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Quick Report <br /> <br />FROM: Name of Advisory Board: Solid Waste Advisory Board <br />SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting <br />DATE: August 10, 2011 <br />LOCATION: Sold Waste Administration Building 1207 Eubanks Road Chapel Hill <br />______________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Jan Sassaman, Chair & Chapel Hill Rep., Albert Vickers <br />Carrboro Rep., Stan Cheren, County Rep., Steve Yuhasz, Board of Orange County <br />Commissioners <br /> <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Linda Bowerman, Carrboro Rep. Jim Ward, Chapel Hill Rep. <br />Remus Smith, Hillsborough Rep, BJ Tipton, UNC ex-officio <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Gayle Wilson, Blair Pollock, Wanda McCain, Farouk Banna, Cody <br />Marshall, Paul Spire, Michael Talbert (Interim Asst. Co. Manager) Jane Cousins (Chapel <br />Hill Public Works staff) <br />_____________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Beginning time of meeting: 7pm (no quorum was achieved) <br /> <br />New Business: <br />Introduction of new Solid Waste Engineer Farouk Banna <br /> <br />Topic A Approval of June minutes: NO VOTE, NO QUORUM <br /> Deferred to September meeting <br /> <br />Topic B: Fiscal 2011/12 Solid Waste Department Budget Update <br />Wilson gave a further detailed update on the Solid Waste Department budget for <br />2011/12. <br /> <br />Topic C: Single Stream Recycling Planning <br />Cody Marshall of the staff gave an update on the status of single stream recycling, <br />slated to occur in July 2012. <br /> <br />Topic D Walnut Grove Church Road Preliminary Planning <br />Wilson described the concepts behind improving the convenience centers and led <br />discussion of how and when improvements planning, design and construction would <br />occur along with discussion of how to receive public input for the improved site. <br /> <br />Topic E Programs and Services Update: <br />-Asphalt Shingle Recycling: Spire updated on status of program and getting our landfill <br />permit revised to accept shingles. <br />-Chapel Hill Carrboro Schools Food Waste Collection Program: Marshall noted that <br />three City schools will be part of pilot program beginning this fall to collect food waste for <br />composting and initially only the preparation waste will be collected from ktichens, not <br />food waste from the students. County schools will be added later. <br />-Landfill gas recovery project: Construction will begin again this month and should be <br />complete within three months. UNC will take over the project once it’s fully operational. --