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1 <br /> 2 12. COST CONSIDERATION <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Consideration: The characteristics of a site can significantly impact transfer station <br /> 5 construction costs (e.g., sites with steep slopes may require extra costs associated <br /> 6 with earthmoving and retaining walls; site access may require construction of <br /> 7 turning lanes; off-site improvement of utilities may be required to provide adequate <br /> 8 capacity). <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Definition: Preliminary site development costs including site acquisition, roadway access, <br /> 11 utility extension, on-site roadways, retaining walls, and drainage structures. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Application: <br /> 15 The candidate site with the lowest preliminary site development cost estimate will be ranked <br /> 16 highest. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Weighting Factors: <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Importance: <br /> 21 • Important <br /> • <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Value: <br /> 24 • 5 <br /> 25 Geof Gledhill made reference to#6 and asked if the intent was to count residents or homes <br /> 26 and Bob Sallach said that they would use the census data to count the residents. Geof Gledhill <br /> 27 said that this variable could change year to year. He is just raising a point. He asked Bob <br /> 28 Sallach if they had used this in other jurisdictions and Bob Sallach said yes. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 <br /> 31 6. Receive Public Comment on Preliminary Community-Specific Criteria and Olver, <br /> 32 Inc. Recommendation <br /> • <br /> 33 <br /> 34 PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Nancy McDermott made reference to#10 and the traffic compatibility. She said that using <br /> 37 the %-mile area for consideration is inappropriate because it suggests that the transfer station <br /> 38 would be in close proximity to Morris Grove Elementary. The 1/2 mile suggests that there would <br /> 39 just be a bubble. She made reference to#11 and the impact on historical and cultural features <br /> 40 and said that, previously in #6, the consideration was the impact on residents whose property <br /> 41 was 500-1,000 feet away from the site, but in #11, the consideration is features located on <br /> 42 properties that abut the site. She thinks that limiting it to properties that are abutting the site <br /> 43 leaves out historical significance. She thinks that 500-1,000 feet would be appropriate in #11 <br /> 44 just as it is used in #6. She also commended Commissioner Gordon for looking at not only the <br /> 45 site, but where it is and everything that is around it. <br /> 46 Barbara Chapman was with the Orange County Human Rights and Relations <br /> 47 Commission. She distributed a handout. She said that after the discussion with Olver, the <br /> 48 Commission asked their HRRC Chair to summarize the comments in the handout in relation to <br /> 21 <br />