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• Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda Commissioner Jacobs requested to remove item 5.m. • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Foushee, to approve the remaining items on the consent agenda. VOTE: UNANIMOUS • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda 5.m. — Bid Award: Walnut Grove Church Road Solid Waste Convenience Center Commissioner Jacobs asked to remove this item because he felt when they are spending a million dollars that they at least make note of it in public rather than put it on the Consent Agenda. He also felt it was a good opportunity for them to use their own cable broadcast to tell the public what they're planning to do at the Walnut Grove Convenience Center. Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director, stated the project consists of total modernization of the site including paving and putting in compactors for compaction of materials for more efficient hauling when the landfill closes. They're going to add materials such as plastic film recycling as well as a northern household hazardous waste collection facility. They will also include textile collection and recycling. Mr. Wilson added they will expand their salvage shed operation to dimension lumber. He stated the last day of regular full service will be September 17, 2012. They will close on the 16th, move all of their containers out on the 18th, and turn everything over to the contractors on the 19th. The interim site will open September 21 St adjacent to Walnut Grove for bag garbage only and the interim recycling site at Cedar Grove Park will remain open the entire period of construction. Mr. Wilson believes the public will be pleased with what is planned. Commissioner Jacobs stated as someone who has worked on solid waste and recycling since he got on the Board, it's exciting they're going to start dealing with some of those materials that have been sliding by in the waste stream that could be recycled. Also, as someone who uses the northern Orange site, he said it would be nice to have a place to bring hazardous materials other than Eubanks Road. Mr. Wilson added that residential food waste and residential cooking oil would be collected there as well. Commissioner Yuhasz noted the site will be bigger and the traffic flow much improved with the expansion. Mr. Wilson agreed and said they had made every attempt to make the traffic flow run more smoothly and more safely. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger, to approve awarding the general construction bid and approve a construction agreement to W.L. Bishop Construction of Hillsborough, NC in the amount of$877,092 for the construction of the Walnut Grove Church Road Solid Waste Convenience Center; awarding the compaction equipment bid and approve a purchase agreement with Baker Waste of Asheville, NC in the amount of$160,367; authorizing the Chair to sign the general construction agreement on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, subject to final review by the County Attorney; and authorizing the Manager to execute individual change orders within the limit of his authority ($250,000) up to the extent of the project budget; authorize the Chair to sign the general construction agreement on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, subject to final review by the County Attorney; and authorize the Manager to execute individual change orders within the limit of the Manager's authority ($250,000) up to the extent of the project budget. VOTE: UNANIMOUS With approval of the Consent Agenda, the following items were approved and/or adopted: a. Minutes