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3 Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste, it was suggested that if the County and Towns desire some level of cooperation to continue, a new Interlocal Agreement should be developed. In December 2010 the BOCC established a Solid Waste Interlocal Agreement Work Group with appointments made by all four jurisdictions. The Work Group has not been activated in part due to uncertainty with regard to outcomes of the Town of Chapel Hill's comprehensive analysis of its solid waste services and programs (see Electronic Link Attachment D under ATTACHMENTS above). Given that negotiations of a new Interlocal Agreement, should the jurisdictions desire one, could take several months, it may be advisable to immediately reactivate the Work Group (or establish an alternative process) to begin work creating this new document. Department staffs have recently initiated discussions of potential elements of a new agreement and the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) has previously commented on various occasions (Attachment B). The issue of an Interlocal Agreement was also discussed at the January 26, 2012 Assembly of Governments (AOG) meeting. Solid Waste Authority/Solid Waste Districts - An occasional topic of discussion has been the notion of an alternative organizational structure such as the creation of a Solid Waste Authority, Solid Waste Districts or other local waste management entity that could manage various solid waste functions. Recently the County Manager inquired about Solid Waste Authorities and Solid Waste Districts in North Carolina. In follow-up staff identified two Solid Waste Authorities in North Carolina - Albemarle Regional Solid Waste Management Authority - Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, Dare, Currituck, Hyde and Tyrell (including all of the towns within except Duck) created in 1992 and Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority — Craven, Carteret and Pamlico, created 1990. The SWAB received a presentation in 2010 from Ms. Kara Millonzi, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government with the UNC School of Government, on the issue of Solid Waste Authorities in North Carolina. With regard to Solid Waste Districts staff was unable to locate any active Districts. Winston- Salem has incorporated solid waste operations into the Winston-Salem Public Utilities Commission and Forsyth County participates. This is an unusual situation in North Carolina as far as can be determined. Originally this Commission (1976) dealt only with water and sewer. Solid waste management was added in 1990. North Carolina General Statute 160A-462 — See Attachment C for history of the Commission. Solid Waste Advisory Board — The SWAB, as defined in the Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Management in Orange County, consists of eight members with two each representing each of the four partner jurisdictions. At present only three members are actively appointed, two representing the Town of Chapel Hill and one representing the Town of Hillsborough. If the AOG believes there is still work to do for the SWAB, then discussion of specific potential work tasks or a mission and filling of vacancies should ensue. Alternatively, an AOG consensus could be that SWAB activity should be suspended until if/when a new advisory board is created or the current SWAB reactivated through a new Interlocal Agreement. Solid Waste Convenience Center Upgrades — The BOCC has authorized a major modernization/upgrade of the Walnut Grove Solid Waste Convenience Center as a first step in eventual improvements to all five solid waste convenience centers. These improvements conceive of creating two centrally located District Centers (Walnut Grove and Eubanks) which would have extended hours of operation and a wide range of services to include Household