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3 <br /> 2. The Committee is already composed of representatives from Orange County, <br /> Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. <br /> 3. The HOME Consortium develops the Consolidated Plan which defines housing <br /> needs in the community and an annual Action Plan that describes the specific <br /> uses for federal housing funds. <br /> 4. The HOME Committee already uses a competitive request for proposal process <br /> for soliciting, reviewing, and selecting affordable housing projects. <br /> The attached table outlines additional tasks that may be required or suggested transition <br /> the HOME Committee into a Multijurisdictional Task Force on Affordable Housing. <br /> Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can <br /> discuss issues related to this item as necessary. <br /> Attachment 2 — Operational Decisions Framework - Multi-Jurisdictional Affordable <br /> Housing Task Force <br /> 3. Solid Waste Management <br /> a) Solid Waste Programs Fee <br /> The Solid Waste Programs Fee has been recommended to remain at $107 for Fiscal <br /> Year 2016-17. In collaboration with the Town Managers, the County Manager has <br /> initiated a process to perform a rate study and create a long term financial plan for <br /> the enterprise fund, using the consultant SCS Engineers, PC. The study will not be <br /> concluded in time for discussion and endorsement by the Solid Waste Advisory <br /> Group (SWAG) or consideration by the various governing boards, so the <br /> recommendation was made to maintain the current fee until these discussions can <br /> be accomplished. The impetus for the study at this time is the escalating cost of <br /> some of the recycling services coupled with the substantive deterioration of recycling <br /> markets and loss of revenue. This study will take into account the financial <br /> implications of the recent closing of the municipal solid waste landfill and the <br /> associated loss of revenue as well as the $3 million expense paid from reserves to <br /> construct the final cap system required for closure and the reserve funding of <br /> recycling programs following the suspension of the 3-R Fee for two years. <br /> A long term financial plan, including annual fee projections and an analysis of the <br /> enterprise fund reserve structure, is an expected outcome of the study. The initial <br /> component of the study — Establishing the Financing Modeling (basis for revenues <br /> and expenses) and SCS's familiarization with the Enterprise Fund's Programs and <br /> Services — has been recently completed. <br /> Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can <br /> discuss issues related to this item as necessary. <br /> No Attachments <br />