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WHEREAS, the closure of the SHSL would force the County to transport the waste stream to the WHSL, which would cost the taxpayers approximately $6.5 million in additional annual expenditures; and WHEREAS, a privately operated MRF could potentially add 20 -30 green jobs to the local economy, without the taxpayers of the County incurring the costs for the labor and benefits; and WHEREAS, although the County invested over $11 million to construct the Sort Station, the facility has never been used for its intended purpose, and is instead used for storage, to stage discarded televisions and computer monitors, and to rust proof trailers; and WHEREAS, a Request for Proposals would allow for serious negotiations between the County and perspective contractors interested in making the necessary investment in equipment, labor, and associated costs to accomplish the reconfiguration of the Sort Station into a MRF; and WHEREAS, the Request for Proposals may include, but not be limited to, terms and conditions requiring a private, for - profit entity to lease County buildings and land, requiring payment of royalties for recycled materials, and sharing of any other revenues generated by the facility; and WHEREAS, the County would benefit because a MRF provides an opportunity to not only reclaim and mine material currently in the SHSL, but provide an opportunity to harvest and utilize methane gas trapped in our landfill, which would allow the County to generate revenue, as is currently being developed in the County of Maui; and WHEREAS, in addition to the County implementing positive recycling programs, a MRF, as utilized by many municipalities throughout the United States, would firmly establish the County on "The Path to Zero Waste "; now, therefore, 2