Orange County NC Website
1 <br /> APPROVED 4/15/2008 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> TRANSFER STATION SITING WORK SESSION <br /> March 18, 2008 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Transfer Station Siting Work <br /> Session on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in <br /> Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Moses <br /> Carey, Jr., Valerie P. Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, and Mike Nelson <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geof Gledhill <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County Manager <br /> Gwen Harvey and Willie Best, and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will <br /> be identified appropriately below) <br /> NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> The stated purpose of the meeting is to finalize and adopt the exclusionary criteria. The <br /> general format and schedule for upcoming transfer station siting information sessions will be <br /> presented for discussion, feedback, and direction. Information regarding technical criteria, <br /> community-specific criteria, and weighting factors will also be presented for discussion, <br /> feedback, direction, and public comments. <br /> AGENDA: <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked if public comment would be allowed on the exclusionary <br /> criteria at the April public participation meetings. <br /> Ed Schuffler explained that on the flow schematic it states that there is supposed to be <br /> a decision on the exclusionary criteria tonight. <br /> Commissioner Gordon expressed concern that the Board had not had sufficient <br /> discussion about this at the last work session. <br /> Commissioner Foushee said that since everyone is not on the same page, then public <br /> comment should be allowed tonight on the exclusionary criteria at the beginning, and then on <br /> the technical criteria at the end. <br /> Commissioner Carey asked when the Board would make a decision on the <br /> exclusionary criteria. Chair Jacobs said that the public participation meetings are April 3`d <br /> and April 10th, and the Board has a regular meeting on April 15th. He suggested making a <br /> final decision on exclusionary criteria on April 15th. Commissioner Carey agreed. <br /> The Clerk said that no one had signed up to speak yet. <br /> Chair Jacobs said that the Board would then entertain comment at the end of the <br /> meeting. <br /> 1) Review and Discussion of Finalizing Exclusionary Criteria (Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, <br /> and Exhibit 3) <br />