HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 87-18 Approving and Establishing the Collection of Minimum Residential Garbage and Recycling Service Fees for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 RESOLUTION NO. 87 â 18
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 2018-2019
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, 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 Fiscal Year 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 19, 2018.
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.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of June 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Goel, Gupta, Hernandez, Thalblum and Mayor Haubert
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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ATTEST: Mayor
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City Clerk
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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 $299.28 per year will increase $13.80 for a total of $313.08 for Fiscal Year
2018-2019. The annual assessment equates to a monthly increase of $1.15, from $24.94 to $26.09.
The Agreement with the AVI provides for annual adjustments to the rates based upon annual
changes in five separate indices, three of which are 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: growth in services; labor; vehicle replacement; vehicle maintenance; and all
other costs.
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.
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 $ 313.08
Each Condominium /Townhouse Unit $ 313.08
Each Duplex (2 Units) $ 626.16
Each Duplex (5 or More Units) $313.08 times the
number of units