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employees have been somewhat up in the air, and he thinks that many of them would like some closure. It would allow some increased efficiencies in sharing equipment and the site. It will also allow for integration of education, outreach, and advertising services. There are also benefits to Public Works such as office and parking space, less demand on the maintenance department, relief in clerical and administrative work, etc. There are some costs associated with this transfer such as temporary rental space for employees, indirect costs, and a surcharge for fuel in Chapel Hill that does not exist in Hillsborough. He thinks that the benefits will outweigh the costs. Commissioner Jacobs verified that the only cost for space is $6,900 for staff. Commissioner Jacobs said that part of the discussion has been waiting for the Solid Waste Operations Center to open. Gayle Wilson said that the actual savings of waiting would be minimal, and the staff would like to proceed. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 3-191 and eliminating lunchtime closures at the convenience centers. He said that this is another example of where the public could be informed of what is going on. He said that if the County relies an media to report the positive things that it does, it mayor may not get reported. He wants to promote this and that the 3-R fee is increasing. 6. Reserve for Planning Initiatives This item was addressed in Appendix f-1. Commissioner Gordon asked Laura Blackmon what she thought was more important in these initiatives. Laura Blackmon said that some of these are already in progress such as the Comprehensive Plan update, Efland-Sewer Expansion Master Plan, and HillsboroughlOrange County Strategic Growth Plan. Planning Director Craig Benedict said that the Comprehensive Plan is a priority and phase 1 of the Hillsborough/Orange County Strategic Growth Plan has just been completed. On February 20t", the County Commissioners agreed to move into phase 2 by approving a Resolution of Agreement with Hillsborough to put together an interlocal agreement to proceed with joint land use plans, etc. There is an ongoing task farce for the Efland Sewer Expansion Master Plan. The Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan was approved in June 2006, and another task force was formed for the implementation phase. One of the recommendations is to prepare Efland for water and sewer systems. Regarding the Transportation Improvement Plan Project with the bike and map plans, there is a $50,000 outlay, which is reimbursed through DOT. Regarding the Clean Water Education Partnership, Orange County has cooperated with other local governments in the Upper Neuse River basin for advertising in support of Orange County's effort in this area. Craig Benedict said that some things are not being recommended for funding this year: Metropolitan Planning Organization, Park Master Plan Payment-In-Lieu Analysis {waiting for completion of the park element of the comprehensive plan}, and Upper New Hope Arm of Jordan Lake. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the Orange-Alamance Water System Infrastructure Consultant and said that before the County enters into anything with Orange- Alamance, there have to be some agreements about where this is going. He thinks that there should be a framework. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the telecommunications study and Donna Coffey said that it has funding for this year and it is in non-departmental.