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APPROVED 11!712001 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />April 3, 2001 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at <br />7:30 p.m. at the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Stephen H. Halkiotis and Commissioners <br />Margaret W. Brawn, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod <br />Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other staff members will be identified appropriately <br />below} <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA <br />Chair Halkiotis asked that the Board of County Commissioners consider adding a meeting to the <br />Board of County Commissioners' regular meeting calendar for April 25, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. at the <br />Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for a work session. After a short <br />discussion, the Board decided to schedule the work session for another date. Commissioners Gordon <br />and Brown said that they were not polled about this date. Beverly Blythe will get a calendar of all of the <br />meetings (big groups) far the next two months to Chair Halkiotis tomorrow morning. <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Halkiotis read the public charge. <br />2. CITIZEN & AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Aaenda <br />Don Sweezy lives at 9 Timberlyne Road in Chapel Hill. He spoke on behalf of Recycling for <br />Youth, for which he is an active participant. Recycling for Youth is a volunteer, non-profit organization <br />that grew out of the recycling efforts of Boy Scout Troop 39 in Chapel Hill. RFY is a local corporation <br />and independent of the Boy Scouts of America. This group has recycled glass, aluminum, paper, and <br />shipping pallets for more than 30 years. Troop 39, at the Town's request, and at the troop's own <br />expense, built a 3,200 square foot recycling center that is located at the Town's public works facility on <br />Airport Road. Over the years, Troop 39 and RFY have recycled over 20,000 tons of glass, 85,000 tons <br />of paper, and 10,000 tons of aluminum. Last year they recycled 52 tons of paper, pallets, and aluminum. <br />In the recent past, they have handled more than 500 tons per year, most of it being paper from Blue <br />Cross Blue Shield. Two years ago, RFY started to recycle drywall from construction sites and building <br />supply stores. He emphasized that this was not a commercial operation. The revenue goes to support <br />Scouting activities. They want to continue to provide this service to the community but have faced <br />significant challenges and need the Commissioners' help in order to continue. In addition to the startup <br />casts there will be substantial ongoing costs of the drywall recycling over which they have little control. <br />In the past, the landfill reimbursed recyclers 100°~ of its tipping fee. Through the 1990's, the tipping fee <br />doubled while the reimbursement rate stayed at $21 per ton. In addition to increased operating costs, <br />they are faced with having to relocate their facilities as the Town's Public Works facility is forced out of its <br />present Airport Road location by UNC's expansion. In addition to the static reimbursement rate, the <br />Town of Chapel Hill has imposed restrictions on the materials for which reimbursements are made and <br />an the locations where material could be collected. He asked the County Commissioners to do three <br />things: 1) Reaffirm the County's commitment to support the activities of volunteer organizations engaged <br />