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Minutes Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> February 5 , 2009 <br /> Approved March 5, 2009 <br /> shut down the rest of them are clean. They classify as renewable energy resources . <br /> North Carolina does not classify waste-to-energy as a renewable resource but they do <br /> classify incinerated poultry manure as a renewable resource . North Carolina is still <br /> condemning land for landfills . Those days are over for sure in North Carolina . <br /> Pollock asks Bonnie did one of the privates say they can accept another 240 tons a day <br /> no problem . <br /> Hauser replies they all said that. <br /> Pollock clarifies that that includes the City of Durham facility . <br /> Hauser states that they said they might have to add a staff person. <br /> Pollock states that but under their current operation, my understanding from talking <br /> to them a month ago there was at least an hour of queuing time with the current <br /> waste loads . It' s hard to know the scenario that they envision . <br /> Wilson states that to follow up with the statement about Durham, I met with the <br /> Assistant City Manager and the Solid Waste Staff of Durham about two years ago and <br /> indicated at the time they would be glad to take our waste but did not have the <br /> capacity to take the full amount that is generated in Orange County . Part of what we <br /> are seeing is the way it works is a private company is in the business to make money <br /> will say ' yes' to any request. <br /> Hauser states that this is not a sole-source vendor bid . There are three vendors that <br /> want to keep their business . If we don ' t like it they all have agreed to service levels <br /> contracts with us . If we don ' t like them we fire them and bring the next one in . If <br /> they don' t have the capacity today and if they have a three-year contract with us they <br /> will build the capacity we need . I don ' t see the problem with that. I ' ve heard us say <br /> that we can control the routing for example and there are trucks up and down Rogers <br /> Rd . every day so we are not quite as successful controlling the routing as we claim . <br /> Wilson replies that those are private trucks . We have no control of those as we have <br /> no control of anyone we would not contract with . <br /> Spire states that everything in the City of Durham goes through one hole . When it <br /> rains everything is piled outside . If you want to see a temporary transfer station that <br /> turned into a permanent transfer station, go to Durham . All the waste is on the floor <br /> and compacted . If that one compactor breaks down, there is no other opportunity <br /> until that is fixed . <br /> 12 <br />