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I 1 everyone can do their best with recycling. She said recycling has increased dramatically with 2 new large bins and success is being achieved. 3 Commissioner Rich said when the information about the roll carts went out to the rural 4 segments, the response was enormous. She said roll carts could not be delivered quickly 5 enough. She asked if there are still rural residents waiting for carts. 6 Gayle Wilson said that is correct and he said a survey indicated about 7000 residents 7 wanted the new roll carts. He said 7600 roll carts were purchased in the current budget. He 8 said the existing carts are all distributed, and 300 more carts have been ordered. He said they 9 will be distributed as soon as they arrive. He said many people who thought they did not want 10 the roll carts have changed their minds. 11 Commissioner Rich said no one is telling residents in the Towns and County what to do, 12 but the goal is to give people recycling options and promote recycling. She said the 13 participation goal was 61 % and with it being at 64% percent, everyone should be very proud. 14 Chair McKee said residents with trash pick up in urban areas will not use Convenience 15 Centers as much as those living in rural areas. He said he has spoken with Chapel Hill 16 residents about the Convenience Centers, and when these residents need the Convenience 17 Centers, they really need them. He said that having the Convenience Centers open for items 18 that cannot be put out on the curb is a major convenience for them. He said the lower number 19 of carts initially purchased may have been the result of his objections to buying carts when the 20 response was unknown. He said he is glad to see more carts are needed versus having too 21 many and them going to waste. He said the issue of carts versus bins has been addressed. 22 He said the fee will be present whether the service is used or not. He said at his home he has 23 a large cart. He said before using this he went to the Convenience Center. He said currently 24 he and his wife carry the recyclables to the collection point behind Home Depot. 25 Chair McKee said he agreed with Commissioner Price's idea of trying to extend the 26 convenience centers' hours while they wait for the rural roll carts to be distributed. He said he 27 has never heard any conversation about closing the Convenience Centers by this Board or 28 anyone else during his tenure. 29 Commissioner Rich said she does have some concerns about the extension of hours 30 but will wait for the budget discussions. 31 32 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Rich to: 33 34 1) endorse the fee recommendation and direct the County Manager to incorporate the fee into 35 the proposed Fiscal 2015/16 Annual Budget; and 36 37 2) direct the County Manager to communicate the BOCC decision to the Carrboro, Chapel Hill 38 and Hillsborough Town Managers and request that the Towns prepare to incorporate County 39 authorization to assess the Solid Waste Programs Fee into their Fiscal 2015/16 Budget 40 Ordinances. 41 42 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 43 44 Chair McKee expressed thanks to the members of the public for their comments. 45 46 b. Community Home Trust Interlocal Agreement 47 The Board considered entering an Interlocal Agreement with the Towns of Chapel Hill, 48 Carrboro and Hillsborough with regard to oversight and funding of the Community Home Trust. 49 Bonnie Hammersley (she was just repeating the above paragraph, so I deleted that) 50 read the following background information: