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0 4) Keep the Basic 3 -R Fee and Create a Solid Waste Tax Service District for current Rural Curbside Routes serving 13,730 households. Urban and Multifamily curbside recycling would be left up to the Towns. A Solid Waste Tax Service District could be expanded to include all of the unincorporated areas of Orange County. 5) Keep only the Basic 3 -R Fee in place and create a County -Wide Solid Waste Franchise Agreement that could cover all Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Collections and Recycling in the unincorporated areas of Orange County. Municipalities within the County could have the option to participate in the Franchise Agreement and negotiate a fee schedule that differs from the fees established by the County. An anticipated time line is discussed above. 6) Keep only the Basic 3 -R Fee in place and create a County -Wide Recycling Franchise Agreement that could cover all curbside recycling in the unincorporated areas of Orange County. Municipalities within the County could have the option to participate in the Franchise Agreement and negotiate a fee schedule that differs from the fees established by the County. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Collections by the Towns and private haulers in the unincorporated areas of the County would not change. 7) Keep only the Basic 3 -R Fee in place and supplement recycling with a contribution from the General Fund, estimated to be $1.7 million annually, to keep Urban, Rural and Multifamily curbside recycling in place. A contribution of $1.7 million from the General Fund to the Solid Waste Fund would equal 1.1 cents on the County Property tax rate. The funding formula for Schools sets a target of 48.1 % of General Fund Expenditures for Schools. This would add $1.6 million for a total cost to the County of $3.3 Million or 2.1 cents on the County Property Tax Rate to supplement recycling with a General Fund Contribution. 8) Keep the Basic 3 -R Fee, eliminate all other 3 -R Fees, and eliminate rural curbside recycling relying on Convenience Centers and Drop- off - sites. Urban and Multifamily curbside recycling would be left up to the Towns. The County could increase the number of Recycling Drop- off - sites, both urban & rural, and increase the Basic 3 -R fee to pay for the operation of the new Centers. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact to the County in discussing funding options for the County's Recycling Programs. There will be no impact on Solid Waste employees, with reductions to be managed through attrition, retirement and /or placement within Solid Waste. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager's prioritized recommendations are based upon suggested considerations that attempt a comprehensive solution approach to a much broader issue than just the impacts related to the "R Fees" created by the recent rulings of the North Carolina Supreme Court in the Lanvale decision. It is certain that the existing "R Fee" system for funding `curb -side' recycling within the Towns and portions of rural Orange County must change. The shift from a fee based recycling program to possible property tax based funding options will have an impact on all property owners and create the inequity of property owners paying for services that they may not utilize. Responding only to that need presents less than a comprehensive approach to the larger issue of solid waste management practices in Orange County going forward after June 30, 2013 when the Orange County Landfill closure occurs.