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John Link said that he would find out about hanging the artwork. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis suggested hanging artwork from students in bath school systems. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked about the Visitor's Bureau and the increase in spending due to <br />advertising. Joe Blake verified that the increase was due to advertising. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if advertising was done in Spanish. Joe Blake said that the <br />publications have not been printed in Spanish. Most of the publications are distributed outside of the <br />general area, within the larger markets of North Carolina. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he was struck by the comments by Maricio Castro about the <br />opening of EI Centro, that this was a particularly welcoming community for Hispanic people. He would <br />like to communicate this beyond the borders of Orange County. <br />The Board agreed to have the Solid Waste/Landfill Enterprise Fund presentation and to save any <br />questions for the next meeting, June 15tH <br />5. Solid WastelLandfill Enterprise Fund <br />Assistant County Manager Rod Visser made remarks on the solid waste budget and referred to the <br />handout and made reference to the additional staff needed. There is a proposed increase in the mixed <br />solid waste tipping fee from $40 per ton to $42 per ton. An important feature for the Board is <br />constructing the main water line on Rogers Road. This is aself-funded enterprise, so there is no direct <br />impact on the County's general fund or tax rate. There was a very smooth transition of solid waste <br />responsibilities from Chapel Hill to Orange County in April. However, there are some discrepancies in <br />the budget that were just discovered. The expenditures and revenues were 5.99 million dollars, but the <br />budget document refers to a 5.34 million-dollar budget. There was $550,000 left out in the numbers for <br />the Rogers Road water line. He noted that the C&D Recycling Task Force report would be out by the <br />end of June. <br />This item will be first on the agenda for Thursday, June 15tH <br />There will be budget issues addressed from the following departments on June 15cn: <br />Social Services <br />Aging <br />Human Rights and Relations <br />Carrboro Library <br />OPC Mental Health <br />Emergency Management Services -Telecommunications <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />With no further items for the Board to consider the meeting was adjourned. The next scheduled <br />meeting will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center, <br />Chapel Hill, NC <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Chair <br />Beverly A. Blythe, CMC <br />