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Chair Halkiotis read the resolution. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordan, seconded
<br />by Commissioner Jacobs to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution as stated below:
<br />RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
<br />TO STUDENTS FROM THE TREES CLUB OF CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL
<br />FOR THEIR RECYCLING EFFORTS AT
<br />LA FIESTA DEL PUEBLO, 2001
<br />WHEREAS, Orange Community Recycling has a long history of providing recycling education and
<br />collection services to select special events; and,
<br />WHEREAS, La Fiesta Del Pueblo attracts more than 47,000 attendees each year to the campus of
<br />Chapel Hill High School to experience Hispanic and Latino culture with food, music, and dancing; and,
<br />WHEREAS, EI Pueblo, Inc. in cooperation with Orange Community Recycling made ambitious plans to
<br />provide recycling for attendees and food vendors and, for the first time at a festival in Orange County, to
<br />also provide far the diversion of vendors' food waste for composting instead of landfilling; and,
<br />WHEREAS, twenty Volunteers from the TREES Club of Chapel Hill High School provided more than 75
<br />volunteer hours working tirelessly to assist Orange Community Recycling in providing these services;
<br />and,
<br />WHEREAS, the TREES club members circulated the grounds throughout the course of the two-day
<br />event, collecting recyclables from bins, removing contamination, and retrieving recyclables from collected
<br />solid waste; and,
<br />WHEREAS, as a result of their efforts, more than two tons of recyclables that were virtually free of
<br />contamination were diverted from landfill disposal, including four hundred and fifty pounds of plastic
<br />water bottles and 1.5 tons of food waste; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the TREES Club Volunteers demonstrated that dedication, enthusiasm, and genuine care
<br />for the environment makes a difference and modeled what makes Orange County such a special place
<br />to live;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its
<br />sincere appreciation and gratitude to Heather Alger, Megan Barnett, Mary Buechler, Rachel Campbell,
<br />Beniko Capel, Katie Englund, Aja Hamden, Maggie Hellwig, Donna Kamarei, Carolyn Kylstra, Kate
<br />Lessey, Asa Long, Chris Melvin, Lucas Miles, Sumaya Qureshi, Matt Reinheimer, Lauren Rosen, Kevin
<br />Timp, Meg Warshany, and Joe Zipkin for their service to the citizens of Orange County through their
<br />recyclable collection efforts at La Fiesta Del Puebla 2001.
<br />This the second day of October, 2001
<br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS
<br />Commissioner Jacobs would like to knave what is being done in terms of diverting food waste and
<br />recyclables in general at the schools. He thinks some of the larger institutions would be the best place to
<br />start.
<br />NOTE: Commissioner Carey arrived at this point in the agenda.
<br />b. Resolution of Recognition and Appreciation for the Orange County Capital Needs
<br />Advisory Task Force The Board considered a resolution of Appreciation to the members of the
<br />Capital Needs Advisory Task Force.
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