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Quick Report (draft) FROM: Name of Advisory Board: Solid Waste Advisory Board SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting DATE: April 13, 2011 LOCATION: Sold Waste Administration Building 1207 Eubanks Road Chapel Hill ______________________________________________________________________ MEMBERS PRESENT: Jan Sassaman, Chair & Chapel Hill Rep., Stan Cheren, County Rep., Al Vickers, Carrboro Rep. Jim Ward Chapel Hill Rep. Steve Yuhasz, Board of Orange County Commssioners, BJ Tipton UNC ex-officio Rep. MEMBERS ABSENT: Linda Bowerman, Carrboro Rep and Remus Smith Hillsborough Rep. STAFF PRESENT: Gayle Wilson, Blair Pollock, Wanda McCain, Cody Marshall, Muriel Williman, Paul Spire, Jane Cousins (Chapel Hill Public Works staff) GUEST: David Caldwell, Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) and UNC Students ______________________________________________________________________ Beginning time of meeting: 7pm Old Business (if any) NONE New Business Topic A Approval of March minutes Discussion Decision/Vote(s) 4-0 Action Item Al Vickers moved, Stan Cheren seconded motion to approve minutes Topic B: Presentation by David Caldwell of RENA on the follow up from the March 19 clean up and future potential clean up of illegal dump sites in the neighborhood. Caldwell summarized the March 19 event as successful with 126 volunteers participating, ~3,800 lbs recyclables and 2,400 lbs trash collected and a lot of collaboration with Solid Waste Department and community groups. Caldwell stated that 44 illegal dump sites as well have been identified and it appeared roadside dumping had increased since the hours at Convenience Centers were reduced last year. Gayle Wilson responded that the County was working on an approach to going onto private property to address illegal dump sites and that there is a budget proposal to expand the hours at the SWCCs, especially Eubanks and Walnut Grove Church Road sites that might mitigate the ongoing littering/illegal dumping type problem.