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<br />1 <br />ORANGE COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN <br />JOINT MEETING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:October 11, 2012 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.4 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Solid Waste and Related Issues <br />DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No <br />County Manager <br />ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />A)Draft Interlocal Agreement Between Frank Clifton, County Manager, 245- <br />Orange County and The City of 2306 <br />Durham Regarding the Disposition of Michael Talbert, Assistant County <br />Municipal Solid Waste Generated in Manager, 245-2308 <br />Orange Countyat the Durham <br />Transfer Station <br />B)1999 Interlocal Agreement <br />C)A Resolution Reporting the <br />Recommended Concept Plan For <br />The Portion Of The Greene Tract <br />That Remains In Joint Ownership <br />PURPOSE: <br />To receive updates on Solid Waste and Related Issues between the governing <br />boards of Orange County and the Town of Carrboro and to discuss as necessary. <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />a)Joint Efforts: <br />Interlocal Agreement with the City of Durham regarding the disposition of <br />Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in Orange County transported to the <br />Durham Waste Transfer Station. <br />The County-owned landfill is scheduled to close on June 30, 2013, creating a need <br />for the County to find a suitable means of disposingof municipal solid waste (MSW) <br />generated in Orange County. County staff has recently entered into negotiations with <br />the City of Durham regarding use of the Durham waste transfer station (WTS) by any <br />and/or all of the jurisdictions within Orange County. Based on those negotiations a <br />draft agreement (Attachment A) was developed by Orange County and is currently <br />under review by the City of Durham. The draft agreement includes provisions for the <br />use of the Durham Waste Transfer Station by the Town of Carrboro, should it choose <br />to do so. It is anticipated that this agreement will be finalized and executed prior to <br />the end of 2012. <br /> <br />