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$12,417, and spoke briefly of the state's increased budget commitment to the arts, noting that Florida has gone from 22nd to about 4th in the country. Mr. Easterbrook also reported on their continuing programs and planning for cultural facility development. Mayor Macht noted that we have a lot on the agenda related to state mandates and asked Chairman Scurlock to open up discussion on the first Agenda item. SOLID WASTE Chairman Scurlock reported that the county has done a great deal in this area, including developing a master plan with Camp, Dresser, McKee. Chairman Scurlock gave a brief history of the establishing of the Landfill, which at the time was declared state-of-the-art, and now it is practically antique. He then discussed the costs associated with closing the Landfill cell, noting that the new cell is state -of -the art for today and for Florida. It is lined and will be capped and has a leachate collection facility built into it. We have a new air curtain burner, and we do recycle and recover such things as ferrous metals to a limited extent. We are aggressively looking ahead to new technology, but the bottom line is the cost effectiveness of it. We presently run around 400 tons a day of solid waste, and the 30% recycling requirement in the new taw, which is still developing, is of concern. The Chairman introduced County Utilities Director Terry Pinto to bring everyone up to date as to what is involved. Utilities Director Pinto informed those present that the county started this year out looking at a new method to fund the Landfill, which he believes probably will be used throughout the state by all the counties. There are a tremendous amount of new administrative requirements to see that the cost is directly related to the benefit the people are receiving, and we are 2 NOV 1? 1988 BOOK 75 DU 104