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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 17, 2014 SUBJECT: Solid Waste Advisory Group — BOCC Appointments DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover Action Agenda Item No. 11 -e PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No INFORMATION CONTACT: Clerk's Office, 245 -2130 1 PURPOSE: To consider making 2 BOCC appointments to the Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) and to appoint the Chair. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Board of Commissioners approved at their June 3rd meeting the creation of the Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG): The Board decided to: 1) to create a multijurisdictional task force of at least one year's duration to articulate, investigate, and propose collaborative solutions for solid waste issues confronting Orange County; the towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough; and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2) plan to make BOCC appointments to the task force at the Board's June 17, 2014 regular meeting; and 3) solicit other representatives from the other jurisdictions, the University and the public (5 at large positions) as soon as possible 4) This task force will prioritize the proposed issues listed in this agenda item (listed below for information purposes): for its consideration for analysis. 5) A County Commissioner will serve as Chair of this work group. The charge to the group at the outset is to define the nature, scope, and timing of the solid waste issues to be considered, including but 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;