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RESOLUTION NO. 006-2022
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURLINGAME ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED
RATE INCREASES FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame is a member of the South Bayside Waste Management
Authority Joint Powers Agreement (SBWMA), the purpose of which is to provide cost effective waste
reduction, recycling, and solid waste collection and disposal programs to member agencies; and
WHEREAS, under the SBWMA Joint Powers Agreement, each member agency sets its own
solid waste rates for residential and commercial customers; and
WHEREAS, each year, City staff reviews the various cost components attributable to its solid
waste services, which determine the revenue required from customers in Burlingame for the subsequent
rate year; and
WHEREAS, the SBWMA approved Recology San Mateo County's Compensation
Application for rate year 2022, including a rate increase; and
WHEREAS, staff proposes a five percent (5%) rate increase in calendar year 2022 for the
most commonly used collection services; all other residential and commercial rates will be increased
5% uniformly as well; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 8.16.040 of the Burlingame Municipal Code provides that the City
Council shall establish fees and charges for the administration of solid waste services; and
WHEREAS, to comply with the requirements of Proposition 218, a public hearing shall be
conducted, with written notice to each owner at least 45 days prior to the public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND FIND AS FOLLOWS:
A public hearing on the proposed solid waste increases for the City of Burlingame is hereby set for
March 21, 2022 at 7:00 p.m., before the City Council of the City of Burlingame. The meeting will be
held telephonically and via other electronic means pursuant to the provisions of AB361. The various
methods of accessing the public hearing are posted on the City's website: www.burlingame.org.
At the public hearing, the City Council will receive testimony and evidence; and interested persons
may submit written comments before or at the public hearing, or they may be sent by mail or delivered
to the City Clerk, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, CA 94010.
Oral or written protests may be made at the hearing. To count in a majority protest against the proposed
rate increase for calendar year 2022, a protest must be in writing and submitted to the City Clerk at or
before the close of the public hearing on March 21, 2022. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing
at any time before the conclusion of that public hearing. Each written protest shall identify the
property's service address. If the person signing the protest is not shown on the official records of the
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City of Burlingame as the owner of the property, then the protest shall contain or be accompanied by
written evidence that the person is a solid waste ratepayer on record for the property. Any written
protest as to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceeding shall be in writing and clearly state the
irregularity or defect to which objection is made.
Rates are proposed to be set as follows for the calendar year 2022, effective on April 1, 2022:
City of Burlingame, CA
Monthly Solid Waste Proposed Rates
Effective April, 1, 2022
Customer
Current
Proposed
Service Level
Monthly Rates
Monthly Rates
Monthly Diff.
Residential
20 Gallon Cart*
$15.36
$16.13
$0.77
32 Gallon Cart
$28.41
$29.83
$1.42
64 Gallon Cart
$56.82
$59.66
$2.84
96 Gallon Cart
$84.32
$88.54
$4.22
Commercial
32 Gallon Cart
$28.41
$29.83
$1.42
64 Gallon Cart
$56.82
$59.66
$2.84
96 Gallon Cart
$84.32
$88.54
$4.22
1 Yard Bin
$179.27
$188.23
$8.96
2 Yard Bin
$358.56
$376.49
$17.93
3 Yard Bin
$537.78
$564.67
$26.89
* 20 Gallon residential cart service is no longer available to new customers. Rates
shown are for those services
randfathered-in as of January
1, 2012.
The proposed rates shown above and in the notice to customers and property owners reflect a 5% rate
increase in calendar year 2022 for the most commonly used collection services. All other residential
and commercial rates will be increased 5% uniformly as well.
If at the conclusion of the public hearing, there are of record written protests by a majority (50% or
more) of the owners or customers, as to the proposed solid waste rates for the calendar year 2022, no
rate increase shall occur.
Further information regarding the proposed rate increases and procedures for filing a written protest
may be obtained from the City Clerk, City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California, phone
650-558-7203.
Staff is instructed to provide notice by mail to each record owner of all service addresses in the City of
Burlingame in accordance with the requirements of California Constitution Article XIIID (Proposition
218) at least 45 days in advance of the public hearing.
Ricardo Ortiz, Mayor
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I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 18th day of January 2022,
and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, O'BRIEN KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE
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Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk