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El <br />Option 3 <br />Create a Solid Waste Tax Service District for rural curbside recycling. The Towns have agreed <br />to levy and authorize the County to collect a fee for recycling within their town limits for both an <br />Urban and Multi- family curbside recycling for Fiscal 2014/2015. <br />Option 4 <br />Establish a Rural Curbside Subscription Service for existing customers. Customers would have <br />the options to continue the rural recycling service or option out of the service. A rural Orange <br />County recycling service could be operated by Solid Waste and serve only the individuals who <br />want the service. The Board first discussed the establishment of a Rural Curbside Subscription <br />service at the December 10, 2013 regular meeting (see Attachment 5). <br />Option 5 <br />Support rural curbside recycling with a contribution from the General Fund. <br />2. To discuss issues in front of the Board and decisions to be made by July 1, 2014. <br />Issues to be discussed at May 13, 2014 Work Session <br />• Discussion of Frequently Asked Questions from the Public Hearings (see <br />Attachment 9) <br />• Does the County want to continue Rural Curbside Recycling, and if so, <br />what is the customer base - the existing rural district (13,700 customers) <br />and /or additional customers <br />• How does the County fund Rural Curbside Recycling for Fiscal 2014/2015 <br />• Recycling and Solid Waste issues with the County's partners <br />• Other ways to provide recycling services and look at options <br />• New Solid Waste Interlocal Agreement <br />• A stable funding source for recycling that is fair and equitable <br />• Discuss different options for servicing high density rural residential clusters. <br />including costs /benefit analysis <br />Decisions by July 1, 2014: <br />• Does the County want to continue Rural Curbside Recycling, and if so, <br />what is the customer base, the existing rural district (13,700 customers) <br />and /or additional customers <br />• How does the County fund Rural Curbside Recycling for Fiscal 2014/2015 <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact to the County in discussing funding options <br />for the County's Recycling Programs. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the information <br />and provide guidance to staff in preparation for the May 13, 2014 work session. (Note: Board <br />members may find it beneficial to bring the materials for this agenda item to the May 13th work <br />session as reference documents.) <br />