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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. A'_b. ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 6, 1997 SUBJECT: Amendment to Laidlaw Household Hazardous Waste Collection Agreement DEPARTMENT: Public Works PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO:X BUDGET AMENDMENT: YES: NO:X ATTACHMENT(S): Amendment to Laidlaw INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilbert McAdoo Environmental Services Agreement TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Ext.2626 August 1994 Laidlaw Environmental Services Hillsborough -732-8181 Agreement Chapel Hill -968-4501 Durham -688-7331 Mebane -227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider an amendment to the Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc., contract concerning Household Hazardous Waste Collection, which provides collection and disposal services. BACKGROUND: Since August 1994 the counties of Durham,Wake, Chatham and Orange, The City of Durham and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, have worked cooperatively through an interlocal agreement to conduct household hazardous waste collection programs, which operates once a month in each county and provides a safe convenient place for citizens to dispose of household hazardous waste. The program has operated under three agreements; (1) an interlocal agreement between local governments; (2) a joint agreement with local governments and Triangle J Council of Governments; (3) agreement between local governments and Laidlaw Environmental Services. The Triangle J Council of Governments household hazardous waste committee and Laidlaw Environmental Services drafted the enclosed amendment, which addresses changes to contract cost ; performance review, to include new requirements for reduction in per capita cost; and additional OSHA requirements. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the amendment to the Laidlaw Environmental Services Agreement for Household Hazardous Waste Collection, and authorize the chair to sign.