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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 17, 2014 Action Agenda Item No. 7-i SUBJECT: Inter local Agreement for Solid Waste Management DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Wilson, 919-968-2885 Draft Preliminary Inter local Agreement Michael Talbert, 919-245-2308 John Roberts, 919-245-2318 PURPOSE: To consider referring a draft preliminary Inter local Agreement for Solid Waste and Recycling (Agreement) to the recently created Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) with outstanding issues/provisions to be resolved, with the Agreement subsequently being resubmitted to the Towns and County for finalization and adoption. BACKGROUND: At its May 13, 2014 work session, the BOCC discussed adopting a preliminary Agreement that would be amended in the future once remaining outstanding issues or areas of potential disagreement are resolved. The BOCC also discussed that a multi-jurisdictional advisory group be established to address those outstanding issues and make recommendations to the parties of the Agreement so that the Agreement can be amended and finalized. At its June 3 meeting the BOCC formally established the SWAG and indicated that the draft preliminary Inter local Agreement (attached) will represent the base document from which their discussions, revisions and recommendations would be made. A preliminary report from the SWAG may be presented at the November 20, 2014 Assembly of Governments meeting. The issues recommended to be addressed by the SWAG with regard to the preliminary Agreement include, but are not limited to: * an interlocal agreement on solid waste; * reducing solid waste that is not recycled; * recycling opportunities and services; *siting a transfer station or landfill within the county; *supporting public education on solid waste issues; * construction and demolition waste; * assuring long-term partnership of the entities involved through an interlocal agreement on waste handling and disposal;