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6 Attachment 2 Unincorporated County Waste Management Planning January 4, 2010 Solid Waste Planning Goals for Evaluation of Rural Waste Management Issues The prioritization of goals to guide decision making with regard to unincorporated area waste issues was completed by the Work Group and resulted in the ranking shown below. The ranking has meeting the 61 % diversion goal as receiving the strongest support resulting in a weighting of 28.9%. Safety is second at 18.7%. Cost-effective operations third at 18.6%. Sustainable funding system fourth at 15.2%. Reduced environmental impact fifth at 12.6% and cost equity last at 5.9%. Based on those priorities, an overarching principle for design and operation of the centers needs to support recycling and waste reduction while enabling users to minimize what is actually discarded. Weighting of Program Goals for Unincorporated Area Scenarios Final Ranking Rank Points Weight Develop a system that encourages recycling - - to reach 61 % waste reduction goal 1 12.73 28.9% Promote safe and effective materials handling at home, at convenience centers and along collection routes by residents, business owners and staff- e.g. low loading 2 8.24 18.7% Provide more efficient cost effective operations -lower operating costs with investment of capital where required 3 8.20 18.6% Provide sustainable, predictable sources of funding -retain and expand program services to reach goals and avoid cutting services during budget crisis 4 6.71 15.2% Reduce environmental impacts of waste and recycling -air pollution, noise, traffic, carbon footprint, road wear and tear, etc. 5 5.55 12.6% Create Cost Equity -Those who use it more would pay more? 6 2.58 5.9% Neighborhood/District Network Option Solid Waste Convenience Centers SWCC The Solid Waste Planning Work Group (Work Group) has been discussing Solid Waste Convenience Center (SWCC) and other rural waste management issues due in part to the recent public interest in budget related service reduction recommendations. This update does not attempt to comprehensively describe the various alternatives and issues considered or discussed as this is a work in progress for the Work Group but only highlight a small portion of the Work Group's effort on the subject. This update will focus on summarizing the center upgrade options considered and the SWCC service scenario that scored/ranked highest on the Work Group's adopted program goals and weighting factors -the Neighborhood/District option for the future of SWCCs in Orange County. This concept (see attached map and figures) was first introduced by Commissioner Jacobs and was one of five SWCC development scenarios discussed at the December 15, 2009 Work Group meeting. A December 15 report discussed by the Work Group outlines the broader issues and scenarios in more detail and also outlined some longer term funding options.