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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> May 4, 2006 <br /> Approved June 1 , 2006 <br /> 6 . Other Business <br /> • Wilson states that I met with representative of Habitat for Humanity . They are still <br /> interested . I have a letter from the County Planning Department that was sent to <br /> them [Habitat for Humanity] which puts in writing their interpretation of the rules <br /> and limitation on retail activity on Eubanks Road . It is sort of a soft no, however the <br /> local governments could through an amendment to the joint planning agreement <br /> change it where it could be allowed . Or they thought if the County as a local <br /> government wanted to operate it, it might be allowable . Where we go with this 1 <br /> don' t know . <br /> • Pollock states that RRSI are due to get us the draft report this week . The trajectory <br /> looks like if received by tomorrow, staff would turn around comments to them within <br /> a week and back to us the following week . Our objective is to get it out there before <br /> the end of the fiscal year so that the elected officials might have some marching orders <br /> for the summer . <br /> Wilson states that there are some complications because the elected officials have <br /> accelerated meetings related to the budget and they will probably want to be <br /> accommodated to the extent as possible for their schedule . <br /> • Sassaman states that the County is going through an environmental responsibility <br /> exercise . In March I received a letter from Barry that lists ten objectives but we had a <br /> full agenda in April, so I didn' t bring it up until now . Two of them have been put into <br /> our hopper - continue to aggressively pursue waste reduction and recycling efforts <br /> including the reduction of paper, continue to expand and formally adopt the use of <br /> green building standards, construct new facility, deconstruct outdated facilities in a <br /> way that is eco -friendly utilizes energy conserving measures and minimizes impact <br /> on the environment . For each of these we are to come up with action strategies to <br /> promote . <br /> Wilson states that Blair has prepared a draft and will give to you all soon that you all <br /> can add to or delete from . <br /> Smith asks for the definition of " green' . <br /> Sassaman states that it means environmentally friendly . There is a certification for a <br /> building the meets certain standards . <br /> Wilson gives examples : waste minimization, energy efficiency, and use of recycled <br /> materials <br /> 7 <br />