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and weighted. Bob Sallach said that he suggested the carbon footprint could be a technical criteria. Bob Sallach reviewed the exclusionary criteria and said that the proposed criteria would exclude sites less than 25 acres, sites more than a 3-mile radius of a transportation arterial or rail line, and possibly sites within the protected watersheds. The Board agreed. Bob Sallach said that on February 19th, there will be public comment on this and then there would be a decision on March 18th. The Board agreed with this timeline. Commissioner Gordon said that she did agree with Commissioner Nelson, in that if there is another jurisdiction that had a possible partnership site and the other one is not interested, then it should be taken off. Laura Blackmon said that the towns will have to pay for hauling and they may want to partner. 5. Discussion, Feedback, and Direction on Technical Criteria (Exhibit 7) TECHNICAL CRITERIA • Central Location to Collection Routes • Access to Major Transportation Routes • Site Size Requirements • Sufficient Space for Onsite Roadways, Queuing, and Parking • Truck and Traffic Compatibility • Ability for Expansion • Space for Recycling, Composting, and Public Education • Buffer Space • Gently Sloping Topography • Access to Utilities • Zoning Designations and Requirements • Carbon Footprint Impact Bob Sallach made reference to the site size and said that the transfer of waste to a larger vehicle to enable disposal affects the size of the site. He said that the key factors of the site size are the entry and exit to the site. Queuing of parking is also an issue. There are two forms of queuing —the ability to stage transfer vehicles and the ability to stage incoming collection vehicles. There also has to be employee parking and accommodation of vehicles on site. He suggested a counterclockwise formation. He continued to review the technical criteria as listed above. He made reference to the Buffer Space criterion and said that the type of transfer station that is being considered is totally enclosed. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the Gently Sloping Topography criterion and said that steep slopes should probably be eliminated. Bob Sallach agreed. Commissioner Gordon suggested having a category for topography and then having a preference stated within it that eliminates steep slopes. Bob Sallach said that this could be factored in as part of the weighting factors. Bob Sallach asked for any other criterion from the Board. Commissioner Gordon asked how the costs were factored in. Bob Sallach suggested putting the costs under community-specific criteria. Commissioner Carey said that as weighting criteria is applied to this list, costs will be at least subjectively factored in. 6. Public Comment Period (15 Minutes)