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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 7, 2013 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7 -d <br />SUBJECT: Proposal to Move Toward A Franchise to Privatize Curbside Solid Waste and <br />Recycling Services in Unincorporated Area of Orange County <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste /Recycling PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) General Statutes 153A -136 Regulations <br />of Solid Waste <br />2) General Statutes 160A -327 <br />Displacement of Private Solid Waste <br />Collection Services <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Frank Clifton, 245 -2300 <br />Gayle Wilson, 968 -2885 <br />John Roberts, 245 -2318 <br />Michael Talbert, 245 -2308 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss a proposal to move toward a county -wide franchise agreement that <br />would privatize curbside Solid Waste and Recycling Services in the unincorporated areas of <br />Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: The Solid Waste Mission Statement is to operate public facilities receiving <br />and processing various types of Municipal Solid Waste and Construction and Demolition Waste <br />in such a way as to provide a high quality, reliable, cost effective environmental safe <br />containment of these wastes ensuring the protection of the environment, health and safety of <br />the citizens of Orange County. <br />The BOCC has authorized a major modernization /upgrade of the Walnut Grove Solid Waste <br />Convenience Center as a first step in eventual improvements to all five solid waste convenience <br />centers. These improvements conceive creating two centrally located District Centers (Walnut <br />Grove and Eubanks) which would have extended hours of operation and a wide range of <br />services to include Household Hazardous Waste, expanded salvage sheds, food waste /cooking <br />oil recycling and various other new and improved recycling opportunities. The other three <br />Neighborhood Centers would have slightly reduced hours of operation and more limited <br />services. All would utilize compaction for more efficient hauling and be paved for a more <br />sanitary and aesthetic resident experience with more user friendly and safer waste /recycling <br />receptacles. <br />The Orange County Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, located on Eubanks Road, will close on <br />June 30, 2013. The Construction and Demolition landfill will continue to operate for the next 17 <br />to 18 years. White goods, scrap tires, scrap metal, mattresses, and yard waste will become part <br />of the recycling division beginning July 1, 2013. These significant changes in the operation of <br />