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• what are some of the non-standard/atypical materials being considered for use • discuss the parking area and outdoor lighting • what is being considered for shading and surface water runoff • will the collection trucks be parked there • if truck parking was moved there in the future, where would they likely be parked • are there any easements at the southern end of the lot is the project being planned taking into consideration that Eubanks Road may sometime be widened and could we be asked to grant more right of way • what additional traffic will be generated on Eubanks Road by this facility • how sensitive are septic fields to traffic • what are other possibilities for septic field locations • what is the estimated cost of the building • what is the project timeline assuming the BOCC proceeds with the project • will we have to wait until after the winter to begin construction The project timeline at this point contemplates completion of the final design and construction documents by mid-August, completion of bid documents in late September or early October, solicitation of bids in mid-October, and award of construction bids by the BOCC in late November. If the BOCC endorses this general timeline, staff plan to present a project progress report at the August 22, 2006 BOCC meeting. Barring extraordinary problems or delays, the facility should be completed and move-in targeted for late summer to fall 2007. The lease to the current Solid Waste administrative facilities expires December 31, 2006. The Town of Chapel Hill Public Works Department plans to vacate the site by January 1, 2007., Informal discussions with UNC Facilities staff suggest that the University will likely be receptive to considering a new short-term lease to the County for the period necessary for the new Solid Waste Operations Center to be completed and for the existing modular office unit to be moved from University property. Consistent with recent Board practice, Solid Waste staff plan to coordinate with Environment and Resource Conservation Department staff to engage the services of a consultant to perform a cultural and archeological assessment of the approximate 10-acre site. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding far the design of the facility has already been included in the Solid Waste Management Department's 2005-06 operating budget. Construction of the new facility will be addressed through debt financing to be repaid from revenues earmarked in future years in the Solid Waste/Landfill Operations Enterprise Fund. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1) receive for information the discussion points noted above from the May 31 neighborhood meeting; 2) direct staff to engage a qualified consultant to conduct a cultural and archaeological survey of the Solid Waste Operations Center property; and 3) endorse the general project timeline outlined above, including a status report on detailed design of the facility to the BOCC at the August 22, 2006 meeting.