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11 FUNDING OPTION 3 solid waste program fee category. There are 16 parcels charged in this manner under the old fee structure. 3. Rural Mobile Home Park SW Program Fee - $120: This fee includes many mobile home parks located in the rural roadside service area where each unit has its own receptacle for recycling. At these mobile home parks, each unit has access to a garbage dumpster on the property, making it less likely that these residents will utilize a convenience center for garbage disposal. Under the old fee system, each unit would be charged a rural curbside recycling fee and an urban convenience center fee. Per Option 3 as currently proposed, these property owners would be classified either in the multifamily or rural solid waste program fee category with curbside service. There are approximately 305 parcels charged in this manner under the old fee structure. 4. Non - Residential SW Program Fee 2 — $106 or $100: This fee includes some commercial properties or nonprofits in the urban and rural curbside service areas that utilize their own 95- gallon roll cart or orange bins for curbside collection. Under the old fee system, these properties would be billed the urban curbside fee or the rural recycling fee. Per Option 3 as currently proposed, these properties will be billed either the non - residential fee or the municipal solid waste program fee. There are 46 parcels ($106) in the urban area and 18 parcels ($100) in the rural curbside service area charged in this manner under the old fee structure. These four additional fee categories can be added to Option 3 for a total of 10 fee categories; however, this funding option would become even more complicated to explain, manage, and administer with an increased potential for billing error. Additional service situations may also exist or arise later that may not fit into one of the 10 fee categories. Universal Elements for All Options • Undeveloped properties do not pay a fee. • All developed properties including tax - exempt properties pay a fee. • The fee structure is stable and predictable. • Fee impacts for potential service expansions, improvements, and changes can be easily determined and made available for elected boards to consider. • Some property owners may consider the proposed fee rates a significant increase because no fee for rural or urban curbside service or multi - family service has been assessed for the past two years. • Failure of elected boards to approve a funding mechanism for the FY 2015 -16 Budget may lead to suspension of services or further debiting of the solid waste landfill closure and post - closure reserves account. • Orange County will continue to provide financial assistance for qualifying low- income residents who are unable to pay for solid waste program fees. In 2014, approximately 700 parcels were provided assistance through the County's 311 Fee Financial Assistance program.