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1 with a lower truck access ranking that have rail access will be reevaluated in terms of final <br /> 2 technical ranking.) <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Weighting Factors: <br /> 5 Importance: <br /> 6 • Very Important <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Value: <br /> 9 • 10 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Commissioner Gordon said that she had the Clerk email Ed Schuffler and Bob Sallach a <br /> 13 question. Bob Sallach said that they wanted to discuss this further first and they are proposing <br /> 14 with this criteria, that if an alternative has a ranking of 5 or 6 and it also has rail access, the <br /> 15 ranking should be bumped up to the next order, because there should be some importance to <br /> 16 having rail access. <br /> 17 Discussion ensued about how a site with rail access would be rated higher. <br /> 18 Chair Jacobs suggested that the wording in #2 should be "increases." <br /> 19 <br /> 20 <br /> 21 3. PARCEL SIZE AND AVAILABILITY <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Consideration: The area required for specific transfer stations varies significantly, depending <br /> 24 on the volume of waste to be transferred, rates at which waste will be delivered, <br /> 25 the functions to be carried out at the site, and the types of customers the facility is <br /> 26 intended to serve. Locating a site of sufficient size is critical to operating <br /> 27 efficiencies and minimizing impacts on the surrounding community. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Definition: The minimum site size to be initially considered will be 25 acres as <br /> 30 established under the Exclusionary Criteria. Co-location sites with other municipal facilities or <br /> 31 operations of less than 25 acres will be considered provided that transportation access, buffers, <br /> 32 and preliminary transfer station layout and roadway configurations demonstrate the adequacy of <br /> 33 a smaller site. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Ed Shuffler said that they are now looking at the number of parcels and if a site was freely <br /> 36 offered, it would be ranked higher. This suggestion was taken from public comment and County <br /> 37 Commissioners' comments. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Application: <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Single parcel, freely offered, sites will be ranked highest. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Weighting Factors: <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Importance: <br /> 46 • Very Important <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Value: <br /> 49 10 <br /> 50 <br /> 5 <br />