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<br /> <br />02216202.01 1 3/17/17 <br />STATUS UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL SOLID <br />WASTE PLANNING FRAMEWORK <br />The objective for the assignment SCS Engineers is performing for Orange County is to <br />develop an initial planning framework for the County and its partners, including the Towns <br />of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough (Towns) and the University of North Carolina at <br />Chapel Hill and its associated hospital, UNC Health Care (UNC) as well as the City of <br />Durham to explore potential solid waste management system partnerships and efficiencies at <br />the regional level. <br />Based on SCS’ meeting with regional stakeholder leadership and solid waste/public works <br />staff in February 2017, the purpose of the initial planning framework is to solicit input from <br />stakeholder leadership/staff on their current and future needs and strategies for solid waste <br />and other discarded material management systems. This input will be compiled, analyzed, <br />and summarized in a manner which enables the stakeholders to explore potential future <br />partnerships and efficiencies bothlocally between in-County stakeholders (Orange County, <br />Towns, and UNC) as well as regionally between local stakeholders and the City of Durham. <br />SCS will accomplish this by using an individual stakeholder-by-stakeholder approach. SCS <br />startedthe work effort required for each stakeholder by issuing a request for background <br />information and relevant data. SCS conducted site visits and meetings with the Towns and <br />UNC during March 8th and 9th. The meeting with the City of Durham is scheduled to occur <br />March 22nd and SCS continues to work to schedule the meeting with UNC Health Care. <br />The results from this task will be compiled into an Initial Regional Planning Framework <br />Report that will outline leadership and staff feedback. The Report will summarize the needs, <br />interests, and strategies communicated by each partner and provide analysis of potential <br />synergies. SCS expects to makeapresentationat a meeting of the regional stakeholders and <br />at any additional forums as directed by the Countyat the conclusion of the interview effort.