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Commissioner Pelissier said the issue is the first sentence, and she noted that the <br /> second sentence further defines the rural buffer. <br /> Michael Harvey said the rural buffer is the composition of many independent sub- <br /> categories that provide specificity. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he would be more satisfied if this said the rural buffer is in part <br /> defined, but he can live with Commissioner Pelissier's point. <br /> Chair Jacobs referred to page 95 and the definition of a commercial stable, which is <br /> prohibited in a lot of areas. He said there are no real numbers to define when stable becomes <br /> defined as commercial. He asked if there is a number for this. <br /> Michael Harvey said there is a riding stable land use that is permitted by right or by <br /> class b special use permitting. He said the goal was to provide a distinction from boarding <br /> horses on your property and someone who wants to board a large number of horses and what <br /> is acceptable in terms of capacity. <br /> Chair Jacobs said it would be nice to have clarification on the difference to make this <br /> self apparent. <br /> Michael Harvey said this can be defined in advance of the September 4th hearing. <br /> VOTE: 6 -1 (Commissioner Gordon) <br /> e. Proposal to Create a Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) <br /> The Board considered creating a multijurisdictional task force of one year's duration to <br /> articulate, investigate, and propose collaborative solutions for solid waste issues confronting <br /> Orange County; the towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough; and the University of <br /> North Carolina at Chapel Hill. <br /> Chair Jacobs said this was based on the Board's conversation at their work session. <br /> He said this lists some parameters as to what a group might discuss. He said there has been <br /> discussion of having the Commissioners volunteer at the next meeting to be on this group. He <br /> said the clerk would advertise for public positions if this is approved, and the elected officials <br /> and UNC participants would choose among the applicants. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he took this to the managers' breakfast on Friday, and two of the <br /> three said there was no problem with getting people appointed in June. He said the mayors <br /> were comfortable with moving forward. He said the purpose of this item was to consider things <br /> in context and with input from partners, moving expeditiously and having interconnected and <br /> well articulated short and long term goals. <br /> Commissioner Price asked about the number of representatives and whether this was <br /> weighted voting. <br /> Donna Baker said this was just the way the positions were listed and numbered, but <br /> there is no weighted voting. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if Hillsborough and UNC had representatives on the original <br /> SWAB. <br /> Chair Jacobs said SWAB had a UNC position, but the university never appointed <br /> anyone and sent a staff person instead, so they were never officially a member. He does not <br /> remember if Hillsborough had one or not. <br /> Commissioner Rich said she attended some meetings years ago, and she did not <br /> remember any one from Hillsborough being there. She asked if Chair Jacobs has spoken with <br /> any at UNC about this. <br /> Chair Jacobs said no. He said he and Commissioner McKee were waiting for the new <br /> manager to set up a meeting with the new Chancellor. He said there has been discussion of <br />