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• Consider support of a Grant Application from UNC Hospital in partnership with Aging <br /> to create a Mobile Dental Unit to serve Orange County long -term care facilities and <br /> Senior Centers . <br /> • enin of the Cedar Grove " mini branch " of the Orange County Public Library — 2 "d <br /> Op g <br /> Quarter 2004 <br /> • Social Justice Goal : Seek further clarification and direction from the BOCC <br /> • Federal relief in the Medicaid matching formula is scheduled to expire next year <br /> • Slow economy continues to impact Orange County residents ; effects are readily <br /> seen in the continued increase in public assistance , particularly Food Stamps and <br /> Medicaid cases <br /> • DSS plans to expand or implement new programs that can address poverty and <br /> other family risk factors ( e . g . an expansion in the Fatherhood Program ) <br /> • No federal funds can be used to serve undocumented families or families who have <br /> not been in the US for at least five years - DSS still has legal responsibility to protect <br /> vulnerable adults and children who do not meet US residency requirements even if <br /> no funds are available . <br /> • Report/ recommendations from the State anticipated Spring 2004 on public health <br /> infrastructure study including accreditation for local health departments <br /> VII . SOLID WASTE <br /> Implementation of new Waste Reduction , Reuse , and Recycling Fee <br /> New Solid Waste Administration Building at Eubanks Road ( need to vacate UNC <br /> property ) i <br /> Need for effective Storm Debris Management Plan <br /> Obtaining C & D Landfill Permit and Constructing the Facility - <br /> Selection of site for Transfer Station <br /> Examine/ reassess organizational responsibility for convenience center services <br /> • Review/ adoption of three - year Solid Waste Management Plan update to State <br /> Need for Landclearing & Inert Debris Recycling Program/Site ( provides alternative to <br /> burning ) <br /> Planning for Recycling in New Residential and Commercial Developments in <br /> Hillsborough /County <br /> C & D Materials Resale Store Site <br /> • OWASA Sewer Line Extension to Landfill Leachate Basin <br /> Development of Policy for Increasing Landfill Buffers <br /> Possible impacts from municipal interest in " pay per throw" programs <br /> - i <br />