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Draft 5. Rural Residential Waste Franchise 6. Introduction to Decision Points, Recommendations and Proposed Implementation Timeline on Solid Waste and Recycling in Unincorporated Areas of Orange County(staff memo) 7. Technical Summary Memorandum for Unincorporated Area Waste and Recycling Planning 8. Recycling in the Unincorporated Areas (staff inemo) 9. Solid Waste Collection in the Unincorporated area(staff inemo) 10. Orange County Rural Area Solid Waste Management System Improvements 11. OC Solid Waste Plan-Unincorporated Area: Prioritizing/Weighting Program Goals 12.Follow-up to Decision Points,Recommendations and Proposed Implementation Timeline on Solid Waste and Recycling in Unincorporated Areas of Orange County (staff inemo) 13. OC Solid Waste Plan-Unincorporated Area: Prioritized/Weighted Program Goals 14.Follow-up to November 17 Work Group meeting on Solid Waste and Recycling in Unincorporated Areas of Orange County (staff inemo) 15.Update on Future of Design,Location, Operation and Financing of Solid Waste Convenience Centers Long-term financial analysis and re-organizational issues are critical areas of concern that have not yet been thoroughly addressed. Some prior financial and organizational analysis was conducted but is not included here as it currently being overhauled and reevaluated. A key change is the addition of the Sanitation Division to the enterprise fund beginning in 2010-11.An upcoming significant and mandatory expense is the closing the MSW landfill,the cost of which will be a key determinant of the fiscal future of the solid waste enterprise fund. Potential Future Areas for Solid Waste Plan Decision-Making Planning and development of options for the unincorporated areas' solid waste has been very detailed and received a lot of the Work Group's attention in the past year.. Despite detailed reporting and analysis there has been no recommendation or action on the future of commercial recycling. Further consideration of C&D management and regulatory measures to enhance waste reduction has been deferred. Closure of the MSW lined landfill and subsequent alternative management of MSW remains as major tasks on the near horizon. Below is an annotated list of key issues that may be addressed as part of future solid waste planning: • Financial plannin�: When the MSW landfill closes, enterprise fund revenues will be substantially reduced. While MSW operational expenses will sitmificantly reduce overall costs assumin�the County remains committed to its 61%waste reduction �oal and other pro�rams and obligations1wi11 necessitate development of new revenue sources or pro�ram cuts to maintain fiscal solvency and sustainabilitv. • Solid Waste Convenience Centers' financing, desi�n, location and oneration:this may be the single most pressing element of the plan to undertake in the next twelve months and it affects all of the County as all taxpayers support the convenience centers and they are used broadly, 17