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RESOLUTION NO. 44 – 25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING AND ESTABLISHING THE COLLECTION OF MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE AND
RECYCLING SERVICE FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
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, Livermore Sanitation, Inc. operating as Amador Valley Industries; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this action as part of a noticed public hearing on
June 3, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby
approve and establish the collection of minimum residential garbage and recycling service 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.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of June 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri and Mayor Hu
NOES:
ABSENT: Councilmember Morada
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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Exhibit A
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 Livermore Sanitation, Inc. operating as
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 $515.04 per year
will increase $20.88 for a total of $535.92 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The annual assessment
equates to a monthly increase of $1.74, from $42.92 to $44.66. The Amended and Restated
Agreement with AVI sets the compensation for the Agreement Year that begins July 1, 2024 and
provides for annual adjustments to the rates based upon annual changes in three separate indices,
two of which are maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Refuse Rate Index), plus pass-
through disposal costs, for waste, recyclables and organics. The three indices account for cost
changes in the following categories: growth in services; labor; 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.
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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 $535.92
Each Condominium / Townhouse Unit $535.92
Each Duplex (2 Units) $1,071.84
Each Duplex (5 or More Units) $535.92 times the number of units
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