REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on a Resolution Setting Rates for Overall Solid Waste Service and Annual Clean-up Campaign in the Exclusive Franchise Area
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure; Promote Sustainability and Environmental Protection
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City has agreements with outside contractors for the collection and processing of garbage and recyclables. In 2021, Council approved a Solid Waste Rate Study performed by R3 Consulting, Inc. (R3) that developed a model to calculate equitable solid waste rates based on current contractor costs, subscription levels, and disposal data. The model has been updated with FY 2025/26 cost data to calculate solid waste rates for FY 2025/26, which will enable the program to achieve cost recovery. The monthly solid waste rates for FY 2025/26 are contained in Table A of the Resolution (Attachment 1).
Notices (Attachment 2) were sent to all solid waste rate payers on April 11, 2025, informing them of the proposed rate increases and the date of the Public Hearing to approve the rates, as required by Article XIII D ? 6 of the California Constitution. Following the close of the Public Hearing, staff recommends that the City Council adopt the subject Resolution, which establishes the solid waste rates effective for the utility bills issued for services rendered on and after July 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND
In November 1996, California voters approved Proposition 218, which amended the state Constitution and imposed new substantive and procedural requirements for imposing or increasing property-related fees and charges. Under these requirements, water, sewer, and solid waste service fees or charges may only be increased if a majority of rate payers do not protest the increase. The City must mail a written notice of the proposed increases and hold a public hearing on the proposed increase not less than 45 days after mailing the notice. At the pub...
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