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How The Remaining Pieces Fit Together <br /> for. what's left of ht a <br /> Agreement if Site 11 is considered �navailablel <br /> The Interlocal Agreement was never intended solely as a landfill siting agreement. <br /> Instead, the Agreement addresses a broad range of issues that, taken together, provide for a <br /> comprehensive reorganization of solid waste management for Orange County. Along with the <br /> reorganization of operational and policy responsibilities, the agreement also covers important <br /> related issues necessary for the agreement to be comprehensive, including the siting of a new <br /> disposal facility,community benefits issues and the future of the Greene Tract. <br /> The most recent drafts of the Interlocal Agreement have included the following basic <br /> points for agreement among the parties: <br /> 1. The County becomes the local government with primary authority and <br /> responsibility over operational and policy matters related the solid waste system, subject to the <br /> limitations imposed by the Agreement. <br /> 2. In its capacity as the system operator, the County agrees to establish and maintain <br /> a new disposal facility, and in return for access to disposal capacities the Towns agree to provide <br /> their solid waste and recyclables to the County system. <br /> 3. The parties jointly agree on the location for that new disposal facility. <br /> 4. The parties agree on benefits or benefits processes related to the communities (a) <br /> in the area of the existing landfill and(b) in the area of the new disposal facility. <br /> 5. The parties agree on some treatment of the Greene Tract. <br /> Of these, only Point 3 can no longer be accomplished by the December 1 deadline. I <br /> would suggest that if Point 3 cannot be accomplished, it would be reasonable also to delete from <br /> the agreement those parts of Point 2 that relate to time periods beyond the useful life of the <br /> current landfill. Of course, the County certainly could choose to undertake the burden of <br /> providing the new facility if the Towns would undertake the burden of committing solid waste <br /> and recyciables, although I would think the County would then also need discretion over the type <br /> and location of the new facility. alternatively, the parties could wait for the County to propose a <br /> new facility and site, and then could determine whether to exchange a commitment to maintain a <br /> disposal facility for a commitment to provide solid waste and recyelables. <br /> In any event, Point 1, Point 4 and Point 5 can certainly be accomplished now. <br /> l._T ion - <br />