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At6�-, f c APPROVED 10 /01 /01 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION ENDORSING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOLID WASTE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN AS A FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE SOLID WASTE FACILITIES AT THE COUNTY'S EUBANKS ROAD LOCATION AND OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY, AS IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Whereas, Orange County is expected to maintain local waste management responsibilities into the foreseeable future; and Whereas, existing facilities on Eubanks Road are expected to be inadequate for anticipated future waste management operations which may include recyclables processing, waste transfer, construction & demolition debris disposal/recycling, household hazardous waste collections, solid waste administrative facilities, electronics and battery recycling, white goods management, scrap tire management, equipment maintenance /parking, earth products management (mulch/compost), maintenance of closed disposal facilities, environmental education and other solid waste activities the Board may authorize in the future; and Whereas, the Board has previously indicated that the Eubanks Road property will be utilized for solid waste management functions into the future and that additional property may be acquired as necessary; and Whereas, the Board wishes to limit, to the extent practicable, the amount of additional county property to be acquired for solid waste management purposes, while acknowledging that additional property may be necessary to achieve waste management goals or objectives; and Whereas, the Board has requested that a Facilities Master Plan be developed that represents a formal County policy for expansion of solid waste facilities, that provides for protection.of streams in the area, and that will be consistent with the extension of the County trail system; and Whereas, the Board has instructed staff that neighbors of the Eubanks Road facilities be made aware of future plans and be given the opportunity to provide input toward all phases of the plan; and Whereas, the Board will ensure that all waste facilities will be designed to be efficient, aesthetically agreeable, safe, and operationally functional; and Whereas, the Board declares that it has no intention to locate solid waste management facilities on the Greene Tract. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Orange County. Board of Commissioners endorses for implementation by staff the Orange County Solid Waste Facilities Master Plan, described in the September 5, 2001 staff memo, and the recommendations therein (and restated below) as developed by the County Solid Waste Management Department staff and presented to the Solid Waste Advisory Board in May and June of 2001