For Utilities Commission Meeting [May 20, 2025]
TO: Honorable Utilities Commission Members
APPROVAL: John Rossi, Interim Utilities Director
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Assistant City Manager
Title
Municipal Solid Waste Collection, Recycling, Organics, and Disposal Rates for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Request Utilities Commission to Recommend that City Council Approve Municipal Solid Waste Collection, Recycling, and Disposal Service Rates for Fiscal Year 2025/2026, Effective July 1, 2025.
Body
BACKGROUND
Burrtec Franchise Agreement and Refuse Collection Rates
On April 16, 1996, the City Council approved a Franchise Agreement with Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc. ("Burrtec," formerly EDCO Disposal Corporation) for municipal refuse/recycling collection and disposal services. In accordance with the Franchise Agreement, an allowance is made for adjustment of rates to reflect changes in the cost of doing business, as measured by fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for All items in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted and applicable disposal costs.
On November 5, 1996, the people of the state of California voted in favor of Proposition 218, the "Right to Vote on Taxes Act." Proposition 218 added Articles 13C and 13D to the California Constitution, implementing restrictions on methods by which local governments can create or increase taxes, fees, and charges without taxpayer consent. Specifically, Proposition 218 requires the City to provide certain notifications of new or increased assessments, charges, and user fees, and in certain cases, requires a balloting and election of property owners prior to implementing any new or increased assessments, charges, and user fees.
Pursuant to Article 13D of the California Constitution, (Article 13D), a "fee" or "charge" means any levy other than an ad valorem tax, a special tax, or an a...
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