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UNIVERSAL ELEMENTS <br /> • All developed properties including tax-exempt properties pay a fee. <br /> • Undeveloped properties do not pay a fee. <br /> • The fee structure is stable and predictable. <br /> • Some property owners may consider the proposed fee rates a significant increase <br /> because no fee for rural or urban curbside service or multi-family service has <br /> been assessed for the past two years. <br /> • Both options include the phased expansion of rural curbside collection service to <br /> all remaining �7,000 rural residential units, increasing the recycling and waste <br /> reduction rate. <br /> • All options assume the current use of fees to fund approximately 35% of Solid <br /> Waste Convenience Centers (SWCC) costs, and assumes approximately $1.85 <br /> million in General Fund contributions to fund the remaining costs. <br /> • Funding option proposals are based on FY 2014-15 budget revenue <br /> requirements. For FY 2015-16, minor fee adjustments may be implemented to <br /> align with the actual FY 2015-16 budget revenue requirements. <br /> • Failure of elected boards to approve a funding mechanism may lead to <br /> suspension of services or further debiting of the solid waste landfill closure and <br /> post-closure reserves account. <br /> • Orange County will continue to provide financial assistance for qualifying low- <br /> income residents who are unable to pay for solid waste program fees. In 2014, <br /> approximately 700 parcels were provided assistance through the County's 3-R <br /> Fee Financial Assistance program. <br /> OPTION #1 <br /> • KEY FACTORS <br /> — Simplified fee structure: 2 Fees <br /> — Easy to administer, manage & explain <br /> — Incremental rural fee increase over phased expansion of rural curbside <br /> service <br /> — Single family, multi-family, and developed non-residential property owners in <br /> the rural sector pay $24 more than property owners in the urban sector. <br /> OPTION #2 <br /> • KEY FACTORS <br /> — Simplified fee structure: 1 Fee <br /> — Easy to administer, manage, and explain <br /> — Incremental fee increase over phased expansion of rural curbside service <br /> — All developed properties pay the same amount, although eligibility for <br /> services may vary between jurisdictions and sectors. <br /> — This option presents a new funding paradigm and new way of viewing solid <br /> waste program funding by offering a singular fee. This holistic approach to <br /> funding eliminates any division between rural and urban boundaries, <br /> creating a truly integrated and comprehensive approach to program funding <br /> county-wide. <br /> NEXT STEPS <br /> • Assembly of Governments meeting on March 26, 2015 <br />