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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 2, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-a <br /> SUBJECT: Solid Waste Convenience Center Update <br /> DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Gayle Wilson, 919-968-2885 <br /> Photographs of Walnut Grove Employee Michael Talbert, 919-245-2308 <br /> Booth <br /> Preliminary Site Plan — Eubanks Road <br /> PURPOSE: To provide information, at the Board of Commissioners request, regarding <br /> performance of the new Walnut Grove Church Road Convenience Center and progress of <br /> planning for Eubanks Road Convenience Center improvements. <br /> BACKGROUND: The new Walnut Grove Church Road Solid Waste Convenience Center <br /> opened in May 2013 and has been a great success with regard to customer service, waste <br /> handling efficiencies, expansion of recycling opportunities and in appearance. This center is the <br /> first of a plan to modernize all five centers into a network of district and neighborhood centers. <br /> Both Walnut Grove Church Road and Eubanks Road were endorsed by the BOCC to be district <br /> centers. District centers were envisioned to provide a much greater array of services and be <br /> open more hours (six days/week). <br /> The Interim County Manager has recently authorized some additional improvements/ <br /> modifications to the Walnut Grove Center. Staff has ordered two more compactor boxes for the <br /> bulky item stationary compactor which has been filling more quickly than projected and thus <br /> more storage space is necessary. A second bulky waste compactor will be considered for the <br /> FY 2013/14 budget. <br /> Additionally, staff is awaiting delivery of three metal canopies for the center operators to shelter <br /> them from the sun and weather elements as they must remain stationed near the compactors <br /> much of the time in order to monitor incoming materials and operate the compaction <br /> mechanisms. Fans and heaters are available for employees as needed. For especially severe <br /> weather, the center has a cooled/heated attendant booth nearby (photo attached). Finally, staff <br /> is also awaiting delivery of a metal storage shed for safe storage of various equipment, <br /> implements and supplies. Installation of the canopies and storage building is expected in the <br /> next 2-3 weeks. <br />