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11 1 Gayle Wilson said a great deal of thought has been put into the problem. He said 2 mattresses can only be stacked by hand and must be stacked by size, resulting in them taking 3 up a lot of labor and space. 4 Chair McKee acknowledged the difficulty but reiterated his commitment to addressing 5 the problem. 6 Commissioner Jacobs suggested a shred-a-thon type event for mattresses, or assigning 7 a day once a month specifically for mattress drop off at the Centers. 8 Bonnie Hammersley said the University of North Carolina (UNC) could be contacted to 9 see how mattresses are handled there. 10 Gayle Wilson said the University switches out hundreds of mattresses at a time in a 11 more scheduled manner, which is easier to deal with. 12 Commissioner Price said when somebody is moving, disposing of a mattress is often 13 time sensitive. She agreed there should be another alternative. 14 Chair McKee acknowledged the hard work of all of the Solid Waste staff but he added 15 that all the citizens of Orange County are owed Convenience Centers that can take as much as 16 possible. 17 Paul Laughton reviewed the following information from the abstract regarding Recycling 18 Operations: 19 The current FY 2014-15 includes the purchase of a replacement roll off truck and a 20 commercial recycling truck, and the purchase of 7,600 rural recycling carts, at a total cost of 21 $880,203. Year 1 (FY 2015-16) provides for the purchase of 1,750 additional rural carts, the 22 purchase of a new rural curbside recycling truck, the replacement of a rural curbside recycling 23 truck, the replacement of a front end loader, and the construction of a recycling roll cart 24 distribution and maintenance building, at a total Year 1 costs of$1,177,884. Years 2-5 includes 25 the replacement of several other trucks and front end loader, as per the Enterprise Fund's 26 vehicle/equipment replacement schedule. 27 Paul Laughton reviewed the following information from the abstract regarding the 28 Construction and Demolition (C & D) Landfill: 29 The C and D Landfill includes $252,994 in Year 2 (FY 2016-17) to rebuild a compactor, 30 and $219,475 in Years 6-10 to rebuild two dozers. Note: the Solid Waste Management 31 Department has instituted a re-build program for its heavy pieces of equipment (not trucks) 32 rather than being replaced. Re-building, or overhauling, is significantly less expensive than 33 replacing with new equipment, thereby extending its life and reducing costs. 34 Chair McKee asked if one of the larger pieces of equipment had just been rebuilt. 35 Gayle Wilson said a good deal of money had been invested into the industrial wood 36 waste grinder. 37 38 Sportsplex 39 Paul Laughton reviewed the following information from the abstract: 40 The current FY 2014-15 includes funding for a Mezzanine addition at the pool area to 41 include dedicated member change areas and lockers, workout rooms, and a senior/adult cardio 42 strength center. Year 1 (FY 2015-16) includes $2,800,000 for a new building addition that would 43 house an indoor turf field for soccer, lacrosse, senior walking, running, Kidsplex functions, and 44 youth/adult flag football leagues, as well as a basketball court, including bleacher seating, for 45 youth and adult basketball leagues, court based fitness programs, volleyball, and Kidsplex 46 activities. Projected revenue from these new projects would generate enough funds to cover the 47 additional annual debt service needed for these projects. 48 Commissioner Rich asked if there has been a marketing campaign to attract UNC 49 employees working at the Waterstone development to join the Sportsplex. 50 John Stock, Sportsplex Manager, said there have been preliminary discussions.