HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 004-2012RESOLUTION NO. 4-2012
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BURLINGAME APPROVING MAXIMUM
RATES FOR REFUSE COLLECTION AND
RECYCLING SERVICES AND DETERMINING
THAT NO MAJORITY PROTEST HAS BEEN MADE
WHEREAS, Recology of San Mateo ("Recology", herein) holds a franchise from the City
of Burlingame to collect and dispose of refuse and various recyclable materials within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame is a member of South Bayside Waste Management
Authority (SBWMA) and the members of SBWMA have a uniform franchise agreement with
Recology effective January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS; the 12 SBWMA franchise agreements with Recology require that a
compensation application be approved annually by the SBWMA Board of Directors and, once
approved, the compensation amount is made binding between Recology and each individual
SBWMA member agency; and each member city must then implement rates that produce sufficient
revenue to cover the expenses approved by the SBWMA Board; and
WHEREAS, the proposed 25% increase to Burlingame rates is required to finance 2012
solid waste expenses and generate additional funds to cover the underproduction of revenue that has
occurred in the prior two rate years; additionally, the 2012 expenses include contractor's
compensation (Recology services) and pass-through expenses (SBWMA, county, city tipping fees
and landfill charges); and
WHEREAS, the need for the rate adjustment was comprehensively discussed by the
South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA) Board of Directors and copies of the
reports that provide the basis for the rate increase were made available for public inspection at
the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, during regular business
hours, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday; and
WHEREAS, on Monday, January 9, 2012, the City Council conducted a public study
session at which SBWMA and City staff presented and discussed the reasons for the required
increase; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the franchise and Municipal Code section 8.16.040(b), Recology
has submitted a proposed rate schedule for collection and recycling services in the City; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rate schedule is intended to comply with the funding and
revenue requirements of the franchise agreement; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rate increases appear just, reasonable and necessary for
Recology's continued provision of its services pursuant to the terms of the franchise agreement; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of state law, notice was timely mailed to
all rate payers and said notice included the reasons for the rate increase, the amounts of the rate
increase, the time and place of the public hearing regarding the rate increase and the rate increase
protest procedure; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received and considered all written protests, testimony,
objections and other evidence regarding the proposed rate increases; and,
WHEREAS, no written majority protest was made to the proposed rate increase at the time
the public hearing was concluded:
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council finds that all of the above recited facts, those in the referenced reports
and those stated in the staff report are true and correct.
2. The City Council further finds that Recology's proposed rate increases for waste
collection and recycling services are just and reasonable pursuant to the franchise agreement, the
City's Municipal Code and all of the facts contained in the staff report.
3. The City Council further finds that no written majority protest to the proposed rate
increases has been made under the provisions of State law.
4. The City Council hereby approves and authorizes Recology of San Mateo, the City's
franchisee for solid waste and recycling services, to increase their rates up to a maximum of 25%as
follows:
City of Burlingame, CA
Monthly Solid Waste Rates - Proposition 218 Notice
Customer
2012
Monthly
Increase
Annual
Service Level
Proposed
Increase
Percentage
Increase
Residential:
20 gallon can
$ 12.90
$ 2.58
25%
$31
32 gallon can
$ 23.85
$ 4.77
25%
$57
64 gallon can
$ 47.71
$ 9.54
25%
$114
95 gallon can
$ 70.80
$ 14.16
25%
$170
Commercial:
32 gallon can
$ 23.85
$ 4.77
25%
$57
64 gallon bin
$ 47.71
$ 9.54
25%
$114
95 gallon bin
$ 70.80
$ 14.16
25%
$170
1 yard bin
$ 150.52
$ 30.10
25%
$361
2 yard bin
$ 301.05
$ 60.21
25%
$723
3 yard bin
$ 451.53
$ 90.31
25%
$1,084
Also, all other residential and commercial rates will be increased up to a maximum of 25%.
The detailed amounts of these increases as approved and authorized by the City Council, are
contained in the proposed rate increase sheet which is available for review during regular business
hours in the Office of the City Clerk.
5. These rate increases shall be effective February 1, 2012.
I, Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
Burlingame City Council held on the 17a' day of January, 2012, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers BAYLOCK, BROWNRIGG, DEAL, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE
Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk