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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 14 VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz to approve the application for the Rural Operating Assistance Program, including supplemental funds totaling $215,462 for FY 2009-2010; authorize the Chair and Interim Manager to sign the Certified statement; and amend the OPT budget to include the ROAP funds with an increase of $16,170 in the operations account. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 6. Regular Agenda 6a1. Bradshaw Quarry Solid Waste Convenience Center A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger that, pending the discussion on rural trash collection and disposal by the Orange County Solid Waste Working Group, to be considered by the BOCC no later than December 15, 2009, that no convenience center shall be closed prior to the Board of County Commissioners' consideration. The costs for extended service beyond the September 20th closing date for the Bradshaw Quarry facility will be addressed by appropriate budget amendments. Commissioner Nelson said that he would like to hear from staff about the costs of keeping this facility open. Frank Clifton said that the cost of operating this is $5,000-6,000 monthly. He suggested amending the motion to allow budget amendments on a monthly basis until this issue is resolved. Commissioner Nelson asked about the flexibility in the budget and Frank Clifton made some general comments. The sales tax has been down roughly 4% from the projections. Commissioner Yuhasz said that there have been suggestions to keep this center open at reduced hours and Frank Clifton said that this could work, but he was using costs as if it were open like the other centers. He suggested that along-term solution would be to have it open less, but short-term should have it open the same as the others. Commissioner Jacobs said that this can be a holding pattern until the Board receives the report from the working group. Commissioner Gordon said that she would like a fuller articulation of exactly how much this would cost monthly when a budget amendment comes forward. Frank Clifton said that he got his costs from Gayle Wilson and an informational item from the September 1St meeting. Commissioner Gordon said that she does have a concern that if the Board just adopts something like this that is not on the printed agenda, then it is not a transparent process. She would like to keep the convenience center open. Commissioner Nelson agreed. PUBLIC COMMENT: Mike Hughes is a resident and member of Orange County Voice. He said that there are 1,500 families that use the BQCC, which is four dollars per family, per month. He believes that the costs of keeping the center open are substantially less than the cost of those families transporting the waste somewhere else. Suzanne Nelson said that when she heard of the costs and how little it cost to keep this open, then she decided to come and speak. She said that she was attracted to Orange County because of its solid waste management. She encouraged the County Commissioners to think about the fact that the impact on rural residents is different than the impact in the urban areas. Bonnie Hauser said that she is proud that the Board is reconsidering this and she has a letter from the owner of the Bradshaw Quarry site that he would consider extending the County's lease on this property and would keep the rent at $400 a month.