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13 1 John Roberts said he spoke to one of the attorneys at a solid waste authority in the 2 eastern part of the state and he said the fee structure there includes a base fee similar to the 3 county and there are collection fees for collection areas. He said that district does not have a 4 mandatory curbside collection fee for rural areas. 5 Commissioner Dorosin said one of the elements of the criteria is equity. He said if the 6 goal is to not to impose this on anyone, he wonders if the authority is the way to go. 7 Frank Clifton said it will take a period of time to establish an authority and therefore the 8 thought is to do the tax district in the interim. He feels the tax district is the best immediate 9 option with the authority being phased in. 10 Commissioner Dorosin said legally the authority would have the authority to say this 11 would be a fee based system within its established jurisdiction. 12 John Roberts said he feels the authority is the way to go. He said this only requires the 13 creation of a resolution and submission to partner entities. He said reality may prove different 14 than this. 15 Commissioner Price said she has concerns about authority and the amount of control 16 the county and towns would have. She questioned how much control over fees Orange County 17 would have and she brought up the issue of equity and fairness. 18 John Roberts said the county would have limited control because it is an independent 19 local authority. He said the County would establish the authority and appoint members, but it 20 would be an independent local government. 21 Commissioner Price referred to the small haulers getting with the staff, and said she 22 thought the small haulers wanted a working group. 23 Chair Jacobs said the legal and technical feasibility of the proposals would need to be 24 considered before creating expectations of working it out. 25 Commissioner Rich asked if a tax district option would mean the district remains the 26 same as the current curbside pick-up. 27 Frank Clifton said this is an option. He said that a public hearing can be held to create a 28 single countywide tax district for the unincorporated areas of Orange County. He said that if a 29 district were created only for the people involved in the limited service area that exists now, that 30 requires a different notification process. He said there is a way to amend the district 31 boundaries at a later point. 32 John Roberts said he has looked at the process again since his previous discussion with 33 the manager, and he has changed his mind. He does not think there is a difference in the 34 process for creating a countywide district versus a smaller district. He said in either case, each 35 person in the district must be notified. He said if the towns want to be involved, it will have to be 36 done by resolution. 37 Commissioner Rich asked if the towns could be included at the onset of the district 38 creation. 39 John Roberts said it can happen in whatever way the county wants to proceed. 40 Commissioner Rich said she would recommend, with option 2, that the county talks with 41 the towns and asks them to be included from the onset. 42 Commissioner McKee said he agrees with Commissioner Rich regarding bringing in the 43 towns sooner, rather than later. He said that he has no problem with reducing the options 44 again, and he feels that option 3 is not palatable to many of the citizens and he suggested 45 eliminating it. He suggested that if a tax service district is chosen and the desire is to make it 46 equitable, it should not be a countywide district, because curbside is not available countywide 47 now. He said there are also issues in the rural parts of the county with long driveways and 48 many residents are very content with use of the convenience centers. He asked if the tax 49 district would be expanded to encompass an expansion of the rural curbside service. 50 John Roberts answered yes.