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Minutes <br /> Regular Meeting - Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> November 8 , 2001 <br /> Wilson stated - I think that the public hearing went wonderfully . This is a <br /> fairly significant ordinance in terms of how it' s going to affect contractor s <br /> and it wasn' t contractors that came to complain about it . I think we are <br /> almost there and we can address most of the issues . <br /> * Status of Alternative Finance Committee Analysis <br /> Wilson states that staff has been spending a lot of time working on 10-year <br /> plans for the various programs . (hand out draft of C &D program) . There <br /> will be 8 or 9 programs that will follow this format . <br /> Sassaman requests a review of what you passed on to me about our request, <br /> the letter we sent to the Board of County Commissioners and everyone <br /> should be aware of that (This refers to the letter that the SWAB sent to the <br /> Commissioners affirming that they support the existing plan and the goals . ) <br /> Wilson states that the Commissioners had questions regarding assumptions . <br /> The SWAB prepared a memo to respond to the questions . The letter has not <br /> been addressed by the County Commissioners yet . <br /> Visser states that to get it into the Commissioners hands we may pass it along <br /> as part of the Manager' s memo possibly soon so that the staff and SWAB have <br /> responded to the BOCC about the SWAB ' s assumptions on developing <br /> options for alternative financing for the next FY <br /> Wilson states because we are not sure when the Commissioners will be able <br /> to give you their decision, we are proceeding based on our knowledge and <br /> experience with developing the programs . We also are concerned that <br /> without alternative financing, we would spend all the reserves keeping the <br /> existing programs running and the finance director would not advise <br /> spending all the reserves . <br /> (Wilson explains the handout, which describes how the tenyear financial <br /> projections are developed by the staff for each program) . The first example <br /> given is the Construction and Demolition Program which, overall, makes <br /> money, generates a surplus, even assuming the ordinance and the facilities <br /> and personnel that accompany that . This is a working document. There are <br /> division budgets, a division may include parts of various programs . These are <br /> not program budgets, they have to be broken down to program cost . <br /> Program cost assume tonnages over time as programs are expanded or <br /> implemented . Or, as in the case of the MSW landfill, cessation of operations <br /> 6 <br />