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underwrite the cost of the County's collection of solid waste in the unincorporated areas of the County. There is going to be a need far supplemental financing in the near future. c. 2002-2003 Enterprise Fund Budget HighlightslFund Balance Status There is no mixed solid waste or C&D tipping fee increase included in the budget. There is funding included in the recommended budget that would bring the multi-family recycling program in- house at an estimated savings of $1 million over nine years. The budget proposes modest enhancements to the Household Hazardous Waste program and the rural curbside program. There is funding to construct a recycling drop off site at Meadowmont. Also, 87°~ of the revenue is derived from tipping fees. The undesignated fund balance as of the audit performed last year was $3.3 million. After expenditures and obligations, the available fund balance should be about $3.1 million as of the end of June. This budget calls for an appropriation of $1.3 million from the fund balance, which would leave the undesignated fund balance at $1.7 million. d. Positive Developments/Achievements in Orange County Solid Waste Management NC Public Interest Research Group rates Orange County recycling the most successful North Carolina program. There was a 37% reduction of waste per capita compared to a 12% increase per capita statewide. The Carrboro Plaza Recycling Center reopened on April 22"d. The Town of Hillsborough is adopting a commercial waste collection franchise. Also, the Rogers Road community waterline has been constructed. An aerial survey indicates that C&D capacity has been extended by six months to December 2002 and mixed solid waste capacity was extended by 2.5 years to October 2009. The December 2001 adoption of the Regulated Recyclable Materials Ordinance has the potential to make Orange County builders/contractors among the most educated and productive recyclers in the nation. e. Solid Waste Management ProgramslFacilitieslPlans The Solid Waste Management Plan is being reviewed by the Solid Waste Advisory Board as part of an alternative finance study. The Caunty Commissioners made it clear when the plan was resubmitted to the State that they have not made a decision that a materials recovery facility is the way to ga. Regarding the Regulated Recyclable Materials Ordinance, it provides far mandatory recycling of listed materials (clean woad waste, metal, and cardboard). It also requires licensing of haulers and recycling permits in order to obtain building permits. If successfully implemented, it could reduce C&D disposal by up to 30%. Regarding the Solid Waste Facilities Master Plan, it was adopted by the Board of Caunty Commissioners in October 2001. It included a small C&D landfill, C&D recycling facilities, relocation of Solid Waste Administrative offices, a possible C&D resale store, and an electronics recycling storage building. Regarding the transfer station, there is additional capacity at the mixed solid waste landfill up to 2009, as opposed to late 2006 as was originally thought. The site at the existing Eubanks Road landfill for a transfer station was recommended, but not yet adopted by the Board of County Commissioners as part of the facilities master plan. Regarding the Solid Waste Administrative Building, it is currently co-located with Chapel Hill Public Works Department on University property. The Town's lease expires December 31, 2006. We are anticipating relocating the building on property that would be acquired adjacent to the existing landfill on Eubanks Road. f. Key Issues Pending Board DecisianlGuidance Regarding C&D Landfill Development, the Board has decided to pursue a new, small, aesthetically designed C&D landfill immediately adjacent to the current property. This depends on reaching agreement with Duke University to provide an easement for a buffer requirement. It also depends on acquiring the property needed for the landfill. Regarding the Regulated Recyclable Materials Ordinance (RRMO), there have been some amendments and those will be brought back to the Board in June. Some of the implications of the delay