Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
Title
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO INCREASE THE INTEGRATED RESIDENTIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
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I. SUMMARY
The City's residential waste hauler is USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Waste Management of Los Angeles (WM). WM initially submitted a request for an 18.73% increase for FY 2016/17. The 6.29% adjustment reflects a rate change that is dramatically lower than what was originally proposed by WM, and was negotiated down per Council direction to better tailor the rates to reflect only inflationary and service cost increases.
All rate adjustments must be submitted to the Los Angeles County Direct Assessment website by August 10, 2016 in order to be included in the 2016/17 property tax bill.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. OPEN the Public Hearing, TAKE public testimony, ACCEPT any additional written protests, CLOSE the Public Hearing and the Mayor shall ask the City Clerk to provide a count of all protests received.
2. CONSIDER AND DISCUSS the 6.29% increase to the FY16/17 integrated residential waste management services rate proposed by Waste Management.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. APPROVE the increase of 6.29% for the FY16/17 residential integrated waste management services rate following the majority protest hearing.
WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 16-097, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE A RESIDENTIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES RATE ADJUSTMENT FOLLOWING NOTICED MAJORITY PROTEST HEARING". (Exhibit No. 1)
2. DO NOT APPROVE the increase of 6.29% for the FY16/17 residential integrated waste management services rate
3. TAKE another action that the City Council deems appropriate and consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
History and Negotiations
On July 15, 2003, the City and WM entered into an Integrated R...
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