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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 13, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Interlocal Agreement for the Provision of Solid Waste and Recycling Programs <br />and Services <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> <br />1. Executive Summary <br />2. Interlocal Agreement <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Commissioner Barry Jacobs, 919-245- <br />2130 <br /> Commissioner Mark Marcoplos, 919- <br />245-2130 <br />Robert Williams, 919-968-2788 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To approve an Interlocal Agreement with the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and <br />Hillsborough for the provision of solid waste and recycling programs and services and <br />disposition of solid waste and recyclables within Orange County. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: At the June 3, 2014 BOCC meeting, the Board created the Solid Waste <br />Advisory Group (SWAG), a multijurisdictional task force charged with articulating, investigating, <br />and proposing collaborative solutions for solid waste issues confronting Orange County; the <br />towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; <br />and UNC Healthcare. <br /> <br />The charge to the group at the outset was to define the nature, scope, and timing of the solid <br />waste issues to be considered, including proposing an interlocal agreement on solid waste. <br /> <br />At the October 29, 2018 SWAG meeting, the SWAG members unanimously supported the <br />proposed draft interlocal agreement and recommended the BOCC and each of the Town Boards <br />approve the Agreement. The governing boards for the towns of Hillsborough and Carrboro are <br />considering the Agreement at their respective November 13, 2018 meetings. The Town of <br />Chapel Hill is expected to consider the agreement before the end of the calendar year. An <br />executive summary describing the Agreement is attached, along with the full agreement. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact in the approval of the Agreement. <br /> <br />1