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81 <br />Board/Commission Name: Solid Waste Advisory Board <br />Report Period: 2012 <br />the existing solid waste landfill and issues associated with pos <br />closure and solid waste management, such as hauling options, C&D <br />landfill concerns, and funding for other essential remaining sol <br />activities, and <br /> any other issues brought to SWAB by BOCC and town governments. <br />· <br /> <br />It is noted that there are only three members on the SWAB at thi <br />representatives from Chapel Hill, and one from Hillsborough. It <br />difficult to get anything significant accomplished with such sca <br />despite the best intentions of the sitting members of the board. <br />to encourage elected officials from Carrboro and Orange County t <br />members and are prepared to assist in identifying qualified cand <br /> <br />These activities may have fiscal impacts in terms of: <br /> Funding – minimal unless additional technical resources are <br />· <br />needed to evaluate alternative means for solid waste disposal pe <br />BOCC vote December 2009. Development of any new interlocal <br />agreement by BOCC and municipalities may require legal <br />assistance. <br /> Staff Time – will be required to provide SWAB with technical in <br />o <br />and analyses as well as ongoing meeting support, communication <br />with SWAB members and general public, generation and <br />distribution of meeting minutes and various related tasks. <br /> Other Resources – none identified at this time. <br />· <br /> <br />What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identifi <br />upcoming year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to th <br />Commissioners’ attention? <br />1. Lack of a Viable Interlocal Agreement <br /> <br />The SWAB has served a valuable function as a regular forum where <br />elected officials, staff, and citizens of Orange County can inte <br />waste issues. As was noted in the prior 2011 and 2012 goals docu <br />to the BOCC, SWAB continues to see a clear need for a close revi <br />revision of the current Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Man <br />Such revision is needed in light of the shifting realities of <br />intergovernmental relationships, pending landfill closure, issue <br />Tract status, and the need to maintain a high quality of solid w <br />services in a period of severe fiscal constraints. <br /> <br />The process to revise the current ILA as a result of pending lan <br />was suspended pending completion of the Chapel Hill Solid Waste <br />That study has been completed and submitted to the Chapel Hill T <br />Council. SWAB trusts that this submittal will be followed by exp <br /> <br />