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Solid Waste Advisory Board-- Regular Meeting <br /> November 14, 2002 <br /> Government Services Center - Chapel Hill <br /> Approved January 9, 2003 <br /> and commercial / institutional services would be assessed [an average] of $ 124 . 15 <br /> (although the amount of the commercial availability fee would vary widely <br /> based on the size of the commercial and other non-residential customers . <br /> Customers with only access to the convenience centers with general services only <br /> would be assessed $ 11 . 23 . None of these alternative-funding mechanisms would <br /> generate any flow for the year 2002-2003 . <br /> Scenario 2 . Fund general services fee through property taxes and remaining areas <br /> through availability fees set at 2002-2003 levels with a General Fund Property Tax <br /> increase of $ 0 . 007 per one hundred dollars of assessed evaluation . Under this approach, <br /> customers with curbside . recycling service in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and <br /> Hillsborough (pickup every week) would be assessed a fee of $54 . 12 for that <br /> service . ' Customers with rural curbside recycling service (unincorporated areas, <br /> pickup every two weeks) with general services would be assessed a fee of $26 . 97, <br /> Each apartment unit in the multifamily buildings would would be assessed a fee <br /> of $19 . 59 although the fees would be collected from the property owners, just as <br /> taxes now are . Commercial and institutional customers with general services and <br /> commercial / institutional services would be assessed a fee of $112 . 92 and <br /> customers with only access to convenient centers with general services only <br /> would not be assessed any fees . [Their costs would all be covered by the general <br /> property tax increase . ] <br /> After a lengthy discussion on how these scenarios would be presented it was the <br /> that most of it would .be at the discretion of the <br /> overall agreement <br /> Commissioners . <br /> Remus asked that a list be started on what we need to do next . <br /> A list was generated with the following items . <br /> Resolutions : <br /> 1 . Average income revenue stream [from fees] to minimize fluctuations in <br /> annual service fees . <br /> 2 . Establish a restricted reserve for landfill closure [and add to the ' general <br /> service fee] . <br /> 3 . Tax-exempt entities will be included under an availability fee scenario <br /> 4 . Owners, not occupants, will be responsible for payment of fees . <br /> These resolutions were discussed in detail . Resolution # 1 was motioned by <br /> Sassaman and seconded by Smith. Resolution #2 was motioned by Gist, <br />