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2 <br /> Goal 7. Develop and include an equitable comprehensive public engagement process that <br /> effectively includes input by the general public, including groups that historically <br /> have been marginalized, and key interest groups, including the municipal and <br /> university partners, and keeps the public informed and updated on the process; and <br /> Goal 8. Ensure all proposed programs and policies are in regulatory compliance with local, <br /> state and federal requirements. <br /> Six firms responded to the Request for Proposals, and after review by staff and representatives <br /> from Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough, the firm of Gershman, Brickner& Bratton, Inc. (GBB) <br /> was selected to develop the plan. <br /> GBB was established in 1980 and is a national solid waste management consulting firm. The <br /> firm's focus is planning and implementing solid waste management projects, including solid waste <br /> management and recycling plans, cost-of-service and full-cost accounting analyses, waste <br /> reduction initiatives, solid waste and recyclables collection systems, and analysis, procurement, <br /> development and construction and operations monitoring of composting, transfer station, landfill, <br /> resource recovery, and materials recovery facilities. <br /> In GBB's response to the RFP, the firm stated it understood that sustainability was not just about <br /> recycling, but about the interplay of many forces: social, economic, and environmental. GBB will <br /> team with a Certified Woman-owned Business Enterprise and a Certified Micro Business <br /> Enterprise (River District Consulting Group) to aid with the development of a plan to engage the <br /> Orange County community including the engagement of historically marginalized groups. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact will be $295,000 for development and presentation <br /> of a Solid Waste Master Plan. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice impact associated with <br /> this item. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impacts are applicable to this item: <br /> • ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE REDUCTION <br /> Initiate policies and programs that: 1) conserve energy; 2) reduce resource consumption; <br /> 3) increase the use of recycled and renewable resources; and 4) minimize waste stream <br /> impacts on the environment. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the <br /> Manager to sign the Contract with Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) for the development <br /> and presentation of a Solid Waste Master Plan. <br />