Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO INCREASE THE INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES RATE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
One of the City's commercial waste haulers is USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Waste Management of Los Angeles (WM). WM has submitted a request for a 1.89% increase for the commercial waste management services for FY 2017/18.
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 1.89% increase to the FY17/18 integrated commercial waste management services rate proposed by Waste Management.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. APPROVE the increase of 1.89% for the FY17/18 commercial integrated waste management services rate following the majority protest hearing.
WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 17-085, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE A COMMERCIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES RATE ADJUSTMENT FOLLOWING NOTICED MAJORITY PROTEST HEARING". (Exhibit No. 1)
2. DO NOT APPROVE the increase of 1.89% for the FY17/18 commercial 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 Commercial Waste Management Services agreement, "Franchise Agreement" for the collection of solid waste, which includes recyclable materials, construction and demolition debris, special waste and green waste.
In 2010, WM paid a $2,000,000 franchise extension fee, and on July 20, 2010, the City and WM executed the First Amendment to the Integrated Co...
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