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14 1 Jeff Thompson said there have been preliminary discussions about public transit, but 2 the state has restrictions on what is allowed on the property. 3 Commissioner Rich said she would like this explored further. 4 Chair Jacobs said the Board has not had that discussion yet, but is consistent with other 5 issues that have been dealt with in and around Hillsborough. He noted that this includes the 6 Orange Correctional facility, so there is a larger prison population that could be served. 7 Commissioner Rich said she would like to add Veteran's Court to the programs for 8 discussion. She said this was discussed at the NACO meeting in Washington D.C. last year. 9 She said this is a program to provide alternatives to veterans to avoid having them end up in jail 10 or homeless. She said this program is similar to drug court. 11 Commissioner Pelissier asked if this is specifically for veterans that are homeless. 12 Commissioner Rich said no; this is for veterans in general. 13 Cheryl Young pointed out that the contract only identifies current Orange County 14 programs, but there are provisions that allow the addition of other programs for evaluation. She 15 said Veteran's Court can be identified as one of these programs. 16 Commissioner Rich said the program statement says "not limited to ", and this is why she 17 mentioned the addition. 18 Commissioner Dorosin asked if what is drawn on the map actually exists, or if it is based 19 on anything. 20 Jeff Thompson said this drawing was based on an initial site assessment to determine if 21 the property could support the facility. He said this was designed as a boundary for site lines, 22 fence lines, and distances from the roads and the correctional facility. He said it is a general 23 footprint. 24 Commissioner Dorosin asked about the significance of the blue area with lines. 25 Jeff Thompson said this is a safety area between the fence line and the building. He 26 said this area was mandated by the state. 27 Commissioner Rich said the section she was referring to is on page 9. She said the 28 statement says "including, but not limited to the following programs." 29 Chair Jacobs said there is no reason not to add the Veteran's Court. 30 31 A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner Rich to 32 include a reference to the Veterans Court; and to approve a professional services agreement 33 with Solutions for Local Government in the amount of $24,665 to consult with the County 34 regarding jail alternatives; and approve a professional services agreement with Solutions for 35 Local Government in the amount of $26,400 to consult with the County regarding jail facility 36 programming, design guideline development, integration of potential jail alternative programs, 37 and architectural design selection process development. 38 39 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 40 41 b. Rural Curbside Recycling Options 42 The Board considered reviewing funding options for Rural Curbside Recycling in Orange 43 County and providing direction to staff. 44 Michael Talbert said the purpose of tonight is to consider all funding options for rural 45 curbside service. He said Orange County is number one in the state in waste reduction, and 46 the County is working toward the 61 percent goal. He said this will not be an easy or popular 47 decision, and there are people passionate about this issue on both sides. 48 He said all of this is caused by the Lanvelle court decision in Cabarrus County, which 49 states that the County cannot levy a rural curbside fee without statutory authority. He said this 50 fee was levied in the past by a 3R program that went away last year, and the program has been