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Commissioner Jacobs said that it would be nice for the staff to look at the implications <br /> of UNC building a hospital in an EDD and taking the acreage off of the property tax and the <br /> sales tax. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that a new County Commissioner from Chatham wrote a <br /> letter to the Secretary of Transportation at the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO and she <br /> suggested that the City of Durham staff no longer be the staff of the MPO, and that the <br /> Triangle J Council of Governments would be a more neutral venue. He said that he was <br /> disappointed that neither Triangle J nor the Board of County Commissioners ever heard about <br /> that proposal. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that the Transportation Advisory Committee of the <br /> Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO released its final Long-Range Transportation and Air <br /> Quality Analysis for public comment. <br /> She said that the Triangle Transit will have a Smart Commute Challenge from April 15- <br /> May 30th and people can sign up for this at the website, www.smartcommutechallenge.org. <br /> She also suggested that the Triangle Transit give the County Commissioners a presentation. <br /> Commissioner Nelson suggested that when the County Commissioners bring up <br /> things that they ask staff to follow up on, it should be done by a motion. He said that it is not <br /> clear to all if the Board agrees on these items such as a hospital in the EDD. He said that he <br /> views the hospital as a good asset to economic development. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Nelson for <br /> the staff to bring back the pros and cons in a fiscal sense for location of a hospital at <br /> Waterstone. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 9. County Manager's Report <br /> Laura Blackmon said that there are no items on the agenda for the JPA meeting and <br /> she asked if the Board would want to take this time to have a solid waste discussion with other <br /> items. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that there should be a process for canceling of meetings <br /> that is through the Chair and the Vice-Chair. He said that other County Commissioners <br /> wanted to engage the Towns to talk about solid waste issues and this might be the best and <br /> last opportunity to do this regarding the transfer station. <br /> Geof Gledhill said that the LGC approved today the County's application for <br /> alternative financing for the transfer station buildings. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said that she does want to talk with the Towns about the <br /> transfer station and solid waste in general. <br /> Discussion ensued on the background with the Towns and the County regarding solid <br /> waste. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said that, being new to all of the details and history, she has <br /> mixed feelings about whether the Towns should bear some responsibility. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to <br /> ask the Towns to attend what was supposed to be the JPA meeting on April 30th to discuss <br /> solid waste issues. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Commissioner Gordon made reference to the informational item regarding the library <br /> that is now under construction and said that she would like to look at the plan for the library <br /> space as soon as possible. She asked the Chair and the Vice-Chair to schedule a <br /> presentation on the library floor plan and the functionality of the library. <br />