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at a March/April meeting with more detailed cost analysis and implementation recommendation consistent with Work Group recommendation; to incorporate recommendations regarding preserving landfill space; and direct staff to further investigate and report on the feasibility of cardboard curbside collection, banning CRTs, and recycling of rigid plastics. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 8. Board Comments (Three-Minute Limit Per Commissioner) Commissioner Carey— none. Commissioner Nelson said that one way that time could be saved at meetings is with reports. At several recent meetings there have been reports where people read reports to the Board, and he could have read them himself. He is not against the work that these groups do, but in order to save time, these reports could be read by each Commissioner. Tonight, the Board did not get to core agenda until 8:30 p.m., and it is like this every meeting. Another thing is that the Board has had a public hearing on an item and then it comes back for the Board to discuss and it ends up being a second public hearing. This happened with the local revenue option issue. He thinks that it is important for the County Commissioners to have time to discuss these issues amongst themselves. Commissioner Foushee echoed Chair Nelson's comments regarding the reports. She said that she attended the NACo conference in D.C. She got some information about affordable housing, and the National Association of Realtors provides education for communities for free, and Orange County does not tap into that. She will be bringing back this information to the Affordable Housing Advisory Board. Commissioner Gordon said that the Special Transit Advisory Commission (STAC) is scheduled to meet one more time. The STAC will be presenting a new vision for public transit. It appears that the STAC's recommendations will include a % cent sales tax for transit funding. With respect to the details for the regional transit vision, we will need to wait for the final report. Commissioner Gordon said that the DCHC-MPO Transportation Advisory Committee in recent meetings has emphasized bicycle/pedestrian projects being included as part of their multi-model transportation planning. Commissioner Gordon noted that TTA is completing a re- branding effort. Also, new buses that have been ordered will be arriving the middle of March for use in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. Chair Jacobs said that he will represent the Board of County Commissioners at the Board orientation for candidates next week. He said that he represented the County at an 11— county soil and water conservation regional meeting. The Lands Legacy Program and other conservation programs that Orange County does were discussed. 9. County Manager's Report Laura Blackmon said that the elevator at Whitted is back in service. The Emergency Services interviews are next week with the three finalists. There will also be a meeting with staff and the Fire Chief's Council. Regarding the last Manager's Memo, there was a recommendation from the Parks Department about a $3 parking fee for the Cool Jazz Festival, and she asked the Board to let her know if this is an issue. Chair Jacobs asked why there was a fee and Laura Blackmon said that last year there were so many attendees that there was some difficulty with parking. The school parking lot will be used, and there will be shuttles. The $3 will be to cover all of the parking associated costs. She said that Fletcher Barber and Noah Rannells made a grant presentation today to the ADFP Trust Fund for the value-added processing center. The Farmer's Market opened March 1st, and there were seven vendors and about 90 shoppers. She thanked the Sheriff, Public Works, the construction company, and the Market Manager, Robin Mulkey.