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ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 29, 2004 <br />SUBJECT: Assembly of Governments Discussion Items <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />As Hated in "Background" section <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rod Visser or Greg Wilder, ext 2300 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss topics of mutual interest among the governing boards of Orange <br />County and the'rowns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Solid Waste Matters -Three Year Solid Waste Plan Update; Proposed Waste <br />Reduction, Reuse, Recycling Fee <br />Local governments were required to submit three year updates of their State-mandated solid <br />waste management plans as of June 30, 2003. Orange County requested and received an <br />extension of this timeline. The governing boards of Orange County, Carrboro, and Hillsborough <br />have reviewed and given conceptual approval to the proposed plan update. The Chapel Hill <br />Town Council recently reviewed the plan update and requested additional information and <br />analysis of some of the plan implications. This AOG meeting provides an opportunity for <br />discussion about the plan update. <br />For many years, the County and Towns have recognized and discussed the need for <br />supplemental revenue to continue to operate the waste reduction, reuse, and recycling <br />programs that have thus far produced a 45 percent per capita reduction since the early 1990s in <br />solid waste landfilled. Working with direction from the BOCG, with consultation from the Solid <br />Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) and assistance from the Institute of Government, County staff <br />have developed a proposed structure for areduction/reuse/recycling (3R) fee that would be <br />implemented far the 2004-05 fiscal year. Staff will present a brief explanation of the rationale <br />for and mathematical calculations that have led to the proposed four-tiered fee structure, which <br />was recommended for approval by the SWAB at their April 8, 2004 meeting. Details of the <br />proposed fee program are provided in the accompanying staff report. <br />