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Dec. 10,2019
Mayor and City Council
Scott Chadwick, City Manager
James Wood, Environmental Manager
james.wood@carlsbadca.gov, 760-602-7584
Conduct a Majority Protest Public Hearing and adopt a Resolution
approving increases to recycling and trash service rates related to green
waste, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
Recommended Action
Conduct a Majority Protest Public Hearing and adopt a Resolution approving increases to
recycling and trash service rates related to green waste, effective Jan . 1, 2020.
Executive Summary
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, Assembly Bill (AB) 1594 eliminates the city's diversion credit for green
waste used as Alternative Daily Cover (ADC) at landfills. Composting of the city's green waste
will divert this material from the landfill and allow the city to continue meeting the state's 50%
diversion mandate under AB 939, the Integrated Waste Management Act.
On Oct. 15, 2019, City Council approved a contract amendment with Palomar Transfer Station
(PTS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Services, Inc. (Republic), to compost the city's
green waste at Agromin -OC, LLC(Agromin), beginning Jan. 1, 2020. As a result of this new
service, the disposal rate will increase from $44.15 per ton to $68.29 per ton. Due to the
increased per ton rates, Coast Waste Management, lnc.'s (WM) base service rates related to
green waste will increase approximately 6% to 9% for the city's residential and commercial
customers. A Public Hearing is required for these increases to service rates under Article XIIID of
the California Constitution, commonly known as Proposition 218.
Discussion
Green waste, also commonly referred to as "yard waste," includes plant debris, such as
grass clippings, pruning, weedi ; branches, brush and other organic waste normally produced
from gardens or landscaped areas. Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, AB 1594 eliminates the city's
diversion credit for green waste that is used as ADC at landfills. ADC will no longer constitute
diversion through recycling and will instead be considered waste disposal for measuring the
jurisdiction's annual per capita disposal rate as required by Public Resources Code (PRC) Section
41781.3. Currently, the city's green waste is used as ADC at the Otay Landfill.
As a result of the city's diversion programs, including the use of green waste as ADC, the city's
annual per capita disposal rate is currently below the 8.4 pounds per person per day (ppd)
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target issued by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). In
2018, the city's per capita disposal rate was 7.8 ppd. For 2018, if the city's green waste was
considered waste disposal and not diverted through recycling, then our per capita disposal rate
would exceed the 8.4 ppd. target and be 9.1 ppd.
On Oct. 15, 2019, to ensure that the city remains below the 8.4 ppd per capita target, City
Council approved a contract amendment with PTS under Resolution No. 2019-203 to compost
all the city's green waste at Agromin beginning Jan. 1, 2020. Agromin is a commercial compost
facility, located in Oceanside and co-owned by Republic.
In accordance with the PTS Agreement, city staff and Republic negotiated adjustments to the
per ton rates that apply to the city's green waste in order to reflect the new composting
services. As a result of this new service, the disposal rate at PTS will increase from $44.15 per
ton to $68.29 per ton.
The proposed rate increases affecting Carlsbad residents and businesses are shown below:
Proposed Rate Increase for Recycling and Trash Services Proposed
Current Rates Rates Effective Net Increase Related to Green Waste Jan. 1, 2020
Residential Services -Includes Trash, Recycling and Green Waste Services
3-Cart 64 or 96 Gallon $ 22.03 $ 23.50 $ 1.47
3-Cart 35 Gallon Trash (Low Generator) $ 19.96 $ 21.42 $ 1.46
Backyard Service $ 28.24 s 29.58 $ 1.34
Commercial Green Waste 3 Yard Services
Commercial 3 Yard GW -1 pick up p/week $ 116.38 $ 131.41 $ 15.03
Commercial 3 Yard GW -2 pick up p/week $ 205.83 $ 235.88 $ 30.05
Commercial Green Waste 96 Gallon Services
Commercial 96 Gallon GW $ 21 .77 $ 24.27 $ 2.50
Commercial 96 Gallon GW -Extra Pick Up $ 10.15 s 10.72 $ 0.57
The city's contract with WM also provides a mechanism for increasing rates through fiscal year
2021-22 in accordance with two items: l) the annual change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI),
All Urban Customers, San Diego All Items, and 2) increases based on the disposal rates at the
Palomar Transfer Station in Carlsbad, CA. Adjustments to trash and recycling rates in future
years will be made as part of the city's budget adoption process each June.
Customers were notified of the above rates via U.S. mail, city website, brochures at city
facilities and newspaper announcements. The above rates, if approved, will go into effect Jan.
1, 2020.
Proposition 218 Notice
The city notified property owners and customers at I.east 45 days in advance of holding the
Public Hearing by mailing written notices of the proposed property-related increa~es for
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recycling and trash service rates related to green waste via U.S. mail on Oct. 21, 2019. As
further described below (see Public Notification), those property owners and customers have
the right to protest the proposed rate increases by submitting a written protest to the city clerk
any time before close of the Dec. 10, 2019, Public Hearing.
If less than a majority of the property owners and customers file written protests to the
proposed rate increases, City Council may approve the proposed changes to the recycling and
trash service rates related to green waste.
Fiscal Analysis
The proposed base service rate increases, effective Jan. 1, 2020, will be approximately 6% to 9%
for residents and businesses. WM collects a franchise fee and AB 939 fee from solid waste
related services to residents and businesses and remits it to the city quarterly. The franchise fee
is 7.5%, which is allocated into the city's General Furid for governmental services such as public
safety, libraries, parks and recreation . The AB 939 fee is 2%, which is allocated to the Solid
Waste Enterprise Fund to pay_for city Recycling Programs. Adjustments to trash and recycling
rates through fiscal year 2021-22, in accordance with the city's contract with WM, will be made
as part of the city's budget adoption process each June.
Next Steps
If approved, the proposed rate increases will be effective Jan . 1, 2020.
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA)
The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15273 -CEQA does not apply to the establishment, modification,
structuring, restructuring or approval of rates, tolls, fares, or other charges by public agencies.
Public Notification
California Constitution, Article XIIID, Section 6, states that local governments must hold a Public
Hearing and notify property owners and customers at least 45 days in advance of Public
Hearings related to proposed property-related new or increased fees and charges for recycling
and trash services.
At the Public Hearing, if it is determined that a majority of affected customers and property
owners have submitted formal written protests, the proposed fee changes must be rejected.
This is a requirement of Proposition 218, passed by California voters in 1996, to limit methods
by which local governments can create or increase taxes, fees and charges without taxpayer
consent. Any affected customer or property owner interested in objecting to the increases may
file a signed written protest with the city clerk. The written protest must contain the address of
service, the rate change being protested and be received prior to close of the Public Hearing.
While protestors may appear at the Public Hearing and be heard on the matter, only written
protests are considered as part of the majority protest.
Dec. 10, 2019 Item #11 Page 3 of 70
Staff took the following actions at least 45 days prior to the Dec. 10, 2019, Public Hearing date:
• Notified affected customers and property owners by mail of the Public Hearing
• Provided information relating to the Public Hearing in the notice (Exhibit 2)
• Provided information regarding the proposed rates in the notice
• Posted information about the Public Hearing and proposed rates on the city's website
at www.carlsbadca.gov/finance
Information regarding public notifications of this item such as mailings, Public Hearing notices
posted in the newspaper and on the city website are available in the Office of the City Clerk.
Protest letters received to date are also on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Exhibits
1. City Council Resolution
2. Notice of Dec. 10, 2019 Public Hearing for Proposed Rate Increases
3. Protests letters received as of Dec. 4, 2019
Dec. 10, 2019 Item #11 Page 4 of 70
RESOLUTION NO. 201-252
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING INCREASES TO RECYCLING AND TRASH SERVICE
RATES RELATED TO GREEN WASTE, EFFECTIVE JAN. 1, 2020.
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is proposing increases to recycling and trash rates related to
green waste, to be effective Jan. 1, 2020, to reflect increased per-ton processing rates at Palomar
Transfer Station for composting all ofthe city's green waste at Agromin -OC, LLC; and
WHEREAS, the California Constitution Article XIIID, Section 6(a)(2) states that local governments
must hold a Majority Protest Public Hearing and notify customers not less than 45 days in advance of
the Public Hearing regarding increases in recycling and trash collection rates; and
WHEREAS, the California Constitution Article XIIID, Section 6{a)(2) states that if a majority of
affected property owners or customers submit a written protest prior to the close of the Public Hearing,
then a rate increase shall not be imposed; and
WHEREAS, the written protests received represent less than a majority of affected property
owners and customers; and
WHEREAS, Coast Waste Management, Inc. is the exclusive provider of residential and
commercial recycling and trash solid waste services in the City of Carlsbad under a contract approved
by City Council in 2012 by adopted Resolution No. 2012-033; and
WHEREAS, the contract with Coast Waste Management, Inc. provides for adjustments to
recycling and trash collection rates to be made as part of the city's budget adoption process through
fiscal year 2021-22, as long as the rate increases meet certain requirements; and
WHEREAS, on Oct. 21, 2019, affected property owners and customers were notified by U.S. mail
of the proposed increases in recycling and trash rates related to green waste, thereby complying with
the advance notice requirement of 45 days; and
WHEREAS, on Dec. 10, 2019, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad held a Majority Protest
Public Hearing regarding the proposed increases to recycling and trash rates related to green waste.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
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2. That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad hereby approves the proposed increases to
recycling and trash rates related to green waste, effective Jan. 1, 2020, as reflected in
Attachment A.
3. That recycling and trash service rates may be adjusted and adopted annually through
fiscal year 2021-22 as part ofthe master fee schedule during the city's budget adoption
process.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 10th day of December 2019, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
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ATTACHMENT A
Proposed Rate Increase for Recycling and Trash Services Proposed
Related to Green Waste Current Rates Rates Effective Net Increase
Jan. 1,2020
Residential Services -Includes Trash, Recycling and Green Waste Services
3-Cart 64 or 96 Gallon $ 22.03 $ 23.50 $ 1.47
3-Cart 35 Gallon Trash (Low Generator) $ 19.96 $ 21 .42 $ 1.46
Backyard Service $ 28.24 $ 29.58 $ 1.34
Commercial Green Waste 3 Yard Services
Commercial 3 Yard GW - 1 pick up p/week · $ 116.38 $ 131.41 $ 15.03
Commercial 3 Yard GW -2 pick up p/week $ 205.83 $ 235.88 $ 30.05
Commercial Green Waste 96 Gallon Services
Commercial 96 Gallon GW $ 21 .77 $ 24.27 $ 2.50
Commercial 96 Gallon GW -Extra Pick Up $ 10.15 $ 10.72 $ 0.57
Dec. 10, 2019 Item #11 Page 7 of 70
Office of the City Clerk
City of Carlsbad
RECEIVED
OCT 2 8 201 9
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Craig Arterburn
Carlsbad, CA 92008-4319
October 24, 2019
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008 Re: Protest of Proposed Green Waste Collection Rate Increases
Carlsbad City Clerk and City Council:
I write in protest of the residential green waste collection rate increases for January 1, 2020
through FY 2021-22 ..
Pertinent information regarding my parcel and account:
1. Parcel Number
2. Accmint Number
3. Residential Three Cart 96 Gallon Containers
I'm protesting the proposed water rate increase for the following reasons:
1. I am on a fixed retirement income where annual COLA increases don't come close to
mitigating increases in any of my utilities.
4. The city already requested a 1.1 % trash collection rate increase in 2017 (effective 2018?).
3. The city is also requesting water rate increases for 2020 and 2021 without any increase in
quality or quantity. When will we ever see any real cost benefit from the desalination plant?
5. Past Governor Moonbeam's outrageous fuel and vehicle registration tax, rammed through the
corrupt state legislature without a vote of the people, is still costing us hundreds of dollars each
year.
To people with intelligence, common sense, and logic, rate increases appear to be a clandestine
way for employee pay raises. When does it end? When will COLA ever match actual real
inflation?
Cordially,
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CRAIG ARTERBURN
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City Clerks office
City of Carlsbad
RECEIVED
OCT 2 8 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
1200 Carlsbad Village drive
Carlsbad, CA
To Whom it may concern:
Carlsbad, CA 92009
I am writing to protest the huge increase of the proposed Green Waste Rate. As
residents of Carlsbad, we do feel that paying a small fee for green waste disposal is
necessary but this outrageous increase is insane.
PLEASE register this protest for my husband and I or NO INCREASE IN GREEN WASTE
DISPOSAL.
s;;e:ely, ~-,( ,_--1 ~~Mi£? /?'~/i't:' /2, (,, .• . . /. o/Jl -J?l,__
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Richard Salazar
Dec. 10, 2019 Item #11 Page 22 of 70
October 29, 2019
City Clerk's Office
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA. 92008
RE: Protest of the Proposed Green Waste Rate Increases
Dear Sir/Madam:
RECEIVED
NOVO 4 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Please accept this letter as a formal protest of the proposed Green Waste Rate Increases as outlined in
your recent "Notice of Public Hearing" we received by regular U.S. mail. As a long-time customer (40+
years) of the City of Carlsbad Trash Services I am adamantly opposed to the proposed Green Waste Rate
Increases.
Sincerely, -ce::;r?-===, > ' '
Scott and Robbie Summeril ~-~d-
Carlsbad, CA. 92009
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RECEIVED
DEC O 4 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
0} DECEMbER 2019
PROTESTING GREEN WASTE RATE INCREASE
Ciiy of CARlsbAd
I AM THE OWNER of pARCEl NUMbm
I AM pROTESTiNq THE GREEN WASTE RATE iNCREASE THAT could AffEcT OUR REsidENTiAl pRopERl)'.
SiqNiNq foR THE HFM TRusT ANd THE MKM TRUST.
Dec. 10, 2019 Item #11 Page 65 of 70
RECEIV'.?.:D
DEC O 4 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
07 DECEMbER 2019
PROTESTING GREEN WA<iTE RATE INCREASE
Ciiy of CARlsbAd
I AM THE OWNER of pARCEl NUMbER
I AM pROTESTiNCj THE GREEN WASTE RATE iNCREASE THAT could AffEcT OUR REsidENTiAl pRopERry.
SiqNiNq foR THE HFM TRusT ANd THE MKM TRusT.
Dec. 10, 2019 Item #11 Page 66 of 70
RECEIVED
DEC O 4 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
07 DECEMbER 2019
PROTESTING GREEN WASTE RATE INCREASE
Ciry of CARlsbAd
I AM THE OWNER of pARcEl NUMbER
I AM pROTESTiNq THE GREEN WASTE RATE iNCREASE THAT could AffEcT ouR REsidENTiAl pRoprnry.
SiqNiNq foR THE HFM TRUST ANd THE MKM TRusT.
Dec. 10, 2019 Item #11 Page 67 of 70
HAND DELIVERED
December 9, 2019
Office of the City Clerk
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Giovanni and Anne Bertussi
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(Address of Service)
RECEIVED
DEC O 9 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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For the lnfo1111ation of th;-
CITY C< JUNCIL
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Re: Protest of the City of Carlsbad's Proposed Green Waste Rate Increases.
To the City Clerk of the City of Carlsbad, and the Honorable Carlsbad City Council Members:
We would like to protest all of the proposed green waste rate increases proposed by the
City of Carlsbad to become effective on January 1, 2020, if adopted at the public hearing
on December 10, 2019, for the following reasons:
The current monthly green waste rates are already too high, and we believe they should be
reduced, not increased. Furthermore, we believe Coast Waste Management is already making an
unreasonable profit under its exclusive and quasi-monopolistic long-term recycling and trash
contract with the City of Carlsbad, thereby already unreasonably burdening all public residents
and businesses of the city in its continuing quest for even more private profits.
Moreover, Coast Waste Management has been unwilling in the past to produce any related basic
income and expense information relating to its public services and contract previously requested
by us in 2017, in numerous public record requests. Coast Waste Management claims such
information does not exist. Coast Waste Management apparently does not maintain accounting
books and records relating to its public service contract with the City of Carlsbad. Is this
acceptable to the City Council of Carlsbad?
Finally, the City's notice of public hearing flyer regarding the green rate increases does not
provide any information at all supporting and discussing why the net rate increases proposed are
necessary. lt only states the City's contractor guarantees its net rates will be in the lowest third
of net rates being charged for similar services in all cities in San Diego County using a
franchised collecti,on system. This is another reason why the City's new proposed green waste
rate increases should not be adopted. The Carlsbad City Council must recognize its fiduciary
oversight responsibility is to its public utility customer ratepayers. As publicly elected officials,
the Carlsbad City C . uncil is supposed to be an independent ratepayer advocate for its ratepayers,
obtaining and ma· taining the lowest possible public utility rates for them. Respectfully,
~:J3~
Giovanni D. Bertussi, Jr. Anne T. Bertussi
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DEC O 9 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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DEC O 6 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Mia De Marzo
Subject: FW: PROTEST Proposed Rates Increase -Green Waste Rates
From: Boni Buscemi <bonibuscemi@outlook.com>
Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 3:05 PM
To: City Clerk <Clerk@carlsbadca.gov>
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For the Information of the:
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Cc: Sheila Cobian <Sheila .Cobian@carlsbadca.gov>; Scott Chadwick <Scott.Chadwick@carlsbadca.gov>; Elaine Lukey
<Elaine.Lukey@carlsbadca.gov>; Gary Barberio <Gary.Barberio@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: PROTEST Proposed Rates Increase -Green Waste Rates
Importance: High
As a Carlsbad property owner, Kindly note my Protest to a rate increase.
Thank you.
Boni Buscemi
Carlsbad, CA 92009
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Mia De Marzo
Subject: FW: Include for City Council Meeting 12/10/19 re: recycle rates
From: Council Internet Email
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 8:56 AM
To: City Clerk <Clerk@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: FW: Include for City Council Meeting 12/10/19 re: recycle rates
From: Debra Bodine <dbwrite@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 5:32 PM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Include for City Council Meeting 12/10/19 re : recycle rates
I am opposed to the rate increase because it will not be fair & equitable, and instead will overcharge houses like mine.
I have 1 small recycle can and 2 large. Most weeks I only use the 1 small. Only a few times a year do I use all three.
According to the new rates, it looks like I will be charged the listed highest rate because of my 2 large cans, even though
most weeks I don't use them.
I'm sure I'm not alone in having several sizes of recycle cans and probably not alone in mostly not using all 3. In fact I
have another property with the exact same setup: 1 small and 2 large cans. It also usually only uses the 1 small can .
The rates should be based on what is actually used, or at the very least divided among whatever sizes people have (even
though this doesn't necessa rily coincide with their weekly usage).
Debra Bodine
and please enter another dissenting vote for my other property
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Homeowner nameCPCT/\ LAA k:04
Address: ----------~--Carlsbad, CA 92009
APN# -------------
City Clerk's Off ice
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr Carlsbad, 92008
To the City Council Chamber members,
RECEIVED
DEC 1 0 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
As owner of this property, I do not want you to vote to approve a rate
increase t the public hearing on December 10, 2019. This is in response
to the Notice of Public Hearing notice sent to homeowners for
"proposed recycling and trash rate increases" which would become
effective on January 1, 2020.
Homeowner name: f\'.l atl-h ( W ,S: pri nj er
Address: _____________ Carlsbad, CA 92009
APN # _________ _
City Clerk's Off ice
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr Carlsbad, 92008
To the City Council Chamber members,
RECEIVED
DEC 1 0 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
As owner of this property, I do not want you to vote to approve p rate
increase t the public hearing on December 10, 2019. This is in response
to the Notice of Public Hearing notice sent to homeowners for
"proposed recycling and trash rate increases" which would become
effective on January 1, 2020.
Signature of homeowner_/1/4 ___ i _________ _
Homeowner name: Catherine Cyr
Address: , Carlsbad, CA 92009
APN # _....,.. ________ _
City Clerk's Off ice
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr Carlsbad, 92008
To the City Counci I Chamber members,
RECEIVED
DEC I O 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
As owner of this property, I do not want you to vote to approve a rate
increase t the public hearing on December 10, 2019. This is in response
to the Notice of Public Hearing notice sent to homeowners for
"proposed recycling and trash rate increases" which would become
effective on January 1, 2020.
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Signature of homeowner_~--vr-11-----------
Homeowner name: fk!<VJe +lourda1ia~
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Address: --------------
APN # _________ _
City Clerk's Off ice
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr Carlsbad, 92008
To the City Council Chamber members,
Carlsbad, CA 92009
RECEIVED
DEC 1 0 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
As owner of this property, I do not want you to vote to approve a rate
increase t the public hearing on December 10, 2019. This is in response
to the Notice of Public Hearing notice sent to homeowners for
"proposed recycling and trash rate increases" which would become
effective on January 1, 2020.
Address: ___________ __,,.. ___ _
APN # _________ _
City Clerk's Office
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr Carlsbad, 92008
To the City Council Chamber members,
Carlsbad, CA 92009
RECEIVED
DEC 1 0 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
As owner of this property, I do not want you to vote to approve a rate
increase t the public hearing on December 10, 2019. This is in response
to the Notice of Public Hearing notice sent to homeowners for
"proposed recycling and trash rate increases" which would become
effective on January 1, 2020.
Signature of homeowner_P_kc_~ ___ · _____ _
Homeowner name: f\l\l~•, :iso2pt7
Address: ~------------Carlsbad, CA 92009
APN # --------------------L--
City Clerk's Office
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr Carlsbad, 92008
To the City Council Chamber members,
RECEIVED
DEC 1 0 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLE~K'S OFFICE
As owner of this property, I do not want you to vote to approve a rate
increase t the public hearing on December 10, 2019. This is in response
to the Notice of Public Hearing notice sent to homeowners for
"proposed recycling and trash rate increases" which would become
effective on January 1, 2020.
Signature of homeowner ~ C2 r-./1 q,
Lisa Roop
Carlsbad. CA 9200<'
December 10, 2019
Office of the Citv Clerk
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad. CA 92008
RE: Protest of the City of Carlsbad's Proposed Green Waste Rate Increase
To the City Clerk and the Honorable Carlsbad Citv Council Members:
RECEIVED
DEC 1 0 2019
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
I am writing to protest the City of Carlsbad's proposed green waste rate increase to become effective on January 1,
2020. if adopted at the public hearing on December 10. 2019. My reasons for protesting are as follows:
The current fee schedule makes little sense. Residents who have 96 and 64 gallon carts should pay far more than
those of use who have a 35 gallon cart. The costs should be proportional to the amount of trash, recyclables and
green waste produced.
There appears to be no accounting for the fact (no discussion of the fact in the staff report) that many people have
multiple green waste bins. Will they continue to pay one set fee for multiple bins?
While it would be preferable for low waste producers such as myself, to not have to use the city franchised system at
all for waste removal, this is especially true for green waste. Some residents, such as myself, who mulch and
compost all their green waste, should not have to pay for this service. Others who have g:m:ien~ who haul away
their green waste should also not have to pay.
The rewrt also provides no discussion of what cost will be paid by residents who have a variety of sized bins for
trash, recyclables, and green waste. Will the cost be set by the la.rgest bin you have? This should be discussed in the
report. It seems inaccurate to title the hearing ''Proposed Green Waste Rate Increases" when there is only one fee
paid by residents for all waste services.
The proposed green waste rate increase is before us now because the city has not made enough effort over the past
several years to develop a program to properly use green waste as mulch and compost (instead we have opted to
waste a valvable resource iis AnC), Wi1"1"e and recycling programs need to be a Council priority, Staff needs to be
given the time and resources to develop a more comprehensive program to educate and incentivize residents to
reduce their waste streams. The current program and pay structure provides NO INCENTIVE for residents to do the
right thin,ir, We n~rl to (fo bett= -11ot }w,t tlJ ~ay a head of the le~s:lITT"i1Jn comin'! doWl'I rr(Il11 the s:t.ate level hut
because it's the right thing to do.
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again (less cost, less carbon miles)?
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Debra Bodine
To: council@car1sbadca.gov
Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 5:32 PM
I am opposed to the rate increase because it will not be fair & equitable, and instead will overcharge houses like mine.
I have 1 small recycle can and 2 large. Most weeks I only use the 1 small. Only a few times a year do I use all three.
According to the new rates, it looks like I will be charged the listed highest rate because of my 2 large cans, even though
most weeks I don't use them.
I'm sure I'm not alone in having several sizes of recycle cans and probably not alone in mostly not using all 3. In fact I
have another property with the exact same setup: 1 small and 2 large cans. It also usually only uses the 1 small can.
The rates should be based on what is actually used, or at the very least divided among whatever sizes people have (even
though this doesn't necessarily coincide with their weekly usage).
Debra Bodine
Mia De Marzo ·
To:
Cc: Sheila Cobian •
Hector Gomez ·
Good Morning,
Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:22 AM
, Tammy Cloud-McMinn
Your email was received, however, please note: the notice of public hearing explains that the
protest statement must also contain a signature. Please feel free to submit a signed protest
statement on or before the close of the hearing.
Thank you.
(_ City of
Carlsbad
Mia De Marzo
Deputy City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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Include for City Council Meeting 12/10/19 re: recycle rates
2 messages
Debra Bodine
To: council@cartsbadca.gov
Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 5:32 PM
I am opposed to the rate increase because it will not be fair & equitable, and instead will overcharge houses like mine.
I have 1 small recycle can and 2 large. Most weeks I only use the 1 small. Only a few times a year do I use all three.
According to the new rates, it looks like I will be charged the listed highest rate because of my 2 large cans, even though
most weeks I don't use them.
I'm sure I'm not alone in having several sizes of recycle cans and probably not alone in mostly not using all 3. In fact I
have another property with the exact same setup: 1 small and 2 large cans. It also usually only uses the 1 small can.
The rates should be based on what is actually used, or at the very least divided among whatever sizes people have (even
though this doesn't necessarily coincide with their weekly usage).
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Cc: Sheila Cobian
Hector Gomez ·
Good Morning,
, Tammy Cloud-McMinn
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Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:22 AM
Your email was received, however, please note: the notice of public hearing explains that the
protest statement must also contain a signature. Please feel free to submit a signed protest
statement on or before the close of the hearing.
Thank you.
{city of
Carlsbad
Mia De Marzo
Deputy City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
I F: 760-720-9461 I
www.carlsbadca.gov
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=ae367a5f5c&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a%3Ar4404190876763265271&simpl=msg-a%3Ar-592547505... 1/2
Public Hearing for
Organic Green Waste Composting Rates
James Wood, Environmental Manager
Dec. 10, 2019
Recommended Action
Adopt a Resolution approving increases to
recycling and trash rates related to Green
Waste, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
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California Proposition 218
•Majority Protest Hearing
•Schedule
Oct. 15, 2019 –Set the Majority Protest Public Hearing
Oct. 21, 2019 –Mailed the Notice of Hearing
Dec. 10, 2019 –Hold Majority Protest Public Hearing to set rates
Jan. 1, 2020 –Implement composting of green waste with new rates
•Protest process
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Assembly Bill 1594
•Effective Jan. 1, 2020
•Green waste used as Alternative Daily Cover
(ADC) no longer constitutes diversion in
measuring the city’s annual 50% per capita
disposal rate in pounds per person per day
(PPD)
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City of Carlsbad Disposal Rate
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7.8 PPD 9.1 PPD
Per Capita Disposal Rate Per Capita Disposal Rate with Green Waste Not
Diverted as ADC
CalRecycle Disposal Reporting System
City of Carlsbad 2018
8.4 PPD
Per
Capita
Target
Benefits of Composting
•Consistent with our Community Vision and
Environmental Guiding Principles
•Increases nutrient content in soils
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•Improves the ability of soil to
store carbon
•Decreases methane emissions
at landfills
Palomar Transfer Station Agreement
Amendment No. 4
•Approved on Oct. 15, 2019
•Requires all green waste generated within the city and delivered to PTS be composted at Agromin
•Includes additional compensation (per ton rates)
•Designates Agromin as the processing facility for composting services
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Monthly Bill Changes
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Residential Services*Current
Rates
Proposed
Rates
Net
Increase
3-cart 64 or 96 Gallon $22.03 $23.50 $1.47
*Includes Trash, Recycling and Green Waste Services
Commercial Green Waste Services Current
Rates
Proposed
Rates
Net
Increase
3 Yard (1 pick up per week)$116.38 $131.41 $15.03
96 Gallon $21.77 $24.27 $2.50
Recommended Action
Adopt a Resolution approving increases to
recycling and trash rates related to Green
Waste, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
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