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' franchise or other type of agreement, or a determination that no franchise or other type of agreement is required for the proposed recycling center facility. . . provided that such agreement or determination does not interfere with any existing contract the County may have Vice Chairman O ' Bryan requested information on the applicant ' s plan for mitigating any groundwater impacts . James Golden, Professional Geologist & Principal Hydrogeologist, HSA Golden Engineering, 100 East Pine Street, Suite 605 , Orlando , responded that the leachate or other runoff from the piles is of such a minute nature, it is not regulated by the State. Vice Chairman O ' Bryan sought assurance that the applicant would adhere to the material storage limits as the maximum volume at any given time for each category allowed on site, with the concrete piles not to exceed 1 , 500 cubic yards . He agreed with Commissioner Solari that many concerns have been addressed, but had reservations about the lack of a solid business plan for marketing the recycled materials . Commissioner Davis sought and received confirmation from Attorney Polackwich that granting the approval today would not constitute a violation of an existing franchise agreement . Commissioner Flescher related that his concerns regarding incidental hazardous materials have been dispelled . He wanted to make sure, however, that there would be no "soft openings" in the enclosed building (tipping area) mentioned in the site plans . Attorney Segal confirmed that this would be a condition of being able to commence operations , and provided additional details on the tipping and drainage areas . Chairman Wheeler expressed support for the facility' s new location. However, he was concerned about inequities that might arise because Republic Services must share its recycling proceeds with the County, and there is no similar provision for the applicant. He also wondered BK 141 PG 847 December 20, 2011 17