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RESOLUTION NO. 79 - 07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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APPROVING AND ESTABLISHING THE COLLECTION OF MINIMUM
RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE AND RECYCLING SERVICE FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is mandated by the State of California, under AB 939, to reduce
the amount of solid waste going into the landfill; and
WHEREAS, through the Mandatory Garbage 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 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 (A VI); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Constitution Article XIII C (Proposition 218) Section
6 (2) the City has provided written notice to all affected property owners March 18, 2005 prior to adopting
the 2005/20006 rate structure which included a provision for future increases based on changes in
specified indices as outlined in the agreement with A VI; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this action as part of a noticed public hearing on
June 5, 2007.
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 the 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.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of June, 2007.
A YES: Councilmembers Hildenbrand, Oravetz, Sbranti, Scholz and Mayor Lockhart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
G/CC-M'I'GS/6-5-07/Reso 79 Mandatory Garbage (Item 6.2
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 (A VI) requiring a rate
adjustment to the residential minimum garbage/recycling services collected with the property tax bills. The
current annual fee of$154.08 per year will increase $2.40 for a total of$156.48 for 2007-2008. The annual
assessment equates to a monthly increase of $0.20, from $12.84 to $13.04. The Agreement with the Company
provides for annual adjustments to the rates based upon annual changes in five separate indices maintained by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Refuse Rate Index), plus pass-through disposal costs. The five indices account
for cost changes in the following categories: labor; fuel and oil; vehicle replacement; vehicle maintenance;
and all other costs.
In order to determine the fee, the City estimates the total revenue required to pay the Garbage Company for
Minimum Service to all residential units that are eligible to use the service, according to the terms of the
agreement with A VI. 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.
What Services Are Provided By The Fee
Minimum service includes weekly curbside collection of: a 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.
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
$ 156.48
$ 156.48
$ 312.96
$156.48 times the
number of units
EXHIBIT A