TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Steve Charelian, Finance Director
Anna Luke-Jones, Public Works Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing to Consider Adopting New Refuse Rates for Residential and Commercial Solid Waste Collection Services, Effective July 1, 2020, Through June 30, 2025 (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
OPEN PUBLIC HEARING AND CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING TO MAY 12, 2020
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
A) Conduct a public hearing to consider adopting new residential and commercial sold waste collection service rates, effective July 1, 2020;
B) Consider the Proposition 218 protest ballots submitted to the City Clerk by the close of the public hearing; and
C) Consider adopting the attached Resolution No. 20-0050 adopting the annual proposed rate increases from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE MAYOR OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN, BY ORDER OF THE CHAIR, CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL MAY 12, 2020.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Commercial and residential 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. The current annual waste hauling contract is valued at approximately $3.8 million. The new annual waste hauling contract rate is expected to be approximately $5.7 million, representing an increase of $1.9 million. This increase includes a combination of higher rates for residential and commercial landfill waste, as well as new fees for commercial recycling services.
The City is required to initiate a Proposition 218 majority protest process in order to pass on solid waste collection rate increases to its businesses and ...
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