /> lot of times when we felt that we were out on a limb and we ' ve done a lot of work to <br /> answer questions from Gayle and the BOCC and felt we were not heard . At last <br /> weeks BOCC meeting, in the discussion for the first time I felt that the commissioners <br /> were listening to the SWAB and that they respected the SWAB and our opinions, not <br /> just because of how they voted . And they implied at that time that they should have <br /> listened to us earlier . They recognize the time and effort we put into what we do and <br /> take it seriously . Two of them made a point specifically to me about this after the <br /> meeting . <br /> The other thing is that Mike Nelson is the new BOCC liaison for the SWAB, replacing <br /> Barry . He could not be here tonight because of a conflict. His main concern is the <br /> issue of a lack of capacity in the landfill . He' s afraid that even the best case is that <br /> we' ll just get the transfer station running when the landfill is full . He would like for <br /> us to talk about what options we might have for creating additional capacity . We can <br /> put this at the end of the discussion for this time or put it on the agenda for the next <br /> meeting. <br /> 3 . Review of Report on Update on Solid Waste Management Planning Process <br /> Pollock states that we created a timeline to go along with the presentation. What we <br /> are looking for tonight is to use this as some broad discussion about the plan and <br /> some specifics about what is a good way to proceed . The timeline has been laid out <br /> with a little more flow to it, noting milestones and the kinds of decisions that have to <br /> be made . Even though it says timeline there is no time associated with this that makes <br /> sense given our multiyear process . We can fill in whatever dates we want <br /> Sasaman states that there needs to be some sort of idea of time . What do we <br /> anticipate as a time for this to come out of our hands? <br /> Pollock states that initially Gayle and I thought this would be completed by the end of <br /> 2006 . We could be done with this by the end of 2007; that is December 2007. We <br /> could walk through what realistically can happen . What can we do with commercial <br /> recycling task force, the rural waste franchise, someone has to carry water for just that. <br /> Any of these tasks could be a six-month task in itself. We could compress the <br /> schedule and start at the back from December 2007. <br /> Sassaman states that the only date I am looking for is when we will be done . <br /> Wilson states that I would like the workgroup to make their final recommendation <br /> and report before January . <br /> Pollock states that you can go with whatever timeline you can live with at the very <br /> least it provides something to push against. <br /> 2 <br />