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Approved April 22, 2015 2 Solid Waste Advisory Group Meeting Summary DATE: April 1, 2015 LOCATION: Solid Waste Administration Training Room MEMBERS PRESENT: Hillsborough Commissioner Kathleen Ferguson, Orange County Commissioner Barry Jacobs, Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt, Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle, Orange County Commissioner Penny Rich, UNC- Chapel Hill Representative Bruce Runberg, Chapel Hill Councilmember Jim Ward MEMBERS ABSENT: UNC - Chapel Hill Representative Matt Fajack, Carrboro Alderman Randee Haven - O'Donnell, UNC- Healthcare Representative Mel Hurston, Hillsborough Commissioner Brian Lowen STAFF PRESENT: OC Solid Waste Eric Gerringer, County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Hillsborough Public Works Director Ken Hines, OC Solid Waste Jennie Knowlton, Chapel Hill Public Works Director Lance Norris, OC Solid Waste Blair Pollock, Carrboro Public Works Director George Seiz, Chapel Hill Solid Waste Wendy Simmons, OC Solid Waste Paul Spire, UNC -CH Solid Waste Program Manager BJ Tipton, OC Solid Waste Management Director Gayle Wilson, OC Solid Waste Kristina Witosky, Assistant County Manager Cheryl Young Meeting Summary approval • Correct "Chapel Hill Public Works Director Lance Norris" listed as Member Present to Staff Present • March 6, 2015 Meeting Summary approved Follow -up Discussion of March 26 Assembly of Governments Meeting Lavelle makes a motion to recommend Option 2, the County -Wide SW Program Fee, to respective boards • Motion passes 5 yeas (Ferguson, Jacobs, Kleinschmidt, Lavelle, Rich) 1 nay (Ward) • Fee recommendation will be shared with each Town and County Board, each board will vote individually. Towns must authorize County to charge SW Program Fee • Kleinschmidt states that CH Council needs to approve recommendation, CH Council will then direct Town Manager to include authorization in the budget ordinance • The County fee authorization may be renewed each year unless another procedure is developed Jacobs requests a study from the School of Government concerning the equity of county tax distribution benefits o Ward requests that all Towns are included in the creation of the study • Kleinschmidt suggests on -going analysis and data collection of recycling services o Jacobs suggests adding a strategy for measuring the different solid waste services and to track them over time for the staff priority short /mid -term list Towns and County Staff Priority Solid Waste Issue Report • "Local Waste Disposal Facility' is clarified as Transfer Station /Landfill o SWAG agrees that future discussions should include the option of siting a local landfill • Include "Community Impacts of Facility Siting, Programs, Policies /Ordinances" under "4. Consider Development of Local Waste Disposal Facility'