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20 1 Chair Jacobs suggested the addition of an item to the May 8th agenda to allow the Board 2 an opportunity to identify issues for further discussion. He said it would be good to have a 3 guided conversation to look at the FAQ and talk about the bigger picture for recycling and solid 4 waste in relation to their partners. 5 Michael Talbert said staff can do that, but there are only 5 days between May 8th and 6 13th, so there will be very little time to react. He said any guidance that can be given tonight 7 would be helpful if there is information needed. 8 Commissioner McKee referred to Commissioner Pelissier's earlier comments. He asked 9 if she was speaking of expanding the coverage area per a tax district. 10 Commissioner Pelissier said she is asking who is going to be served in the next fiscal 11 year, and she is suggesting the Board may want to expand the district if it can be done for the 12 same cost. 13 Commissioner McKee said he feels it is premature to discuss this until it is decided if 14 there will be a tax district. 15 Commissioner Pelissier said she is not saying a tax district will be used; she is just 16 questioning who will be served. 17 Chair Jacobs said he has been interested in a cost benefit ratio that includes the 18 percentage of recycling and tells if it is more cost effective to serve denser neighborhoods first. 19 He said this information would help further the conversation. 20 Michael Talbert said staff had talked about serving the existing the 13,700 customers. 21 He said if the system moves to single stream, this would allow for the addition of 1,650 new 22 customers with no new additional costs due to efficiencies. He said this also anticipates the 23 continued service to the current residents and the transition to a roll cart environment. He said 24 neither of these decisions has been made, and they must be made before moving forward. 25 Chair Jacobs suggested the Board spend the next 5 minutes giving feedback to the 26 manager in preparation for a conversation at the work session. He said there are a number of 27 issues, including options for collection and charging and how this relates to the larger waste 28 collection program. 29 Commissioner Dorosin said it would be helpful for the manager to come back with a list 30 of what the Board needs to decide. He suggested the possibility of borrowing $630,000 from 31 the landfill reserve fund to cover recycling for next year. He said this will avoid dipping into the 32 general fund and alienating their partners. He said the projected economic rebound should 33 allow this money to be paid back over the next 30 years. He would like to hear the feasibility of 34 this, in order to allow more time to discuss this program and make a decision. He suggested 35 the allowance of one year, with a deadline of July 1, 2015 for a decision on solid waste. He 36 said if it is true that the number served can be increased for the same cost, he does not see 37 why this would not be done. He said one other issue was the possibility of increasing times or 38 access to the convenience centers. He said many of the suburban areas are in the ETJ, and 39 he wonders about the legal possibility of the towns extending fees and service to these areas. 40 Chair Jacobs said one area of exploration is to look at the possible legal options. 41 Commissioner Pelissier said she would like to make a commitment to provide recycling 42 to the households in the proposed tax districts and to give roll carts to those that want it. 43 Commissioner Gordon said she would like to know all of the options for how the County 44 is going to pay for recycling for the 13,700 people who are getting curbside now. 45 Commissioner McKee agreed with Commissioner Dorosin's idea of funding next year's 46 recycling out of the solid waste reserve fund; otherwise the town people are getting charged 47 double. 48 Commissioner McKee said the idea of a motion on the floor to expand service without 49 voting on the proposed tax district rubs him the wrong way. He said the Board needs to wait 50 and discuss everything instead of putting some things on the table and taking some things off.