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2 MEMORANDUM To: Orange County Board of Commissioners John Link, County Manager From: Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director Subject: Alternative Financing for Solid Waste Date: August 30, 2000 This memorandum provides supplemental information to aid in the discussion of alternative financing for solid waste programs and services. Some key issues for discussion are cited below: • What is the basis of the funding requirements for current or future activities that likely cannot be met by existing sources of funding? • replacement of discontinued C&D disposal revenue (if no new C&D disposal facility pursued) • replacement of discontinued MSW disposal revenue once MSW landfill reaches capacity • funding C&D recycling and waste reduction programs/services • funding implementation of Solid Waste Management Plan for reaching Orange County waste reduction goals which presently includes materials processing (MRF), significantly expanded collection programs, public education, etc. • expanded public education and outreach programs • What is the estimated amount of the funding requirements and when will the funding be needed? Once decisions are made regarding the issue the key issues of C&D disposal, and the Solid Waste Management Plan are made, staff can prepare reliable estimates of funding requirements. Absent these decisions, numerous assumptions must be made in order to arrive at an "order of magnitude" estimate. • When would the additional funding be required? If a decision is made not to pursue a new in-County C&D disposal facility this fall, staff will need to develop the coming budget with an eye towards replacing approximately $1.2 million in annual C&D disposal revenue that would not be realized by FY 2002-03. Moreover, if C&D recycling and waste reduction programs are implemented in FY 2000-01, additional funding will most likely be required in FY 2001-02.