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June 1, 2009 (Work Session) Page 1433 Morgan Corporation $2,805,026.79 Mr. Downs reported CDM and County staff met with Baucom's Grading representatives to verify their capability to accomplish the project; the County is requiring Baucom's Grading to subcontract part of the process out to a company with experience due to the difficulty involved and Baucom's Grading agreed to do so for no extra cost; etc. In response to a question from Chairman White, Mr. Payne introduced Martin Sanford, CDM representative, who reported the following: the construction will get payment and performance bonds from the contractor; there are warranties for the liner material, a one-year warranty for installation, and the actual warranty for the liner material is upwards of twenty (20) years; history has shown that the liner for the landfill will last for a great amount of time; periodic maintenance will be required, such as mowing and erosion correction; it is CDM's responsibility to oversee the proper installation of the liner; and a construction quality report will be conducted by CDM as required by the State, which will detail all aspects of construction to show that specification requirements and approved closure plan stipulations are met. In response to a question from Vice Chairman Mynatt, Mr. Downs reported the contingency fee had been negotiated to reach 5 percent. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Mynatt, and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the selection of a contracting firm to perform closure activities on Unit 3 of the Cabarrus County C&D Landfill on the June 15, 2009 Agenda as a Consent item. Solid Waste - Resolution to Adopt the Three-Year Update to the Solid Waste Management Plan Kevin Grant, Cabarrus County Sustainability Manager, presented a request for a resolution to adopt the three-year update to the Solid Waste Management Plan. He addressed the following issues: North Carolina General Statutes require that Cabarrus County develop a ten-year Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) and update this plan every three years; the current update of the SWMP covers the accomplishments that Cabarrus County has made with regards to solid waste reduction goals over the past three years and sets parameters for the future; highlights over the past three years include implementation of the Cabarrus County Curbside Recycling Program and the mixed paper recycling program in the school districts in conjunction with the City of Concord; future goals include bottle recycling in the school systems; and this resolution will be used to ensure the State that the County is developing plans to reduce the amount of waste going into the landfills. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Mynatt, and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the resolution to adopt the three-year update to the Solid Waste Management Plan on the June 15, 2009 Agenda as a Consent item. Solid Waste - Discussion on Future Operations of the Cabarrus County Construction and Demolition Landfill Based on Projected Financial Data Kevin Grant, Cabarrus County Sustainability Manager, began a discussion on future operations of the Cabarrus County Construction and Demolition Landfill (C&D) based on projected financial data. The following issues were addressed: the C&D landfill has seen a reduction in revenue as a result of lower amounts of material being received; due to many contributing factors, the landfill is unable to fund itself and contributions from the General Fund may be needed; due to increasing amounts of air space left in the current section of the landfill that is available to receive construction demolition waste, the decision has to be made whether to expand the landfill and keep it open for at least the next five years, or close the landfill and only operate a convenience center for Cabarrus County residents; a major issue is the fact that State regulations require that a post closure fund is to be maintained for all the landfills; this fund is to be used to complete a final closure or capping of the landfill and to conduct environmental monitoring for thirty (30) years after final closure of the landfill; and the current amount needed for the post closure liability fund is approximately $9 million. Mr. Grant reviewed spreadsheets with projected financial information for the landfill for closing on January 31, 2011 and for expanding the landfill and closing the landfill in June 2015. Mr. Grant and Rick Payne, Solid Waste Manager, responded to questions from the Board, addressing the following issues: if the County expands the