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Chair Hayducsko explained that he and Ms. Seckel would be tag-teaming on the various agenda items. Ms. Seckel passed out two handouts, one a timeline for the report and the other a workbook for recommendations and options. She explained that the 2009 plan had extensive work put into it and is a good plan. She clarified that the SWAC’s task is not to create a new plan, but to revise the plan with current and new information. It was brought to her attention that the process needed to move forward a little faster, so the timeline is aggressive but doable, given that they are revising the plan and not doing a total revamp. Ms. Seckel said she is working with Dwight Miller for Parametrix. She explained her background and history in solid waste planning, and how it runs in her family. She created the SWAC Workbook for Recommendations and Options (“workbook), which is closely tied to the schedule and is designed to help the members make decisions. The objective is to engage the SWAC and County into looking at options and recommendations for the 2019 plan by starting with the 2009 plan. Since the members have visited the solid waste sites and are savvy on the current County conditions, they can focus on options and recommendations. She explained that the members were being given homework, and they would have two weeks to do it. They were to look through the 2009 plan and make decisions. She provided instructions on how to use the workbook, which includes each recommendation in the 2009 plan, the chapter to find them, and the status of each recommendation. Their help is needed to determine whether to retain or remove a recommendation, and provide context and their own ideas. They can expand as much as they want. Several members had questions about how to use the workbook, and Ms. Seckel and Chair Hayducsko provided answers. Chair Hayducsko said that if a member was interested only in certain sections of the plan, he/she could concentrate on those sections. They did not need to go through every single chapter and recommendation, but could focus on what they were most interested in. It was decided the workbook needed to be made fillable so that members could type in their comments and ideas. The font also needed to be made bigger to make it more readable. Ms. Seckel said she would have someone at Parametrix convert the workbook into something the members could work with. Ms. Wong reminded the members that they needed to do their homework on their own, without interacting with other members. At an open meeting, they can discuss everything. Ms. Seckel stated that after she receives their input, the County will also provide input. At the September 12, 2018, meeting, the County and SWAC will come together. She transitioned to the timeline handout, which showed the schedule. It goes chapter by chapter, showing when rough drafts are to be prepared, submitted to the County, and then to Parametrix by the County with comments. They are working with the County to make sure they 3