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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-08-2005-eORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 8, 2005 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Solid Waste Matters DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management/ PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No County Manager ATTACHMENT(S): As noted in "Background" section INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Wilson, 968-2885 Rod Visser, 245-2308 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 9684501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To conduct a joint work session with members of the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB). BACKGROUND: Board of Commissioners Comments/Questions: The first section of the meeting agenda is slated for individual Commissioner comments and questions for the Solid Waste Advisory Board and staff, particularly with regard to any items that may not be listed for discussion elsewhere on this work session agenda. No Attachments BOCC Requested Updates: Staff will provide verbal updates and/or review attached background materials regarding several solid waste topics of current interest to the Board of Commissioners. Eubanks Road Master Plan; Staff will briefly review the major facilities and operations, existing and planned, as laid out in the Eubanks Road Solid Waste Facilities Master Plan approved by the BOCC in October 2001. Elements of the plan to be covered include as a minimum: • design and construction of the new Solid Waste Operations Center that will need to take place later this year (the current solid waste offices must be vacated by the end of 2006, when the Town of Chapel Hill's lease for the property on which those offices are situated expires); • interest in developing some type of retail recycling facility at or in the vicinity of Eubanks Road; • preliminary steps involved in creation of conservation easements intended to protect that portion of the Greene Tract designated to be preserved as open space; and • an update on development of the new construction and demolition (C&D) landfill that is virtually complete. Attachment 3a-1: 10/01/01 BOCC Resolution Endorsing Implementation Of The Solid Waste Facilities Master Plan Attachment 3a-2. Map - Solid Waste Facility Master Plan Attachment 3a-3. Landfill Neighborhood Map Attachment 3a-4: 6126102 Greene Tract Work Group Resolution 3R Fee: Staff will report on what has been a very smooth overall implementation of the Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling (3R) fee that became effective for FY 2004-05, and provide some data regarding collections to this point. Attachment 3b. 2101105 Staff Memo re: 3R Fee Update Three Year Solid Waste Management Plan Update: As a starting point for discussion, staff have prepared a draft of a process whereby the staff, BOCC, SWAB, and municipal partners would re-examine the resources, programs, and facilities needed to achieve the County's 61 percent solid waste reduction goal. This would provide an opportunity to address issues that have been raised by the Town of Chapel Hill regarding how additional solid waste system capabilities could be developed to facilitate the possible implementation of a pay-as-you-throw system for waste disposal. Attachment 3c. 2101105 Staff Memo re: Orange County Solid Waste Management Plan Reconsideration/Review Process Regulated Recyclable Materials Ordinance: Staff will report on results obtained since the implementation of the RRMO in October 2002. Attachment 3d: 2101105 Staff Memo re: Regulated Recyclable Materials Ordinance Update Landclearing Debris Recycling: Staff will report verbally on discussions related to the possible creation of one or more County facilities that would provide a convenient, low-cost alternative to Orange County residents who need to dispose of landclearing debris. Such facilities would also provide the County with a reliable means of managing, storing, and processing large amounts of vegetative debris in the event of major storms. No Attachments Equipment Replacement Schedule: Staff have prepared an updated version of the vehicle and major equipment replacement schedule that was factored into the most recent three year update to the ten year solid waste management plan submitted to the State last year. Attachment 3f., Solid Waste Equipment Reserve/Replacement Schedule Landfill Capacity; Staff will report on remaining capacity at the County's existing mixed solid waste (MSW) and C&D landfills. Attachment 3g: 1131105 Staff Memo re: Landfill Capacity SWAB Presentation on Major Issues: The Chair of the Solid Waste Advisory Board will report on SWAB activities, accomplishments, plans, and perspectives on key solid waste issues. Attachment 4: SWAB Report to Board of Orange County Commissioners and Orange County Elected Officials Staff Updates: As time permits, staff will provide verbal updates regarding the planned Hampton Pointe recycling center, Southern Village recycling center, landfill gas-to-energy work group initiative, and any other topics the Board or SWAB may request. No Attachments FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with the discussion at this work session, although various background materials provide cost and revenue estimates associated with certain programs, equipment, and facilities. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss agenda topics with the Solid Waste Advisory Board, and provide appropriate direction to staff.