Minutes - 20030127 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to appoint Robb English (#2), Frances Douglass (#9), Michael Beattie (#10), and Marla Fearrington (#12}, and to move Patrick Sullivan to position #5 and Tom Sievert to position #4. Position #1 will be left open for now. VOTE: UNANIMOUS e. Hvconeechee Regional Library Board - One Aaoointment A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to appoint Virginia Drill to fill an At-Large, Orange County position, which is an unexpired term ending March 31, 2003; and to extend this term to end March 31, 2006. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Storm Debris -Item added by Commissioner Jacobs Commissioner Jacobs has been getting emails and forwarding them to the Manager and the County Engineer. The emails are from people who live on Leslie Drive and they want storm debris picked up. Only 29 people live on this road. The problem is that the private road is not up to DOT standards and does not have legal right-of-way. DOT had some problems during Hurricane Fran where people sued them for the damage that their heavy equipment did to the private roads, so they have eliminated these kinds of roads from the consideration. The people on Leslie Drive do not think that this is fair. County Engineer Paul Thames is going to try and contact DOT or EMS to see if we can help the people on this road. John Link recommended that we ask DOT to do this if the citizens would waive liability against DOT for this road. He said that they would write a letter to DOT and Commissioner Carey asked that the letter be forwarded to the citizens also. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he would be surprised if DOT does this. 2. Introduction to Solid Waste Alternative Funding Issues Assistant County Manager Rad Visser introduced this topic. This is an issue that has been around for many years, and the Solid Waste Advisory Board has been dealing with this for the past 8-9 months. He then introduced the guests from the Solid Waste Advisory Board. He said that the plan is to have the SWAB Report brought to the February 26th work session. Solid Waste Director Gayle Wilson gave a PawerPaint presentation, which is incorporated by reference. He gave a history of alternative financing. The four entities adopted a Solid Waste Management Plan in June 1997, which includes a 61 % waste reduction goal. This goal was confirmed in the year 2000. The Alternative Finance Committee was established in February 1998 and the SWAB was established in September 1999. He then spoke about why alternative financing is necessary. The recycling programs are growing and there is minimal revenue from the programs. Commissioner Halkiotis asked about the revenue of the recycling programs. Gayle Wilson said that it is probably about $100,000 or less.