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24 <br /> 1 - Representatives: <br /> 2 • Two members from each elected board of Carrboro, <br /> 3 Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Orange County <br /> 4 • One member from UNC-Chapel Hill <br /> 5 • One member from UNC Healthcare <br /> 6 <br /> 7 SWAG <br /> 8 • SWAG began meeting on August 25, 2014 to develop an Interlocal Agreement for <br /> 9 recycling and solid waste services currently provided by Orange County. <br /> 10 • Curbside, Multifamily and Commercial Recycling <br /> 11 • 24 Hour Recycling Drop-off Centers <br /> 12 • Staffed Convenience Centers <br /> 13 • C&D Landfill and Vegetative Debris Mulching Facility <br /> 14 • Commercial Food Waste Collections <br /> 15 • HHW, Electronics, White Goods, Tires, Scrap Metal, Clean Wood and <br /> 16 Mattress Recycling <br /> 17 SWAG <br /> 18 • SWAG discussions have included: <br /> 19 • Funding options for recycling program <br /> 20 • Interlocal Agreement <br /> 21 • Partnership Opportunities with UNC-CH and UNC Healthcare <br /> 22 • Future role of SWAG <br /> 23 <br /> 24 SWAG (Pie Chart) <br /> 25 • Two recycling program funding options are being proposed by the SWAG for <br /> 26 consideration by all elected boards. <br /> 27 - Option 1 - $94 Municipal Program fee/ $118 Rural Program fee <br /> 28 - Option 2 - $103 County-Wide SW Program <br /> 29 <br /> 30 UNIVERSAL ELEMENTS <br /> 31 • All developed properties including tax-exempt properties pay a fee. <br /> 32 • Undeveloped properties do not pay a fee. <br /> 33 • The fee structure is stable and predictable. <br /> 34 • Some property owners may consider the proposed fee rates a significant increase <br /> 35 because no fee for rural or urban curbside service or multi-family service has been <br /> 36 assessed for the past two years. <br /> 37 • Both options include the phased expansion of rural curbside collection service to <br /> 38 all remaining -7,000 rural residential units, increasing the recycling and waste <br /> 39 reduction rate. <br /> 40 • All options assume the current use of fees to fund approximately 35% of Solid <br /> 41 Waste Convenience Centers (SWCC) costs, and assumes approximately $1.85 <br /> 42 million in General Fund contributions to fund the remaining costs. <br /> 43 • Funding option proposals are based on FY 2014-15 budget revenue requirements. <br /> 44 For FY 2015-16, minor fee adjustments may be implemented to align with the <br /> 45 actual FY 2015-16 budget revenue requirements. <br /> 46 • Failure of elected boards to approve a funding mechanism may lead to suspension <br /> 47 of services or further debiting of the solid waste landfill closure and post-closure <br /> 48 reserves account. <br /> 49 • Orange County will continue to provide financial assistance for qualifying low- <br /> 50 income residents who are unable to pay for solid waste program fees. In 2014, <br />