TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Jeff Page, Utilities Manager
Anna Luke-Jones, Solid Waste Administrator
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Setting a Date and Time for a Proposition 218 Public Hearing to Consider Increasing Commercial and Residential Solid Waste Hauling Fees and City Recovery Costs for Fiscal Year 2026 - Fiscal Year 2030 and a Resolution Adopting Procedures in Connection with Proposed Solid Waste Hauling Fee Increases (No Budget Impact) (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 25-0021 AND 25-0022
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council adopt:
1. Resolution No. 25-0021 setting May 20, 2025 for a Proposition 218 public hearing under the Proposition 218 protest procedure to consider adopting new residential and commercial solid waste hauling fees and City Recovery Costs, inclusive of annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) escalations over the next five fiscal years; and
2. Resolution No. 25-0022 adopting procedures in connection with the proposed solid waste hauling fee increases.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no fiscal implication with the adoption of resolutions 25-0021 and 25-0022 in this report. However, if the Proposition 218 process is initiated, there will be a fiscal implication at the public hearing on May 20, 2025, if the required threshold of protests is not received and the City Council adopts the proposed rates.
Potential Rate Changes if Proposition 218 Process is Initiated
Residential and commercial solid waste hauling fees (rates) are fully paid by the customers receiving refuse service. The City also receives a City Recovery Cost (CRC) for the administration and oversight of the program and solid waste contractor. There are three factors that determine the rates presented in the Proposition 218 process: the Co...
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