Minutes - 20080916 - Transfer Station

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1 Progress Overview 2 1. Selection of Final Candidate Sites for Community-Specific Evaluation 3 • Based upon Technical Evaluation 6 Sites are Recommended as Candidate 4 Sites for Community-Specific Evaluation 5 6 Technical Site Evaluation Summary 7 8 Next Phase 9 1. Upon Approval by BOCC Conduct Public Input Meetings for Recommended 10 Candidate Sites 11 2. Public Input Meeting 12 • Presentation and Discussion of Technical Evaluation 13 • Receive Community-Specific Evaluation Input from the Public regarding the 14 Proposed Candidate Sites 15 3. Conduct Community-Specific Evaluation of Candidate Sites 16 4. Prepare Initial Ranking of Candidate Sites 17 5. Present Results to BOCC at October 21, 2008 Work Session 18 19 20 Bob Sallach of Olver explained that site 304 had an amendment file that would exclude 21 development of the site, so it was removed. 22 The ten sites that were chosen are shown on Exhibit 2. According to the rankings and 23 scoring, the top two sites are very highly ranked in comparison to the other sites. There is 24 another break at sites five and six. He is asking that the community-specific criteria be applied 25 to the top six sites. If the Board approves these six sites, then the sites will be taken to three 26 community meetings to receive public input. 27 28 Commissioner Nelson said that three of the sites were dropped from consideration —826, 29 717, and 010. He asked why these were dropped. Bob Sallach made reference to the point 30 totals in terms of total points. The top two sites were in the mid 600's and then there was a 31 band of four sites that were very close in total points. 32 Commissioner Nelson verified that this was a subjective decision and a logical break 33 point. 34 In answer to a question from Commissioner Carey, Bob Sallach made reference to the 35 project schedule and meeting timeline and said that the process is being followed. He thinks 36 that the process should be redefined before going forward, because everyone is not on the 37 same page as anticipated. 38 Commissioner Nelson said that there was a lot of public input on the creation of the 39 community-specific criteria and he feels that this is a good package. He thinks that they should 40 be applied before the sites are taken out to public hearing. He thinks that this goal has been 41 accomplished. 42 Chair Jacobs said that it does not make sense to him to solicit public comment, give 43 values to the community-specific criteria, and then not apply them before going out into the 44 community. The logic to him is to take the ten sites that are remaining, not six, and apply the 45 criteria to all of them. He thinks that the ordering of the ten would be significantly different if this 46 were done. He does not want a process that will prolong people's discomfort, anger, and sense 47 of betrayal by the Board of County Commissioners. 48 Bob Sallach said that he would like to move forward with defining the process that the 49 County Commissioners want the consultants to follow, from this point on. 50 Commissioner Carey said that he would like to ask the consultants to apply the 51 community-specific criteria, but the question becomes what to take to the public for comment.