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9 1 Chair Jacobs said there should also be a request for a report on how this is working in 2 Durham, and how it affects law enforcement. 3 Mayor Kleinschmidt said he does not believe there are any signs about smoking in 4 downtown Durham, so in seeking information from Durham, it needs to be relevant data. He 5 said the program is now three months into the 6 month period education span and he works in 6 downtown Chapel Hill. He said he would like to know what is going on with this education 7 component in their area because he sees no evidence of it. 8 Mayor Kleinschmidt personally objects the BOH's jurisdiction over Chapel Hill and its law 9 enforcement. 10 Colleen Bridger said their education campaign has been slowed by questions similar to 11 those discussed tonight. She said it has been a challenge to work with town staff that is 12 unsure whether town leadership will support their involvement. She said the BOH is waiting for 13 clarity on this before heading out with public works and planning folks to determine signage 14 needs. 15 Mayor Kleinschmidt said he would ask that the 6 month education period be started and 16 not be incorrectly noted to have begun on January 1St if it did not. 17 Colleen Bridger said her request is to have a deadline by which these issues are 18 resolved so that it does not drag on and prevent enforcement of the rule. 19 Mayor Kleinschmidt said this will be talked about at the Town Council Meeting. 20 Council Member Jim Ward said Mayor Kleinschmidt is the mayor and he does not speak 21 for everyone on the Council. He said he is personally supportive of the BOHs efforts and of 22 working with the police staff to see how the town can be part of the solution. 23 Mayor Kleinschmidt said he has no objection to the rules being discussed by the BOH, 24 but he has objection the Board of Health's extension of jurisdictional authority over the town. 25 26 4. Solid Waste/Recycling 27 28 a) Discussion on Process to Develop New Inter-local Agreement 29 30 Michael Talbert said this is the process of developing a new inter-local agreement. With 31 the closing of the landfill on June 30th, the existing inter-local agreement from 1999 goes away. 32 He said that as the landfill closes, many other things associated with solid waste will continue. 33 These items include: recycling, construction and demolition landfill, convenience centers, and 34 yard waste and light goods programs. 35 He said staff, the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB), and the Assembly of 36 Government feel that an inter-local agreement is a good thing to have in place to optimize 37 recycling and conservation easements in regard to solid waste. 38 He said there was a work group established in 2010 to work on a new inter-local 39 agreement, but this did not come through. He said Chapel Hill staff and county staff have been 40 working on this issue for the past several months and would like to bring this agreement 41 forward at some point. 42 Chair Jacobs said that there have been several questions from Carrboro regarding 43 when the Solid Waste Advisory Board would begin meeting again. He said that the response 44 always stated this would happen when there was a new inter-local agreement. He said that if 45 there is to be an entity working on solid waste issues on behalf of the three municipalities in the 46 County, there needs to be a framework for operation. 47 Chair Jacobs said it is not clear how the SWAB can continue to meet without an 48 agreement. He said it would be good to find out what all the different entities envision in order 49 to move forward.