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,~ The pre-grading was done concurrent with the schools. The four fields are projected to be ready in September 2008 for play. The second phase would include bids for lighting, the walking track, and the restrooms building. Bids are being solicited at this time for these items. The idea of adding additional facilities to the center grew out of discussions with the Recreation Parks and Advisory Council, staff, and consultants over the last year or so, originally related to the Orange High School tennis courts. The revised master plan would add facilities -primarily tennis courts and a playground and a possible future parking area. The school was built with shared parking in mind with the soccer center. The addition of facilities would make this facility more of amulti-generational facility, which would allow for this to be viewed, along with the Seven-Mile Creek Preserve, as a split site district park. The future facilities are unfunded at this time, and adding them to the revised master plan would not indicate any commitment to build the proposed future facilities. The Manager's recommendation is that the Board review the master plan and discuss potential revisions, and, if desired, adopt the revised version. If the master plan is revised, it is recommended that the facility operate in conjunction with the planned future low-impact recreation of Seven-Mile Creek Preserve to function as the split site Cheeks District Park, thereby meeting the needs for a district park in this part of the county. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the vision for the area north of the soccer fields before this proposal was made and why nothing was proposed for that area previously. Dave Stancil said that further to the north are the interstates and a vernal pool, which is a sensitive area. Nothing had been rejected, to his knowledge, on the master plan before it was adopted in 2004 for this area. Commissioner Jacobs asked if there were any adverse environmental implications on the vernal pools and other areas. Dave Stancil said that the vernal pools are about 200 feet to the north. This plan will infringe a bit on that, but the sensitive areas are further to the north. Commissioner Jacobs said to add a statement that before the facilities are contemplated for construction that there would be a closer examination of potential environmental impacts on previously determined protected areas. Also, instead of calling it "future parking," he suggested calling it "potential parking." A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs (1) to adopt the revised version of the master plan of the West Ten Soccer Center, with the provisions that the parking be labeled "potential parking" and that the environmental impacts be investigated, and (2) to specify that the facility will operate in conjunction with planned future low-impact recreation of Seven-Mile Creek Preserve as a split site district park and is therefore officially designated as the Cheeks District Park proposed in the Comprehensive Plan. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Process to Determine Alternate Sites for a Solid Waste Transfer Station The Board considered a process for identifying and evaluating alternate sites for locating a County solid waste transfer station. Laura Blackmon said that this was a request from the previous Board of County Commissioners meeting to evaluate other areas for the transfer station. The siting criteria were in the packets from the EPA Office of Solid Waste. The proposal is to direct staff to contract with a professional firm that has experience and knowledge for siting transfer stations, and allow the firm to lead the process, including the development of criteria, with the assistance of the Board. Commissioner Nelson asked about the pros and cons of hiring an outside consultant versus the County doing this in-house.