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3 covisioned reaching agreement on an Imerlocal Agreement Coacerning Solid Waste Management Matters,which would include: I. Agreement on a new governance arrangement among the four governments for the management of solid waste in Orange County. 2. Agreement on either a specific list of benefits for the neighbors of the present landfill or a process to reach that agreement. 3. Agreement on a process to provide benefits to the neighbors of a new land& 4. Agreement oa a process for disposing of the Greene tract. 5. Agreement on the details of the transfer of employees to the County government. 6. Agreement on the site of a new landfflL We would need a determination by the governing boards as to how to proceed if Site#17 is eliainated as a possible new landfill site. The boards could continue to work together or could decide to proceed separately or in-a. group smaller�than four. We suggest that thin issue be discussed at the Assembly of Governments meeting, with the intent of identifying the direction of next.steps We would add, however, that, even if the decision is for each government to proceed separately,, the governments stfil could.consider the issue of benefits to the'neighbors of the present landfill. Need for a Solid Waste Maaastement Facility We estimate that the:capacity of our present landfill will be exhausted no later than 2005, based on present policies. If we dispose of construction and demolition waste (C&D) in the lined landfill when the present C&D area is.full next year,then it wilt reach capacity a couple of years earlier. If we initiate`very strong measures banning some materials, it may be possible to move that deadline later in the year. We.could probably postpone the closing date ftuther by banning all commercial haulers; bat, that would present a significant hardship to all those now dependent on them, and would raise costs substantially for individual customers and for all the local governments. Therefore, are think it would be prudent to assume that this community has no solid waste.disposal capacity beyond 2005. In addition to a landfill, we believe the community needs a materials recovery facility (MRk) in order to make any significant increase in our recycling and reuse programming, regardless of whether the next landfill is located in Orange County or elsewhere.