HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-10; City Council; Resolution 2019-252RESOLUTION 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
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