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APPROVED 11/4/96 16 <br /> ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENT <br /> SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 <br /> MINUTES <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners, Hillsborough Board of Commissioners, Carrboro <br /> Board of Aldermen, and the Chapel Hill Town Council met in joint session for the Assembly of Governments <br /> meeting on Monday, September 30, 1996 at 6:00 p.m. in the Homestead Community Center, Chapel Hill, <br /> North Carolina. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and <br /> members William L. Crowther, Alice M. Gordon, Stephen Halkiotis, and Don Willhoit. <br /> CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rosemary Waldorf, and members <br /> Julie Andresen, Joyce Brown, Joseph Capowski, Mark Chilton, Pat Evans, Richard Franck, and Lee Pavao. <br /> CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN: Mayor Michael Nelson, and members Hank Anderson, Jay <br /> Bryan, Hilliard Caldwell, Jacquelyn Gist, Diana McDuffee and Alex Zaffon. <br /> HILLSBOROUGH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Mayor Horace Johnson <br /> HILLSBOROUGH TOWN COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Kenneth Chavious, Evelyn <br /> Lloyd, Catherine Martin, Richard Simpson and Remus Smith. <br /> Andy Sachs, with the Dispute Settlement Center, called the meeting to order and reviewed the <br /> agenda. The agenda was approved and the meeting was opened for comments. <br /> Council member Andresen requested that the following issues be thoroughly discussed: 1) the <br /> anticipated cost of siting the landfill; and, 2) consideration and analysis of other plans. She stated that a <br /> referendum would be an acceptable way for the final decision to be made. She felt that the management <br /> issues would be difficult to decide unless these other issues were discussed first. <br /> Alderman Gist stated that the LOG decided to start with the reorganization to simplify the process. <br /> There will be ample opportunity for discussion of all other issues. <br /> Mayor Waldorf asked if it was true that all four units of government would agree to each decision <br /> prior to implementation. <br /> Commissioner Crowther said he feels that if a new management model is approved that the current <br /> management needs to be asked if they would accept the new model. <br /> Mark Chilton highlighted the issues of concern as well as the current LOG proposal. <br /> Those issues are: <br /> 1) A lack of leadership on solid waste issues resulting from a cumbersome decision making process. Every <br /> decision needs to go to all four elected Boards, be decided , renegotiated and frequently returned again to <br /> the Boards. Decisions are being made by default. <br /> 2) Each of the three Boards which invested in the landfill funds have veto power which is crippling to the <br /> process. <br /> 3) The issue of who the LOG staff is responsible to continues to be unresolved. They actually report to the <br /> Chapel Hill Town Manager which causes Chapel Hill to have more of an influence than the other units of <br /> Government. <br /> 4) There is a perception that these decisions do not affect Hillsborough. The reality is that Hillsborough is <br /> actually critical to the process. <br /> 5) The tip fee is influenced by all units of government but the landfill budget can be changed by the Chapel <br /> Hill Town officials which gives them more influence than other parties.. <br /> PROPOSAL <br />