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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 70-24 Item 6.1 Approving and Establishing the Collection of Minimum Residential Garbage and RecDocuSign Envelope ID: 08A7C8B5-8E87-412B-BB55-EE4704F75931 RESOLUTION NO. 70 - 24 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING AND ESTABLISHING THE COLLECTION OF MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE AND RECYCLING SERVICE FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is mandated by the State of California, under AB 939 and SB 1016, to reduce the amount of solid waste going into the landfill; and WHEREAS, through the Mandatory Garbage Subscription Ordinance and other means, the City of Dublin is taking a proactive stance to meet the State Mandated Goals; and WHEREAS, the goal of the Mandatory Garbage Subscription Ordinance is to protect the health and welfare of the community, to provide recycling services to all residential property owners, and to equally share the costs of these programs by mandating that every residence contributes towards the cost of the service made available; and WHEREAS, minimum service includes service described in the current Agreement with the franchised waste hauler, Amador Valley Industries (AVI); and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this action as part of a noticed public hearing on June 25, 2024. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby approve and establish the collection of minimum residential services fees by the City on the property tax bill as shown in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Staff are hereby authorized to undertake all administrative tasks to implement the assessments, including, but not limited to an agreement with Alameda County for collection, which may provide payment to Alameda County of its reasonable costs of collection not to exceed 1.7% of the total amount levied. {Signatures on the following page} Reso. No. 70-24, Item 6.1, Adopted 06/25/2024 Page 1 of 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 08A7C8B5-8E87-412B-BB55-EE4704F75931 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June 2024, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Hu, Josey, Qaadri and Mayor McCorriston NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: DocuSigned by: 1 10( OWIAilk_ V14_6113L. *::ra City Clerk DocuSigned by: Mayor«,IJO„�0I Reso. No. 70-24, Item 6.1, Adopted 06/25/2024 Page 2 of 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 08A7C8B5-8E87-412B-BB55-EE4704F75931 Exhibit A City of Dublin RESIDENTIAL MINIMUM GARBAGE / RECYCLING SERVICES (Collected With Residential Property Tax Bills) Basis of Fees The City has negotiated a multi -year agreement with Amador Valley Industries (AVI) requiring a rate adjustment to the residential minimum garbage/recycling services collected with the property tax bills. The current annual fee of $510.36 per year will increase $4.68 for a total of $515.04 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The annual assessment equates to a monthly increase of $0.39, from $42.53 to $42.92. The Amended and Restated Agreement with AVI sets the compensation for the Agreement Year that begins July 1, 2021 and provides for annual adjustments to the rates based upon annual changes in three separate indices, two of which are maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Refuse Rate Index), plus pass -through disposal costs, for waste, recyclables and organics. The three indices account for cost changes in the following categories: growth in services; labor; and all other costs. In addition, the Agreement allows for a third -party administrator to review costs and revenue every three years to confirm reasonableness and to ensure that an industry standard level of operating margin in being maintained by AVI. In order to determine the fee, the City estimates the total revenue required to pay AVI for the Minimum Service to all residential units that are eligible to use the service, according to the terms of the agreement. The specific factors considered in this calculation include the following components: the residential rate for Minimum Service; estimated number of housing units affected by the fee; costs associated with the collection of the fee as part of the Property Tax Bill; estimated delinquencies; estimated revenues from late payments and interest earnings; and funds available from collections in a prior year. Affected Parcels Chapter 5.32 of the Dublin Municipal Code requires the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the community by requiring that all parcels obtain minimum weekly garbage service. Residential housing units are billed for the cost of Minimum Garbage Service, which is included with the annual property tax bill. This fee only applies to residential units which have individual garbage containers and are not serviced by central bins. This does include duplexes and other attached housing types, which receive individual service. Households subject to this fee, which only receive Minimum Service, will not be billed by the Garbage Company. Amador Valley industries will bill customers each quarter for additional services, if a household selects weekly garbage collection of a container larger than the 32- gallon container included in the Minimum Service Level. Services Provided By the Fee Minimum service includes weekly curbside collection of: one 32 gallon garbage container; up to two 96 gallon organic waste carts; up to two 96 gallon recycling carts; used oil and filters; an annual household hazardous waste drop off event; and three on -call bulky waste pick-ups per year. Reso. No. 70-24, Item 6.1, Adopted 06/25/2024 Page 3 of 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 08A7C8B5-8E87-412B-BB55-EE4704F75931 Amount of the Fee The annual amount of the assessment includes the cost of collection as well as the cost of services over the entire year. The City makes the payment to Amador Valley Industries based upon the current rate allowed for Minimum Residential Service. TYPE OF HOUSING UNIT Each Single Family Residence Each Condominium / Townhouse Unit Each Duplex (2 Units) Each Duplex (5 or More Units) ANNUAL FEE $ 515.04 $ 515.04 $ 1,030.08 $515.04 times the number of units Reso. No. 70-24, Item 6.1, Adopted 06/25/2024 Page 4 of 4