HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 73-20 Approving and Establishing the Collection of Minimum Residential Garbage and Recycling Fees for Fiscal Year 2020-21Reso No. 73-20, Item 6.1, Adopted 06/16/20 Page 1
RESOLUTION NO. 73 - 20
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
2020-21
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 2005-06 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 16, 2020; and
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 16th day of June 2020, by the following
vote:
Reso No. 73-20, Item 6.1, Adopted 06/16/20 Page 2
AYES: Councilmembers Goel, Hernandez, Josey, Kumagai and Mayor Haubert
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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 $345.84 per year will
increase $75.48 for a total of $421.32 for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. The annual assessment
equates to a monthly increase of $6.29, from $28.82 to $35.11. The Amended and
Restated Agreement with AVI sets the compensation for the Agreement Year that begins
July 1, 2020 and 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, for waste, recyclables and
organics. The five indices account for cost changes in the following categories: growth in
services; labor; vehicle replacement; vehicle maintenance; 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.
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 $ 421.32
Each Condominium / Townhouse Unit $ 421.32
Each Duplex (2 Units) $ 842.64
Each Duplex (5 or More Units) $421.32 times the
number of units