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13 1 Town Council Member Palmer said media coverage was overwhelmingly negative on 2 this at its height. She said this is not right, and it is overwhelmingly one point of view. 3 4 4. Next Steps for Solid Waste Management/Recycling 5 6 Inter -local Agreement: 7 Michael Talbert said staffs have been working together on an inter -local agreement for 8 solid waste, and this is moving along on schedule, with a goal of adoption by July 1, 2014. 9 10 Rural Curbside Recycling: 11 Michael Talbert said this item is regarding the possible creation of a solid waste district 12 for rural curbside recycling. He said the Board held one public hearing on March 18, and a 13 second public hearing is scheduled for April 1St. He said this is to assess the potential of 14 keeping the current rural curbside recycling program for about 13,700 units and possibly 15 expanding this in the future. 16 He said the Board of County Commissioners will consider the establishment of a solid 17 waste service district on April 15, 2014. If adopted, it is estimated that the district tax rate would 18 be about 1.5 cents per $100 dollars of assessed value of the property. 19 20 Urban Curbside Recycling: 21 Michael Talbert said on November 19, 2013 the Board of County Commissioners 22 authorized the County Manager to award a bid for Urban Curbside Recycling roll carts. He said 23 the roll carts have been ordered and will be delivered and in service by July 1, 2014. He said 24 on February 18, 2014 the Board of County Commissioners approved an agreement with 25 Waste Industries, LLC to provide weekly urban curbside recycling services, and the cost of 26 service is $3.29 /household /month or $39.48 annually. 27 He said he recommends an annual Urban Curbside Recycling Fee for fiscal year 2014- 28 15 of $59 versus previously paid $52 in 2012. He said the interim funding has come from 29 County reserves, and no fee was levied last year. 30 He noted that the Town of Chapel Hill has requested a five year guaranteed rate, and 31 the County is proposing a rate of $62. He said the primary variables in projecting a set annual 32 fee over five years include: an increase of households, increase in roll carts needed in the last 33 two years, incremental cost increases in direct and indirect costs and the vendor contractual 34 CPI provision based upon the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban 35 Consumers - US City Average, Expenditure category Garbage and Trash, effective July 1 of 36 each year. 37 He reviewed additional details provided in the attached March 19, 2014 Urban Curbside 38 Fee Recommendation Memorandum from Gayle Wilson, as follows: 39 40 Attachment 4 -a — Memorandum 41 The Town of Chapel Hill has requested information regarding the County's recommended 42 annual household fee that is intended to fund the Weekly Urban Curbside Recycling Program in 43 the three municipalities. Based on the County's fee recommendation, this fee would be 44 authorized by each Town through its individual budget process, which the County would collect 45 and administer to provide revenues to fund the program. A single uniform fee that would be 46 applied to each single family house or duplex would be required. The Multi- family fee would 47 follow the same fee approval process. Additionally, the Town has requested information that 48 delineates the various cost components of the proposed fee, including indirect costs. The 49 information provided below has not yet been presented to, nor approved by the Board of