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10 <br />SOLID WASTE WORK GROUP SWCC RECOMMENDATIONS <br />2. OPERATION <br />a. Goal is access to a site at least 6 or 7 days a week for both northern and southern <br />tiers accomplished through overlapping hours/days of access <br />i. Strive for simplicity and consistency in hours of access <br />ii. Some of these hours could extend until 7 pm in the evening <br />iii. Public input will be used for identifying important access hours <br />iv. User, as well as operator, needs will be considered in process <br />b. To reach this goal, priority would be given to adding days and hours of operation <br />from current base starting point (reduced due to budget constraints) as funding <br />becomes available <br />c. Starting point for access is: <br />i. District centers would be open 6 days per week <br />ii. Neighborhood centers would be open up to 4 days a week <br />d. Methodological "recurring evaluation" would be completed the year after each <br />phase of upgrades is completed and periodically thereafter to evaluate access and <br />adjust hours as needed to reach goal, to increase recycling capacity, etc. <br />3. FUNDING -The Work Group recommended a scenario that relies on an annual <br />household fee, tied, if possible, to the current 3-R Fee billing structure (aka a "4-R" fee) <br />to cover SWCC operation and capital requirements for upgrades with the expectation of <br />reduced and/or eventual elimination of General Fund support. Key features include: <br />a. 3-R Fee changed to incorporate SWCC operating and funding requirements <br />b. Enterprise fund based and use of the General Fund reduced and/or eliminated <br />c. Could have "level of use component" <br />i. Based on type of user (rural, urban, multi-family) <br />d. Allow charging for certain types of items/customers <br />i. Allow small commercial users and charge on using an account system <br />ii. Would be ok to charge for large hard-to-handle items (e.g. large bulkies) <br />RECOMMENDED PHASING AND TIMELINE <br />The Work Group recommends the following timing for phasing in the SWCC upgrades: <br />PHASE 1-NORTHERN TIER STRATEGY <br />• Walnut Grove SWCC fully modernized District SWCC Site by close of FY 2012/13 <br />o Includes added materials, at grade dumping, compactors, HHW, mulch sales, paving <br />o Open six days a week (closed Wednesday) <br />10/27/10 ORANGE COUNTY SOLID WASTE Page 2 of 8 <br />