For City Council Meeting [June 26, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Robb R. Steel, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Robert G. Eisenbeisz, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 7360 Approving Municipal Solid Waste Collection, Recycling and Disposal Service Rates for Fiscal Year 2018/2019, Effective July 1, 2018.
(ACTION) POWERPOINT
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BACKGROUND:
In April 1996, Council approved a franchise agreement for trash collection, a curbside mixed recyclables program to meet the mandates of AB 939, and unlimited green waste removal. Resolution No. 4217 established the base residential and commercial disposal rates. The franchise agreement allows the franchise hauler to request rate adjustments based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and changes in operating costs, such as landfill tipping fees.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
On July 8, 2014, the City Council conducted a Public Hearing in accordance with Proposition 218 procedures and adopted the Five Year Municipal Solid Waste Collection, Recycling and Disposal Rates for Fiscal Years 2014/2015 through 2018/2019. These rates incorporated a new Commercial Recycling Program and implemented the Pavement Maintenance Fee (PMF). Although the City Council adopted the new five-year rates, Council directed staff to bring the PMF fee increase to the City Council annually for approval. The Notice of Public Hearing for the five-year rate increase is attached hereto as Attachment 1.
Organic Material Recycling (Commercial Accounts) Update Summary
On October 2014 Governor Brown signed AB 1826 Chesbro (Chapter 727, Statutes of 2014), which required mandatory commercial organics recycling throughout the State. Starting April 1, 2016, this act required businesses that generate more than 8 cubic yards of organic waste per week to arrange for recycling services for their organic waste. Starting January 1, 2017, the state lowered the threshold to inclu...
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