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Colleen Bridger said she has not heard about that in any discussions with Durham about the challenges. She said Durham County had the same questions about jurisdictional authority and decided that the BOH had the authority to pass the rule and it does apply to the City of Durham. She said the effort is an attempt to change the culture, and overnight results are not expected, nor are heavy handed enforcements. The focus should be on education and empowerment. Mayor Kleinschmidt suggested wrapping this up and said he would ask for follow up with the police and sheriff. Chair Jacobs said there should also be a request for a report on how this is working in Durham, and how it affects law enforcement. Mayor Kleinschmidt said he does not believe there are any signs about smoking in downtown Durham, so in seeking information from Durham, it needs to be relevant data. He said the program is now three months into the 6 month period education span and he works in downtown Chapel Hill. He said he would like to know what is going on with this education component in their area because he sees no evidence of it. Mayor Kleinschmidt personally objects the BOH's jurisdiction over Chapel Hill and its law enforcement. Colleen Bridger said their education campaign has been slowed by questions similar to those discussed tonight. She said it has been a challenge to work with town staff that is unsure whether town leadership will support their involvement. She said the BOH is waiting for clarity on this before heading out with public works and planning folks to determine signage needs. Mayor Kleinschmidt said he would ask that the 6 month education period be started and not be incorrectly noted to have begun on January 1St if it did not. Colleen Bridger said her request is to have a deadline by which these issues are resolved so that it does not drag on and prevent enforcement of the rule. Mayor Kleinschmidt said this will be talked about at the Town Council Meeting. Council Member Jim Ward said Mayor Kleinschmidt is the mayor and he does not speak for everyone on the Council. He said he is personally supportive of the BOHs efforts and of working with the police staff to see how the town can be part of the solution. Mayor Kleinschmidt said he has no objection to the rules being discussed by the BOH, but he has objection the Board of Health's extension of jurisdictional authority over the town. 4. Solid Waste/Recycling a) Discussion on Process to Develop New Inter-local Agreement Michael Talbert said this is the process of developing a new inter-local agreement. With the closing of the landfill on June 30th, the existing inter-local agreement from 1999 goes away. He said that as the landfill closes, many other things associated with solid waste will continue. These items include: recycling, construction and demolition landfill, convenience centers, and yard waste and light goods programs. He said staff, the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB), and the Assembly of Government feel that an inter-local agreement is a good thing to have in place to optimize recycling and conservation easements in regard to solid waste. He said there was a work group established in 2010 to work on a new inter-local agreement, but this did not come through. He said Chapel Hill staff and county staff have been working on this issue for the past several months and would like to bring this agreement forward at some point.