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Gayle Wilson said that the Board is due for a report in April about school food waste. Commissioner Jacobs said that the County does not own all of these sites and he hesitates to pave a site that does not belong to the County. He suggested having a longer- term lease on these types of sites. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the phasing of center upgrades and said that if they are doing Walnut Grove, then the next one should be Ferguson or Bradshaw to alternate the areas of the County. He asked about the possibility of making mattress drop-off available at district sites. Frank Clifton said that the hours could be expanded and then tied to implementing the fee, and then beginning the process of bringing forth the first project. Gayle Wilsons said that he would look into allowing mattress drop-off at the district sites. Regarding the order of the improvements, he said that the reason he put Ferguson and Bradshaw last was that there had been some people that suggested that another site should be pursued because Bradshaw is not really expandable. Commissioner Gordon said that in the short term the overall budget picture is not yet known. Also, a fee seems like a tax and it appears the voters will be asked to vote for another sales tax. Some of the biggest complaints she has heard have been on the 3R fee. Chair Pelissier asked if the Board would like to pursue the expanded hours from the General Fund. Commissioner Gordon said that there could be a modest increase in hours and then the fee could be considered in a later budget year. Frank Clifton suggested not adding a general fund expense in this fiscal year. He suggested that anything that is done be planned for next fiscal year. Commissioner Gordon suggested not doing anything right now because of the serious budget situation. Chair Pelissier said that the issue before the Board is whether or not to pursue the 4R fee. Commissioner Hemminger said that she is only interested in the 4R fee going to the expansion of hours. Commissioner Foushee said that this would be her caveat as well. Commissioner Yuhasz said that he is hesitant to implement the fee without committing to the improvements to the convenience centers. He would like to have a commitment to improving the convenience centers. Commissioner Jacobs agreed. He suggested having the proposal come back to the Board because there is a general agreement to start off with expansion of hours and then move towards something. Commissioner McKee said that he is willing to have this come back for discussion with the 4R fee. He is not opposed to the fee, but he is adamantly opposed to imposing a fee on a group at a higher level than a different group. He said that the fee should be equal across the County for every citizen if there is equal access to that service. A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to adjourn the meeting at 10:15 PM . VOTE: UNANIMOUS Bernadette Pelissier, Chair Donna S. Baker, CMC Clerk to the Board