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APPROVED 3/6/2008 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Work Session <br /> January 29, 2008 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Transfer Station Siting <br /> Work Session on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. at the Southern Human <br /> Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners <br /> Moses Carey, Jr., Valerie P. Foushee, Alice Gordon, and Mike Nelson <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County <br /> Manager Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members <br /> will be identified appropriately below). <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> The purpose of the meeting will be to continue discussion of the transfer station siting <br /> process presented at the January 16th Special Meeting of the BOCC. The proposed <br /> project schedule will be presented for the purpose of discussing BOCC meeting dates <br /> and public information format including web site. The size requirement for the site will <br /> also be discussed. <br /> AGENDA: <br /> 1) Receive Comments and Questions Regarding the Proposed Transfer <br /> Station Siting Process <br /> 2) Present Revised Project Schedule and Process Flow Chart <br /> 3) Review Tentative Meeting Schedule and Key Milestone Decisions <br /> Chair Jacobs said that the agenda is going to be inverted to have comment at <br /> each of these work sessions for 15 minutes at the end of these meetings. There will be <br /> no decision made tonight, but maybe at the next meeting. The Board will discuss the <br /> schedule for future work sessions tonight. This meeting is for information gathering, and <br /> whatever the Board receives, the public will also receive. The Board will try not to act on <br /> anything until it has heard from the public. He pointed out the materials —schedule for <br /> the siting process, calendars, etc. <br /> Bob Sallach apologized for the lateness of materials and said that the information <br /> is for discussion only tonight. <br /> Ed Shuffler pointed out the process sheet. He said that they have tried to merge <br /> the meetings with the Board of County Commissioners' meetings and where approvals <br /> would fit in. He said that the flow chart has the various steps and key points, but does <br /> not identify yet all of the meetings that will be needed. He went through the flow chart, <br /> which is incorporated by reference. The process includes finalizing exclusionary criteria, <br /> identifying potential sites, narrowing it down to less than 10 sites, and technical <br /> evaluation of potential sites. There will be a number of public meetings also. <br />