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9 <br />• • State waste planning and plan preparationlcoordination <br />• Provision of recycling and waste reduction servicesJprograms <br />• Long-term management of solid waste enterprise fund and programs/facilities <br />Both the Towns and BOCC will be provided the SWAB recommendations when finalized <br />that will presumably stimulate discussion among the governments that may Lead to an <br />intergovernmental process that could create a new IA. <br />(4) Direct County staff a»d the Solid If'aste Advisory Board to establish a discrete <br />timeline andfranreivorkfor apublicprocess to evaluate atternative »aethods for solid <br />ia~aste disposal, ~~~ith an emphasis on sh•ategies that are environmentally sensitive, <br />socially responsible, cost-effective, a»d multi jurisdictional across county lij~es. Said <br />fiameworkfor evaluationz to return to the Board no sooner than September 2010. <br />Over the past several months various interested residents, SWAB members; the Managers <br />office, technology vendors, entrepreneurs and speculators have made suggestions toward, <br />urged investigation of, forwarded information on or raised issues with regard to a number <br />of disparate and derivative technologies, including mostly what are considered in the <br />industry as "emerging technologies". The SWAB has previously sponsored speakers on <br />topics such as waste-to-energy and plasma arc waste management processes. Staff has <br />observed technology demonstrations and attended conferences and workshops where <br />various technologies have been discussed, <br />• At the behest of the BOCC a preliminary evaluation of alternative (to Iandfilling) waste <br />processing technologies was undertaken by Geishman, Brickner & Bratton, Ina in <br />August of 2008 a White Paper was submitted that considered the county's waste stream <br />quantities and commitment to waste reduction. <br />During previous discussions in February 2008 the SWAB developed a set of <br />issueslquestions bywhich the various technologies could be evaluated. These criteria <br />include: <br />• Maturity of Technology <br />• Public Acceptability <br />• Space/Buffer Needs <br />• Minimum Feed for Economic Viability <br />• Ease of UselLevel of Expertise to Operate <br />• County vs. Merchant <br />• Suceessfu! US operations <br />• Permittability <br />• Nature of feedstock needed <br />• Residuals-nature and amount <br />The November 10 SWAB meeting's primary agenda item wi11 be a discussion of a <br />process and timeline to fulfill this provision of the December 2009 motion, with their <br />recommendations to be provided as soon as possible. <br />• <br />