Agenda - 04-29-2008 Meeting Cancelled

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else, then the area to the east is considered developable. Her preference is to leave the 60 acres undisturbed. Chair Carey thinks that the conceptual line developed by Commissioner Gordon does preserve most options for a contiguous piece of land. He said that the Board should ask the staff to bring a more concrete recommendation back at the next meeting. . Commissioner Jacobs asked if the staff could analyze what the environmental affect would be of having any development on section. two compared with section one. Commissioner Brown wants to be sure that as much of the hardwoods as possible are included in the 60 acres. John Link said that there should be an adequate buffer around the historic site and the County needs to exclude this buffer because it is assumed that all jurisdictions want to preserve that area. Commissioner Gordon asked if staff could set the map in context so that the Board could see where the other green space is and the 109 acres. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Brown to suggest that the 60 acres as defined on the map in the agenda abstract be the conceptual plan for the 60 acres, including all of the information requested by the various Commissioners. VOTE: UNANIMOUS REQUEST OF THE ATTORNEY TO REVISE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Geoffrey Gledhill said that he has recommended changes as outlined in the abstract. The first change is in part one of the agreement, in the Acquired Property section. He added a section, verbatim from the letter that was written to the Mayors, the language as follows: "The Parties acknowledging and support the County's position., that as operator of solid waste operations it may, despite diligent efforts to explore alternatives, settle upon the area on and proximate to the existing closed landfill site on Eubanks Road as the location for additional solid waste facilities." The second change was to rewrite the effective date, eliminating altogether the linkage between the effective date and the rezoning of the 60 acres of the Greene Tract, and saying that the effective date of this agreement and the County's taking over of the solid waste responsibilities in Orange County would follow the last of two events - the approval of this amendment to the interlocal agreement ;and the agreement on the boundaries of the 60 acres that will be transferred to the County. He linked the effective date to pay periods so it could be handled administratively. The third change was in part five, which relates solely to the Greene Tract. Particularly, he eliminated all linkage to the rezoning of the 60-acre portion of the Greene Tract to the interlocal agreement There is still agreement to put deed restrictions on the deed to the 60 acres, which will prohibit burial on that 60 acres. The net effect of this change is that the 60 acres will not be available under present zoning regulations for any solid waste activity that involves a structure. Also, the deed restriction would not permit any burial of solid waste on the site. Lastly, he recommended some clean-up changes regarding the advisory board. He said that the reimbursement concept that is in the agreement relates solely to the 109 acres. Cortimissioner Brown made reference to the advisory board' acid asked if elected officials could serve on the Solid Waste Advisory Board and she was told yes. She does not think that elected officials should be allowed to serve on the advisory board. Commissioner Jacobs clarified that there-was no provision within this proposal that would in any way presuppose that solid waste operations would take place on the 60 acres. Commissioner Gordon questioned point number one in the effective date and asked If "governing board" was referring to the County or if it should be plural. Geof Gledhill said that the governing board of each owner must both approye and execute the agreement . Commissioner Gordon questioned point number four, 'by amending the date in the first paragraph of Part Ir and suggested saying, "one month after the effective date of this agreement" Commissioner Gordon made reference to the point raised by Commissioners Brown and Jacobs ab6ut having elected officials* on the SWAB and said that she does not feel that an elected official should be on this advisory board. Commissioner Jacobs suggested asking the Chair when he meets with the mayors to see if they have any objection to changing this part of the agreement to eliminate appointing elected officials to the advisory board. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he feels that if there is any elected official on any board that wants to serve on this Board that they should be allowed to do so. Chair Carey does not have a problem with having an elected official on the advisory board.