REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Adoption of a Resolution Setting Rates for Overall Solid Waste Services 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 a Solid Waste Rate Study was completed 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 2022/23 cost data to calculate solid waste rates for FY 2022/23, which will enable the program to achieve cost recovery. These rates are within the projected increases communicated to the public and Council when the Council directed staff to finalize the current solid waste agreements. The solid waste rates for FY 2022/23 are contained in Table A of the Resolution (Attachment 1).
Notices (Attachment 2) were sent to all 34,973 solid waste rate payers on April 7, 2022, informing them of the proposed rate increases and date of the Public Hearing to approve the rates, as required by Article XIII D of the California Constitution. Following the close of the Public Hearing, staff recommends that 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, 2022.
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 ...
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