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I Attachment 2 2 3 DRAFT MINUTES 4 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 5 Work Session 6 November 11, 2014 7 7:00 p.m. 8 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a work session on Tuesday, 10 November 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough, N.C. 11 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, 13 Alice M. Gordon, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price Penny Rich 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Assistant County Manager 17 Clarence Grier, Cheryl Young and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will 18 be identified appropriately below) 19 Steve Brantley distributed handouts for Item 2 20 21 Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. He noted the following two items 22 at the Commissioner's places: 23 - Handout — Synthetic Tax Increment Financing 24 - Handout — County Insurance Benefit Plan 25 26 1. Update on Urban Roll Cart Implementation 27 Gayle Wilson reported that the roll cart implementation program is going very well in all 28 three of the towns. He said initially there were concerns about the size and color of the carts, 29 but there have been no complaints recently. He said there had been reports of broken carts, 30 and staff has determined that this is caused by improper placement of the carts at the curb. He 31 said staff is working on an education and outreach program to demonstrate how to properly set 32 these containers out at the curb for automatic collection. He said there has been an increase in 33 the handicapped customer requests, which have increased from 119 to 224. He said it has 34 been suggested that the County should have a more formal policy for handicapped collection, 35 and staff is proposing a more systematic application process. 36 Gayle Wilson said in the first quarter of this fiscal year the tonnage is up 29 percent 37 since the implementation of the roll out carts. He said this exceeds expectations, and the 38 benefit of the roll carts has been proven. He said the monthly participation rate is between 85 39 and 90 percent, and this is an increase from previous months. 40 Commissioner Rich asked if the issue with the damaged carts is specific to certain 41 neighborhoods or if it is consistent throughout the towns. 42 Eric Gerringer said the issue is random at this point, and it is hard to determine certain 43 areas. He said it is primarily due to placement of the carts. 44 Commissioner McKee said he was looking at the special service request form, and age 45 is a consideration. He noted that there are questions for handicaps on that same form, and he 46 asked if applicants will receive special service if they have an age issue but are not 47 handicapped. 48 Gayle Wilson said there is no particular age designated, and there is no formal policy. 49 He said anyone with a handicapped driving sticker will be accommodated, and the program is 50 set up for the medically impaired, regardless of age.