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27 <br /> 1 Chair Price thanked staff members for their attendance during the meeting and for their <br /> 2 work and support. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 4. Announcements <br /> 5 Council Member Haven-O'Donnell announced that the Solid Waste Advisory Group <br /> 6 meeting is planned for January 31St and that she wanted to point out that they continue to think <br /> 7 about the solid waste stream. She said that the Chapel Hill recycling drop off at University Place <br /> 8 is set to shut down. She urged people to continue to think about how we can continue to meet <br /> 9 solid waste diversion goals and carbon reduction goals. She said Carrboro Plaza drop off site <br /> 10 was lost and there has yet to be a location identified to replace it. She asked attendees to <br /> 11 continue to discuss this issue because of the serious impact on carbon reduction goals, <br /> 12 greenhouse gasses, and efforts for solid waste diversion. <br /> 13 Commissioner McKee gave an update on the task force broadband initiative and said <br /> 14 there were several strong RFPs submitted that are in the process of being evaluated. He said <br /> 15 the RFPs will be brought to the commissioners soon. He said there is $5 million set aside for <br /> 16 those efforts and that it has been very helpful to show the commitment. He said he believes it is <br /> 17 no longer an if, but a when, for broadband across the county. <br /> 18 Council Member Berry said January is national mentoring month. She asked if any of <br /> 19 the attendees have either mentored or have been mentored. She said many youth in the <br /> 20 community are waiting for a mentor. She invited the attendees to consider how they might be a <br /> 21 mentor. <br /> 22 Chair Price expressed appreciation to everyone who attended the Assembly of <br /> 23 Governments meeting and welcomed all the newly elected members. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 The elected officials agreed to adjourn the meeting at 9:34 p.m. Each jurisdiction took a roll call <br /> 26 vote to adjourn in the following order: the Town of Chapel Hill, the Town of Hillsborough, the <br /> 27 Town of Carrboro, and Orange County. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 VOTE: UNANMIOUS <br /> 30 <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Renee Price, Chair <br /> 33 <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Laura Jensen <br /> 36 Clerk to the Board <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Submitted for approval by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board. <br />