HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 62-23 Approving And Establishing the Collection of Minimum Residential Garbage and Recycling Service Fees for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
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RESOLUTION NO. 62 - 23
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 2023-
2024
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, Amador Valley Industries (AVI); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this action as part of a noticed public hearing on
June 6, 2023.
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, 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 assessmen ts, 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 6th day of June 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri and Mayor Hernandez
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Mayor
ATTEST :
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City Clerk
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Exhibit A
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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 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 $486.72 per year will
increase $23.64 for a total of $510.36 for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. The annual
assessment equates to a monthly increase of $1.9 7, from $40.56 to $42.53. The
Amended and Restated Agreement with AVI sets the compensation for the Agreement
Year that begins July 1, 2021 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.
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;
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Exhibit A
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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 $ 510.36
Each Condominium / Townhouse Unit $ 510.36
Each Duplex (2 Units) $ 1,020.72
Each Duplex (5 or More Units) $510.36 times the
number of units
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