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Adoption of a Resolution Initiating Proceedings for the Levy and Collection of Assessments for the Refuse and Recycling User’s Service Charge and Ordering the Preparation of the Engineer’s Report.
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City of Culver City, California
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution initiating proceedings for the
levy and collection of assessments for the Refuse and Recycling User’s Service
Charge and ordering the preparation of the Engineer’s Report.
BACKGROUND:
The City operates an exclusive residential and commercial refuse collection and
disposal service as a municipal enterprise. The Refuse and Recycling Division
(R&R) of the Public Works Department operates solely on revenues generated from
charges for the provision of solid waste transfer and collection services to
businesses and residences, grants, and the sale of recyclable material. These
revenues cover the costs for refuse collection, disposal, recycling programs, and
public outreach. R&R operations are 100% supported by self-generated enterprise
fund revenues.
In addition to providing revenue to cover the cost of routine R&R operations, refuse
fees cover the cost of the following additional services: La Ballona Creek Cleanup
Event, residential on-call bulky item pickup, citywide street sweeping, pedestrian
container collection, recycling program marketing, and removal of illegally dumped
bulky items.
DISCUSSION:
Currently, R&R is facing escalating costs for refuse collection operations as the
costs for personnel, vehicle maintenance, street sweeping, refuse disposal, and the
Meeting Date: 04/13/2015 Item Number: C-12
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Adoption of a Resolution Initiating Proceedings for
the Levy and Collection of Assessments for the Refuse and Recycling User’s
Service Charge and Ordering the Preparation of the Engineer’s Report
Contact Person/Dept.: Damian Skinner Phone Number: 310-253-6421
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date: _______________
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Agenda and Meetings – City Council (04/08/15);
Department Approval:
Charles D. Herbertson (04/01/15)
City Attorney Approval:
Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (04/06/15)
Chief Financial Officer Approval:
Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (04/07/15)
City Manager Approval:
John M. Nachbar (04/08/15) City of Culver City, California
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transportation of refuse increase each year. In addition, the costs to further expand
the City’s commercial recycling programs (which include the collection of recyclable
material, green waste, food waste, metal, and construction and demolition material)
are anticipated to increase as additional personnel, vehicles, and marketing
resources may become necessary.
Pursuant to Section 5.01.070 of the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC), the City
Council is authorized to establish, by resolution, refuse collection fees. The fees for
refuse collection were last increased in 2009. The preparation of an Engineer’s
Report is needed in order to ascertain whether the current costs to provide the
City’s refuse collection services are accurately reflected in the existing refuse
collection fees and whether an increase is warranted. Preliminary information
would indicate that the refuse and recycling collection fees will need to be increased
in order to produce sufficient revenue to fund R & R operations.
Should the City Council adopt the proposed resolution, the Public Works
Director/City Engineer shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) the Engineer’s
Report. Upon its completion, the Engineer’s Report shall be filed with the City
Clerk, and the City Council shall be presented with a Resolution of Intention
declaring the City Council’s intent to adopt the proposed refuse and recycling fee
schedule and set the date, hour, and place for the public hearing.
On December 8, 2014, the City Council authorized entering into an agreement with
NBS, an independent consulting firm, to conduct a comprehensive refuse rate
analysis and develop a schedule of refuses and recycling collection fees (which
shall be incorporated into the Engineer’s Report) that balances projected
expenditures and capital costs with forecasted revenues. The City entered into an
agreement with NBS for an amount not-to exceed $29,970 paid by the Sanitation
Enterprise Fund.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
Adoption of the proposed resolution would cause the Engineer’s Report to be
prepared. As noted above, the costs for the Engineer’s Report were included in an
agreement previously approved by the City Council.
ATTACHMENT:
Proposed Resolution
MOTION:
That the City Council: City of Culver City, California
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Adopt a Resolution initiating proceedings for the levy and collection of
assessments for the Refuse and Recycling User’s Service Charge and ordering
the preparation of the Engineer’s Report.