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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 16, 2001 <br />Action Agentla <br />Itom No. g-c <br />SUBJECT' Renewal of COntmc[for Vak Waste Grintlinq <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (YM) No.,. <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gayle Wilson 968-2885 <br />Agreement <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough ]52-8181 <br />Chapel Hill .9680501 <br />Durham 688-]331 <br />Mebane 338-22]-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To mnVact whh Hensgri s, Inc. for lantl811 grinding services to enable Orange <br />County to continue to provitle mulch made from yartl waste to Orange Gounry citizens and <br />businesses, <br />BACKGROUND: The Solitl Waste Management Department has been involvetl in mntrac[ <br />grinding of yaN waste materials since 1993/94. The mulch creetetl es a result qt this grinding is <br />soltl al a current rate of $15 per 3 abic yards (inaeasetl !rem $12 effective September 1) to <br />intlividual c¢¢ens and lantlscaping buslnesaee_ Grintlinq takes place 3-0times annually. <br />If the Regulaletl Recyclable ONinance is adopted and proposed consWdion S tlemoll8on <br />recyGing tacllltles developed, the County would purchase grinding equipment and not renew <br />this agreement when it expires in August of 2002. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Total estimated cos[ of this mntmd is $85,000, which is butlge[ed In [he <br />FV 2001102 Solid Waste Management Department butlgel. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the BOaN approve [he new yeM <br />waste grinding contract with Hannon e, Inc. end authorae the Chair to sign the contract, subject <br />to foal review by Staff and the County Anomey. <br />