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Authority director flags software migration, coastal-permit need and ongoing grants programs
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Summary
The director reported that scale-management software is moving to an online platform that may not be reliable during local outages, noted the need for a coastal development permit for planned block walls at the Del Norte transfer station, and summarized active grants including OWR4 and HD 39.
In the authority's director's report, staff outlined several operational matters: the authority operates three transfer stations (Klamath, Gaski and Del Norte County) without tax support, ongoing per-ton rates remain comparable to neighboring counties, and staff are tracking multiple capital and software issues.
Director Ted told the board the vendor for the scale-management system (Creative Information Services) has been bought and is migrating customers to an online platform called Fulcrum. "Staff do not feel that [an online platform] is an adequate level of reliability for our county as we find their Internet outages that happen all the time," he said, and added staff will survey rural-county partners to identify alternative software that does not require persistent connectivity.
On site improvements, the director said plans to install block walls along property lines at the Del Norte transfer station may require a coastal-development permit because some blocks would be placed within wetland areas; county staff signaled the need for an application and possible wetland delineation review.
Staff also summarized grant activity: the OWR4 grant will support planning for organics management and the HD 39 grant (managed by Kira Seymour) has funded marine flare-collection events and distribution of free electronic flare devices. The director said one HD 39 consultant is temporarily unavailable and staff may revisit budget allocations for that project.
Board members asked clarifying questions about vendor reliability, alternatives such as satellite Internet, and the timeline for the coastal-permit application. Director Ted said staff will pursue an application and seek alternatives to the cloud-based scale software, leveraging the technical-advisory group in the Rural Counties ESJPA.
Next steps: staff will survey other rural-county partners about scale-software solutions, prepare any necessary coastal-permit application materials, and return with findings to the board.
