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2 <br /> To: Carrboro Board of Alderman <br /> Chapel Hill Town Council <br /> Hillsborough Board of Commissioners <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> From; Richard Franck, Chair <br /> Landfill Owners Group <br /> Subject : Fiscal 1997-98 Landfill Fund Budget Recommendation <br /> Date: May 15, 1997 <br /> Landfill Owners Group met on May 8 and finalized the LOG budget <br /> recommendations for the 1997-98 Fiscal Year. The Owners Group <br /> considered several potential additions to the Chapel Hill Town <br /> Managers , proposed budget that will result, if approved by all <br /> three member governments, in a tipping fee increase in excess of <br /> that proposed by the Town Manager. The three recommended additions <br /> are: <br /> 1 . Construction & Demolition Manual Separation Program <br /> This program would provide for a landfill salvage operation <br /> that manages a limited number of items for reuse by non-profit <br /> organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, etc . , and/or <br /> discounted resale to the general public. This program <br /> represents one full-time materials handler and is estimated to <br /> cost $39 . 500 assuming an October 1, 1997 implementation. <br /> \2 . Construction waste Reduction Program <br /> The construction waste reduction program assumes that the <br /> governments will adopt and enforce planning ordinances, <br /> which would result in the increased diversion of recyclable <br /> clean wood, metal and other reusable materials, estimated at <br /> 10-11% of total construction and demolition wood and metal now <br /> discarded. Chapel Hill has already adopted such an ordinance, <br /> however, we would anticipate suggesting some modification of <br /> this existing ordinance. This program would enforce these <br /> plan requirements in all jurisdictions if the governing bodies <br /> adopt the necessary ordinances . This program represents one <br /> full-time compliance officer and is estimated to cost $32 . 500 <br /> assuming a February 1, 1998 implementation. <br /> The Owners Group has recommended funding of the these two programs <br /> ($72 , 000) by each governing body assessing a $0 . 07/$100 surcharge <br /> to building permits for projects costing over $50, 000, in all four <br /> jurisdictions . Such 'a surcharge would realize about $76, 000 in <br /> revenue, based on county-wide building permit revenue equal to <br /> .995-96 . <br /> 3 . Integrated Plan First Year Implementation <br /> This item represents the key initial step in implementing the <br />