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Home My WebLink About01 SOLID WASTE COLL 08-07-95¢ NO. 1 8-7-95 ..,ATE: JULY 31, 1995 Inter-Com TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: FINANCE DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 95-68 PLACING ASSESSMENT FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION ON THE 1995-1996 TAX ROLL RECOMMENDATION Adopt Resolution No. 95-68 which directs the Finance Director to place the charges for solid waste collection on the tax roll for Fiscal Year 1995-1996 as detailed in the following discussion. FISCAL IMPACT: None DISCUSSION: The attaChed corresPondenCe from Great western Reclamation (GWR) requests an adjustment in the solid waste collection fees for 1995- 96 of 10.26 percent, $1.14 per month per unit. Exhibits "A" through "G" support this request. Our solid waste collection fees have two components, the cost of collection and the cost of disposal representing approximately 45 percent and 55 percent respectively. The collection charge is allowed to increase by a weighted average increase based on seven individual cost categories supported by Exhibit "G". The numbers have been verified with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the 2.61 percent cumulative increase is appropriate. The disposal charges include the material recovery facility (MRF) processing costs and the actual cost of disposal at the County landfill. Effective July 1, 1995, The County of Orange increased the disposal fee from $22.75 to $35.00 per ton. This is a 54% increase and has a significant impact on our fees. The new disposal fees will increase our MRF costs by 26%. The net MRF increase without the new disposal charges would be 3.3%. This is the first disposal fee increase we've had in three years, but the County's current financial situation has forced them to generate revenue wherever possible. The MRF adjustments are detailed in Exhibit "A". Exhibits "C" and "D" support an additional adjustment in the disposal charges based on the actual disposal volumes and changes in the number of collection units during 1994-1995 which is July 31, 1995 Memo to Mr. Huston Con't. adjusted retroactively and reflected in the new rates. This $0.20 credit adjustment brings the total proposed increase for 1995-96 to 10.26 percent, or $1.14 per month per residential unit. The proposed rate of $12.25 per month is still very favorable when compared with a recent rate study conducted by the City of Cypress in May (attachment I) which indicates the county wide average prior to July 1 was $12.62 per month, the median rate was $12.81 per month. Tustin's July 1 rate is 3% below the county-wide average and 4.4% below the county-wide median. The City Council conducted the first hearing on this subject at their meeting held on July 17, 1995. There were no protests filed at the hearing. R6~ald A. Nault Finance Director Ran:ph Attachments a:trash 95.96 RESOLUTION 95-68 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTINv CALIFORNIA, ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 54?3 ET SEQ. OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING A REPORT RELATIVE TO PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY RECEIVING SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICESv DETERMINING THE CHARGES FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE RESPECTIVE LOTS OR PARCELS OF L]tNDAS THEY APPEAR ON THE CURRENT ASSESSMENT 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, 1995 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 1995-96 was prepared and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Tustin on July 10, 1995. B. That a public hearing to hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the aforesaid report and proposed charges were duly set for. July 17 and August 7, 1995 at 7:00. o'clock p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City of Tustin at 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, California. C. Said hearings were duly noticed as required by law, by publication once each week for two successive weeks on July 7 and July 14, 1995 in the Orange County Register, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Tustin. D. At the aforesaid time and place the duly noticed hearings were 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. Page 2 Solid Waste Resolution ~95-68 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 1995-96 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. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, held on the 7th day of Auqust , 1995. ATTEST: Jim Potts Mayor Valerie Crabill Chief Deputy City Clerk a:so[ idwst .chg Great Western Reclamation 1800 S. Grand Avenue Santa Ana, California 92705 =~ 4/558-7761 · FAX: 714/568-6626 FAX: 714/836-0268 A Waste Management Company 'June 21, 1995 06-26-95/~09.05 R["¢D Mr. Ron Nault Director of Finance City of Tustin 15222 Del Amo Avenue Tustin, CA 92680 Dear Ron: Reference is made to my letter to you dated 6/12/95 regarding the annual rate adjustment for refuse collection. Thanks to a review meeting today with Joe Meyer, we discovered a formula error on Exhibit F (P.P.I. - Motor Trucks) which resulted in a minor change in the CPI from 2.4 % to 2.6 % or the equivalent of $.01 per month per house. Since this CPI change impacts many of the schedules, I would kindly request that you please accept the enclosed corrected schedules in place of those previously submitted. My thanks to Joe for catching the error and my apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. yours, Alan D. Walsh Vice President/Controller CC: Tim Serlet Joe Meyer Ed Caliri uJ z ~Z~ Z LLI 0 0 · o ×~.u_ m___~ ~: -r- >- Oi.u~ Z Itl Z LU · '1 :t 0 r~ ~ 0 z ~ ~ PUBLIC NOTICE 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 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 the amount of the charge proposed to be levied upon each parcel for the collection of solid waste for the fiscal year 1995-1996, and the City Council has set July 17, and August 7,1995 at 7:00 p.'m., in the Council Chambers, located at 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, California, as the times and place when the City Council will hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to 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 Chief Deputy City Clerk to publish this notice at least once a week for two consecutive weeks, on July 7th and July I4th, 1995 in the Orange County Register, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Tustin. Dated: July 6, 1995 Mayor and City Council (714) 229-~9g Buiidi~9.~fety Business License 229-6712 City Clerk Code Enforcement 229-6727 EnBineerin8 229-6741 Finance 229-6713 Mainlenance 229-676O Personnel 229-6681 Planning '229-6720 Police Information Public Works 229-6740 Purchasing 229-6719 Recreation & Parks 229-678O Redevelopment 229-6720 Risk Management 229-6685 CITY OF C PREsS 5275 Orange Avenue, Cypress, California 90630 June 1, 1995 City Recycling Coordinator Orange County Cities Dear Co~t or:/~/-.~-~'~ RECEIVED o '5 FINANCE D£pT.' Enclosed is a survey of the residential and commercial trash rates for most Orange County cities. Every attempt was made to provide accurate, comparable information about the · current (May, 1995) trash rates for each city. Many cities are in the process of considering rate changes due to the 54% increase'in the landfill gate fee. To the best of my knowledge, this survey does not reflect any rate increases related to the gate fee increase. However, many cities mentioned that their rates would be increased July 1. I hope this information will be helpful to you. Please take a moment to review the attached information and if you have any concerns about your city's figures or notations, please call me at (714) 229-6708 Sincerely, . / Recycling Coordinator NC)Y~S k i,,