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<br />MBmoRAnnuM <br />To: John Link,Mmagtt <br />From: Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director <br />Subjece Other Solid Waste Matters~Tn(ormmionW Reports <br />Date: 3eplember 5, 2001 <br />(updated Sryrembnr 29, 3001) <br />Tha following wformabon is provitletlto inform Ne epartl of Commissioners of solid waste <br />related issues of current wtaem. Board feedback or oddifidnal wgwries aze welcomed. <br />a) SWAB Snbwmmittee ov 6otid Waste FSnavewg Altemafivee <br />The Solid Wvs[e Advisory BnaNfins appointed an Altvnatire Finmmin5 Suhwmmittee to work <br />wrN staffin coMucting Ne detWl~ auWyeis necessary for the SWAB b Nomuglily exemwe <br />alternative Noticing strategioe IDr futmceolid was[c actlvitica Ja¢Saesamav, Al Vickua, <br />Jvcquie Cist end Remus Smith havebcen appointed. The Committee is scheduled to report back <br />m NeSWAB wDecmnber with recomm®detions azW findings. <br />b) SWAB PUfurc PriorPoes <br />The Board of COwWSSionem has informally assi~ed to the SWAB fhe pricdry took o£ <br />evaluating wlid waste sltemative Gnanewg options andmakwg aceconuneWadonm Ne Bomd <br />in time(or consideration wiNinthe contutof Ne FY 3003-03 bud5etpmcess. As staRpoinmd <br />cot during the 2001-02 bodge[ work seesions, it will be criricW that Ne BOCC ceavidu and <br />make decisions next Spdng Nat will allow implamcmatlon aPwhatever additloval 6vmcioy <br />mechanism(s) ix/me approved by the-omd to wderwrite next fiwsl year's bud5et. <br />w ardor to tarty am this Wtcmativc Pvavcwg weluatim asdgvmevt, it will Wao be veceeeary for <br />the SWAG to exvmine the Solid Waste Management Plan approved by the-OCC and <br />vanamined to the Stetew Septembs2000, along with the cpontywes[e redaction goale. The <br />SWAB wishes m wnfirm Wal ezamioatim~ o[optiooe tc generate supplemental inwme fr the <br />wlid waste enmtprisa fimdisamP Priority. Given the sensitive and complicated namrc efthia <br />aseigmvrnt, it w likely to «cupymost afthe SW'AB'S warklead far Ne ve t sevaetmwtha. <br />c) Carrbom Plaza Recycling Center <br />The devnbpmen[ of a recycling cmlar at Cnrrboro Plaza is on course frr wmpladan Nis fiscal <br />year. The pmjed woo delayed exlavaPoely as areaW[ofvanatmetiov related tc Ne park and ride <br />lot tit Carrbmo Plaza and cost and design issues related to Ne proposed recycling center, but <br />staffbelieves Nose have now bwn resolvedm the pawl Nat the ptnjmt canpmceed. The <br />esrimazM cast ofthis projmt has risen somewhnr recently due to OWASA'e Wenti&cation o(Ne <br />Head to ralpw[e a wazor Iwo to a firs hydrant Na[ waWd havebcenparl[ally coveted by the <br />crde p:ut. SIaRFavejusb receivi OWASA's approval onerelocation plan arW aze prepared <br />m [eke Ne enfve pmjw[ to bid_ It is possible that a bid rewmmendatien could bemedy fnr <br />