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20 1 Gayle Wilson said he would have some concerns and would have to have discussions 2 with waste management. He does think that this would potentially characterize the convenience 3 centers as transfer centers and would subject them to permitting and a new arena of rules and 4 regulations. He said that once these centers begin to receive commercial waste, it changes 5 things and the state would have to interpret it. He said there would need to be considerable 6 analysis before he would recommend this arrangement. 7 Commissioner McKee said he just wanted clarification of this issue. 8 Commissioner Rich-said she would like to take franchise option off the list. She noted 9 that there has been no positive input on this from anyone involved. 10 Commissioner Dorosin said that he would like-to look at the goals. He said that he feels 11 there are three goals: 1) Continue to maximize recycling; 2) Ensuring the maximum equity for 12 residents; and 3) Trying to ensure fairness for small businesses and county staff. 13 He said with that in mind, the tax districts, the authority, or eliminating curbside would be 14 the options that maximize the three goals. 15 He asked for clarification that, with the tax districts, anyone in the district would be 16 assessed a tax and everyone would be provided the service. 17 Frank Clifton said in the case of a large lot of land, the relationship between the fee and 18 the service is different now. He noted that everyone who pays the fee does not use the service, 19 even though it is available, but the cost is linked to the estimates of service provided. He said 20 that the tax would be appried by valuations within the district that would determine how much 21 each individual paid, not necessarilythe waste stream or usage. He said this has to be looked 22 at more closely and there would be isSues to work out and modifications be made over the 23 years, based on the cost of the services. He said that the authority has more flexibility than the 24 tax district in how revenue is raised. 25 C|onmnnissinne, Pelissier said her first choice is a solid waste authority although other 26 things may have to be done in the meantime. She addressed the issue of equity, and noted that 27 there were discussions about the convenience centers and charging access fees that were 28 more expensive in rural areas than in urban areas. She asked if this might be a consideration 29 in the current equity discussions with the tax district. 30 Frank Clifton said that there can be a combination of countywide tax and user fees to 31 accommodate for the equity issue. 32 Commissioner Price said that there needs to be a look at the volume of the smaller 33 haulers and consider that they are providing a convenience service for residents who would 34 normally come the convenience centers anyway. 35 She said she is also ready to remove the franchise option off the table. 36 Commissioner Mckee said he supports taking the franchise agreement off the table. He 37 said that he feels the Board will have to move forward with discussion of the tax district or solid 38 waste authority. He said that it makes him uncomfortable to move forward without a discussion 39 with the three partnering municipalities. He said those discussions should not happen as an 40 afterthought and he feels these conversations should happen before decisions are made. He 41 noted that there will be an interim solution. 42 Commissioner Rich agreed with Commissioner McKee and said the conversations need 43 to be opened up to everyone before decisions are made. She said that there also needs to be 44 a fourth goal, to not use reserves for funding. 45 She feels that in the long run,the authority is the way to 0o, but there is a process to get 46 there and it took OWASA a number of years to get there. She said her suggestion would be to 47 start with a tax district and move to an authority down the road. She suggested that the current 48 rural district be kept. 49 Commissioner Gordon said that there should be goals and recycling should be 50 maximized. She said there is no information on how cost effective these plans are, and this