Upper Bear Creek Community Council April 25 2000

Meeting at the Woodinville Water District Offices, attending: Mary Kuehn, Debra Ridling, Chuck Eberhart, Nancy Stafford, Ken Goodwin, Bob Bandarra and from King County, Mark Buscher, David Mark, Richard Warren, Marissa Algeria.

Mark Buscher with King County Solid Waste Division. Solid Waste System consists of 8 Transfer/disposal stations - all out of Seattle, Cedar Grove Compost and the Cedar Hills Landfill. They provide educational programs and recycling information/services.

Issues for the next 20 years: The Cedar Hills landfill will reach capacity 2012 and it will not be replaced. Present Transfer stations were built in the 60's and need upgrading. Seattle began exporting solid waste to Oregon in 1991; Snohomish to Klickatat in 1991, Thurston and Pierce Counties are exporting their solid waste as well. Recycling is driven by the creation of markets for goods made of recycled materials. All of King County is opposed to incineration of waste. Incineration reduces waste by 60%, leaving 40% ash (containing heavy metals) to export, they are more costly to operate than landfills. There is a move on now to recycle more organic material, lumber and building materials

Solid Waste is interested in ideas from outside their offices, alternatives etc. Graduated can size with different rates was mentioned. Rates are regulated by the state and will increase by about 60% when we begin to export our waste.

Q: Whom do we call when we smell someone burning garbage in their yard? Puget Sound Clean Air. How do we increase the number of plastics that can be recycled? What can be done about trucks leaving the transfer station for Cedar Hills, dripping garbage "tea" along the way? Call material recovery facility.

Mark will be sending some information and answers in the post to Nancy.

Transportation Concurrency mandated by the Growth Management Act to assure that road facilities are adequate for increased use by new developments. These folks want to standardize countywide policies and guidelines with a Comp Plan revision. Use King County procedures and standards; have varied levels of standards to accommodate growth. Have cities and counties all agree to use the same standards and procedures.

These standards will encourage growth in urban areas and not in rural areas. Capital Planning Tool TNR CIP, MPS Q: When does concurrency begin? At the time a permit is requested? When a project is started?