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RESOLUTION NO. 69 - 05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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APPROVING AND EST ABLlSHING THE COLLECTION OF MINIMUM
RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE AND RECYCLING SERVICE FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-06
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 Xlll C (Proposition 218) Section 6
(2) the City has provided written notice to all affected property owners at least 45 days prior to holding a
public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City received a total of5 written protest to the adoption of the fee, wmch was
not a sufficient number to represent a majority of the affected property owners; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this action as part of a noticed public hearing on May
3, 2005.
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, wmch is attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Staffare hereby authorized to undertake all
administrative tasks to implement the assessments, including, but not limited to an agreement with
Alameda County for collection wmch 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 tms 3,d day of May, 2005.
AYES: Councilmembers Hildenbrand, McCormick, Oravetz, Zika and Mayor Lockhart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
K'/G/5-3~5/reso 69-05 garbage rees (Item 6.4)
City of Dublin
RESIDENTIAL MINIMUM GARBAGE I 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 garbagc/rccycling services collected with the property tax bills. The
current annual ree of$121.80 per ycar will increase $24.24 for a total of$146.04 for 2005-2006. The annual
assessmcnt equates to a monthly increase of$2.02, from $10.15 to $12.17. Each year thereafter, annual
adjustments to the rates will be based upon annual changes in fivc separate Indices maintained by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (Refuse Rate Index), plus pasHhrough disposal costs. The five indices account ror cost
changes in the following categories: labor; [uel and oil; vehicle replacement; vehicle maintenance; and all
other costs. There is a 5% cap on the annual adjustment to the Refuse Rate Index.
In order to determine the fee, the City estimates the total revenue required to pay the Garbage Company ror
Minimum Service to all residential units which 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 ofthe 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 for the protection ofthe health safety and welfare of the
community that all parcels obtain minimum weekly garbage service. Residential housing units are billed for
the cost of Minimum Garbage/Recycling Services, 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.
Houscholds subject to this fee which only receive Minimum Service, will not be billed by the Garbage
Company. The City's new solid waste collection service provider, Amador Valley industries will bill
customers each quarter for additional services, if a household selects weekly garbage collection of a container
larger than the 35 gallon container included in the Minimum Service Lcvel.
What Services Are Provided By The Fee
Minimum service includes weekly curbside collection of a 35 gallon garbage container, up to two organic
waste carts up to 96 gallons each, up to two recycling carts up to 96 gallons each, used oil and mters, an
annual household hazardous waste drop oíÎ 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 thc
entire year. The City makes the payment to Amador Valley Industrics based upon the current rate allowed for
Minimum Residential Service.
ANNUAL FEE
$ 146.04
$146.04
$ 292.08
$146.04times the
number or units
Allhough thc proposed Fiscal Year 2005-2006 fee is a 19.9% increase over the 2004-2005 fee, the amount is
similar to othcr neighboring jurisdiction that offer fewer services.
TYPE OF HOUSING UNIT
Each Single Family Residence
Each Condominium / Townhouse Unit
Each Duplex (2 Units)
Each Duplex (5 or More Units)
EXHIBIT A