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and delivery is estimated by the manufacturer at six to eight weeks. The Department will then deploy the carts to those residences that requested them. This is projected to commence in early January. If cart demand from the existing service area approaches the 7,000 carts budgeted, then all carts will be used only in the current service area and an additional budget appropriation will be requested at a later time to purchase carts for the proposed expansion area. If cart demand is significantly below the budgeted amount (at least 1,000 carts under the budgeted amount) then the Department will make an additional query in the proposed recycling expansion areas to determine if the residences in the new service areas may desire carts instead of bins. The timing of providing roadside recycling in the proposed expansion areas would depend on when carts could be made available to those areas. A preferential price would be available if all carts are ordered at once rather than making two separate orders. It may either be later this fiscal year, following cart deployment in the current service area or delayed until next fiscal year if funds for additional cats are required. A preliminary implementation schedule follows and the sequence is reasonably fixed, but precise dates are not. Implementation Schedule for Rural Roadside Recycling Roll Carts Week of September 1: Mailing with postage paid, mail -back form and other outreach to solicit interest in receiving a 95- gallon roll cart from residences in the current service area. Other outreach tools would include, but not limited to, an electronic survey form (like "Survey Monkey ") which would be distributed through the Departmental website, electronic newsletter, and Sheriff's community watch list serv. News articles, radio shows, and web -based communications will also be used to solicit interest in carts among those eligible for recycling service. Residents may respond by returning the mail back form, phone, e-mail or electronic survey to register for a roll cart. Week of September 29: Follow up mailing to residents in current service area who have not responded to the first mailing offering the non - respondents an additional opportunity to determine their interest in receiving a cart. October 15: Compilation of all information on cart demand for purchase authorization. November 6: Request BOCC authorization to procure carts at scheduled meeting. Week of January 1: Begin delivery of carts to Orange County residents that requested one. Throughout January /February: Cart deployment within existing service area. Residents will be able to use their roll carts immediately upon deployment due to use of two new curbside recycling trucks purchased last fiscal year that have both manual and automated cart collection capability.