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13 <br /> <br /> Ms. Angela Glomm, representing Charlottesville Albemarle <br />Recycle Together (CART), noted the following concerns about <br />the proposed Solid Waste Authority: a service authority is <br />not beholden to the public in the same way that elected <br />officials are; meetings of the Authority do not receive the <br />media coverage necessary to keep the! public appropriately <br />informed; a five member board made up of four staff members <br />who have other duties may not have sufficient time and <br />resources to devote to this issue; and the proposed <br />membership structure may not allow for the public input <br />needed to achieve the waste reduction goals. Ms. Glomm stated <br />that CART recommended the Authority be made up of the City <br />Manager, County Executive and three citizens and that the <br />voting requirement on major issues be maintained in the <br />Operational Agreement. <br /> <br /> A representative of the League of Women Voters read a <br />statement recommending that greater attention be paid to the <br />following areas in the Articles of Incorporation and the <br />Operational Agreement: source reduction, reuse and <br />recycling; regional cooperation; public input and <br />accountability; structural procedure; and powers of the <br />authority. <br /> <br /> Mr. William Colony, a member of the City/County Solid <br />Waste Task Force, criticized the fact that he had not had an <br />opportunity to read the Organizational Agreement prior to the <br />public hearing. Mr. Colony supported the Authority <br />membership composition as recommended by CART. <br /> <br /> As there were no other speakers the public hearing was <br />closed. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: <br /> <br />AUTHORITY <br /> <br />APPROVING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FOR SOLID WASTE <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. Slaughter, Mr. <br />Gouldman, stated that efforts were being made to establish <br />the Authority as quickly as possible since public hearings on <br />the tipping fees could not be held until it is established <br />and~ as a result, revenues could be lost. <br /> <br /> Ms. Waters stated that Council had previously favored <br />using the same membership composition as the Rivanna Water <br />and Sewer Authority because it would result in a major cost <br />savings. <br /> <br /> Mr. Vandever stated that he favored incorporating <br />comments made by the public into the agreements. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano recommended strengthening the role of the <br />advisory committee. <br /> <br /> Ms. Waters made a motion to approve the Articles of <br />Incorporation. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter seconded the motion to approve the <br />Articles of Incorporation and asked what would be necessary <br />to include other localities in the Authority at a later date. <br /> <br /> Mr. Gouldman replied that the Articles of Incorporation <br />and the Organizational Agreement would need to be amended to <br />expand the membership of the Authority to other localities. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hendrix stated that the Authority could contract <br />with other localities as an alternative to incorporating them <br />into the Authority. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter stated that she would vote in favor of the <br />composition of the Authority with the recognition that she <br />would like to review the composition in a year. <br /> <br />The Articles of Incorporation were unanimously approved <br /> <br /> <br />