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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3516 STATE OF CALIFORNIA) RESOLUTION NO. 3516 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss CITY OF SAN JACINTO) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, ADJUSTING SOLID WASTE-RECYCLING AND RELATED FEES WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto recognizes that the proper collection and disposal of all solid waste created, produced or brought into the City is a significant health and safety issue; and WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto is mandated by the California Integrated Waste Management Act to prepare and implement procedures to divert solid waste from landfills through waste prevention, recycling, composting and other diversion activities; and WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto uses the most efficient means possible to bill and collect the solid-waste-recycling fees from residents and businesses, is generally done directly by the franchisee. WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto has entered into an exclusive contract with a private company to collect and dispose of all solid waste within the City of San Jacinto; and WHEREAS, fees for Solid Waste-Recycling are be established from time to time by resolution under Chapter 8.32, except as otherwise provided under the exclusive contract; and WHEREAS, the exclusive contract for collection and disposal of solid waste-recycling allows for CPI increases under such contract not to exceed 5.0% and gate fees may be increased to cover gate fee charges exclusive of changes in the CPI, if approved by City Council and contractor is not in default of such contract; and WHEREAS, the Consumer Price Index increase for All Urban Consumers in L.A.-Riverside Orange County for the year ending December 2013 was 1.08% and the fuel component has decreased by 2.61% as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; and WHEREAS, the County of Riverside has indicated that effective July 1 , 2014 the landfill gate fee or tipping fee will be increased by 1 .14% from $35.80 per ton to $36.21 ; and WHEREAS, the City has duly noticed the property owners and rate payers prior to 45 days of the public hearing in accordance with the noticing 1 requirements of Proposition 218 and California Constitution article 13D. Such notice was delivered by regular U.S. mail to the property owners based on the latest available county tax roll and each rate payer based each known postal address. The City understands that not all property owners are users of the service; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED determined and ordered by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, California, as follows: 1) Contractor is not in default of exclusive contract for collection and disposal of solid waste and recycling services. 2) Contractor provided adequate notice to the contract administrator. 3) Increase all solid waste and recycling rates as determined on Exhibit "A" Solid Waste Recycling Rate Schedule for Billings after July 1 , 2014, which is hereby attached and a part of this resolution. Beginning on July 1, 2014, and each July 1 thereafter, the fees may be increased by the City in accordance with the agreement by: (1) an amount not to exceed five percent (5%) or the annual percentage increase, if any, in the CPI-U, published by the U.S. Department of Labor for the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County statistical area, whichever is less. If the change in the CPI-U is less than one and one-half percent (1.5%), the adjustment may be a maximum of one and one-half percent (1.5%); and (2) the amount of any increase, not to exceed $3.00 per ton per year, by the County of Riverside in its landfill tipping or gate fees. 4) Establishment of solid waste-recycling rates in this resolution supersedes any and all prior resolutions. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the San Jacinto City Council on the 17th day of June, 2014, by the following vote. Ayes: Bartel, Kotyuk, Miller, Ruiz, Ledezma Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None City of San Jacinto ay7s-o Z Z ee_ By Alonso Ledezma, May ATTZET: Richard Miller, City Clerk 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss CITY OF SAN JACINTO ) CERTIFICATION I, Richard Miller, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 3516 was passed, adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council of City of San Jacinto held on the 17th day of June, 2014, by the following vote: Ayes: Bartel, Kotyuk, Miller, Ruiz, Ledezma Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: None WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 17th day of June, 2014. Richard Miller, City Clerk 3