01-03-1985 Council Packet Special Meeting

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The Council will monitor and oversee, in particular, progress in implementing the waste reduction/resource recovery and land disposal development programs in Part 4 of the guide. The Council will track progress through its review func- tions and by holding periodic meetings and public forums with local officials and waste management industry representatives. The Council will undertake contingency procedures if the development programs are not being implemented or implementation is proceeding slowly. To help implement the development programs, the Council will provide technical assistance and financial resources through its solid waste assistance program. The program will provide information and technical support as well as loans and grants to help establish specific waste management facilities and programs. Assistance will be available to eligible recipients in both the public and private sectors. REVIEW PROCEDURES The Council will review plans or proposals submitted to it for consistency with the policies and criteria in this guide. The following procedures will generally be used when plans or proposals are received for review: 1. All known affected and interested parties will be notified. 2. If necessary, a public hearing on the proposal or document will be held. 3. Not less than 30 days before a public hearing, the Council will publish a notice in a newspaper(s) having general circulation in the Metropolitan Area, stating the date, time and place of the hearing, and the place where the project information or document may be examined by interested people. 4. The hearing will be conducted according to Council procedures. All inter- ested people will be permitted to present their views on the proposal or project. 5. The Council's Metropolitan Waste Management Advisory Committee will review the proposal and make recommendations to the Council. 6. The advisory committee will concluda its review in sufficient time to allow the recommendations to be discussed and considered by the appropriate commissions and standing committees of the Council. 7. To the extent appropriate, the Council will conduct its review concurrent with and complementary to reviews by other goverrmenta' jurisdictions. In , Ition to these general procedures, other procedures and guidelines will be wed by the Council as required by the WMA. COL AND LOCAL PLAN REVIEWS AND PLAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS COUNTY MASTER PLANS Each metropolitan county must prepare and submit to the Council a sol .,. waste master plan within nine months after the Council adopts its solid waste policy plan. If the Council disapprov^s a master plan, the county must submit a revised plan within 90 days for Council approval. 711