HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 102-10 AVI Fees AmendRESOLUTION NO. 102 - 10
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 2010-2011
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 mad~ available; and
WHEREAS, minimum service includes service described in the current
Agreement with the franchised waste hauler, Amador Valley Industries (AVI); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Constitution Article XIII C(Proposition
218) Section 6(2), the City provided written notice to all affected property owners on
March 18, 2005 prior to adopting the 2005/2006 rate structure which included a
provision for future increases based on changes in specified indices as outlined in the
agreement with AVI; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this action as part of a noticed
public hearing on June 22, 2010.
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.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of June, 2010, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers, Biddle, Hart, Hildenbrand, Scholz, and Mayor
Sbranti
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTE T:
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Mayor
Reso No. 102-10, Adopted 6-22-10, Item 6.3 Page 2 of 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 (AVI)
requiring a rate adjustment to the residential minimum garbage/recycling services
collected with the property tax bills. The current annual fee of $171.00 per year will
increase $44.80 for a total of $215.88 for 2010-2011. The annual assessment equates
to a monthly increase of $3.74, from $14.25 to $17.99. 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 AVI. 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: 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.
Exhibit A
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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 ANNUAL FEE
Each Single Family Residence $ 215.88
Each Condominium / Townhouse Unit $ 215.88
Each Duplex (2 Units) $ 431.76
Each Duplex (5 or More Units) $215.88 times the
number of units