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3 in the development and adoption of the Smoke Free Public Places Rule. They will also answer any questions the members of the governing boards may have about the Rule. Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. No Attachments 4. Solid Waste /Recycling a) Discussion on Process to Develop New Interlocal Agreement In 1999 Orange County, Carrboro, Chapel Hill and later Hillsborough entered into an interlocal cooperation agreement for the management of solid waste. The Towns' and County attorneys have jointly determined that upon the June 30, 2013 closure of the Orange County MSW Landfill, the Interlocal Agreement effectively terminates with regard to the provisions related to MSW. Given the limited extent to which the current Interlocal Agreement addresses the management of recyclable materials and 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. 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. Town and County staffs have met several times in the past three -four months discussing various issues and elements that could /should be addressed in a new agreement and had recently come to preliminary conceptual agreement on a framework for a new agreement, pending discussions with the Town and County Manager's and now pending recycling services funding determinations. It was intended that the conceptual staff agreement would be shared and discussed with the staffs of Carrboro and Hillsborough before proceeding further. The Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) has previously commented on the issue of a new Interlocal Agreement on several occasions. The issue of an Interlocal Agreement was also discussed at the January 26, 2012 and the December 6, 2012 Assembly of Governments (AOG) meetings. Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. No Attachments b) Town of Chapel Hill's Solid Waste Plans The Town of Chapel Hill will provide an update on its solid waste plans at the meeting. The governing boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary.