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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 30, 2000 Action Agenda Item No. 5 SUBJECT: Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Draft 9/14/00 SWAB Meeting Agenda Exhibit C -Interlocal Agreement 8/24/00 Staff Memo INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management Director, 968-2885 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To review the charge to the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) that the Board of Commissioners formally approved on November 3, 1999, and to provide guidance regarding the topics and priorities the BOCC would like the SWAB to undertake in FY 2000-01. BACKGROUND: The interlocal agreement for solid waste management that was signed by the County and the municipalities in 1999 provided for the creation of a Solid Waste Advisory Board to provide advice on solid waste matters to the Orange County Commissioners. Thus far, the County, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill have appointed their two representatives to the SWAB. Hillsborough has not yet made its appointments. The University of North Carolina, although not yet a signatory to the interlocal agreement, has indicated its interest in participating in the process by designating a representative. Hillsborough has not yet made appointments to the SWAB, but is actively soliciting applicants. The first meeting of the SWAB has been set for September 14. A draft of the proposed agenda for that meeting is included as an attachment. The charge to the SWAB approved by the BOCC last November incorporates the provisions of Exhibit C to the approved Solid Waste. Management Interlocal Agreement. It sets forth details concerning the approved responsibilities, procedures, and terms of appointments of the SWAB. As requested by the Board at the August 15 regular meeting, staff has prepared some recommendations regarding the topics and priorities the Board may wish to consider assigning to the SWAB, as outlined in the attached staff memo. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact on the County associated with the establishment or functioning of the SWAB. All recommendations of the SWAB must be approved and funded by the Board of County Commissioners.