Minutes 05-19-2020 Virtual Business Meeting

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19 said he is upset that they are talking about having residents pay extra (above and beyond annual waste fees) to haul waste down to the C&D Landfill on Eubanks Road. He said he has taken this type of waste to his local SWCC for more than 20 years. Commissioner McKee said this is an issue of a service to the community, and they have a policy via the signs at the SWCC. He said the problems arise when one is rehabbing a property and takes all the waste to the SWCC. He said he understands the issue of transfer costs to Durham. Commissioner McKee said the BOCC should amend the policy to say that more enforcement of commercial dumping will be enacted, and residential C&D could be placed at the SWCC in much larger amounts than 3 cubic feet. He asked if there is any reason why would they consider dropping it down to 2 grocery bags. Commissioner Marcoplos said it is difficult to separate contractors from residents, and there needs to be a better way to communicate the policy at the SWCC. He said it is pretty reasonable to take a pick up truck full to the C&D Landfill for around $30. He suggested signage at the SWCC, and he would suggest allowing homeowners to bring 6 cubic feet rather than 3 cubic feet to the SWCC, and anything more should go to the C&D landfill. Commissioner Dorosin referred the sign again, and clarified that it does not say anything about C&D waste. Robert Williams said the sign pertains to household or bulk waste. Commissioner Dorosin said residents have been reading this sign, and interpreting it to include that C&D is also allowable. Robert Williams said C&D was never supposed to be accepted at the SWCCs, but he understands Commissioner Dorosin's point. Commissioner Dorosin said the sign was not supposed to apply to C&D waste. He said residents are reacting to the change for C&D waste, despite the fact that the policy has not changed, but was rather not being enforced. Commissioner Dorosin asked if it would be possible to say they will start taking small amounts of C&D waste at SWCC, which would be segregated from other waste in order to be taken to the landfill, and asked if this would accommodate all interests. He said if residents want to bring more than that, they would take it to the C&D Landfill. Bonnie Hammersley said that Robert Williams had an audit done at solid waste, and changing the ordinance will require a policy change. She said this is a 27-year-old ordinance, which has probably softened in its enforcement over the years. She said staff will enforce it until the BOCC decides to change it. She said Robert Williams is simply enforcing an existing ordinance. Chair Rich said it was her understanding that contractors are meant to properly dispose of C&D waste at the C&D landfill as a part of their job, and is part of the cost of doing business. She asked Commissioner Marcoplos, who is a contractor, if this is correct. Commissioner Marcoplos said yes. Commissioner Greene said she is in line with Commissioner McKee and Commissioner Dorosin. She would support segregating the C&D that is coming into the SWCC, and the large versus small amounts. She said the BOCC is in a bind because the policy on the books differs from what the residents think it is, and the de facto policy is what is written on the sign. She said she would support changing the policy to reflect what is on the posted sign at the SWCC. Commissioner McKee said most residents do not know what the ordinance states. He said he also does not want to conflate the commercial C&D with residential waste. He said there is no way solid waste staff can catch everyone that comes into the SWCC with C&D, but to punish all residents for some abusers is not fair. He said he bought a sofa to the SWCC, and staff told him that starting on July 1 he would only be able to bring 2 grocery bags worth of waste. He said this is not reasonable, and the policy should change. He referred to cost, and