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x useable area, even if cleared, is inadequate in size <br />x streams intersect property <br />x primary need for additional debris site is in northern Orange County <br />x site is probably not permittable with regard to debris site permitting criteria <br />Cedar Grove Park (behind) - – Staff reviewed this site offered at the last SWAG meeting as a possibility <br />and in summary: <br />x this site is wooded and would need to be cleared, although trees are not extremely large <br />x site is very small <br />x site is probably not permittable with regard to debris site permitting criteria <br />Private Property Leasing/Easement <br />County Attorney has suggested finding sample contracts from other Counties that have utilized private <br />property for emergency debris sites. Staff is pursuing this. <br />County Purchasing is being consulted to determine viable process options for selecting and/or <br />identifying suitable properties in Orange County. <br />c)Government Building Waste Audits Update <br />This represents a summary and reports the findings of a waste audit recently conducted in the fall and <br />winter of 2016-2017 within the government buildings of Orange County, the Town of Carrboro, the <br />Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Hillsborough. <br />Background <br />Every few years, the Orange County Solid Waste Management Department conducts a waste audit of <br />local government buildings within Orange County. The last waste audit of County and Town Buildings <br />was conducted in 2008. The intent of this audit is to determine how well Orange County and Town <br />employees are taking action to reduce individual waste output and model county-wide goals regarding <br />protection of the environment, health, and safety of the citizens of Orange County. <br />Findings <br />In this audit, our key measurement was the percent of recyclable materials improperly deposited in the <br />trash. Since the last waste audit, Orange County government departments experienced a collective 33% <br />decline in recyclable materials improperly deposited in the trash, from 28% in 2008 to 19% in 2016- <br />2017. Town of Carrboro had the lowest percentage of trash deposited recyclable materials of all the <br />governments in the County. <br />Government Percent of Recyclable Materials in Trash <br />Carrboro 18% <br />Chapel Hill 18.2% <br />Orange County 19% <br />Hillsborough 39%