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'~ ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 4, 2000 <br />Action Age $~: T_ <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Surveying Agreement for Passible Southern_,Village Recycling Center <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Agreement Document <br />Contractor Proposal <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director <br />968-2885 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approval of an agreement for surveying and platting a subdivision of a <br />parcel currently owned by the Town of Chapel Hill that is proposed as the site of a recycling <br />center in the Southern Village development. <br />BACKGROUND: Several years ago, the Landfill Owners Group authorized the Solid Waste <br />Department staff to negotiate the purchase of land owned by the Town of Chapel Hill in <br />Southern Village for use as a recycling center. The property is a part of the Town's park site, <br />adjacent to the park and ride lot, and was purchased with park band money. The bond fund <br />must be reimbursed for property purchased with band money that is not used for park and <br />recreation purposes. The proposed site would enhance the availability of drop-off recycling <br />services in southern Orange County, as the closest recycling center to Southern Village is <br />located at University Mall. <br />Following the survey, the Solid Waste Department will prepare a purchase recommendation for <br />the Board's consideration. The Town of Chapel Hill paid $23,000/acre for the property. If the <br />Board of County Commissioners approve the purchase of the approximate'/~ acre site, the cost <br />is expected to be about $13,000 (the amount budgeted for FY 2000-01). The actual cost of the <br />site will be determined once the property is surveyed. Staff recommends that the site be <br />constructed within the next two years, with funds for construction of the site to be appropriated <br />in the next two fiscal years. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: At this time, staff estimates expenditure of approximately $7,000 far the <br />survey. A separate and subsequent decision on purchase of the property from the Town of <br />Chapel Hill would be brought back for the Board's subsequent consideration. Adequate funds <br />for the surveying activity are available in the Solid Waste/Landfill Operations Enterprise Fund <br />budget far FY 2000-01. <br />