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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPH 3 SOLID WASTE RPT 08-02-93AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING NO. 3 8-2-93 uATE: JULY 29· ].993 Inter-Corn TO: WILL1'~[ A. HUSTON, CITY IG~AGER FROM: RON&LD A. NAULT, DIRECTOR OF FIN2kNCE SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 93-78 ADORING THE ].993-94 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION 2MiISESSMENT REPORT AND CONSIDEI~,TION OF A PROPOSED RECOMMENDATION: Pleasure of the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact on the City. DISCUSSION= Staff has been presented with a proposal by Great Western Reclamation (GWR) that offers to reduce the 1993-94 solid waste collection rates for residential and commercial can units and · freeze commercial bin service in consideration of a two year extension of the current Agreement (including elimination of the current option to extend the Agreement). This discussion will first address the potential increase in the rates under the current contract and then, follow with a brief explanation of the proposed contract amendment. The rates for solid waste collection are made up of three components; the collection charge, the disposal charge and the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) charge. Pursuant to the Franchise Agreement, each component is allowed to adjust annually .based on the weighted average of seven separate cost categories which are verified by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. See Exhibit "F" for the current adjustment calculations. The disposal charge is a direct pass through of the County land fill charges. For the second year in a row the County has not raised their land fill disposal charges so that there will not be an increase in that component this year. Page 2 Solid Waste July 29, 1993 The MRF charge is allowed to adjust annually by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), with afour percent minimum and seven percent maximum. See exhibit "A" for the current years adjustments. MRF and land fill charges are combined under the heading of disposal as shown on Exhibit "E" which details all the adjusted rates for 1993-94. Based on these rate components, the residential collection charge could increase by $0.09 per unit per month and the disposal charge could increase by $0.44 per unit per month for a total increase of $0.53 per month, or $6.36 for the fiscal year 1993-94. In addition, this year there will be an increase in the disposal charge of $0.28 per unit per month to compensate GWR for an increase in the actual tonnage collected and processed at the MRF. This brings the monthly increase to $0.81 per unit. ($9.72 for the year), which is an increase of 7.4 percent. We are again proposing an additional $0.10 per unit to offset collection delinquencies. Since residential disposal charges are collected through the property tax bill, it is necessary to have funds available to cover the estimated amount of delinquencies due to non-payment of property taxes. The $0.10 should generate about $8,400 per year to help offset delinquencies which are currently running at about two percent. In subsequent years as we recover the delinquencies, this amount will be adjusted based on the status of total collections. In prior years we have also collected $0.15 per unit for the public information cost of the City's recycling program as required by AB 939 and detailed in the City's Source and Recovery Recycling Element (SRRE). We have sufficient funds available to continue this program through 1993-94 so we will not be adding this to the rate for the coming year. As of June 30, 1993 the available credit from last years refund from GWR relating to the actual tonnage collected is $114,733. Based on the current residential unit count, a credit of $1.31 per month may be applied to each residential and commercial can unit for the 1993-94 fiscal yearl As an option, the City Council could apply the credit over two or three years. The following are the monthly credits given one, two or three years: Page 3 Solid Waste July 29, 1993 CURRENT &GREEHBNT YR 1 YR 2 YR 3 OPTION 1 $1.31 OPTION 2 $0.70 $0.61 OPTION 3 $0.70 $0.31 $0.30 G~R PROPOSED ~EI~NENT OPTION 1 $1.31 OPTION 2 $0.65 OPTION 3 $0.44 $0.65 $0.44 $0.43 The amounts shown above vary between the current agreement and GWR's proposed amendment because the base collection rate affects the amount of credit that can be given in any one year. GREAT WESTERN REC~TION ~,LTERN~TIVE PROPOSAL: Per the attached letter, Great Western Reclamation is proposing to reduce the residential and commercial can collection rate by $0.05 per month effective July 1, 1993 and freeze commercial bin rates at the 1992-93 rates for one year. This offer is predicated upon amending the contract to eliminate the present "evergreen" automatic annual rollover provision, which always leaves five years remaining on the contract term and substituting in its place a fixed term of seven years (no rollovers). Also, attached is a summary of a monthly residential refuse rate survey recently completed by Orange County Integrated Waste Management. The results of this survey indicate that all of the alternative rates will fall below the County wide median and average rate. Page 4 Solid Waste July 29, 1993 The City Council's actions would be: 1.) to amend the Solid Waste Collection Assessment Report to conform with whichever rate alternative is selected and adopt Resolution #93-78; 2.) to approve amendment of the Agreement for Collection and Transportation of Solid Waste Refuse Produced or Accumulated in the City of Tustin by and between the City of Tustin and Great Western Reclamation, Inc. dated December 19, 1988, as amended June 19, 1991 and September 15, 1992, as proposed by the letter from Great Western Reclamation, Inc. to the City of Tustin dated July 19, 1993, and authorize the Mayor and City~ to execute such amendment in form approved by the City Manager/and City Attorney. Ronald A. Nault Director of Finance Attachments ·: prpos [~. gwr Great Western Reclamation, Inc. 1800 S. Grand Avenue Santa Aha, California 92?05 'z-~4/558-~61 A Waste Management Company July 19, 1993 Mr. Bill Huston City Manager CITY OF TUSTIN 15222 Del Arno Avenue Tustin, CA 92680 Re: City of Tustin Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Agreements Dear Bill: Pursuant to our conversations in the last few days, I would like to summarize the proposal now being made by Great Western Reclamation, Inc. ("GW") to the City of Tustin regarding an amendment to its current residential and commercial collection and recycling agreements. GW is making the following proposal: A. RESIDENTIAL: The current service rate is $10.66 per month. This is now broken down as follows: $5.34 - hauling $5.32 - disposal GW was entitled on July 1, 1993 to a $0.09 increase in the hauling rate and a $0.44 increase in the disposal rate by reason of the Consumer Price Index adjustments in the current agreements. In addition, GW is entitled to a $0.28 increase in the combined rate by reason of actual tonnage adjustments for the past year. The net result is that GW is entitled to increase its rate from $10.66 to $11.47 per month as of July 1, 1993. GW is proposing, instead, to reduce the total rate to $10.61, which is a savings of $0.86 per house per month. This 7.5% rate reduction will cost GW $6,022 per month in gross revenues the first year or a total of $294,400 over five years. B. COMMERCIAL: In return for the same two year term extension referred to above, GW is proposing to freeze all of its current commercial service rates at their existing levels for an additional year, i.e., until June 30, 1994. This freeze will cost GW $7,560 per month in gross revenues the first year or a total of $504,300 over five years. Mr. Bill Huston Page 2 In return for the rate concessions deScribed above, GW is asking that the existing five year contract term be extended an additional two years for a total of seven years, ending on June 30, 2001. The current evergreen language and provision is to be eliminated. Five pages of schedules illustrating and justifying the above summary have already been submitted to the City of Tustin via Ron Nault, the Finance Director. Ron has already reviewed and approved those numbers. A copy of those schedules is enclosed herewith for your edification. If you need any other .information, please do not hesitate to call me. Sincerely, David W. Ross ~ Division President and General Manager ross:huston4.1tr EXHIBIT A CITY OF TUSTIN MRF PROCESSING COSTS JULY 1, 1993 COSTS Handling and Hauling to Landfill Disposal at Landfill Processing for Recovery Total Cost SAVINGS Materials Revenue Diverted Disposal Cost Total Savings Net Cost $37.96 Current July 1st Proposed . S/Ton Increase S/Ton $15.80 $0.63 * $16.43 $22.75 $0.00 ** $22.75 $15.60 $0.62 * $16.22 ~54.15 $1.25 ~55.40 ($10.50) $0.00 ($5.69) $0.00 {$16.19) $0.00 ($1o.5o) ($5.69) {$16.19) $39.21 - Per section 5 of the Amendment to the agreement, Contractor is allowed an adjustment to the MRF charges for changes in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, for Los Angeles - Anaheim - Riverside CMSA. The April - April index is 2.8%. Since this falls below the contract floor increase of 4%, we will use 4%. ** -No Disposal increase has been imposed by the County of Orange. EXHIBIT B CITY OF TUSTIN PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL RATE JULY 1, 1993 RATE CALCULATION HAULING CHARGE DISPOSAL CHARGE ADJUSTED DISPOSAL CHARGE CURRENT PROPOSED INCREASE/ S/UNIT/MO S/UNIT/MO DECREASE 5.34 5.43 * 0.09 5.32 5.76 ** 0.44 N/A 0.28 *** 0.28 TOTAL RATE 10.6~6 11.47 0.8'1 * $5.34 X 1.0171(MODIFIED CPI) SEE ATTACHED 'COMPUTATION OF TRASH COLLECTION RATES' ** 67.8 (ACTUAL POUNDS PER UNIT PER WEEK)X 52 WKS/12 MOS./2000 LBS. X $39.21 (PROPOSED RATE/TON) SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT C 'ANALYSIS OF DISPOSAL CHARGES' *** ADJUSTED DISPOSAL CHARGE FOR JULY 1992 - JUNE 1993 SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT D 'DISPOSAL RATE ADJUSTMENT' CITY OF TUSTIN ANALYSIS OF DISPOSAL CHARGE ACTUAL RESIDENTIAL VOLUME AND UNITS JULY 1993 EXHIBIT C MONTH AND YEAR July 1992 August 1992 September 1992 October 1992 November 1992 December 1992 January 1993 February 1993 March 1993 April 1993 May 1993 MRF Bulky Item Total Total Tonnaqe Tonnaqe Tonnage Units 1,234.15 (9.65) 1,224.50 7,031 963.45 0.00 963.45 7,048 935.22 0.00 935.22 7,052 1,092.15 0.00 1,092.15 7,062 1,030.15 0.00 1,030.15 7,068 1,011.98 (2.72) 1,009.26 7,077 1,112.56 (9.79) 1,102.77 7,086 901.14 (5.07) 896.07 7,093 992.22 (18.91) 973.31 7,104 1,253.58 (6.65) 1,246.93 7,117 986.28 (14.22) 972.06 7,130 Totals 11,51 2.88 {67.01 ) 11,445.87 77,868 Average 1,046.63 {6.09) 1,040.53 7,078.91.. Tons/Unit Pounds/Uni~ Per Month Per Week O. 174 80.4 0.137 63.1 0.133 61.2 0.155 71.4 O. 146 67.3' 0.143 65.8 0.156 71.8 0.126 58.3 0.137 63.2 0.175 80.9 0.136 62.9 0.147 67.8 0.147 67.8 Pounds/Unit/Week 67.~8 CITY OF TUSTIN DISPOSAL RATE ADJUSTMENT JULY 1993 EXHIBIT D New Disposal Rate Charge Add: Charge for Disposal Volume Increase during July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1993 residential waste generation Actual Pounds/unit/week(JULY 1991 - JUNE 1992) Actual Pounds/un~eek(JULY 1992 - MAY 1993) Undemharge of Waste Generation Charge for Disposal Volume Increase during 1992-93 (3.4 lbs. x 4.33 weeks/2,000 lbs/ton x $37.96/ton) 64.4 lbs. 67.8 lbs. 3.4 lbs. $5.79 $0.28 Adjusted Disposal Charge for July 1, 1993 :~6.07 CITY OF TUSTIN ADJUST TRASH COLLECTION RATES JULY 1, 1993' EXHIBIT E ADJUSTMENT FACTORS COLL 1.0171 DISPOSAL 1.0329 CURRENT RATES COLL- DIS- CATEGORY ECTION POSAL TOTAL PROPOSED RATES COLL- ECTION DIS- POSAL TOTAL 2 YD lX 43.37 16.45 59.82 2X 63.98 32.90 96.88 3X 84.53 49.35 133.88 4X 105.15 65.80 170.95 5X 125.71 82.25 207.96 6X 146.28 98.69 244.97 3 YD lX 58.35 24.68 83.03 2X 83.72 49.35 133.07 3X 109.13 74.02 183.15 _ 4X 132.59 98.69 231.28 :X 158.00 123.37 281.37 .~X 183.36 148.05 331.41 4 YD I X 61.02 32.90 93.92 2X 91.92 65.80 157.72 3X 122.38 98.69 221.07 4X 153.11 131.59 284.70 5X 183.85 164.49 348.34 6X 214.55 197.49 412.04 44.11 65.08 85.98 106.95 127.86 148.78 59.35 85.15 111.00 134.86 160.7O 186.5O 62.06 93.49 .124.47 155.73 187.00 218.22 16.99 33.98 50.98 67.97 84.96 101.94 25.49 50.98 76.46 101.94 127.43 152.93 33.98 67.97 101.94 135.92 169.91 203.99 61.10 99.06 136.95 174.92 212.82 250.72 84.84 136.13 187.46 236.80 288.14 339.42 96.05 161.46 226.41 291.65 356.90 422.22 RESIDENTIAL 5.34 5.32 10.66 COMMERCIAL CAN** 5.76 5.32 11.08 5.43 5.85 6.04 6.04 11.47 11.89 * The 1.0329 is the increase in the MRF processing cost divided by the current S/ton ($1.25/$37.96) ** The commercial can rate was adjusted in accordance with the method used for residential. The disposal continues to match the residential rate and the ' collection program of the charge remains at $.42 above the residential rate. TABLE OF RATE OPTIONS Residential I Current Proposed Monthly Monthly $10.66 Hauler $11.47 $0.10 Delinquent $0.10 $0.15 AB 939 $0.00 Commercial Can Current Proposed Monthly Monthly $11.08 Hauler $11.89 $0.10 Delinquent $0.10 $0.15 AB 939 $0.00 $10.91 $11.57 $11.33 $11.99 Residential I Current Proposed Monthly Monthly $10.66 Hauler $10.61 $0.10 Delinquent $0.10 $0.15 AB 939 $0.00 Commercial Can I Current Proposed Monthly Monthly $11.08 Hauler $11.03 $0.10 Delinquent $0.10 $0.15 AB 939 $0.00 $10.91 $10.71 $11.33 $11.13 NOTE: The available crexh't of $114, 733 will be applied to either option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 25 RESOLUT'rON 93- 78 A RESOLUTTON OF THE CTTY COUNCTL OF THE CTTY OF TUSTTN, CAL1'FORNTA· ~O~ED PURSUANT TO THE PROVTSTONS OF SECTTON 5473 ET SEQo OF THE HEALTH ~ Si~FETY CODE OF THE STATE OF CALTFORN'rAt APPROVING ~ ~DOPTTNG A REPORT REL~T'rVE TO P~RCELS OF REAL PROPERTY RECETV'rNG SOLID WASTE COLLECT'tON SERV'rCES · DETERI~TNTNG THE CHARGES FOR SOLID Wi~STE COLLECT:tON TO BE ASSESSED AGA'rNST THE RESPECT'rVE LOTS OR P~CELS OF ~ AS THEY APPEAR ON. THE. CURRENT ASSESSI(ENT ROLL. The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows: 1. That proceedings were duly instituted, conducted and completed pursuant to provisions of Section 5473 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. A. A written report dated July, 1993 containing a description of each parcel of real property receiving solid waste collection services and facilities and the amount of the charge proposed to be levied upon each parcel for the collection of solid waste for the fiscal year 1993-94 was prepared and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Tustin on July 15, 1993. B. That a public hearing to hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the aforesaid report and proposed charges was duly set for August 2, 1993 ~at 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Senior Center of the City of Tustin at 200 South "C" Street, Tustin, California. C. Said hearing was duly nOticed as required by law, by publication once each week for two successive weeks on July 22, and July 29, 1993 in the Tustin News, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Tustin. D. At the aforesaid time and place the duly noticed hearing was held and all persons who were present were heard and all comments, objections and protests to the aforesaid report and proposed charges were duly heard and considered by the City Council. E. The charges proposed in the aforesaid report are fair and reasonable, are commensurate with the services provided, and the charge therefore should properly be collected on the tax roll in the same manner, by the same persons and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, general taxes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Page 2 Sol id Waste Resolution #93-78 2. The City Council hereby elects to have the charges set forth in the aforesaid report collected on the tax roll in the same manner, by the same persons, at the same time as, and together with and not separately from its general taxes and hereby authorizes that such charges be collected on the tax roll, as all prescribed to the provisions of Health and Safety Code Section 5473 et seq. 3. The resolution shall be effective following its adoption by a two-thirds vote of the members of the City Council and shall remain in force and effect and said charges shall be collected in the manner as aforesaid for the year 1993-94 and for each subsequent year as authorized by the hereinabove referenced sections of the Health and Safety Code. 4. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to forthwith file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Auditor of the County of Orange, together with a copy of the hereinabove- described report, and a statement endorsed thereon over her signature that the said report has been finally adopted by the City Council of the City of Tustin. PA~BED AND ADORED at a regular meeting of the City Council'of the City of Tustin, California, held on the 2nd day of Auqust , 1993. Jim Potts, Mayor ATTEST: Mary Wynn City Clerk City of Tustin a:sot ic~st.chg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE) SS CITY OF TUSTIN) CERTIFICATION FOR RESOLUTION NO. 93-78 Mary E. Wynn, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 2nd day of August, 1993 by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: COUNCILMEMBER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: Mary E. Wynn, City Clerk ~:cert i fy. res San Juan Capistrano 15.80 *** Brea 14.49 Orange County Unincorporated 13.96 La Palina 13.87 Anaheim 13.86 Lake Forest 13.78 Dana Point 13.25 Laguna Niguel 13.25 San Clemente 13.25 Villa Park 12.85 Yorba Linda 12.85 Seal Beach 12.75 Mission Viejo 12.61 Huntington Bch 12.00 Fountain Valley 12.00 Placentia 11.98 Los Alamitos 11.96 Cypress 11.87 Stanton 11.85 Garden Grove 11.22 Newport Beach 11.02 ** La Habra 10.56 Orange 10.50 Buena Park 10.12 Irvine 9.92 Fullerton 9.75 Laguna Beach 9.39 Santa Ana 8.70 Westminster 8.16 ' * Costa Mesa 6.68 * County Average $11.81 Median Rate $12.00 * Special District Tax Rate ** Internal Charge to Enterprise Fund *** Rate for Single Family Residential Source: Orange County Integrated Waste Management Survey 7/93 h~nance Depar,men, City Of Tustin !5222 Del Amc A,,,enue Tus:~r',. ~.A 92680 - ~:" 5-:.:.:-8890 FAX ,'.-'~: ~.32-0525 NOTICE OF FILING OF REPORT AND OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5473, et seq. of the Health and Safety COde of.the State of California, the City Council of the City of Tustin has authorized and directed the preparation of a written report containing a description of each parcel of real property receiving solid waste collection services and facilities and the amount of the charge proposed to be levied upon each parcel for the collection of solid waste for the fiscal year 1993-1994, and the City Council has set August 2, 1993 at 7 o'clock p.m. in the Tustin Area Senior Center, located at 200 South "C" Street, Tustin, California, as the time and place when the City Council will hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, tc the aforesaid report and proposed charges. If the report is adopted by the City Council, the charges will be placed on the tax roll and collected in the same manner, by the same persons and at the same time as general property taxes. A copy of said report is on file .in the office of the City Clerk and is available for inspection during regular business hours. The City Council has authorized and directed the City Clerk to publish this notice once a week for two successive weeks, on July 22, and July 29, 19R3 in the Tustin News, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Tustin. Dated~ .~. a:hearin$.pub , 1993 ,/~.~M~ry E. Wynn, City Clerk / City of Tustin