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justify being open. Of the six transfer stations and landfills in the County, only one(PGS, in Pleasanton) is open on Sunday. Since self-haul to those facilities on weekends is a profit center,this suggests that self- haul traffic on Sundays is not worth the expense, in the experience of facility operators. In addition,as reported previously, labor costs will likely be higher for Sunday work, workers previously hired with the written understanding their work week is Tuesday-Saturday might need to be replaced if unavailable to work on Sundays,and union and other legal or work rule issues would take a substantial effort to resolve. If we knew that permanent Sunday service would be used as much as a Thursday or Friday, and there were no alternative to being open on Sunday,the labor costs and issues could be investigated in more detail. However, increasing the budgeted number of'parking lot'drop-off events from 4 to 12 is an alternative that we think would increase participation significantly and in a more flexible manner. These events will be primarily staffed by a private vendor,and could be held approximately once per month at various locations around the County. Sunday service provided in this way will be more flexible and adjustable in the future,depending on participation. Adding 8 more events of this type will increase annual costs by about$360,000 per year,compared with the June cost estimate. Schedule for Final Decisions about future HHW Service and Funding If the Board agrees on a service level option,we can proceed to prepare the documents necessary to inform residential property owners of the proposed service and associated fee. Property owners would be notified,per the Proposition 218 requirements,a minimum of 45 days prior to a final decision by the Board. We anticipate going through the following steps between now and a final decision: • Third week of September 2013; prepare Proposition 218 notice and supporting documents, including details of the services to be provided and the estimated cost of those services • September 25,2013; WMA Meeting, approve notice for mailing • Late September and early October 2013, community meetings to solicit input on the proposal • November 20, 2013; first reading of ordinance implementing the fee(Board action is to schedule for consideration of adoption at the December 18,2013 meeting) • December 18,2013;final WMA Board vote on proposal,after receipt of protests(if any) • August 2014, Implement the fee via the property tax rolls(if approved) RECOMMENDATION: Make a super-majority preliminary decision on a service option if possible,and direct staff to implement the schedule above for a final decision about future HHW Service and Funding. Attachment: Table 1 3 33