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APPROVED 4/15/2008 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TRANSFER STATION SITING WORK SESSION . ~ March 18, 2008 5:30 p.m. The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Transfer Station Siting Work Session on Tuesday, March 1 S, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Serutces Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Moses Carey, Jr., Valerie P. Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, and Mike Nelson • COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geof Gledhill COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager, baura Blackmon, Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey and Willie Best, and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) NOTE: AI..L DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE W THE_GLERK'S OFFICE. PURPOSE: The stated •purpose of the meeting is to finalize and adopt the exclusionary criteria. The general format and schedule for upcoming transfer station siting information sessions will be presented for discussion, feedback, and direction. Information regarding technical criteria, community-specific criteria, and weighting factors will also be presented for discussion, feedback, direction, and public comments. AGENDA: Commissioner Gordon asked if public comment would be allowed on the exclusionary criteria at the April public participation meetings. Ed Schuffler explained that on the flow schematic it states that there is supposed to be a decision on the exclusionary criteria tonight. Commissioner Gordon expressed concern that the Board had not had sufficient discussion about this at the last work session. Commissioner Foushee said that since everyone is not on the same page, then public comment should be allowed tonight on the exclusionary criteria at the beginning, and then on the technical criteria at the end. Commissioner Carey asked when the Board would make a decision on the exclusionary criteria. Chair Jacobs said that the public participation meetings are April 3`~ and April 10~', and the Board has a regular meeting on April 15~'. He suggested making a final decision on exclusionary criteria on April 15`f'. Commissioner Carey agreed. The Clerk said that no one had signed up to speak yet. Chair Jacobs said that the Board would then entertain comment at the end of the meeting. • 1) Review and Discussion of Finalizing Exclusionary Criteria (Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, and Exhibit 3)