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have a policy that the County can adopt instead of going through this for every contract. He said since this project will be done prior to the adoption of any policy, he was giving John Roberts the maximum room to work with staff on these two projects. He said the attorney would be the best one to determine what is required. Chair McKee said he has a problem with the motion and he would like to separate the two motions for the project and the living wage. Commissioner Jacobs and Commissioner Price agreed to this. John Roberts said the motion can be amended through friendly amendment. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Price to authorize staff to proceed with the described actions to open the park on a limited basis with a target date of March 2015. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner porosin to direct staff to work with the County attorney to determine on which projects and to what extent it is allowable for the Board to require payment of a living wage by contractors. Commissioner Burroughs asked if this is the same motion that was passed earlier or if it is just for this project. Commissioner Jacobs said this motion is only for this project. Commissioner McKee said he still has reservations that the Board needs to move forward with a formal policy before applying any part of that policy. VOTE: Ayes, 6 — Nays, 1 (Chair McKee) c. Approval of Purchase of Roll Carts for Rural Roadside Recyclinq Proqram The Board considered authorizing the purchase of 7,600 95-gallon roll carts at a total cost of$444,144 for the rural roadside recycling collection program. Gayle Wilson said he would like to take a moment to make an announcement. He said in reference to the Solid Waste year ending, June 2014, and waste reduction percentages that the percentage for Orange County is 64 percent, which means Orange County has met its goal. He noted that Alamance County is at 23 percent; Chatham County is at 41 percent; and Durham County is at 13 percent. Gayle Wilson reviewed the following background information from the abstract: Orange County has been discussing the implementation of roll carts in the rural roadside program for several years, but has experienced continuing delays to proceeding due at least in part to recycling program funding uncertainty. The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) ultimately appropriated funds in the Fiscal 2014/15 budget for the purchase of approximately 7,000 roll carts with the intention of implementing the carts in the fall of 2014. The BOCC directed staff to determine in advance how many rural program service area residents wished to receive a roll cart prior to finalizing a purchase recommendation for the Board's consideration. The BOCC further indicated that should the number of affirmative resident responses in the current service area not utilize the budgeted quantity of roll carts, staff could consider surveying the previously proposed service expansion area to solicit interest in roll carts up to the authorized quantity. In September 2014 Solid Waste staff