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Solid Waste Advisory Group Meeting Summary
DATE: March 28, 2018
LOCATION: Solid Waste Administration Training Room
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MEMBERS PRESENT: County Commissioner Barry Jacobs, County Commissioner Mark
Marcoplos, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger, Chapel Hill Council Member Donna Bell,
Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle, Carrboro Alderman Randee Haven-O’Donnell, UNC-Chapel Hill
Representative Brad Ives, UNC-Healthcare Representative Mel Hurston
MEMBERS ABSENT: Hillsborough Commissioner Mark Bell
STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, County Solid Waste Director, Robert
Williams, County Chief Finance Officer Gary Donaldson, Chapel Hill Public Works Director
Lance Norris, Hillsborough Public Works Director Ken Hines, Carrboro Public Works Director
Joe Guckavan, Chapel Hill Public Works Staff Wendy Simmons, UNC-Chapel Hill Solid Waste
BJ Tipton County Solid Waste Staff: Gordon Dively, Cheryl Young, Allison Lohrenz, Muriel
Williman, Kristina Witosky, Wanda McCain
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Call to Order
Approval of Meeting Summary
March 23, 2017 meeting summary approved
Introductions
SWAG Board Members – new to the board are Mark Marcoplos, Donna Bell
New Solid Waste Director – Robert Williams
Twenty years of government experience
Will continue along the track of things done well in recycling
See an opportunity to grow and develop regional partnerships to meet solid
waste needs
Update on SWAG projects
Review of Solid Waste Priorities/Goals
Jacobs states that people can bring things to the next meeting that they would
like to suggest that we look at or work on. There is a more detailed document
that listed what we wanted to do and in what priority order. We can get that out
with the agenda next time.
Inter-local Agreement
Hammersley states that the draft inter-local agreement has been reviewed by
staff which will be shared with the other managers. Managers will discuss
changes, once approved it will go the attorneys of all the jurisdictions for review.
It then goes to SWAG for approval and then to the governing boards for
approval.
Eubanks Road Waste & Recycling Center
Williams states that there will be a soft opening of the improved site on April 3rd
and a grand opening ceremony at 9am on April 17.
Lohrenz states that the new materials at the site will be food waste, plastic film,
and clothes and shoes Household hazardous waste will also move over to the
site.
SCS Engineers, PC and AGR, LLC
Draft
Williams states that the commissioned worked has been completed and will
schedule a presentation of the information for the SWAG during the April or May
meeting.
Emergency Storm Debris Site Update
Dively stated that a RFP should be going out in the next month or so soliciting
large land owners, about 30 acres, in the county to see if they want to enter into
a lease with the County to provide land for a large storm debris event. The RFP
will spell out the specifics. A site evaluation will be conducted before a lease or
agreement is discussed with the land owner and have it pre-certified with the
State. If the site is used it will be restored back to its original state.
Hemminger asks as we have large trees taken down, how difficult is to have a
program to allow citizens can come get the wood if they wanted to make
something out of it.
Lohrenz replies that there is limited space at the landfill to house large trees.
Hammersley states that County has done a RFP to allow citizen come by and
remove the wood at no cost within a specific time.
Department Funding
Recommendation to increase annual Solid Waste Programs Fee from $128 to $132
Donaldson states that the proposed 2019 budget is consistent with the SCS
recommendation to follow an increase from $128 to $132 which generates
$243,000. After this presentation the recommendation will go the respective
Town managers.
Staff Information Items
Williams states that these items are for your reading.
Other
Jacobs ask if there is a recreational use for the retired landfill.
Williams states that were discussions about solar arrays. Unsure if that will work
because of the access to the sun but will continue to look into it.
Marcoplos asks how many years does the landfill have to settle before you can
develop it.
Dively states that there is a 20 year lease agreement with UNC-CH on the gas
system with about 15 years left as long as the gas wells are operating we can’t
really do anything.
Jacobs states an information item for next time is how much gas and revenue is
being generated at the landfill.
Ives states that there have been some operational problems with the engine and
the volume of gas isn’t that great.
Jacobs states that our goals deals with food waste and having a more aggressive
program for acquiring residential food waste. Another thing to contemplate is the
fact that OWASA bio-solids are solid waste. Do we want to have a strategy for
other than applying it to land in Bingham Township?
Williams states we can look into that.
Next Meeting - Doodle poll for available times.
Meeting adjourned at: 7:10 pm
Name of Minute Taker Wanda McCain