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17 1 Commissioner Jacobs said these centers were envisioned as a regional convenience 2 center and as such, does have more services than a smaller site. He said Jeff Thompson was 3 once hired as a value engineer. He suggested that perhaps a value engineer could look at this 4 site and recommend the best design, etc. 5 Gayle Wilson said lessons learned from the Walnut Grove project are proving very 6 helpful and informative. 7 Chair McKee said he is seeing a bottleneck at the recycling and white paper processing 8 areas. He asked if the turn radius for this area is known. 9 Gayle Wilson said he does not know the exact radius at this time but he said it is 10 important as the trucks have to be able to turn. He said it would be rare for all three 11 compactors to operate at the same time. 12 Eric Schopler, Engineer, said the turning radius has been tested successfully with pick- 13 up trucks and trailers. He said this is the best layout possible related to traffic flow with the 14 smaller area available. 15 Chair McKee asked if the proposed new scales would utilize the current in ground part 16 of the scales, by moving it to the north side of the road. 17 Gayle Wilson said a new in-ground scale is being pursued. He said all the components 18 of the current scales are in need of replacement and would simply be left where it is. 19 Chair McKee asked if above ground scale pads had been priced. 20 Eric Schopler said this scale is typical of solid waste scales used everywhere and that 21 the scales are purchased after a bidding process, to insure the lowest cost. 22 Chair McKee asked if this scale is large enough to accommodate tractor trailers. 23 Eric Schopler said yes. 24 Chair McKee asked if the mattress shed could be located on this part of the property. 25 Gayle Wilson said currently 80-90 percent of mattresses that come into the site are 26 recycled but the mattresses must be dry. He said there is currently a fee charged for 27 mattresses and box springs, paying for them to be recycled or disposed of. He said mattresses 28 could be accepted at the convenience centers but those sites are not equipped to handle 29 money, thus the cost for recycling or disposing of the mattresses would have to be absorbed by 30 the County. He said additional staff would be necessary to handle the mattresses. 31 Chair McKee asked if the temporary site will be restored to its original condition once it 32 is no longer needed. 33 Gayle Wilson said DEAPR staff would like for the stone to remain while the chain link 34 fence is removed. 35 Chair McKee said that would be fine as long as the lot does not have the appearance of 36 being abandoned. 37 Commissioner Jacobs asked the Manager if it would help to do some value engineering 38 and asked if it would fit into the time frame. 39 Bonnie Hammersley said value engineering could be completed within this time frame, 40 and staff would look into it. She said this time can also be used to inform the neighborhood of 41 the upcoming changes. 42 Commissioner Dorosin said there would be no report given to the Board, regarding the 43 value engineering, prior to a vote being taken. 44 Commissioner Jacobs said the Board could direct the Manager to come back in 45 September with the total costs of the project. 46 Commissioner Dorosin said bids would be out prior to September. 47 Bonnie Hammersley said the value engineering would be completed prior to the bidding 48 process. She said if the value engineer returns information that sparks concerns, she would 49 inform the Board. 50 Commissioner Jacobs said he would trust the Manager on this.