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is addressed an days that are worse. She asked about private haulers and what mare they would have to do as a result of this ordinance. She would like her questions answered in writing. She made reference to page 9, #3, and what should be done with regulated recyclable material. For #5, she said that it should say, "other legal means." She asked about the meaning of "assignable" in #8. On page 11, section 5, #2, she suggested indexing the $50,000 or having some kind of regular review because of inflation. On page 12, she asked about the appeal process and asked if there could be a further appeal. On section 6, #2, she asked if there should be criminal penalties for violations and said that it seemed extreme that a person would have to go to jail for 30 days. Far section 7, definitions, she suggested saving some words and defining them up front rather than repeating so much. On page 19, "biologicals" needs to be defined. For #32, "rubble" needs to be clarified. On page 15, #40, she asked why it was only small dead animals and not large dead animals. For #42, the Solid Waste Advisory Board, she would like to have language to keep it current. Language could be added to the Solid Waste Management Agreement to say, "as amended from time to time." She made reference to the definition of "vehicle means" and said that it did not actually make sense. Chair Halkiotis asked why violators of the ordinance were treated as criminals. Geoffrey Gledhill said that all Orange County ordinances have criminal penalties. Gayle Wilson said that the overall theme of the ordinance was to treat everyone the same. Equal enforcement was also the main theme. He feels that the ordinance can be revised to make it more acceptable to all citizens. Chair Halkiotis said that it seems that the citizens of Orange County have been the best enforcement tools for violations. He feels that the educational part of this ordinance is very important. Commissioner Carey made reference to page 21 and the chart for items #3 and #4 and asked if that means that if we prohibit foresters and farmers burning that herbicides will be used more to accomplish the same objective. It was answered that herbicides would most likely be used in the place of burning. Commissioner Carey feels we should look at the prohibited activities and determine same standards. He feels we should have some "no burn" days but that a process needs to be developed for haw to go about it. Gayle Wilson said that the staff has thought about ways to amend the ordinance to include some of the options. As far as the enforcement, they have not thought about any type of broad- based field type of enforcement. The enforcement process has centered primarily on responding to complaints. Commissioner Brawn wants the ordinance to have clarity and to be easily understood by the citizens. She feels that there are a lot of things that can be done through the education piece, such as alternatives to disposing of the materials other than by burning. She supports the third resolution, which is to pursue a C&D disposal facility at the Eubanks Road site. Commissioner Carey supports Commissioner Brown's recommendation for resolution C. He asked that the staff bring back a revised ordinance for the County Commissioners to adopt, which would include same clarity on some of the things on the chart such as how a "no burn" day would be declared. Commissioner Jacobs said that while he supports resolution C, he feels that it would be important to separate the educational component for the construction project and the disposal component as it relates to burning. He said that the EDD work group has talked about air quality issues in relation to drive-in windows. He feels that if we have general guidelines and the citizens become aware of them, most of the professionals will readily abide by them. A motion was made by Commissioner Brawn, seconded by Commissioner Carey to adopt resolution C, with the following changes: 1}this facility will be part of a master plan for Eubanks Road; 2) add, "Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners is committing to a 61 °~ waste reduction goal by the year 2006;" 3} add, "Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners believes the siting of any construction and demolition landfill must be accompanied by an aggressive regulatory and recovery program;" and 4) add, "Whereas abroad-based citizens' task force that included members of the construction industry recommended that the Board of County