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t <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 8, 2002 <br /> Action A9en^d�' <br /> Item No. �-K <br /> SUBJECT: Contract Renewal with Triangle J Council of Governments for Household <br /> Hazardous Waste Support Services <br /> DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) N No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste <br /> Copy of Contract Management Director 968-2885 <br /> Robert Taylor, Recycling Programs <br /> and Services,988-2788 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 7324181 <br /> Chapel Hill 9681501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-2274031 <br /> PURPOSE: To renew an existing contract with Triangle J Council of Govemmants (TJCOG) <br /> through June 30, 2003 for the provision of household hazardous waste (HHW)support services. <br /> BACKGROUND: This contract is for ancillary and support services associated with the <br /> household hazardous waste program. TJCOG has provided the services within this contract to <br /> Me Department of Solid Waste since 1994. Each of the four Triangle-area County HHW <br /> j programs contract separately and individually with TJCOG for these services.which include the <br /> following: <br /> • operation of the Triangle region HHW telephone hotline(267-8051 or 942-8158); <br /> • television, radio, and print advertising/promotion of the regional HHW programs: <br /> • production and printing of program materials such as brochures, magnets, and other <br /> educational and promotional materials; <br /> other associated services such as program research. <br /> The economy of scale provided through the four HHW programs contracting with TJCOG for <br /> support services allows each of these programs to maximize its advertising buying pourer, and <br /> allows Orange County to make best use of the money it spends promoting the HHW program. <br /> There are no changes in the proposed contract from the existing agreement, except for the <br /> dates. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds for these services have bean included in the proposed 2002- <br /> 2003 Solid Waste budget. The projected cost of services to be performed under this contract is <br /> approximately$7,500. <br />