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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AC1`ION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 16, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Adoption of Technical and Community-Specific Criteria in the Transfer Station <br />Siting Process <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />County Manager's Office <br />Solid Waste Department <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Technical Criteria <br />A. Olver Inc Recommendation <br />B. Preliminary -Working Document <br />C. Evaluation Example <br />D. Joint Memorandum -Towns <br />2. Community-Specific Criteria <br />A. Olver, Inc. Recommendation <br />B. Preliminary -Working Document <br />3. Draft Minutes -May 20, 2008 <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Laura Blackmon, County Manager, 245- <br />2306 <br />Gwen Harvey, Assistant Manager, 245- <br />2307 <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director, <br />968-2285 <br />PURPOSE: <br />To request BOCC receive presentation and background reports from Olver, Inc. on Preliminary <br />Technical and Community-Specific Criteria, receive public comment and input, and consider <br />formal adoption of Final Technical and Final Community-Specific Criteria, incorporating any <br />additional modifications as may be desired: <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The purpose of the work session is to receive presentations, consider public comment, and <br />reach agreement on final Technical and Community-Specific Criteria that will define the <br />Transfer Station Siting process. The BOCC adopted the Final Exclusionary Criteria at its <br />meeting on May 20, 2008. Olver, Inc. will be responsible. for applying the Final Exclusionary, <br />Technical, and Community-Specific Criteria during field exploration for qualifying sites. Provided <br />the BOCC adopts the Technical and Community-Specific Criteria ideally before or by June 24, <br />2008, Olver, Inc. can initiate its active field investigation during the BOCC summer break. <br />Otherwise, active field investigation will need to remain pending until a BOCC decision is made <br />on September 16, 2008 -the first BOCC Transfer Station Siting Work, Session after the <br />summer break. <br />Note: The current BOCC calendar includes a Transfer Station Siting Work Session beginning <br />at 5:30 PM before the regularly scheduled BOCC meeting. This meeting may not be necessary <br />and could be cancelled if the BOCC is able to address and approve the Technical and <br />Community-Specific Criteria at its Work Session on June 16t .) <br />