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47 <br />funding lost when the fee was eliminated. One of the services discussed in March 2013 was a <br />proposal to franchise waste and recyclables collection in unincorporated Orange County. The <br />Board, following vigorous public opposition, eliminated that option from further consideration. <br />The Board also recently discussed a subscription service option whereby those residents who <br />wanted to retain the service could pay and those who wished not to pay could voluntarily opt - <br />out. This opt -out or subscription based service is also still under consideration. <br />State statutes require a public hearing to be held prior to a Board adopting a service district, and <br />the property owners of all parcels to be included in the district must be notified by letter of the <br />hearing. The Board conducted two public hearings: <br />March 18 at 6:00 PM at the Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road in <br />Chapel Hill; and <br />April 1, 2014 at 6:00 PM at the Orange County Social Services Center, Hillsborough <br />Commons, 113 Mayo Street in Hillsborough <br />A funding decision with regard to the every other week curbside /roadside recycling collection <br />program must be made and adopted prior to July 1, 2014 in order for this recycling service to <br />continue. In order not to delay delivery of 2014 property tax notices, the Board has been <br />advised to pursue a final decision at the April 15 regular meeting, or the earliest possible <br />opportunity. <br />Considerable input has been received by the Board and the distinctions (advantages and <br />disadvantages) between a Solid Waste Service District and an opt -out type service have been <br />provided. The key elements from a staff perspective, including those gleaned from public input <br />and Board discussions, include: <br />• Stable, predictable and sufficient source of funding to support a quality, high performing <br />rural recycling program <br />• Fairness and equity <br />• Ability to maintain or advance county environmental and waste reduction goals <br />• Administrative and operational efficiency of program <br />A service district could be implemented by July 2014, with the expanded 1,650 residences and <br />the distribution of roll carts to those who request them could be implemented in <br />November /December of 2014. The opt -out funding option would require about six months of <br />administrative and operational planning and resident communication to establish, requiring an <br />interim funding source of about $350,000. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: If the solid waste service district is adopted, it is estimated that the district <br />tax rate would be about 1.5 cents per $100 dollars of assessed value of the property. For <br />example, property with an assessed value of $100,000 would pay about $15 /year in service <br />district tax. An opt -out (subscription) program is less predictable and could be expected to <br />initially result in a fee of between $90 -$100 /year per subscriber, but it is likely that this rate <br />would increase over time if participation approaches that experienced elsewhere in North <br />Carolina. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board consider approving and <br />authorizing the Chair to sign the attached resolution to establish a Solid Waste Service Tax <br />District and direct staff to proceed with implementation of the district, or provide alternative <br />direction to staff on next steps and funding options. <br />
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