HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-21-2008 - e 1 earlyORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 21, 2008
Action Agenda
Item No.
SUBJECT: Re ort on Communit -S ecific Criteria Results
DEPARTMENT:
County Manager's Office
Solid Waste Department
PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Exhibit 1: Technical Criteria Evaluation
Summary (September 16, 2008)
Exhibit 2: Community-Specific Criteria
Evaluation Summary
Exhibit 3 -Technical Criteria and
Community-Specific Criteria (Ranking and
Score)
Exhibit 4 -Site Maps for Community-
Specific Criteria
Exhibit 5 -Orange County Site Plan
Approval Process
Exhibit 6 -Draft Minutes -Work Session
September 16, 2008
Exhibit 7 -Agenda Item -Work Session
October 14, 2008
Exhibit 8 -PENDING
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Blackmon, County Manager, 245-
2306
Gwen Harvey, Assistant Manager, 245-
2307
Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director,
968-2285
PURPOSE:
To receive a report by Olver, Inc. to the Board on the results of applying the Community-
Specific Criteria to the ten candidate Waste Transfer Station sites presented at the Work
Session on September 16, 2008
BACKGROUND:
At the Transfer Station Work Session in September the Board authorized Olver, Inc. to conduct
its independent application of the approved Community-Specific Criteria to ten active candidate
sites and to bring the results to the next Work Session on October 21. Public meetings on
subject sites and the use of a Public Information Input Form were not authorized. Olver, Inc.
was also directed to bring back its findings from applying the Technical Criteria.
The ten active candidate sites (not in rank order) are:
1) Site 573 - 88.6 Acres, SR 1223 0.6 mile west of SR 1009 (Old 86)
2) Site 857 - 80.5 Acres, off SR 1223.0.3 mile west of SR 1009 (Old 86)
3) Site 826 - 75.6 Acres, US 70, 0.08 mile west of Lawrence Road
4) Site 669- 235.8 Acres, Eubanks Road
5) Site 717- 151.8 Acres, Dodson Crossroad 2.2 miles north of NC 54
6) Site 010 - 63.8 Acres, 0.8 mile west of Dodson Crossroad on NC 54
7) Site 696 - 42.2 Acres, NC 54 @ intersection with Orange Grove Road
8) Site 759 - 43 Acres, 0.3 miles west of Orange Grove Road on NC 54
9) Site 779 - 85.5 Acres, 1.0 mile west of Orange Grove Road on NC 54
10)Site 056 -148.8 Acres, 0.7 mile west of Orange Grove Road on NC 54
Note: Acreage provided is the candidate site in its entirety and not limited to the Transfer Station alone.
The BOCC indicated on September 16 that it wanted the opportunity to review the results of the
Technical Criteria -and the Community-Specific Criteria side by side. The Board will then provide
further feedback and direction to County management and the consultants on which candidate
sites to move forward in the process to achieve a final Waste Transfer Station site selection by
the projected date of November 18, 2008. See Exhibits 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Exhibit 5 is a description of the Site Plan Approval Process that would be administered by
Planning once a final site is selected. Exhibit 6 is the draft of minutes from the Waste Transfer
Station Work Session on September 16tH
An intermediate step was the inclusion of an item on the Board Work Session for October 14tH
to initiate discussion of various public participation strategies. No decision was made and no
sites were specifically addressed. The Board will make its final determination on candidate sites
going forward and the means of gathering meaningful public participation going forward in the
process at the Transfer Station Work Session on October 21, 2008.
Exhibit 7 is a copy of the agenda item from the October 14t" Work Session for review and
reference.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no direct financial impact associated with the Board discussion of the report and
subsequent direction to County management and Olver, Inc. There will likely be substantial
costs to the County (Solid Waste Enterprise Fund) in the overall land acquisition, design and
development of a selected site and the permitting and construction of the actual facility along
with any ancillary features the BOCC may authorize. Exhibit 8, a forecast of Fund revenues
and expenditures, in anticipation of major capital projects; i~.e., the transfer station and landfill
closure, is under development and will be provided to the Board in advance of October 21.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Manager recommends the Board:
1. Review and discuss the presentation and background reports/documentation from Olver,
Inc. on findings from the Technical and Community-Specific Criteria
2. Receive public comment and input
3. Authorize preferred strategy for next steps in public participation leading to final site
selection