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Draft <br />Solid Waste Advisory Group Meeting Summary <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: March 28, 2018 <br /> <br />LOCATION: Solid Waste Administration Training Room <br /> <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: County Commissioner Barry Jacobs, County Commissioner Mark <br />Marcoplos, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger, Chapel Hill Council Member Donna Bell, <br />Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle, Carrboro Alderman Randee Haven-O’Donnell, UNC-Chapel Hill <br />Representative Brad Ives, UNC-Healthcare Representative Mel Hurston <br /> <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Hillsborough Commissioner Mark Bell <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, County Solid Waste Director, Robert <br />Williams, County Chief Finance Officer Gary Donaldson, Chapel Hill Public Works Director <br />Lance Norris, Hillsborough Public Works Director Ken Hines, Carrboro Public Works Director <br />Joe Guckavan, Chapel Hill Public Works Staff Wendy Simmons, UNC-Chapel Hill Solid Waste <br />BJ Tipton County Solid Waste Staff: Gordon Dively, Cheryl Young, Allison Lohrenz, Muriel <br />Williman, Kristina Witosky, Wanda McCain <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Call to Order <br />Approval of Meeting Summary <br />March 23, 2017 meeting summary approved <br /> <br />Introductions <br /> SWAG Board Members – new to the board are Mark Marcoplos, Donna Bell <br />New Solid Waste Director – Robert Williams <br /> Twenty years of government experience <br /> Will continue along the track of things done well in recycling <br /> See an opportunity to grow and develop regional partnerships to meet solid <br />waste needs <br /> <br />Update on SWAG projects <br /> Review of Solid Waste Priorities/Goals <br /> Jacobs states that people can bring things to the next meeting that they would <br />like to suggest that we look at or work on. There is a more detailed document <br />that listed what we wanted to do and in what priority order. We can get that out <br />with the agenda next time. <br /> Inter-local Agreement <br /> Hammersley states that the draft inter-local agreement has been reviewed by <br />staff which will be shared with the other managers. Managers will discuss <br />changes, once approved it will go the attorneys of all the jurisdictions for review. <br />It then goes to SWAG for approval and then to the governing boards for <br />approval. <br /> Eubanks Road Waste & Recycling Center <br /> Williams states that there will be a soft opening of the improved site on April 3rd <br />and a grand opening ceremony at 9am on April 17. <br /> Lohrenz states that the new materials at the site will be food waste, plastic film, <br />and clothes and shoes Household hazardous waste will also move over to the <br />site. <br /> SCS Engineers, PC and AGR, LLC