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Home My WebLink About1996-07-09 - AGENDA REPORTS - 50 PRECENT WASTE REDUCTION (2)AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval Item to be presented by: Lvnn M. Harris UNFINISHED BUSINESS DATE: July 9, 1996 SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTING FROM BEYOND 50 PERCENT WASTE REDUCYYONBY 2000 RESOLUTION NO. 96-103 DEPARTMENT: Public Works The City Council was presented with a report titled BEYOND 50 PERCENT WASTE RED UC77ON BY 2000 at the May 21 Study Session of the City Council. The key considerations resulting from the presentation included: franchising of temporary/roll-off bin services, implementation of a yard trimmings recycling program, equity between residential and commercial refuse rates, and unit pricing for refuse service. Follow-up information regarding the fiscal impact of these issues was provided in a memorandum to the City Council dated June 12, 1996, Since the May 21 study session, staff and the franchisees have worked to develop recommendations in accordance with key considerations articulated by the City Council. Through diligence and mutual cooperation, the franchisees have agreed, in principle, to provide residential yard trimmings recycling service for an amount not to exceed $1.50 per month, per household. This amount is 45 percent less than the program cost of $2.73 presented to the Council in November of last year and 58 percent less than the original program cost of $3.61 presented last October. Pending the City Council's approval of the yard trimmings recycling program, it is agreed that Section 21B and C of the residential agreements and Section lOB, C and D of the commercial agreements will be suspended until January 1998. This will effectively nullify any additional adjustments in residential and commercial rates for a 15 month period. Any future adjustments in refuse rates would not start until January 1998. Pending approval of this item, the franchisees will also initiate the required capital purchases, i.e. containers, and tentatively schedule the yard trimmings collection program to begin October 1, 1996. The attached Resolution 96-103 suspends the rate adjustment provisions and amends the residential agreements to specify new yard trimming container services. The new agreement language will indicate that the franchisee will provide each household with a 64 gallon container cart suitable for automated, or semi -automated yard trimming collection service. The 1 age will also require that Adopted: -a-T(o P Agenda Item._____ _ all yard trimmings be placed in the approved containers rather than in bags or other containers as specified in the existing language. To follow-up on the City Council consideration of franchising temporary bin service, staff should be authorized to investigate the related legal processes and fiscal impacts and then develop recommendations. Staff and the franchisees continue to cooperatively research approaches to unit pricing that will be effective in this community.. Staff will present the City Council with recommendations for implementing unit pricing later in the new fiscal year. It is recommended that the City Council: 1, Approve implementation of a residential yard trimmings recycling program at a monthly cost not to exceed $1.50 per household. 2. Direct staff and franchisees to implement the yard trimmings recycling program by October 1, 1996 and purchase and distribute necessary containers in accordance with this date. 3. Approve Resolution 96-103 suspending Section 21B and C of the residential franchise agreements and Section IOB, C, and D of the commercial franchise agreements effective October 1, 1996 until January 1998 and amending Section 5B and C of the residential agreements to specify new container services. 4. Direct staff to conduct an extensive public education campaign in the commercial and residential sectors to increase recycling and return in September with a progress report. 5. Direct staff and franchisees to proceed with franchising temporary bin -services and prepare recommendations. 6. Direct staff and franchisees to continue researching unit pricing approaches and prepare recommendations. Attachments: Resolution 96-103 Exhibit I RMME W%CCAGENDAMnOWOP.FM RESOLUTION NO. 96-103 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING STAFF TO PREPARE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION, PROVIDING FOR SUSPENDING ADJUSTMENTS IN FEES FOR THE COLLECTION, RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES, GREEN WASTES AND RECYCLABLES AND AMENDING SECTION 513 AND C OF THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REFUSE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has adopted Resolution No. 91-27 and No.93-83 relating to the granting of exclusive franchises for the collection, recycling and disposal of solid wastes, green wastes and recyclables within the city limits, and WHEREAS, the City Council has entered into an agreement with Santa Clarita Disposal Company, Blue Barrel Disposal Company, and Atlas Refuse Removal Company to collect, pick up, remove, recycle and dispose of solid wastes, green wastes and recyclables from all single family residences, multi -family residences and commercial businesses in the City of Santa Clarita, and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita is required by the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 to reduce the amount of waste being sent to local landfills by fifty (50) percent by the year 2000, and WHEREAS, the acquisition of the proper equipment, e.g., yard trimmings recycling containers, are necessary to implement the programs essential to comply with the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1990, and WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to stabilize the refuse collection rates being charged to local customers; WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita and the franchisees have agreed to suspend Section 21B and C of the residential franchise agreement and Section 10B, C, and D of the commercial franchise agreement until January 1998, and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita and the franchisees have agreed to amend Section 5B and C of the residential agreement as noted in Exhibit I of this document, and NOW, THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA does resolve as follows: SECTION 1: Staff is hereby directed to prepare contractual amendments providing for suspension of Section 21B and C of the residential franchise agreement and suspension of Section 10 B, C, and D of the commercial franchise agreement. SECTION 2: Staffis hereby directed to prepare amendments to Section 5B and C of the residential agreement as noted in Exhibit I of this document. SECTIONS: This resolution shall become effective immediately. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS day of 1.1996. ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) § CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita; do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution Number 96-103 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of 1996, by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS CITY CLERK EXHIBIT I Page Six (6) of the Residential Refuse/Recycling Franchise Agreements Between the City of Santa Clarita and Atlas Refuse Removal, Blue Barrel Disposal, and Santa Clarita Disposal Company (New language is italicized) A. General Grantee shall collect, pick up and remove, recycle and dispose of all refuse, green waste and recyclables within the franchise area fisted in "Exhibit A" of this agreement. B. Container Services Grantee shall provide each Single Family Residence up to (4) four 90 -gallon semi - automated carts for the collection of refuse at a designated rate listed on Exhibit D. Grantee shall provide (1) one 34 -gallon recycling cart, with wheels, for each Single Family Residence, to be used exclusively for recyclable materials. Grantee shall provide one 69 -gallon, yard trimmings/green waste recycling cart, with wheels, for each single-family residence, to be used exclusively for yard trimmings material for either a semi -automated or fully -automated collection system.. Upon request, Grantee shall provide "recycling" identification stickers for containers provided by the householder(s) for additional recyclables. C. Single Family Residences 1) Weekly Service Once each week Grantee shall collect from Single Family Residences solid waste and yard trimmings/green waste (except bulky wastes and special wastes) which have been placed kept or accumulated in approved containers at curbside prior to Grantee's normal weekly collection time. Recyclables placed in containers designated for recyclables shall be collected on the first and third or second and fourth pickup days of each month depending on the route schedule.. 17MOMET VACC AGENDATM IA RB