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He explained the solid waste paradox. Since fees are generated from the landfill, as you try to reduce the amount of material, you reduce the money that can be used to support the recycling. The goal is to get out of this catch 22 situation. The guiding principles of the SWAB include: endorsement of the Solid Waste Management Plan; non-profits need to pay their fair share of disposal operations; dedicated restricted reserve funds; maintain a healthy fund balance; the solid waste system should be viewed as an integrated system; fees should be averaged annually to avoid spikes; and owners of rental property should be responsible for fees instead of occupants. The general recommendations of the SWAB are that additional funding is needed for the 2003-2004 fiscal year operation and any long-term option will take one to two years to fully implement, so some short-term mechanism is needed. The SWAB recommends that the County fund the budgetary shortfall by means of interim taxing or fee measures. There are extensive political implications in short-term financing and they were not able to reach an agreement on a specific mechanism without guidance from the Board of County Commissioners. Same of the short-term mechanisms that were considered include ashort-term property tax increase, creation of special solid waste tax districts, and development of availability fees. Long-term mechanisms considered by the SWAB include availability fees, property tax, solid waste district tax, a blend of taxes and availability fees, and a comprehensive prepaid solid waste availability or services fee {recommended option). Availability Fees -each user class is charged far services available to that user class. Each user class pays a rate that would capture program costs not covered by tipping fees and other revenue sources. Property Tax -all of the solid waste deficit would be funded by a single addition to the property tax that would be assessed at a uniform rate to all property owners, regardless of the services they are provided. Solid Waste District Tax -County and all participating municipalities would agree to establish special solid waste taxing districts based on the level of service received. Municipal approval would be required. Blend of Property Tax and Availability Fees -this would provide sufficient financing for all programs using taxes for some programs and fees for other services that are not available to all users. Comprehensive Prepaid Services Fee {recommended option) -this fee would cover all casts of the Solid Waste Management Department's operations and it would be paid by all Orange County residences, businesses, and institutions. Operations exclude hauling of solid waste by individual governments or private haulers. This prepaid fee would eliminate landfill or transfer station tipping fees as well as charges for other solid waste services to those who prepay the annual fee. He went through the definitions of the terms. The Comprehensive Prepaid Solid Waste Services Fee covers the MSW lined landfill operations {excluding C&D and vegetative waste), recycling services, administrative and planning services, restricted equipment and landfill closure reserves, implementation of the Orange County Solid Waste Management Plan, and other solid waste services provided by the County {exclusive of solid waste hauling).