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10 1 staff to try to develop a new agreement to succeed the old one, but that's when Chapel 2 Hill decided to bid itself out separately. 3 4 Commissioner Rich asked when does the short term solution become the long term 5 solution. She said she wondered when the County would think about being more 6 responsible for our own trash as opposed to sending it to Durham. She noted that there 7 may not be an answer to that right now. 8 9 Commissioner Pelissier said they do need the partnerships because Orange County by 10 itself generates so little. She agreed with the Manager that they will not site another 11 landfill in Orange County. There is a lot of technology out there being developed that is 12 not ready yet. For a county of our size, there isn't a clear answer out there. She said 13 they may need to partner with others, not just the local towns but maybe Durham. 14 15 Chair Jacobs said he and others met with the Durham City Mayor last year and that they 16 had explored alternative technologies — both with and without Orange County waste - 17 and decided they were not big enough. He said they need to find a regional solution. 18 It's easy to say the County is not doing enough, but the problem is finding technology 19 that is cost effective and environmentally sound, without even getting into siting issues 20 that will be awesome, especially for a regional facility. He thinks a good thing for the 21 Board to do at this point is to list out what should be the steps and check with the Towns 22 to see if they are on board with the steps we have articulated. 23 24 Commissioner Rich said she wanted to know if technology is not ready for them, this is 25 the year they should check into it again. Her concern is that right now they don't have a 26 plan. 27 28 Rod Visser asked the Board to consider whether they feel the objective for this segment 29 has been met, recognizing there will be some changes to come when the Manager's 30 recommended CIP is presented. Paul Laughton confirmed there would be some 31 changes related to water and sewer and with solid waste as it relates to the timeline for 32 the Eubanks Road SWCC and High Rock Road SWCC. Some numbers will change in 33 CIP as they are still meeting with staff. The CIP includes a large Phase 1 expansion of 34 the SportsPlex at $950,000. 35 36 Rod Visser asked if any member of the Board feels strongly about providing direction to 37 staff about making any change to any project as presented. 38 39 Commissioner Dorosin inquired if the EPA matter gets resolved on Rogers Road and 40 the Board decides to go forward with funding the sewer, would that be folded into the 41 CIP or some other way, assuming there is consensus that there are no more 42 impediments to moving forward and we want to proceed expeditiously 43 44 Michael Talbert said the short answer is "yes". The managers are working on a plan, as 45 instructed by the task force, on how to make this happen and how to make this work. 46 He believes the County and Chapel Hill are on board with funding 43% shares 47 (Carrboro's share would be 14%) and with moving forward on at least initial planning for 48 sewer, including engineering. He sees longer term CIP funding — not next year, but 49 maybe two years out—for funding for actual construction. 50 51 Commissioner Dorosin inquired do they have resources to start or would there need to 52 be adjustments to this CIP. 53 54 Michael Talbert said funding would be in the general CIP. They would have to evaluate 55 resources and priorities. They have the money to do the planning stages. In two years,