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Preservation of environmental, cultural and historical areas, (D) <br />Encouraging bicycle and mass transit transportation in and between <br />urbanizing areas, (E) Protection and preservation of farmland and open <br />space, (F) Development of an appropriate mix of residential and non- <br />residential (including commercial) development in Orange County, (G) <br />Fiscally responsible development to the extent practical and (H) Promoting <br />and encouraging the joint use of and co-location of school, community and <br />recreational uses and programs. <br />It was decided that "Principles of sustainable development" would be <br />a topic for a future work session with the objective being to reaffirm the <br />Board's Sustainable Development principles and to discuss fiscally <br />responsible development. Commissioner Gordon said that being fiscally <br />responsible means to take account of the fiscal impacts of development <br />where appropriate. Sometimes it costs the County money when development <br />occurs, and the charging of impact fees to finance school construction is <br />one example of being fiscally responsible. <br />With reference to comments made by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, <br />the Board decided to have staff offer to explain to them and also to the <br />Chapel Hill Town Council members the County's Flexible Development <br />proposal. <br />With reference to the Economic Development Districts (EDD's), <br />three have been approved and a fourth on the south side of Buckhorn Road <br />will be presented for public comments in February. <br />A brief update was presented on the County's solid waste options. <br />Public Works Director Wilbert McAdoo gave this report. All this <br />information is in a written report in the permanent agenda file. He <br />explained the options for solid waste collection in unincorporated Orange <br />County as listed below: <br />1. continue to offer services as currently provided, <br />2. convert existing solid waste convenience centers to utilize <br />the 40 yard compactor/collector center model, <br />3. license all private haulers providing residential waste <br />collection <br />4. franchise collection of residential waste for the <br />unincorporated area of Orange County to a large private hauler <br />5. franchise all of unincorporated Orange County to current <br />rural private haulers for service, and <br />6. Orange County could provide universal rural residential <br />collection to all rural County residents (eliminate all SWCCs) <br />Wilbert McAdoo also explained the alternative financing options <br />as listed below: <br />1. Pay-per-throw-svstem - there are two basic methods for <br />implementing this system - one based on volume and one based on weight <br />2. Volume-based - residents are charged for waste collection <br />according to volume generated which can be determined by number and <br />variable, size or cans placed for collection or by use of special trash <br />bags <br />3. Weight-based svstem - Household waste is weighed at the <br />point of collection and the resident is billed for service per pound of <br />refuse he/she sets out for collection <br />