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ORANGE COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 21, 2013 Action Agenda Item No. 2 SUBJECT: Solid Waste Updates Regarding Future Recycling/Waste Reduction Initiatives DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No ATTACHMENT(S): A) Recycling Service Options Report — Chapel Hill November 6 Work Session B) November 19 BOCC Regular Meeting Abstract C) Draft Outline of Interlocal Agreement for Recycling/Waste Reduction & Solid Waste D) Draft Letter of Intent E) Follow -up to Key Questions Raised with Regard to Urban Curbside & Multi - Family Services as Provided by Orange County Community Recycling Program F) Summary of Solid Waste and Recycling Services — April 2013 INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Talbert, 919 - 245 -2308 Gayle Wilson, 919 - 968 -2885 PURPOSE: To provide an opportunity for each jurisdiction to present an update of local solid waste management issues and specifically to discuss each Town's intentions with regard to the provision of future recycling /waste reduction services or waste transfer operations. BACKGROUND: The following updates are provided by each jurisdiction: Town of Chapel Hill On June 21, 2013, a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Implementation of Recycling Services and Development of Transfer Station was issued as a joint initiative among the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough. During a Work Session on November 6, 2013, Chapel Hill Town Council received results from the recycling portion of the RFP (see Attachment A). Based on preliminary cost data from the County, the cost of the County's curbside recycling services is comparable with the proposal costs submitted from the private firms. To better understand the County's cost data, Town Council has requested to receive additional information about the specific services provided by the County's recycling program to Chapel Hill residents and the projected program costs over the next five years.