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MINUTES REGULAR SOLID WASTE COMMISSION MEETING t March 4, 1993 8 The meeting was called to order by Terry Iverson at 7:05 p.m. COMMISSON MEMBERS PRESENT: John Brynildson, John Hustad, Terry Iverson, Nancy Misra, Susan Smith, Brian Standing, staff intern and Sam Jacobs, council liaison.. COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT: Mike Haglund, Laura Kuettel, Marty McCleery, Lyle Wray and Shirley Chenoweth, staff representative. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The commission unanimously approved the minutes for the 1/7/93 and the 2/4/93 meetings. McCLEERY MEMO: Marty McCleery informed staff that he would be unable to attend Commission meetings scheduled for the first Thursday of the month, due to a continuing conflict. Staff noted that Laura Kuettel had a similar conflict. John Brynildson moved to amend the meeting schedule to the second Thursday of each month, beginning on April 8th, 1993. Susan Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: In deference to Commission members not present, John Hustad moved to postpone elections until the April 8, 1993 Commission meeting. Susan Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. PREPARATION OF ANNUAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL: John Hustad suggested re- thinking the annual report, and asked if the council had any recommendations. Sam Jacobs commented that he felt the report should focus more on future goals, rather than on past accomplishments. He also suggested that the report include an assessment of achievement of the previous year's goals. John Hustad volunteered to write a draft report for the April meeting, and requested copies of the past year's minutes and a computer disk copy of last year's report. John Brynildson moved to defer approval of the annual report until the April meeting. John Hustad seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. BFI MALL OF AMERICA TOUR: Terry Iverson noted that he had spoken with Jeff Creef, BFI Solid Waste Terminal Manager, about the possibility of scheduling a tour of BFI's waste facility at the Mall of America. Tours are available at 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and little advance notice is needed. After discussion, there was general agreement to invite all commission, council and staff members, and to schedule a date for the tour at the April commission meeting. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: Brian Standing gave an update on the recycling contract. He noted that a contract had been reviewed by E -Z and the City attorney and would probably be signed in the next week or so. He also reminded the commission that E -Z would begin collections the next morning, and distributed copies of the flyers sent to residents. The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Brian Standing