AGENDA DATE: 10/7/2015
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Long Range Solid Waste Solutions Advisory Committee Final Report
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Presentation and Discussion of the Final Report from the Long Range Solid Waste Solutions Advisory Committee
ITEM TYPE: Regular Information Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Davis, Walker
PRESENTER (S): Advisory Committee Representatives
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND: The Board of Supervisors created the Albemarle County Long Range Solid Waste Solutions Advisory Committee (the Committee) at its meeting on April 2, 2014 and appointed to it the County members of the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA) Citizen Advisory Committee, along with Supervisor Palmer as Board liaison, with the expectation that the Committee would develop and submit to the Board a formal Charge for consideration and approval. At its meeting on July 2, 2014, the Board approved the Committee's Charge, which included specific goals, membership composition and a general timeline for completion of its work. The Charge was modified by the Board on February 4, 2015 (Attachment A) to better reflect an intent of the Committee to identify policy recommendations for the Board. The Committee is comprised of ten members who are appointed by the Board of Supervisors, as well as a liaison to the Planning Commission and a liaison to the Board of Supervisors. Over the course of approximately one year, the Committee conducted approximately forty (40) formal meetings and work sessions. In support of the adopted Charge, the Board approved a Public Engagement Plan on November 5, 2014 to guide the Committee in its efforts to both inform and involve County citizens in the work of the Committee. The specific engagement activities were numerous and varied. A detailed summary of all community engagement activity is attached (Attachment B).
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