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2 * addressing equitable funding and mechanisms for establishing fees and making future joint decisions; *future use of closed landfill sites; * investigation of partnership possibilities involving neighboring jurisdictions; * feasibility of innovative and cost-effective, environmentally-sound methods of disposal of solid waste beyond burial; * potential inclusion of biosolids in long-range disposal plans; * emergency storm debris planning * treatment of communities impacted by siting of any facilities either within Orange County or beyond its borders to receive shipments of waste. The Towns' and County staffs created a detailed outline from which the draft preliminary Inter local Agreement for Solid Waste was produced. Due to time constraints and a need for elected official level guidance, there are remaining unresolved operational issues and policy decisions yet to be discussed and will be included in the recommendations from Solid Waste Advisory Group. The known unresolved operational issues to be addressed by the SWAG are listed below, but are not limited to: • Creation of a permanent advisory committee/group to advise the parties to the Agreement, including rules of procedure, mission, composition, etc.; • More thorough definition of outstanding debt as it relates to termination or withdrawal; • How to bring the University into substantive discussions with regard to becoming a party to the Agreement; • The degree of involvement and the role of the parties to approve proposed fee increases versus County discretion; • Degree of program/operational detail with regard to current recycling and waste reduction programs and services that should be incorporated into the Agreement; and • The level of flexibility, discretion, accountability and authority the County will maintain as the lead agency with regard to ongoing operations, budget, facilities and policies versus the elements requiring notification to or approval or consent from the parties. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact will be determined in part as a result of Solid Waste Advisory Group final recommendations that are adopted by amendment to the Agreement by the parties and by the BOCC as part of Fiscal 2015/16 Solid Waste Management Department budget decisions. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1) Refer the attached draft preliminary Inter local Agreement for Solid Waste and Recycling to the Solid Waste Advisory Group with the charge to consider, discuss and resolve any outstanding issues, and 2) That the Solid Waste Advisory Group make recommendations to the Town's and County governing boards where any remaining unresolved issues will be decided and the document prepared for final adoption.