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12 <br /> 1 Chair Jacobs said this is like a big poker game and the stakes are raised now and <br /> 2 entities have to put in more money. <br /> 3 Frank Clifton said the request is now just in a draft stage. The uses discussed tonight <br /> 4 have been mostly domestic, but the future uses may be more commercial. <br /> 5 This will be discussed again at the work session next week. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 d. Proposal to Move Toward a Franchise to Privatize Curbside Solid Waste <br /> 8 and Recycling Services in Unincorporated Area of Orange County <br /> 9 The Board discussed a proposal to move toward a county-wide franchise agreement <br /> 10 that would privatize curbside Solid Waste and Recycling Services in the unincorporated areas <br /> 11 of Orange County. <br /> 12 Chair Jacobs said this is a process that is projected to take eight months. He said the <br /> 13 County is not trying to back away from its commitment to recycling. <br /> 14 Frank Clifton said the systems in place now will be changing and this is one option. <br /> 15 Michael Talbert said they are going to talk about the possibility of moving forward and <br /> 16 this will have no impact on the solid waste convenience centers (SWCC). Orange County is <br /> 17 moving forward with closing the landfill and as they do this June 30, 2013 much will still remain <br /> 18 at that site such as the C&D landfill and white goods, but will be part of the recycling budget. <br /> 19 He said Orange County does recycling better than anyone in the state but doing that is not <br /> 20 cheap. He said right now solid waste in the unincorporated areas of Orange County is provided <br /> 21 by private haulers. There are about 12 private haulers in and around Orange County. The <br /> 22 towns collect their own solid waste within their town limits and after June 30th they will be <br /> 23 looking at other options to take their waste rather than the landfill. <br /> 24 The earliest implementation of this new program will be July 1, 2014. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 An anticipated timeline, if Orange County moves toward the Franchise of Curbside Solid <br /> 27 Waste and Recycling services in Unincorporated Area of Orange County is: <br /> 28 <br /> 29 - March 15, 2013 — Notice to existing private solid waste collection services of the April <br /> 30 23, 2013 meeting to discuss Franchise Agreement and displacement of private solid <br /> 31 waste collection services. <br /> 32 - April 23, 2013 Public Hearing to discuss Franchise Agreement and displacement of <br /> 33 private solid waste collection services implementing the 15 month public notice <br /> 34 requirement <br /> 35 - April 23, 2013— June 15, 2013 Create Request for Proposals (RFP) — Franchise <br /> 36 Agreement <br /> 37 - June 15, 2013—August 15, 2013 RFP available for vendors to response <br /> 38 - August 15, 2013— September 30, 2013 staff evaluation of proposals and negotiations <br /> 39 with vendors <br /> 40 - October 8, 2013 Work Session discussion of Franchise Agreement <br /> 41 - November 5, 2013 Public Hearing to consider Franchise Agreement <br /> 42 - November 19, 2013 Board approval of Franchise Agreement <br /> 43 - July 1, 2014— December 31, 2015 — Phased Implementation of Franchise Agreement <br /> 44 <br /> 45 <br /> 46 PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> 47 Bonnie Hauser spoke for Orange County Voice. She said with the landfill closing, we welcome <br /> 48 a fresh look at solid waste and recycling services to the unincorporated parts of the county. <br /> 49 As you know, for our small, complex county, one-size-fits all models don't work. Communities <br /> 50 near towns tend to enjoy town-like services like trash and recycling curbside collection. The <br />