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ORANGE'COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 30, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 2 <br />SUBJECT: Pending Solid Waste Recycling Contracts and Equipment Acquisitions <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />8/24/00 Staff Memo <br />Equipment Replacement Table <br />2000 -01 Budget Document) <br />3 Draft Recycling Contracts <br />2 Bid Tabulations <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management <br />(from Director, 968 -2885, <br />Blair Pollock, Solid Waste Programs <br />Manager, 968 -2788, <br />Paul Spire, Landfill Manager, 932 -2989 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732 -8181 <br />968 -4501 <br />688 -7331 <br />336- 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To provide the BOCC with a brief report on details of several contract renewals <br />and equipment bids scheduled for consideration as part of the consent agenda at the Board's <br />September 5, 2000 regular meeting. <br />BACKGROUND: Given the large volume and complexity of decision items facing the BOCC at <br />its regular meetings, staff felt it would be beneficial to report on and answer questions about a <br />number of pending solid waste matters at the August 30 solid waste work session. The staff's <br />intent is to provide immediate feedback on any BOCC questions or concerns either at the work <br />session or in the written agenda materials for the September 5 meeting so the Board can <br />consider these solid waste matters as part of the consent agenda, leaving more time on <br />September 5 to deal with other issues. The pending contracts and equipment acquisitions to be <br />reported by staff at the work session are outlined below and in the attached staff memo, and <br />include: <br />• urban curbside recycling contract <br />• food waste recycling contract <br />• in -house paper and container recycling contract <br />• landfill compactor bid <br />• scraper pan bid <br />The urban curbside contract is currently held by Waste Industries. They collect recyclables <br />weekly from approximately 14,400 homes in the incorporated areas of Carrboro, Chapel Hill <br />and Hillsborough. <br />