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Most recently the applicant has included as another mitigation measure to retrofit the existing plant to produce a warm asphalt mix in 2012 for implementation by 2013. No impact triggered this mitigation measure it is self imposed in trying to address the concerns raised by the neighborhood regarding odor. Also, I would like to address the Commissions concerns regarding the haul route and the cap of a maximum of 125 nights. The facility does not have a coarse aggregate supply of materials, 30% of asphalt is comprised of sand and this site has a supply of sand transferred by conveyor belt. The applicant is willing to revise the language in the Staff Report regarding the 125 nights, however,the statement is clear that the project can not exceed 125 nights. Also,there is a condition that a maximum of 140 trucks per night can leave the facility. The noise analysis confirmed that about 2,000 vehicles travel up and down River Road in a 24-hour period. In a 14 day period about 1,100 trucks traveled out of the Munn and Perkins facility, so they are not responsible for all the traffic that goes up and down River Road. The opposition would have the Commission lean towards the fact that most of the traffic comes from Munn and Perkins but that is not true. Again,this project is a shift to respond to a market trend and is not an increase in truck traffic. Munn and Perkins would not operate a full staff during the day, but, shift the day time operations to night as well as employees and trucks.Also,the cap for the maximum amount of asphalt that can be produced is determined by the Air Board. Attebery stated, "In terms of clarification regarding new mitigation or additional mitigation. The use of a retired sheriff to police the speed of trucks is a new mitigation measure and was not used during the most recent nighttime operation." However, there was an employee monitoring the speed of trucks and this resulted in a 4db reduction in truck noise. Commissioner Hamilton asked the question of, "What is the ratio of company trucks compared to sub haulers?" Attebery stated, "That when the sub haulers take on a job they become employees of George Reed." Jeff Reed stated, "That there are State and County Requirements that mandate a percentage of jobs must be allocated for disable and disadvantaged." Commissioner Morri, asked, "If any material comes from Clements to the Munn and Perkins facility." Jeff Reed, clarified, "No,the Clement Plant supplies North County projects and Amador County, Lodi and State Route 26 &88 projects." Commissioner Hamilton, asked, "Where does the asphalt material come from?Where is it imported from? Where does the recycled asphalt come from?" Jeff Reed, responded, "Typically the asphalt binder comes from a refinery terminal in Elk Grove or Bay Area refineries, the asphalt rubber is taken to a secondary site where it is blended with rubber before it's hauled and additives are added to suppress the 1-12S. Generally,the recycled asphalt is coming back from the project site of where the project is located to the facility." Commissioner Nickerson, asked, "Is Hydrogen Sulfide (1-12S) used in this process?Where is the smell coming from?" Jeff Reed, responded, "Vulcanization for the process is where the Hydrogen Sulfide comes from, because tires have sulfur in them." The additive that is used in the process for making the rubberized asphalt locks in the Hydrogen Sulfide so it does not volatilize. Also, by going to warm mix you will not have the problem of volatilizing. PC MINUTES PC: 2-2-12