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Solid Waste Advisory Group Meeting Summary
DATE: April 22, 2015
LOCATION: Solid Waste Administration Training Room
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Hillsborough Commissioner Kathleen Ferguson, Carrboro Alderman Randee Haven -
O'Donnell, UNC- Healthcare Representative Mel Hurston, Orange County Commissioner Barry Jacobs, Chapel Hill
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt, Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle, Orange County Commissioner Penny Rich, UNC - Chapel
Hill Representative Bruce Runberg, Chapel Hill Councilmember Jim Ward
MEMBERS ABSENT: UNC - Chapel Hill Representative Matt Fajack, Hillsborough Commissioner Brian Lowen
STAFF PRESENT: OC Solid Waste Eric Gerringer, County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Hillsborough Public Works
Director Ken Hines, OC Solid Waste Jennie Knowlton, Chapel Hill Public Works Director Lance Norris, OC Solid
Waste Blair Pollock, Carrboro Public Works Director George Seiz, Chapel Hill Solid Waste Wendy Simmons, UNC -
CH Solid Waste Program Manager BJ Tipton, OC Solid Waste Management Director Gayle Wilson, OC Solid
Waste Kristina Witosky, Assistant County Manager Cheryl Young
Meeting Summary approval
• April 1, 2015 Meeting Summary approved
Update on Individual Jurisdictional Discussions of SWAG Single ;Fee Funding Recommendation
• All four jurisdictions have endorsed, Single County -Wide Solid Waste Fee
Towns and County Staff Revis
ste Issue Reoort
• #13. Develop strategy for measuring and tracking solid waste services
o Surveys and data collection should be consistent and on -going
o Jacobs suggests renumbering item as #7'
• Staffs to make data collection and reporting recommendation and to establish new surveys. Outline and
framework could be included in Interlocal Agreement. Program updates can be made to SWAG
periodically
• Finalized Priority Report will be shared with boards
• Add to "Guiding Principles" that this list is fluid, not fixed. Some items can be ongoing simultaneously
Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste /Recycling
• November 12, 2014 version, with two exceptions:
• III -B: Need to confirm elimination
• Reincorporation of Appendixes into original document
• Staff suggests "VII. Financial" and "I. Term and Termination" sections be priorities
o Suggestions on how to include UNC -CH and UNC- Healthcare requested
• Definition of "Debt ", "Debt Allocations ", and "Majority' need to be considered and made clear
• Interlocal Agreement to be reviewed by Town, County and University Staffs, Managers and Attorneys;
County Manager to coordinate; update to be provided for next meeting
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Other
• School of Government Study (value for dollar: Towns vs. County) has been petitioned to OCBOCC
Public Comments
• None
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