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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 3, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7 -f <br />SUBJECT: Funding for Orange County's Rural Curbside Recycling Programs <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste /Recycling PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />May 13, 2014 Abstract — Issues and John Roberts, 245 -2318 <br />Funding Options for Orange County's Michael Talbert, 245 -2308 <br />Recycling Programs Gayle Wilson, 968 -2885 <br />PURPOSE: To approve a funding source for Orange County's Rural Curbside Recycling <br />Program. <br />BACKGROUND: On May 13, 2014 the Board discussed issues and funding options for the <br />County Rural Curbside Recycling Program and provided direction to staff (see Attachment). A <br />majority of the Board agreed to continue Rural Curbside Recycling for Fiscal 2014/2015, to <br />serve the existing 13,700 customers and add as many new customers as possible with existing <br />resources. The Board requested to review three funding Options, listed below, for Fiscal <br />2014/2015. On May 27, 2014 Chair Barry Jacobs & Vice Chair Earl McKee add a fourth Option <br />to be considered by the Board (detailed as Option #2 below). <br />1. Fund Rural Curbside Recycling Program for Fiscal 2014/2015 with Landfill <br />Reserves. <br />To fund $728,260 from Solid Waste Unrestricted Reserves which were $3,082,630 as of <br />June 30, 2013. <br />2. Fund Rural and Urban Curbside Recycling Programs for Fiscal 2014/2015 with <br />Landfill Reserves. <br />To fund $2,090,526 from Solid Waste Unrestricted Reserves which were $3,082,630 as <br />of June 30, 2013. <br />3. Eliminate all Recycling and Convenience Center fees and raise the County's <br />property tax rate. <br />To replace all revenues from fees would equal $6,049,228 and require a property tax <br />increase of 3.77 cents. <br />