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20 <br />modernization/improvements) for a period of two yeazs. In the third yeaz the annual • <br />household fee funding obligation would increase to 50% of Sanitation Division revenue <br />requirements and remain at that 50% of total Sanitation Division revenue requirements <br />indefmitely. This approach could reduce the general fund funding of the enterprise <br />fund's Sanitation Division by about a million dollars annually beginning in FY 2013/14. <br />The hours of operation of the SWCCs are proposed to be expanded as a part of this <br />recommendation. The two District Centers aze assumed to be expanding from their <br />current 4/day/week schedule to 5.5 days/week upon completion of their respective <br />improvements. The District Center schedule is suggested at being open on Monday, <br />Tuesday, Thursday lam to 6pm, Saturday lam to Spm, and Sunday lpm to Spm. It <br />would be possible to modify this schedule to include being open one hour later each day <br />or other schedules as the BOCC desires and funding is available. <br />All Neighborhood Centers are proposed to have operating hours Monday, Tuesday, and <br />Friday lam to 6pm and Saturday lam to Spm. This includes restoring Bradshaw-Quarry <br />Road site hours to four days per week from the current two days per week operation. <br />Again, it would be possible to modify this schedule to include being open one hour later <br />each day or other schedules as the BOCC desires and funding is available. With the <br />exception of Wednesday, a SWCC would be predictably open for use each day of the <br />week. It is Staff s recommendation that all centers remain closed one day per week to <br />allow center operators one regular day off per week and allow for periodic training, <br />routine site maintenance and other activities where the site is cleaz and all operators are • <br />available together. <br />Finally, should the BOCC wish to proceed with further consideration of the center <br />improvements and upgrades, and contemplate implementation of the center <br />improvements, extended hours of operation and efficiency gains and initiation of a <br />modest annual tiered household fee, a public education and outreach plan would be <br />developed and implemented. This plan could have a dual purpose. The first purpose <br />would be to advertise the SWCC proposal so that the public may have an opportunity to <br />become awaze of it and to provide input. Staff could establish mechanisms by which to <br />solicit comments and suggestions from county residents over the next two-three months. <br />These mechanisms could include: <br />• SWAB sponsored public input meetings that aze well advertised <br />• Articles in the Chapel Hill Newspaper, New of Orange and the Durham Herald <br />• Flyers at a115 SWCCs <br />• Presentations (as requested) to Town Governing Boards <br />• Forum for local newspaper editors and other media outlets <br />• Notice prominently displayed on the County web site <br />• Information provided to our a-mail group <br />• Other per BOCC direction <br />Secondarily, if the BOCC decides to implement the SWCC improvement plan, a public <br />information process would be established to make current and prospective SWCC users • <br />aware of what site improvements are coming and how they might benefit from the facility <br />