HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-21-20; 8-c - Refunding a Portion of the Solid Waste Programs Fee for Residents Being Provided Curbside Recycling Service by the City of Mebane 1
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 21, 2020
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-c
SUBJECT: Refunding a Portion of the Solid Waste Programs Fee for Residents Being
Provided Curbside Recycling Service by the City of Mebane
DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Williams, 919-918-4902
John Roberts, 919-245-2318
PURPOSE: To provide refunds for the last three years for the portion of the Solid Waste
Program fee allocated to curbside recycling to single family homes in the City of Mebane that
pay for and receive curbside recycling from the City of Mebane.
BACKGROUND: Orange County Solid Waste offers curbside recycling collection to all single
family homes within the County. Single family homes within the corporate limits of Chapel Hill,
Carrboro and Hillsborough are currently collected by a private firm under contract with Orange
County's Department of Solid Waste Management.
Single family homes lying within Orange County that are located within the corporate limits of
the City of Mebane receive curbside recycling collection from the City of Mebane. City leaders
have requested that the City of Mebane residents paying for Orange County curbside recycling,
but are being serviced by the City, be refunded the portion of the Solid Waste Program Fee
allocable to curbside recycling. Orange County Solid Waste worked with the Orange County
Tax Department to identify those homes owners that have paid the Solid Waste Programs Fee
and otherwise qualify for the proposed refund.
The refunded amount is for the previous three calendar years, and the single family homes
within the City of Mebane will not be charged that portion of the Solid Waste Programs Fee
allocable to curbside recycling collection going forward. The contractually set cost per month per
unit was used to determine the amount of refund that would be paid.
The following chart reflects the number of units that are eligible for the refund and the amount of
refund per year:
Billing Year Units Billed Unit Cost per Month Total per Year Refund
Amount
2019 951 $ 3.93 $ 44,849.16
2018 883 $ 3.64 $ 38,569.44
2017 869 $ 3.62 $ 37,749.36
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total refunded amount for the previous three year period is
$121,167.96. In addition, Solid Waste Program Fee collection going forward will be reduced by
the amount allocable to curbside recycling collection for those homes within the City of Mebane
and also within Orange County that are receiving curbside recycling collection from the City. It
should be noted that the Department will receive, on average, $40,330 less in annual revenues
going forward not including any additional homes added each year.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated
with this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal
impact associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The County Manager recommends that the Board authorize the
refund of the portion of the Solid Waste Programs fee for calendar years 2017, 2018 and 2019
for the single family homes located within Orange County that are being provided curbside
recycling collection by the City of Mebane.