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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 9, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7 -c <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Bid Sheet <br />BOCC Information Item — September 4, Gayle Wilson, 919 - 968 -2885 <br />2014 Clarence Grier, 919 - 245 -2453 <br />PURPOSE: To authorize the purchase of •ii 95-gallon r• • r the rural roadside <br />-ecyclina collection program. <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County has been discussing the implementation of roll carts in the <br />rural roadside program for several years, but has experienced continuing delays to proceeding <br />due at least in part to recycling program funding uncertainty. The Board of County <br />Commissioners (BOCC) ultimately appropriated funds in the Fiscal 2014/15 budget for the <br />purchase of approximately 7,000 roll carts with the intention of implementing the carts in the fall <br />of 2014. <br />The BOCC directed staff to determine in advance how many rural program service area <br />residents wished to receive a roll cart prior to finalizing a purchase recommendation for the <br />Board's consideration. The BOCC further indicated that should the number of affirmative <br />resident responses in the current service area not utilize the budgeted quantity of roll carts, staff <br />could consider surveying the previously proposed service expansion area to solicit interest in roll <br />carts up to the authorized quantity. <br />In September 2014 Solid Waste staff provided an information item update (attached) of the <br />proposed implementation plan for rural roll carts that outlined the process by which the current <br />service area would be surveyed for interest in receiving a roll cart. Staff also provided a timeline <br />by which a recommendation would be brought to the BOCC for purchase authorization and <br />ultimately, distribution of the carts to residents. <br />In September 2014 a mailing was distributed to all residents (approx. 14,500) in the existing <br />rural roadside service area. A second mailing was distributed to all of the non - respondents to <br />the first mailing. As of November 14, 2014, staff had received 7,541 responses by mail, phone, <br />email or answers via the on -line survey to order carts (6,841); or alternatively to indicate that <br />they did not want a cart (700). Responses continue to trickle in. <br />