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Approved May 21, 2008 Page 2 of 5 2 demonstrated the connection between transportation and other uses and issues that must be coordinated to create 53 an efficient and holistic transportation system. 54 55 Sam Lasris indicated that comments could be made and sent to the Planning Board by the 14th. Karen Lincoln 56 reiterated that the consultant had requested all comments by the 14th. 57 58 Paul Guthrie stated that Nancy’s approach to the Transportation Element made the package better. He stated the 59 lack of vision in the draft Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan put together by the consultant was a 60 concern and asked how it would be used. 61 62 Jan Grossman said that the wordsmithing should not be the most important issue. 63 64 Karen Lincoln stated that Commissioner Gordon had asked that the OUTBoard comment regarding criteria for citing 65 a solid waste transfer station. The consultant doing the solid waste transfer study is holding public input sessions 66 April 3rd and April 10th. 67 68 MOTION made by Bryn Smith to add this item to the agenda. Seconded by Karen Barrows. 69 VOTE: Unanimous 70 71 Commissioner Gordon stated that she did not feel well and may not be able to stay for the entire meeting, although 72 she would try to stay. She explained that the solid waste transfer station siting committee was developing three sets 73 of criteria: 74 • Exclusionary criteria stipulating areas where development is prohibited by federal, state, or local laws or 75 regulations and other factors that may significantly impact the environment, facility costs, or project 76 implementation; 77 • Technical criteria regarding specific engineering, operation, and transportation parameters that should be 78 considered to assure that sites are feasible from a technical design, environmental, and economic prospective; 79 and 80 • Community-specific criteria to consider the impacts that the facility will have on the surrounding community. 81 She suggested that the OUTBoard might wish to provide comment regarding technical criteria for siting the transfer 82 station. For example, the transfer station should not be sited on a road designated by Orange County’s Bicycle Plan 83 as a priority bicycle route. 84 85 Pascale Mittendorf asked about the definition of a transfer station. Commissioner Gordon explained that Orange 86 County does not have a site for a new landfill. The County will contract with another governmental jurisdiction to 87 dispose of the County’s solid waste. 88 89 Pascale Mittendorf asked about the location. Commissioner Gordon answered that the location had not yet been 90 decided. 91 92 Bryn Smith stated that such facility should not be located on a designated bicycle route because the conflict of truck 93 traffic and bicycle traffic on Orange County’s narrow shouldered roads would not be desirable. 94 95 Jan Grossman also suggested that the site should also not be located somewhere the transfer station traffic would 96 have to travel over designated bicycle routes to access it. He noted that the present site was not a bicycle route. 97 98 Sam Lasris asked if the board would be in favor of doing this. 99 100 MOTION made by Karen Barrows to make a recommendation that bicycle route and travel on bicycle routes will be 101 minimized. Seconded by Jan Grossman. 102 VOTE: (10 yes, 1 no) 103 104