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2 . o District Centers open six days/week, including Sunday afternoon o Neighborhood Centers open four days/week o Enabling very small commercial or institutional users to gain access to the site for • a fee. Funding: o Implement 3-R Fee type annual household solid waste financing fee similar to or incorporated with the existing 3-R fee (creating a potential `4-R Fee' funding mechanism) o Gradual reduction in general fund financing of Center operations Phasing of Center Upgrades: o Walnut Grove - FY 11/12 o High, Rock - FY 12/13 o Eubanks - FY 13/14 o Ferguson - FY 14/15 o Bradshaw - 15/16 These recommendations also included estimated costs of improvements, phasing plan and revenue options. At the November 2010 BOCC Work Session the Board provided guidance to staff that was understood to include: • If this recommendation is to go forward, an education plan would need to be developed for the public, especially with regard to the annual household fee • Prefer a tiered approach whereby the rural, urban and multi-family sectors are assessed different amounts based roughly on anticipated sector usage • Prefer a phased implementation approach for the annual fee that began at a lower amount and escalated over time, but not with the objective of totally replacing general • fund financing of the SWCCs in the foreseeable future • Interest in expanding proposed hours of operation FINANCIAL IMPACT: There are no financial impacts with regard to receiving and discussing the attached reports. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board provide further direction or guidance to Staff with regard to the revised recommendations and instruct the Manager on if/how the Board wishes to proceed with regard to incorporating these recommendations into the Fiscal 2011/12 budget process. •