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FY 2009-10 Proposed Changes to the County Fee Schedule 49 Solid Waste (General Nates aboutlncreases: (1)The MSW and C&D rate has not been raised since 07-08 FY year. There has been significant increase in equipment cost relating to increased fuel cost, maintenance and repair cost, and personnel cost. Also a larger piece of equipment is currently being utilized in the MSW area specirically designed to increase compaction thus increasing operational cost significantly. Vegetative Waste and Clean Wood waste tip fee has not increased since 2002-2003 FY. Increased handling, processing of materials into saleable items, repairs and maintenance of equipment, and increased personnel cost contribute to fee increase request. Fees for Mulch Out have not increases since 06-07 FY. Continued operational cost increases due to aging equipment, personnel cost, fuel cost, site upkeep, etc. necessitates additional price increase. Increase is less than $1 per cubic yard. (2) Orange County's 3-R Fee is afour-tiered fee, including the Basic Fee, Multifamily Fee, Rural Curbside Fee, and Urban Curbside Fee. The Basic (B) Fee is assessed to all improved properties in Orange County, and this fee funds universal recycling services available to all residents throughout the County. The Multifamily (M) Fee is assessed to all units eligible to receive multifamily-style recycling service from cart sites. The Rural Curbside (R) Fee is assessed to ail units in the unincorporated areas of the County that are eligible to receive biweekly rural curbside recycling collection. The Urban Curbside (U) Fee is assessed to ail residential units inside the corporate limits of Carrboro, Chapel Hili, and Hillsborough who are eligible to receive weekly urban curbside recycling collection. The M, R, and U Fees are intended to fully fund the associated collection programs. During Fiscal Year 0809 the Rural and Urban Curbside programs underwent a significant expansion to include the collection of corrugated cardboard at the curb. The addition of corrugated cardboard to these collection programs addressed a long sought citizen demand for this service and has resulted in the increased collection of recyclable materials and has also enabled the Orange County Landfill to ban disposal of corrugated cardboard effective March 1, 2009. However, as projected, the addition of this service has also increased the operating costs for these two programs and has also decreased the value of the materials coilecied as increased labor is needed to sort the paper and prepare it for recycling markets. The necessity to raise the U and R fees for Fiscal 2009/10 was discussed during the Fiscal 2008/09 budget deliberat(ons. Rural Fee (R) Fee: At the present rate of $26/unit /year the Rural Curbside Program is under-funded and will operate at an $186,571 deficit. An R Fee increase of $12 per uhit is projected to generate an additional $157,546 of revenue and will reduce the deficit to an amount that is within the market fluctuations associated with the revenue generated by the sale of materials collected by this program. Urban Curbside (U) Fee: At the present rate of $441unit/year the Urban Curbside Program is under-funded and will operate at a $155,586 deficit, A U Fee increase of $8 per unit is projected to generate an additional $140,820 in revenue and will reduced deficit to an amount less than $1/unit per year. if the U and R Fee increases are approved, for FY 0910 the Rural Curbside Program is still projected to operate with a deficit of $29,025 and the Urban Curbside Program is projected to operate with a deficit of $14,766. Any operating deficit experienced by the Recycling Division is made up by a subsidy from the Solid Waste Enterprise General Fund. ~~r~ ..,, Description Current Fee Proposed Fee FY 2009-10 --- Last Revision Sanitation -School Refuse Collection 6 cubic yard container/scheduled pick u $24.00 $26.00 2001 8 cubic yard container/scheduled pick up $26.00 $28.00 2001 Non-scheduled pick-up $30.00 $35.00 2001 Notes aboutlncreases: School refuse collection fees are not included in the formal fee scheduled, but the board must set the rate. Fuel prices have increased substantially over the years and continue to fluctuate but with an upward trend. Landfill fees for the waste collected have also increased and are proposed to Increase in FY 2009-10. 7 of 7