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Michael Harvey said that there is a requirement that signs be posted at the property <br /> where something is being considered. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Yuhasz, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br /> close the public hearing. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br /> approve the Plan as provided in Attachment 1, with the two changes as suggested by <br /> Commissioner Jacobs, and the Resolution provided in Attachment 3 outlining the County's <br /> position on the process required for the review of projects on County-owned property. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 8. Reqular Aqenda <br /> a. Solid Waste — Roqers Road Community <br /> The Board considered a plan for the remediation of the impact of the landfill operations <br /> on the Rogers Road community and three options for scheduling the closure of the Orange <br /> County Landfill. <br /> Frank Clifton summarized the abstract, as follows: <br /> On April, 5, 2011 the concept of instituting a tipping fee surcharge with the intent of generating <br /> funds over the remaining life of the landfill for neighborhood improvements was discussed. <br /> Within life remaining in the Orange County Landfill, there is limited time to fund meaningful <br /> reserves for remediation. Currently the FY 2011/12 projection of municipal solid waste <br /> tonnage is 48,000 tons per year. This means that each dollar on the tipping fee would <br /> generate about $48,000 annually. The County Manager recommends a tipping fee surcharge <br /> of $5.00 per ton. This recommended increase would generate $240,000 in the first year to be <br /> reserved for neighborhood improvements. To immediately fund reserves for neighborhood <br /> improvements, an initial contribution of $750,000 is recommended to be appropriated from the <br /> Solid Waste Fund Balance. This would bring the reserve for neighborhood improvements <br /> balance to $990,000 as of June 30, 2012. Incremental annual increases in the tipping fee <br /> surcharge of $2 per ton per year would generate total revenues shown below. <br /> Projected Revenues from an increasing Tipping Fee Surcharge <br /> Fiscal Year Tipping Annual Revenue Total Revenues <br /> Fee <br /> Surcharge <br /> Fund Balance Appropriation $750,000 $750,000 <br /> 2011/2012 $5.00 $240,000 $990,000 <br /> 2012/2013 $7.00 $336,000 $1,326,000 <br /> 2013/2014 $9.00 $432,000 $1,758,000 <br /> 2014/2015 $11.00 $528,000 $2,286,000 <br /> Option 1 close 1/1/2016 $11.00 $264,000 $2,550,000 <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact of extending landfill capacity could be considerable <br /> for Orange County and the Interlocal Agreement partners (as well as other users). The landfill <br /> is currently projected to reach capacity about June 30, 2013. Option 1 would generate about <br /> $2.5 million of additional funds that could be reserved for closure/post closure costs and delay <br />