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Approved 1/6/21 782 Michael Harvey: I want to remind the Board, one of the conditions the applicant has asked for on page 188 is that 783 consideration of LEED certified practices for components of the project where feasible will be incorporated. We've also got 784 standards governing placement of solar, encouraging the placement of solar. 785 786 Adam Beeman: Typically,when big projects like this come in they tend to hire contractors from outside the state. Is there 787 any way we can get a commitment from you guys to hire local contractors? 788 789 Stan Beard: Typically,we have 2 or 3 fairly major general contractors who build our buildings.They've built them for years 790 and they know how to do them. But what they do is they come to every single locale and figure out who their local subs are 791 going to be. I've given data before, I just don't have it at my fingertips, local construction dollars are a big part of our project. 792 A lot of local sizable subcontractor will have opportunity to be part of this project. 793 794 Michael Harvey: I have some additional review of conditions and discussion on stormwater, signage, and traffic 795 management issues. 796 797 Michael Reviewed the Draft Conditions Contained in Attachment 9 from Pg. 166 to Pg. 188 including potential stormwater 798 conditions to address concerns over impacts to the Seven Mile Creek Preserve area south of the Interstate, signage height, 799 and access management for the project. Michael also read into the minutes an email from Steve Ramarge on the closure of 800 westbound Exit 160 and possible modifications to the proposed traffic access management plan for the Project that could 801 preserve the exit as currently configured. 802 803 David Blankfard: Can I get a motion to add the requirement discussed that the hotel have interior hallways. 804 805 MOTION by Melissa Poole to adopt the condition that any hotel is interior accessed. Seconded by Randy Marshall. 806 807 ROLLCALL VOTE: 808 Randy Marshall: Yes 809 Kim Piracci: Yes 810 Adam Beeman: Yes 811 Susan Hunter: Yes 812 Patricia Roberts: Yes 813 Alexandra Allman Yes 814 Melissa Poole: Yes 815 David Blankfard: Yes 816 Carrie Fletcher Yes 817 MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 818 819 Adam Beeman: I would like the applicant to commit to a minimum of 30 spaces for a commuter park and ride so people 820 can park their cars there and hitch a ride with someone else to work and there is no worry about being stuck in a lot getting 821 towed away. 822 823 Beth Trahos: There is an area identified on the master plan to be utilized by the County in some in form or fashion to 824 support transit. If that was the route the County chose to take it could certainly be accommodated given the designation 825 and commitments made as a part of the master plan. 826 827 Adam Beeman: I don't know if their future plan is the bus stop or it's a train station. I know a lot of people travel through 828 there and it would be nice for people to drop their car and catch a ride. It would be nice to have that designation. 829 830 Stan Beard: We have reserved development area 6 for a public transit facility to be determined by all of us. When we hear 831 park and ride we get a little jumpy and so we would definitely work with you on what that looks like as far as security, 832 lighting and rules, etc. In some conversations park and rides weren't that great but that maybe an actual bus stop/drop off 833 would be more in line with what Orange County wanted. If you guys want to figure out a way to manage that development 834 area 6 we're all for it. We would be respectfully careful about what that was but yes we will work with you. 835 Michael Harvey: Would it be sufficient if the Planning Board took the position in its recommendation that the County 836 Commissioners consider as part of development area 6, a park and ride amenity as part of the regional transportation 837 efforts would that address your concern?