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9 <br /> Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> Community Services <br /> • Planning and Inspections - Capital Investment Plan <br /> o Water/Sewer— Eno EDD smaller scope - $120,000 design <br /> Community Services <br /> • Solid Waste Operations <br /> o Solid Waste Financial Consultant <br /> ➢ Review Expenditures/Revenues <br /> ➢ Review Program/Services Effectiveness <br /> ➢ Evaluate Other Regional Annual Fee Structures/Rates <br /> ➢ Develop 5-Year Financial Plan <br /> ➢ Recommend Enterprise Fund Fee Schedule <br /> ➢ Consider Other Revenue Options <br /> ➢ Propose Enterprise Fund Reserve Allocations <br /> o Maintain $107 Solid Waste Programs Fee for FY2016-17 <br /> o Utilize Enterprise Fund Reserves to Temporarily Fund Budget Gap <br /> o Submit Consultant Recommendations to SWAG and BOCC for consideration <br /> o General Fund contribution to Sanitation increases by $286,701 to maintain <br /> standard contribution amount of 65% net division expenses <br /> Community Services <br /> • Solid Waste — Mobile Home Fee Collection Options <br /> o Solid Waste Program Fee charged to real property owners <br /> o Mobile home park owners charged for each lot occupied by a mobile home <br /> ➢ Other multifamily buildings charged by # of units <br /> ➢ Commercial property assessed by # of store fronts <br /> ➢ Condominiums billed to owner of the unit <br /> o Alternatives <br /> ➢ Maintain status quo <br /> ➢ Shift fee to mobile home owners instead of land owner <br /> • Current personal property tax paid on a MH shows a median bill <br /> of$20.02 <br /> • Budget impact - $40,000 revenue reduction <br /> o Reduce the rate charged to mobile home park owners <br /> ➢ Solid Waste consultant has seen models using 75% to 80% of total fee <br /> due to less waste generated <br /> ➢ Budget impact - $30,000 revenue reduction <br /> o Shift a reduced fee to mobile home owners <br /> ➢ Budget impact - $57,000 revenue reduction <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said it would be useful to know what is currently happening in <br /> mobile home parks, between the landowner and the tenant. He said in his experience tenants <br /> have incurred additional fees, such as for trash, which may be higher than that which the <br /> County would charge. He said he would like to do what is most equitable for the residents, but <br /> would need more information. <br /> Chair McKee said he brought this topic up because a mobile park owner contacted him <br /> regarding trash bins, for which he was charged but never received. He said it is likely that a <br />