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Mayor Foy said that there might not be a possibility for a transit center there, but they would like to at least propose it if it were feasible. Joal Hall Broun said that they understand this but they want to know the financial implications for their taxpayers and that all partners have time to review this if public money is used. Commissioner Carey asked about how the RBC site figures into this. Chris Berndt said that this is privately awned property and could possibly be used far a parking facility to serve Lot 2 and the Wallace Deck area. Their consultants are looking at this but nothing has been finalized. Commissioner Gordon asked about pedestrian walkways and Lot 5. Chris Berndt said that this could be shown as more pedestrian friendly, but still be a thru-street. Alex Zaffron asked if looking at TTA phase 2 was too far into the future for planning in this context and Cal Horton said yes. Alex Zaffron asked if there was a rough figure for total square footage yield and Chris Berndt said 380,000 square feet of residential. 2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Action Plan (Orange County ERCD and Towns] Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil said that a year ago, they came before the Assembly of Governments and were charged with developing a scope of work and an RFQ far pursuing a joint Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Action Plan. He said that the origin of this goes back to 2002 when each of the local jurisdictions joined ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives}. ICLEI is an international consortium of 400-500 local governments that are interested in taking steps to affect climate change and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There are 66 different North American members of this. Most of the members are in Europe and Asia. He made reference to the handout entitled, "10 Things Local Governments Can Do to Cut Global Warming Pollution" and encouraged everyone to read this. He said that in April of this year, the designation of the Triangle region as non-attainment for ground level ozone has gotten a great deal of attention and there have been local and state efforts to begin addressing this non-compliance. Also, the jurisdictions have taken steps to use alternative fueled vehicles within their fleets. Orange County will be attempting to ca-locate with Orange County Schools a new compressed natural gas fueling station over the next year. Another issue, which has not been a big issue in the Triangle, but has in the Triad area, is particulate matter, which is particulate that is emitted from smokestacks, fossil fuel burning, vehicles, and power plants. The Triangle area does not appear to be non-compliant in this area. As a part of ICLEI, each jurisdiction is asked to complete this inventory and action plan. In 2003, the staffs in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County noted that it might make sense to do a joint plan. Since last year, they have developed a Request for Qualifications. The submittal from the passible consultant is included in the agenda packet. The workgroup was unanimous in recommending ICLEI Energy Services from Toronto. The estimated cost of the project is about $40,000-45,000. A grant from the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization would fund 80°~ of the transportation related cost for this project