RES-1998-033 A Resolution Requesting that the Landfill Owners Group and its member governments address the siting of future Solid Waste Facilities in a Comprehensive Fashion

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rza5 - !49g- clx15 Io'G - `3 F ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS yr CI A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE LANDFILL OWNERS GROUP AND ITS MEMBER GOVERNMENTS ADDRESS THE SITING OF FUTURE SOLID WASTE FACILITIES IN A COMPREHENSIVE FASHION WHEREAS,the member governments of the Landfill Owners'Group(LOG)have been discussing important future solid waste management issues,including examination of disposal options and the possible need for facilities such as a materials recovery facility (MRF),transfer station,and/or a construction and demolition(C&D)handling or disposal facility;and WHEREAS,the Orange County Board of Commissioners transmitted to the other LOG members an August 11, 1998"Proposal for Assuming Responsibility for Solid Waste Management Operations";and WHEREAS,the Orange County Board of Commissioners has received a written response to that proposal from the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and anticipates receiving a written response from the Chapel Hill Town Council following the October 12`s meeting of that body;and WHEREAS,element IV-B of the Orange County Board of Commissioners'August 11 proposal encouraged the member governments to"continue to work,through the LOG,to site a transfer station and work to develop options for materials recovery and construction &demolition disposal","acknowledged the need for siting decisions",but emphasized that"those decisions should be considered comprehensively rather than piecemeal";and WHEREAS,one proposal by the Orange County Board of Commissioners was the setting aside of 60 acres of the Greene Tract for future solid waste management activities,which could include some or all of the aforementioned solid waste facilities;and WHEREAS,the Carrboro response to the County proposal"acquiesces to using no more than 60 acres of the Greene tract for solid waste-related activities"and limits Carrboro's consideration of additional land acquisition to the three parcels immediately west of the North Eubanks Road landfill and west of the Johnson Tract(previously acquired by the LOG); and WHEREAS,the Solid Waste Alternative Finance Committee is expected to make its report to the LOG at the November 12, 1998 meeting of the LOG;and WHEREAS,the Orange County Board of Commissioners believes it is important that the financing approach(es)for facility operation as well as facility acquisition/development be resolved prior to the major commitment of capital funds;and WHEREAS,item#4 on the scheduled LOG meeting agenda for October 8, 1998 contemplates the adoption by individual member governments of ordinances that would regulate the separation of C&D materials and reduce the amount of C&D waste ultimately landfilled;and WHEREAS,items#5 and#6 on the scheduled LOG meeting agenda for October 8, 1998 meeting include possible action to pursue siting of a MRF and a C&D disposal facility;and WHEREAS,the Orange County Board of Commissioners views any LOG action on October 8, 1998 that would lead to initiation of siting any specific solid waste facility on any specific parcel(s)of land as premature in that such actions would ostensibly be taken in a piecemeal,rather than comprehensive,approach and without a clear financing plan for both facility development and facility operation in place; NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that it supports the staff recommendation in agenda item#4 of the scheduled LOG meeting agenda for October 8, 1998 that all member governments consider the concept of using a C&D materials separation ordinance and solid waste plan ordinance to reduce C&D waste landfilled,with discussion of pros and cons possibly leading to subsequent adoption by each governing board of such ordinances; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners supports the recommendation in agenda item#3 of the scheduled LOG meeting agenda for October 8, 1998 that following conclusion of negotiations with the MRF consultant,that work on development of that facility begin in November with a series of meetings involving LOG members,staff,consultants,and the public to discuss specific MRF concepts; AND,BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby urge the LOG to take no action at their October 8, 1998 meeting that would lead to acquisition or identification of any specific site for any specific solid waste facility,pending completion of discussions by the Chapel Hill Town Council of the County's August 11, 1998 proposal,and pending examination of options(including use of a portion of the Greene Tract,and/or use of the new MRF site on LOG owned property that has been identified in item#5 of the scheduled LOG meeting agenda for October 8, 1998)that would reflect a comprehensive approach to solid waste facility siting.