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OBOCC Established Criteria for Identifying and Evaluating Potential Sites <br /> •All Criteria were Developed Prior to Identifying Potential Sites <br /> !Three Categories of Criteria were Established: <br /> •Exclusionary <br /> •Technical <br /> •Community-Specific <br /> ❑Process <br /> oldentification of Potential Sites based upon Application of the Exclusionary Criteria <br /> oEvaluation of Potential Sites with Respect to Final Technical Criteria and Weighting <br /> Factors <br /> oSelection of Potential Candidate Sites <br /> oEvaluation of Candidate Sites based upon Final Community-Specific Criteria and <br /> Weighting Factors <br /> oRanking of Candidate Sites <br /> oSite Selection by BOCC <br /> Siting Criteria <br /> ❑Exclusionary Criteria <br /> !Stipulation of areas where development is prohibited by federal, state, or local laws or <br /> regulations. <br /> !Consideration of land use, zoning requirements, watershed protection, and other <br /> factors that may significantly impact the environment, facility costs, or project <br /> implementation. <br /> ❑Technical <br /> !Specific engineering, operation, and transportation parameters that should be <br /> considered to assure that sites are feasible from a technical design, environmental, and <br /> economic prospective. <br /> ❑Community-Specific <br /> !Impacts that the facility will have on the surrounding community. <br /> ❑Criteria Development &Assessment Process <br /> oSolid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) <br /> •Technical & Community-Specific Criteria; Weighting Factors — Review and <br /> Comment <br /> oHuman Relations Commission (HRC) <br /> •Process, Technical & Community-Specific Criteria; Weighting Factors — <br /> Review and Comment <br /> •Oversight of Final Community-Specific Criteria Definitions & Weighting Factors <br /> Recommended to the BOCC for Approval <br /> Public Participation <br /> ❑Transfer Station Work Session — Public Input Period <br /> !Nine (9) Sessions To-Date <br /> ❑Public Information Sessions <br /> !April 3rd &April 10th <br /> •Provide the public at large with information regarding the operation of a <br /> transfer station <br />