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39 • Directed the Manager to meet with the Managers of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough to determine their willingness to participate, to ascertain their needs and concerns, and report back to the Board of Commissioners by the end of 2012 -13 fiscal year so that the County may proceed with implementation; • Directed the Chair to meet with the three Mayors for a similar, parallel discussion; • Adopt an interim funding plan for 2013 -14; • Committed to further investigate both a Solid Waste Tax Service District and a Solid Waste Authority At a Work Session on October 8, 2013, the Board reviewed the process for creating a Solid Waste and Disposal Service District (see Attachment 1). Options: There are three options to fund Rural Curbside Recycling and all three options can be for either the approximately 13,700 households currently receiving rural curbside recycling services or expanded to the entire unincorporated area of Orange County. The advantages and disadvantages of each option are outlined in Attachment 2. 1. Create a Solid Waste and Disposal Service District (Rural Curbside Recycling Only) 2. Establish a Rural Curbside Recycling Subscription Service (Operated by the County Solid Waste) 3. Fund Existing Rural Curbside Recycling Services from General Fund Revenues FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Rural Curbside 3 -R fee was $38 in fiscal 2012/2013. The County has moved to single stream recycling and needs to purchase up to 13,700 roll carts (estimated at $53.50 each), two new recycling trucks (estimated at $289,000 each), to fully implement the Rural Curbside Recycling program. Staff estimates that it will cost $630,000 to fund the program in fiscal 2014/2015, and with improved efficiency, the program could expand and serve new customers in future years. The rural curbside recycling fees for Fiscal 2015/16 will be determined by the number of customers that sign up for the subscription service, the personnel and equipment necessary to provide the service and the size of the service area. The lead time necessary for new equipment and roll carts make it impossible to establish a Rural Curbside Recycling Subscription Service by July 1, 2014. Also, Solid Waste staff is engaged to insure that the Urban Curbside Recycling Services are implemented no later than July 1, 2014. New roll carts and trucks could be ordered and in place by no later than January 1, 2015 and staff will work on expanding the customer base in anticipation of establishing a Rural Curbside Recycling Subscription Service in Fiscal 2014/15. A defined service area, customer base, and fee structure will be part of an implementation plan. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board move forward to establish a Rural Curbside Recycling Subscription Service in Fiscal 2014/15 for approximately 13,700 households currently receiving rural curbside recycling services; and direct staff to proceed with the Recommended Implementation Plan which includes one half of the first year's funding coming from the General Fund Fund Balance ($315,000) and one half year's funding from billing customers that option to keep the rural curbside recycling subscription service.