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OA L- .7 ov4_dq� <br />5� <br />communication between the Board of County Commissioners and advisory boards and between <br />the advisory boards. She would like a task force to discuss this issue. She also feels that it <br />might be possible to find financial partners who may be interested in biosolids research. She <br />would also like to defer the forum. <br />Commissioner Hemminger agreed with Commissioner Pelissier. <br />Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Pelissier and said that the County <br />Commissioners have had as a goal to try and get legislation to regulate the application of <br />biosolids. He thinks that it would be better to put together people who may not agree so that <br />the answers could be identified and some additional data could be collected. <br />Commissioner Nelson agreed with everyone else and said that he is interested in <br />drafting enabling legislation and making this a priority. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that she agreed with what has been discussed by the <br />Commissioners. She would like to take action to defer this forum and have the topic of <br />biosolids at a work session this fall. <br />Commissioner Yuhasz said that he has heard a request for more public education on <br />this issue, and this forum is designed to provide more public awareness. He does not know <br />why this money has not been spent to this point and he said that there is money to have this <br />conference with experts on this issue and the stakeholders involved. He said that a delay <br />would leave them with no education plan. He would like to go ahead with the forum and invite <br />people that have knowledge about this issue. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to <br />defer action on the reassignment of funds for the biosolids study until the Board of County <br />Commissioners has an opportunity to discuss this regional forum concept and to discuss the <br />Commission for the Environment's April 20, 2009 memorandum on biosolids, which includes a <br />request to form a multidisciplinary task force on the topic of biosolids; and to ask that this topic <br />be placed on a Board of County Commissioners' work session this fall. <br />Commissioner Nelson added an amendment to the motion to find out from the County <br />Attorney about the County's legal options regarding this issue. <br />Commissioner Gordon and Commissioner Pelissier agreed with the amendment. <br />Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Nelson, but he said to Commissioner <br />Yuhasz that the Board of County Commissioners in 2006 had talked about this issue. He said <br />that he hopes that when this comes back that it can be within a framework of how the County <br />Commissioners can develop a strategy for achieving what has been on the legislative agenda <br />for a number of years. <br />VOTE: Ayes, 6; No, 1 (Commissioner Yuhasz) <br />L., Approval of Proposed Emergency Medical Charge Review Process <br />The Board considered adopting a proposed appeals process for a concerned resident to <br />dispute a charge for emergency medical services rendered. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Chair Foushee to approve <br />the proposed Emergency Medical Charge Review Process. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />5. Public Hearings <br />a. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Relating to the Required <br />Commencement of Construction Activities for Planned Developments <br />The Board received the Planning Board recommendation and considered taking action <br />on a staff initiated Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Section 7.2.8 Time Limit on Start of <br />Construction of Planned Development of the Zoning Ordinance to modify existing regulations <br />