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16 <br />C. It is the County's objective to offer equivalent services /programs within the Towns. County <br />may also provide special services to individual Towns that may require special negotiated <br />service fees or other specific compensation that fall outside of this Agreement. The portion <br />of Chapel Hill located within Durham County should receive those services which other parts <br />of the Town of Chapel Hill receive, however, it is solely the responsibility of the Town of <br />Chapel Hill to establish the authority by which County shall provide services in that portion of <br />the Town. <br />D. County shall ensure that recycling programs /services provided by the County are of high <br />quality and reliable with regard to the reasonable: Adherence to route schedules; prevention <br />of overflow of drop -off site receptacles; resolution of complaints; safety; making progress <br />toward waste reduction objectives, etc. County will endeavor to coordinate urban curbside <br />recycling collection routing with municipal waste collection routing (as requested) to the <br />extent possible, consistent with collection efficiency, budgetary constraints and available <br />resources (i.e. roll - carts, compacting collection vehicles, etc.) County will endeavor to <br />maintain maximum efficiency in recycling and waste reduction programs consistent with <br />generally accepted industry best management practices. <br />E. Towns will coordinate /collaborate with County with regard to specific interests /initiatives that <br />affect performance of County programs and services, such as PAYT, organics diversion, <br />etc. <br />F. Current 24 -Hour Recycling Drop -off Centers are intended to remain in service, subject to <br />County budgetary considerations, recyclable material drop -off requirements of the parties, <br />site availability, space limitations, material market availability, and Town recyclable material <br />drop -off requirements. The five current drop -off sites include: Cedar Falls Park, Hampton <br />Point, Carrboro Plaza, University Mall, and Meadowmont. No reductions or additions of <br />drop -off sites are contemplated at this time. Reduction /addition in the number of centers <br />within each Town shall be coordinated /reviewed by advisory <br />board /commission /committee /group. <br />G. Subject to state and federal law and subject to budgetary considerations and constraints it is <br />expected by the Parties that recycling services offered at the time of the execution of this <br />Agreement shall continue and be subject to appropriate performance measure and analysis. <br />V. FINANCIAL <br />A. Fees for the purpose of providing multi - family and urban curbside recycling services within <br />the jurisdictions of the Towns shall be established through each Town's budgetary process. <br />Through such process Towns shall establish recycling service fees based on County's <br />recommendation, which recommendation shall be based on County's good faith estimate of <br />the costs of providing recycling services within the Towns' jurisdictions. Each Town shall <br />authorize County to collect and administer fees established for the purpose of providing <br />recycling services within the Towns' jurisdictions. County shall apply the full revenue of said <br />fees solely toward the costs of providing services within the Towns' jurisdiction. <br />