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27 1 Utilization of part of the 104 acre Greene Tract for the Historic Rogers Road 2 Community: 3 4 A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner 5 Hemminger to table this item until the task force brings back their recommendations in 6 December 2012. 7 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 8 9 Commissioner Foushee and Commissioner Hemminger volunteered to serve on this 10 task force. 11 12 e. Modify the Urban Curbside Single Stream Recycling Collection Schedule 13 The Board considered a proposal to modify the previously authorized Urban Curbside 14 Single Stream Recycling Collection implementation scheduled for July 2012. 15 Solid Waste Director Gayle Wilson said that at the January 26, 2012 Joint Work Session 16 with the towns, it was disclosed that the County staff was concerned about the financial risk 17 involved in the curbside recycling program. The single stream recycling collection proposal 18 would cost $948,500 to add the needed roll carts. The proposal now is to proceed with the 19 program without roll carts because of the financial considerations. 20 Commissioner Yuhasz said that this was discussed at the last SWAB meeting. He 21 asked about the feasibility of delaying the single-stream recycling for a year. He asked how 22 much revenue would be lost if there was comingling. Gayle Wilson said that it would be about 23 $100-200,000. 24 A motion was made by Commissioner Yuhasz, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to 25 not initiate single-stream recycling collection and stay with dual-stream, making temporary 26 adjustments to Walnut Grove that would allow the County to remain dual-stream for one year 27 until it is known what the Town of Chapel Hill will do. 28 VOTE: Ayes, 3 (Commissioner Yuhasz, Commissioner Jacobs, and Commissioner McKee); 29 Nays, 4 30 31 MOTION FAILED 32 33 A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs 34 to authorize staff to proceed with implementation of single-stream recyclables collection within 35 the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough using existing 18 gallon bin receptacles 36 and negotiate a one-year contract renewal with the Waste Industries. Inc. for the collection of 37 recyclables within the Urban Curbside Recycling Program. 38 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 39 40 f. Follow up: General Policy for Board of County Commissioners Advisory 41 Boards 42 The Board considered the final draft of the Board-approved General Advisory Board 43 Policy and authorizing the Chair to sign. 44 Chair Pelissier noted that this has been discussed several times in work sessions. 45 Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 4 (A-1-c) at the top and the definition of 46 domicile and said that the way this reads, a person would not have to live here. 47 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz that 48 all Board members shall be residents of Orange County and also shall maintain their domicile in 49 Orange County, and the Clerk shall confirm applicants shall maintain their domicile and their 50 residence in Orange County.