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1 2 Community Benefits One issue that has been discussed extensively is whether the interlocal agreement must include a specific list of community benefits that are to be provided to neighborhoods around the existing Eubanks Road landfill, or whether the agreement should merely establish a process for deciding on those community benefits. A working group comprised of Landfill Owners' Group (LOG) members and neighborhood representatives recently concluded work on a proposed list of community benefits, which are to be considered by each of the governing boards. The list of proposed benefits is attached to this abstract, and will be incorporated for discussion purposes in the next draft of the interlocal agreement. The Manager recommends that the Board direct the Attorney and staff to evaluate the list for legal and financial implications for review by the Board of Commissioners on October 21 st. Proposed Assembly of Governments Meeting_ (Decision Required) The elected officials working group decided at its October 1 meeting to request each governing board to establish a special meeting to convene as the Assembly of Governments on Tuesday, October 28, 1997, at 6:30pm(location to be determined). The purpose of the meeting would be to review and discuss the proposed community benefits to Eubanks Road landfill neighborhoods, and to make decisions about the benefits to be approved and incorporated in the solid waste management interlocal agreement. The group indicated its expectation that particular emphasis would be placed on the proposed water and sewer extensions. The group stressed the importance of ensuring that a quorum of each governing board be present for this meeting, and prepared to make decisions on the proposed benefits. New Landfill Siting Decision Another open matter that must be resolved prior to approval of the interlocal agreement is a decision on the siting of a new landfill. In April 1995, the Landfill Search Committee recommended to the LOG that Site OC-17 be selected as the new landfill site in Orange County. In January 1996, the LOG recommended to the four governing boards that Site OC-17 be so selected. Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Hillsborough adopted resolutions indicating that Site OC-17 is the preferred landfill site. The Town of Carrboro refrained from adopting such a resolution until certain issues (including community benefits) were addressed. Landfill Siting Public Hearing eeting (Decision Required) In June 1996, the four governing boards held a joint public hearing regarding the presentation of socioeconomic and demographic data for the areas surrounding the four finalist new landfill sites. This public hearing was required by North Carolina Statutes because Site OC-17 is within one mile of the existing landfill on Eubanks Road. It is the consensus opinion of the County and Town Attorneys that another joint public hearing on this subject must be conducted prior to a landfill siting decision because of the length of time that has passed since the June 1996 public hearing. The elected officials work group recommends that each governing board set a public hearing on this matter for Thursday,November 20, 1997, at 7:OOpm at Stanback Middle School. North Carolina Administrative Codes require the Board of County Commissioners to conduct a public meeting on the landfill siting decision with a 30 day notice requirement. The County Attorney will provide additional information on this requirement at the October 6 meeting, so the Board of Commissioners can establish a date and time for this required public meeting. Additional background information on these and other requirements is included in the attached memo from the attorneys dated April 15, 1996.