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REVISED 3/26/07 (abstract only) Changes In Italics • Reconsider Timeline o review existing transfer station development timeline to bring up to date and sharpen/extend to the extent possible Siting Criteria . o what criteria did staff use for preliminary review of properties referred for consideration o what criteria did the SWAB use for that Board's consideration of its recommendation o provide listing of prospective criteria for a local search, such as available infrastructure including water and sewer, appropriate zoning, etc. o what is average time for acounty-wide transfer station site search • Destination of Transferred Waste o should the County proceed, simultaneously with a transfer station site search, with selecting a landfill outside the County to receive the County's solid waste The attached report addresses these issues. Options available to the Baard include: 7. Approve construction of the proposed transfer station at the Solid Waste Facility on Eubanks Road. 2. Direct staff to conduct a formal site selection process to be completed within one year with the following guidelines in determining the locations to be evaluated according to established criteria. The sites to be considered must: a, have access to electric, water and sewer utilities b, be in close proximity to the County's center of waste generation c. have the proper zoning to allow for use as a transfer station d. be large enough to enable the collection and processing of recycling and household hazardous waste e. be configured in a manner to mitigate visual, noise, odor and vermin impacts on the surrounding properties 3. Hire an outside consultant to conduct a formal site selection process to be completed within one year with the guidelines listed in Option #2. It should be noted that based on the solid waste interlocal agreement, the County is the responsible party and is required to address this issue. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the Board receiving the attached information. Depending on the final site selected, there could be property acquisition costs, costs for preliminary engineering assessments of one or more candidate sites, and costs to design, permit and construct the transfer station. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the information provided and provide staff with any additional questions, comments or direction that will lead to a final transfer station site decision.