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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 14, 2001 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Contract with Triangle J Council of Governments for Household Hazardous Waste Support Services DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Copy of Contract Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management Director, 968-2885 Blair Pollock, Solid Waste Programs Manager, 968-2788 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To renew the existing contract with Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG) through June 30, 2002 for the provision of household hazardous waste (HHW) support services. BACKGROUND: This contract is for ancillary and support services associated with the household hazardous waste program. TJCOG has provided the services within this contract to the Department of Solid Waste since 1994. Each of the four triangle-area HHW programs contract separately and individually with TJCOG for these services, which include the following: • operation of the triangle region HHW telephone hotline (287-8051 or 942-8158); • television, radio, and print advertising / promotion of the regional HHW programs; • production and printing of program materials such as brochures, magnets, and other educational and promotional materials; • other associated services such as program research. The economy of scale provided through the four HHW programs contracting with TJCOG for support services allows each of these programs to maximize its advertising buying power, and allows Orange County to make best use of the money it spends promoting the HHW program. This contract is to be retroactively effective as of 7/1/01. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds for these services have been provided in the approved 2001- 2002 Solid Waste budget. The projected cost of services to be performed under this contract is approximately $7,500. LM