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s Orange County is a leader in environmental stewardship. Efforts in this process can not be viewed as being anything but comprehensive; open to review and community involvement. Where ever this facility is placed it will impact upon that area and the routes to that location. All of those considerations have been in the forefront of staff effort to bring forth viable options along with considering the financial impacts of each site upon future waste disposal costs. County Management and Solid Waste Management believe we have provided the BOCC enough information and formulated options the BOCC may use to develop its consensus toward a decision. In the end, the BOCC retains the authority for a final decision. Staff is prepared to present the various options and respond to questions. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total cost associated with the negotiation /acquisition and design /development of the solid waste transfer station is estimated at $5 -6 million. The transfer station capital project will be financed through debt issuance secured by Solid Waste Enterprise Fund and County General Fund revenue with the intent that payment would come entirely from Solid Waste Fund Revenue. Sufficient reserves are available within the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund to initiate early actions towards property acquisition. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim County Manager recommends the Board consider adopting a motion to approve either Option A, Option B, Option C or Option D and the associated actions contained within the chosen Option, as detailed below. Option A. Highway 54 site — If the BOCC is prepared to move forward on this site then: 1) Authorize the County Attorney and County Management to initiate negotiations to acquire the Hwy 54 site, up to a total of 150.87 acres (142.87 main acreage; 8.0 access acreage). The appraised value is $935,000. 2) Authorize Solid Waste Management to issue an RFP for an engineering firm to conduct the design /development of the Solid Waste Transfer Station facility at Hwy 54 or any other selected site; including authorization to retain a secondary engineering firm whose role will be to perform a peer review of technical services /work products provided the County by the primary firm. 3) Authorize Solid Waste Management to solicit letters of interest/intent from private and /or public entities to provide the recipient landfill for solid waste transferred from either a Millhouse Road or Hwy 54 Solid Waste Transfer Station. 4) Approve a reimbursement resolution for the project and authorize Financial Services to initiate actions to secure financing for land acquisition, professional services, and other project related expenditures as may be required, including budget amendments. 5) Direct the County Clerk to begin solicitation of volunteer representatives from the Hwy 54 area to serve on a Community Advisory Committee to be appointed by the BOCC to help guide the design /development phase of the Solid Waste Transfer Station on the Hwy 54 site. Option B. Town of Chapel Hill owned site - Await action by the Town of Chapel Hill to determine if the town owned site is actually available for consideration; under what conditions; and at what cost. s