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Resolution No.
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE FEES AND RATES TO BE
CHARGED FOR THE COLLECTION OF REFUSE, GREEN WASTES AND
RECYCLABLES, AND REPEALING RESOLUTIONS 92-192 AND 95-383, AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS;
SECTION 1. The fees and charges set forth herein shall apply to the collection of refuse,
green wastes, recyclables and other materials by the City of San Bernardino Public Services Refuse
Division.
SECTION 2. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables - Automated
Residential Collection Services - General Provision. The standard service level unit for
automated collection shall be defined as the provision to each lawfully established service address,
three City owned 64- or 96-gallon automated carts, color coded black for refuse, blue for
commingled recyclables and green for green wastes. Services are rendered once per week, on said
collection day as determined by the Director of Public Services. Said service is and shall be subject
to all requirements set forth in Chapters 8.24 and 8.25 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code, as
well as other applicable County, State or Federal laws or regulations.
SECTION 3. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables - Automated
Residential Collection Services - Single Family Units, Multiple Family Units and Mobile
Home Parks Receiving Automated Green Wastes Services For the collection of refuse, green
wastes and recyclables, the owner or other fiscally responsible agent of said property located within
the corporate boundaries of the City of San Bernardino shall pay on a montWy basis according to
the following schedule:
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Single Family Residential Unit, including an individual Mobile Home receiving three (3)
carts (one service unit) $17.60
Duplex Residential Unit (one service unit) $17.60
Triplex Residential Unit (two service units) $35.20
Four-plex Residential Unit (two service units) $35.20
Five-plex Residential Unit (three service units) $52.80
Six-unit Residential Unit (three service units) $52.80
Seven-unit Residential Unit (four service units) $70.40
Eight-unit Residential Unit (four service units) $70.40
Each additional two (2) residential units shall require an additional service unit at the rate
of $17.60 per each additional two. residential units. The determination as to whether an individual
location may be adequately serviced by automated collection shall be made at the discretion of the
Director of Public Services or his designee. The rates set fonh in SECTION 3 shall not be
applicable to mobile home parks which do not receive automated green wastes services; however,
all other requirements set fonh in SECTION 5 shall be applicable to mobile home parks.
SECTION 4. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables - Automated
Residential Collection Services - Additional Carts Each automated collection customer may
be pennitted to receive an additional 64- or 96-gallon automated cart color coded black for refuse,
blue for commingled recyclables and green for green wastes for the following rate:
Additional black cart $10.00 per month
Additional blue cart $7.15 per month
Additional green cart $8.75 per month
Said additional cart charge shall be added to the regular monthly charges set forth in
SECTION 3 of this resolution.
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SECTION 5. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables - Automated
Residential Collection Services - Mobile Home Parks Not Receiving Automated Green
Wastes Services. The standard service level unit for automated collection rendered in mobile
home parks which do not receive green wastes service shall be defined as the provision to each
individual coach, two City owned 64- or 96-gallon automated carts, color coded black for refuse
and blue for commingled recyclables. Services are rendered once per week, on said collection day
as determined by the Director of Public Services. Said service is and shall be subject to all
requirements set forth in Chapters 8.24 and 8.25 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code.
The rate per individual coach shall be $11.75 per month.
The total amount due for collection services rendered within each mobile home park shall
be the total number of occupied spaces for which the mobile home park's owner or authorized
agent is collecting rent. It shall be the mobile home park owner or authorized agent's
responsibility for coordinating service establishment between the mobile home park tenant and the
Gty. Payment for the total amount for collection services rendered within a mobile home park
shall be the responsibility of the mobile home park owner or authorized agent upon submission of
an invoice. Nothing in this section shall preclude the owner or authorized agent of a mobile home
park from individually billing or otherwise collecting reimbursement from the tenants located
therein the mobile home park for the collection services provided.
SECTION 6. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables - Manual
Collection Services for Small Businesses. This service level unit shall be offered to any small
business which, in the determination of the Director of Public Services or his designee is unable to
receive either automated collection service or front load collection services because of either a lack
of volume or inaccessibility to the business by either the front-load collection truck or the
automated collection truck.
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This rate shall be $75.00 per month for once per week service. Additional services per
week shall be charged by multiplying the rate of $75.00 per month by the total number of days per
week of service required.
Services are rendered on said collection day as determined by the Director of Public
Services. Said service is and shall be subject to all requirements set forth in Chapters 8.24 and 8.25
of the San Bernardino Municipal Code, as well as other applicable County, State or Federal laws or
regulations.
SECTION 7. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables -Commercial,
Multiple Family Residential, Professional and Industrial Accounts - Service Establishment
and Deposits. The owner or authorized agent shall contact the City of San Bernardino Public
Services Department Refuse Division in order to establish commercial refuse, green wastes or
recyclables collection service at a lawfully established business or service address within the City.
The owner or authorized agent shall execute an Application/Receipt for Solid Waste Services with
the City, which provides all necessary billing and service information.
A deposit in the amount of $65.00 or the first month's estimated cost of service, whichever
is greater, for each new account shall be made at the time that the Application/Receipt for Solid
Waste Services is completed. Said deposit must be received prior to commencement of services.
This deposit shall be retained by the City and applied to any dosing bill upon tennination of
services. Any amount of deposit in excess shall be refunded.
SECTION 8. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables -Commercial,
Multiple Family Residential, Professional and Industrial Accounts Using Front Load Bins
- General Provisions. The City of San Bernardino shall provide front load bin service to all
lawfully established service addresses in which the owner or authorized agent has either entered
into a Service Contract with the City to provide said service, or who has historically received City
service. The City may provide front load bin service ranging in size from 2-cubic yan:! to 6-cubic
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yard, and frequency of service from one day per week to six day per week in order to meet the
refuse, recyclables and green waste service needs of the customer. Any customer who is receiving
six-day per week collection service and is not serviced six times during any calendar week due to a
Federal, State or Locally declared holiday in which the City Refuse Division does not operate, shall
not be entitled to a refund or credit to their account for the missed day of service. Said service is
and shall be subject to all requirements set forth in Chapters 8.24 and 8.25 of the San Bernardino
Municipal Code, as well as other applicable County, State or Federal laws or regulations.
It is the responsibility of the owner or authorized agent to provide an adequate and
appropriate location for the safe and proper storage of refuse, recyclables or green wastes bins
while on the owner or authorized agent's property, and to clean, repair and maintain all refuse bin
enclosures or compactors in order to reduce, prevent and eliminate all potential health, safety or
code violations. The Director of Public Services or his designee shall have the authority to
temporarily suspend refuse, recyclables or green wastes collection service to an individual service
address in the event that such collection would pose a potential hazard or danger to employees and
is not corrected within ten (10) business days of written notice to the owner or authorized agent of
the property, or for the failure to pay any delinquent payment balances due the Gty by the
customer within sixty (60) days. Said written notice shall be sent by mail to the most current billing
address on fIle with the City of San Bernardino, Public Services Department.
SECTION 9. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables -Conunercial,
Multiple Family Residential, Professional and Industrial Accounts Using Front Load Bins;
Rates and Frequencies For the collection of refuse, green wastes and recyclables, the owner ors
other fIscally responsible agent of said property located within the corporate boundaries of the City
of San Bernardino shall pay on a montWy basis for the size of bin and frequency of service
according to the following schedules.
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Refuse Collection Service. The following schedule shall be applicable for refuse
collection services:
2-Yard and under Front Load Refuse Bin
One time per week
Two Times per week
Three times per week
Four times per week
Five times per week
Six times per week
3-Yard Front Load Refuse Bin
One time per week
Two Times per week
Three times per week
Four times per week
Five times per week
Six times per week
4-Yard Front Load Refuse Bin
One time per week
Two Times per week
Three times per week
Four times per week
Five times per week
Six times per week
6-Yard Front Load Refuse Bin
One time per week
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Two Times per week $244.00
lbree times per week $360.00
Four times per week $480.00
Five times per week $590.00
Six times per week $705.00
Recyclable Collection Service. Commingled recyclable collection services are provided
in conjunction with and in addition to the charges for the collection of refuse. The following
schedule shall be applicable for commingled recyclable collection service:
Any size Front Load Recycling Bin
One time per week $66.00
Two Times per week $132.00
lbreetimesperweek $198.00
Four times per week $264.00
Five times per week $330.00
Green/Organic Collection Service. Green wastes collection services, including the
collection of compostable wastes, are provided in conjunction with and in addition to the charges
for the collection of refuse. The following schedule shall be applicable for green/organic
collection service:
2-Yard and under Front Load Green Wastes Bin
One time per week
Two Times per week
lbree times per week
Four times per week
Five times per week
$72.00
$133.00
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3-Yard Front Load Green Wastes Bin
One time per week
Two Times per week
Three times per week
Fourtimes per week
Five times per week
4-Yard Front Load Green Wastes Bin
One time per week
Two Times per week
Three times per week
Four times per week
Five times per week
6-Yard Front Load Green Wastes Bin
One time per week $97.00
Two Times per week $180.00
Three times per week $265.00
Four times per week $340.00
Five times per week $432.00
SECTION 10. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables -Commercial,
Multiple Family Residential, Professional and Industrial Accounts Using Front Load Bins
- Additional Pick-up or On-Call Services. A customer receiving refuse collection services
rendered by front load bins may request and receive an extra pick-up service at their location. The
customer shall contact the City of San Bernardino, Public Service Department, Refuse Customer
Service Center no later than 11:00 a.m. for same day service. Requests for extra pick-up received
after 11:00 a.m. may be held for service the next regularly scheduled service day. The Director of
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Public Services or his designee shall have the authority to temporarily modify or suspend provision
of extra pick-ups, based on availability of equipment and resources as necessaty.
The rate for an additional pick-up service for refuse collection shall be as follows:
2-Yard and Under Refuse Collection $17.00
3-yard Refuse Collection $18.50
4-yard Refuse Collection: $20.25
6-yard Refuse Collection $24.00
The rate for an additional recyclables pick-up service or on-call recyclable collection service
shall be $15.25 per pick-up.
The rate for an additional pick-up service for green wastes or organic collection shall be as
follows:
2-Yard and Under Green Wastes Collection $16.50
3-yard Green Wastes Collection $18.00
4-yard Green Wastes Collection: $19.25
6-yard Green Wastes Collection $22.25
SECTION 11. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables -Connnercial,
Multiple Family Residential, Professional and Industrial Accounts Using Front Load Bins
- Split Bins, Residential Clean-up Special, Temporary Bin Services and Bin Roll-out
Service. The City of San Bernardino shall offer the following specialized services using Front
Load Bins for split bins, residential clean-up specials or temporaty bin service to all service
addresses located within the City:
Split Front Load Refuse Bins. A split front load refuse bin shall be defined as a standard
size 3-cubic yard, 4-cubic yard or 6-cubic yard front load refuse bin which has been physically
divided front to back into two separate volumes in order to accommodate both refuse and
commingled recycling services within the same bin. In any service location where there is only
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room for a single refuse bin, and the customer requests both refuse and commingled recycling
services at their location, the City may provide a split bin to service that location. Pricing for this
service shall be at the same basic rates set forth for the appropriate volume and frequency of
services stated in Section 9. For example, a 4-cubic yard bin which has been split for refuse and
commingled recyclables shall have the same rate as if a 2-cubic yard refuse bin and a 2-cubic yard
commingled recyclable bin were placed at the same physical location. Use of a split bin shall be
subject to the authorization of the Director of Public Services or his designee.
Residential Clean-up Special A residential clean-up special shall be defined as a three-
yard front load refuse bin which is provided to a residential customer for a maximum of five
calendar days from date of bin delivety for use by a resident for clean-up pUlposes. The bin shall
be placed in the public street at the curb in front of the address for use by the customer. A
residential clean-up special shall be serviced at the time of removal for a total of one service.
The rate for a residential clean-up special shall be $47.00.
Temporary Bin Service. Temporary bin service is defined as the temporary provision of
a three-yard front load refuse bin to an address for a initial period of ninety (90) calendar days
from date of bin delivety, for the removal of debris generated from demolition, construction or
remodeling activities. The bin shall be delivered to the address and placed in a safe and secure
manner as determined by the Director of Public Services or his designee. The Director of Public
Services or his designee may authorize up to an additional ninety (90) days for provision of
temporary bin service; however under no circumstances shall temporary bin service be provided at
a single location for more than one-hundred-eighty (180) days. The rate for a temporary bin
service shall be calculated as follows:
Delivety and pick-up of the bin to service address:
On-call service, each pick-up
Bin Rental at $1.00 per day, actual days from delivery to removal.
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Bin Roll-out Service. Bin Roll-out service is provided in those instances in which either
the bin placement at the service address is not accessible to a front-load refuse truck and requires
the assistance of a second service vehicle, or is located in such a manner as to require the bin to be
manually rolled out and back from it's placement a distance greater than 100 feet. The
determination of the need for bin roll-out service shall be made by the Director of Public Services
or his designee. The customer shall be notified in advance by Refuse Customer Service of the need
for bin roll-out service at the address, and the charges associated with the bin roll-out service. The
customer shall approve this service prior to its provision.
Said service shall be provided to the customer at the rate of $45.00 per roll-out and
replacement, and shall be in addition to all other refuse collection charges.
SECTION 12. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables -Commercial,
Multiple Family Residential, Professional and Industrial Accounts Using Front Load Bins;
2-cubic-yard to 4-cubic-yard compactor service. The responsibility for the cleaning, servicing
and repair of the compactor shall be the responsibility of the owner or authorized agent of the
service address where the compactor is located. The rate for existing 2-cubic-yard to 4-cubic-yard
compactors shall be as follows:
2-Cubic- Y ard Front Load Serviced Compactor Refuse Bin
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One time per week $88.00
Two Times per week $165.00
Three times per week $243.00
Four times per week $321.00
Five times per week $398.00
Six times per week $697.00
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3- and 4-Cubic-Yard Front Load Serviced Compactor Refuse Bin
One time per week $104.00
Two Times per week $194.00
Three times per week $285.00
Four times per week $372.00
Five times per week $466.00
Six times per week $622.00
SECTION 13. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables - 10-cubic-yard
to 40-cubic yard Roll-off or Compactor Services - General Provisions. The City of San
Bernardino may provide 10-cubic-yard to 40-cubic-yard roll-off or compactor services to any
lawfu11y established service addresses or location in which the owner or authorized agent has
entered into a Application/Receipt for Solid Waste Services with the City to provide said service.
The City may provide frequency of service from one day per week to six days per week in order to
meet the refuse, recyclables and green waste service needs of the customer. Said service is and
shall be subject to all requirements set forth in Chapters 8.24 and 8.25 of the San Bernardino
Municipal Code, as well as other applicable County, State or Federal laws or regulations. Any
customer who is receiving six-day per week collection service and is not serviced six times during
any calendar week due to a Federal, State or Locally declared holiday in which the City Refuse
Division does not operate, shall not be entitled to a refund or credit to their account for the missed
day of service.
It is the responsibility of the owner or authorized agent to provide an adequate and
appropriate location for the safe and proper storage of refuse, recyclables or green wastes bins
while on the owner or authorized agent's property, and to clean, repair and maintain all
compactors on a regular and timely basis in order to reduce, prevent and e1iminate all potential
health, safety or code violations. The Director of Public Services or his designee shall have the
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authority to temporarily suspend refuse, recyclables or green wastes collection service to an
individual service address in the event that such collection would pose a potential hazard or danger
to employees and is not corrected within ten (10) business days of written notice to the owner or
authorized agent of the property, or for the failure to pay any delinquent payment balances due the
City by the customer within sixty (60) days. Said written notice shall be sent by mail to the most
current billing address on file with the City of San Bernardino, Public Services Department.
SECTION 14. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables - 10-cubic-yard
to 40-cubic yard Roll-off or Compactor Services - Service Establishment and Deposits.
The owner or authorized agent shall contact the City of San Bernardino Public Services
Department Refuse Division in order to establish commercial refuse, green wastes or recyclables
Roll-off or compactor collection service at a lawfully established service addresses or location
within the City. The owner or authorized agent shall execute an Application/Receipt for Solid
Waste Services with the City, which provides all necessary billing and service information.
A deposit equal to the cost of service for each new roll-off or compactor account shall be
made at the time that the Application/Receipt for Solid Waste Services is completed. Said deposit
must be received prior to commencement of services. This deposit shall be retained by the City
and applied to any closing bill upon termination of services.
SECTION 15. Collection of Refuse, Green Wastes and Recyclables - 10-cubic-yard
to 40-cubic yard Roll-off or Compactor Services - Rates and Frequencies. For the collection
of refuse, green wastes and recyclables, the owner or other fiscally responsible agent of said
property located within the corporate boundaries of the City of San Bernardino shall pay for the
size of bin and frequency of service according to the following schedules:
Open-top Roll-off Refuse Bin Service The following schedule shall be applicable for
open-top roll-off refuse collection services on a per pull basis:
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10-cubicyard roll-off with 2 ton limit: $165.00
20-cubic yard roll-off with 5 ton limit: $258.00
30-cubic yard roll-off with 7 ton limit: $332.00
40-cubic yard roll-off with 8 ton limit: $368.00
On open-top roll-off refuse service bins which shall remain in place and be regularly
service at a single location for a period greater than 10 calendar days, a daily rental of $1.75 per day
shall be charged from the day of delivery to the day of removal. Said rental fee shall be in addition
to the above schedule.
Compactor Refuse Bin Service. The following schedule shall be applicable for 10-cubic
yard to 40-cubic yard compactor services on a per pull basis:
10-cubic yard compactor with 2 ton limit: $165.00
20-cubic yard compactor with 5 ton limit: $258.00
30-cubic yard compactor with 7 ton limit: $332.00
40-cubic yard roll-off with 8 ton limit: $368.00
Open-top Roll-off Green Wastes Bin Service. The following schedule shall be
applicable for open-top roll-off green wastes collection services on a per pull basis:
30-cubic yard roll-off with 7 ton limit: $115.00
40-cubic yard roll-off with 8 ton limit: $115.00
On open-top roll-off green wastes bins which shall remain in place and be regularly service
at a single location for a period greater than 10 calendar days, a daily rental of $1.75 per day shall
be charged from the day of delivery to the day of removal. Said rental fee shall be in addition to
the above schedule.
Compactor Compostables Bin Service. The following schedule shall be applicable for
10-cubic yard to 40-cubic yard compactor services in which the material primarily consists of food
wastes or other compostables and which the owner or authorized agent at the location is actively
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participating in the City's Recycling program as determined by the Director of Public Services or
his designee. The rate set forth below is on a per-pull basis:
10-cubic yard compactor with 2 ton limit: $160.00
20-cubic yard compactor with 5 ton limit: $235.00
30-cubic yard compactor with 7 ton limit: $285.00
40-cubic yard roll-off with 8 ton limit: $310.00
Open-top Roll-off Recycling Bin Service. The following schedule shall be applicable
for open-top roll-off recycling collection services on a per pull basis:
30-cubic yard roll-off with 7 ton limit: $110.00
40-cubic yard roll-off with 8 ton limit: $110.00
The determination of whether a material is recyclable and therefore is eligible for this rate
schedule shall be at the discretion of the Director of Public Services or his designee. In addition,
the owner or authorized agent at the location must be actively participating in the City's Recycling
program in order to receive this rate. For the purpose of this resolution, the definition of a
recyclable material shall be the same as defined in City of San Bernardino Municipal Code Chapter
8.24, et seq.
On open-top roll-off recycling bins which shall remain in place and be regularly service at a
single location for a period greater than 10 calendar days, a daily rental of $1.75 per day shall be
charged from the day of delivery to the day of removal. Said rental fee shall be in addition to the
above schedule.
Compactor Recycling Bin Service. The following schedule shall be applicable for 10-
cubic yard to 40-cubic yard compactor recycling collection services on a per pull basis. The
determination of whether a material is recyclable and therefore is eligible for this rate schedule shall
be at the discretion of the Director of Public Services or his designee. For the purpose of this
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resolution, the definition of a recyclable material shall be the same as defined in City of San
Bernardino Municipal Code Chapter 8.24, et seq.
10-cubic yard compactor with 2 ton limit: $110.00
20-cubic yard compactor with 5 ton limit: $110.00
30-cubic yard compactor with 7 ton limit: $110.00
40-cubic yard roll-off with 8 ton limit: $110.00
Overweight Charges The customer shall be responsible for payment of any weight over
the weight limits set forth within Section 15, and shall be billed accordingly. The overweight
charge shall be calculated by multiplying the number of tons over the ton limit by the current
County of San Bernardino Waste Systems Division tipping fee as set forth in accordance to the
terms and conditions of the Waste Delivery Agreement between the City and the County of San
Bernardino, plus a $1.50 per ton administrative billing fee. This additional charge shall be billed to
the customer, and shall be due and payable immediately.
Standing or Roll-back Charge. A standing or roll-back charge shall be defined as an
amount charged to a customer under the following circumstances: 1) When a red tag was issued
for either a roll-off or compactor which, as a result of customers action or inaction, prevented the
City from providing service to the bin when the collection truck arrived at the location and which
situation was not corrected by the customer in less than fifteen (15) minutes with the truck present
in order for the City to render service; 2) When a customer cancels a previously scheduled service
in which the truck is already enroute to the location or has arrived at the location; or, 3) a request
by the customer to stand-by at the customer's location for a period in excess of fifteen (15)
minutes. The standing or roll-back charge of $90.00 shall be charged to the customer's account.
Compactor Steam Cleaning. The City shall provide at the customer's request, a steam
cleaning service for compactors which are serviced by the City. Said compactor shall be brought
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to the City Yard, steam cleaned and returned to the customers location. The compactor steam
cleaning charge shall be $90.00.
Miscellaneous Compactor Repairs. Upon request of the customer, the City may make
any necessary repairs to the non-operating portion of the body of any compactor unit in order to
repair sheet metal or hardware damage, patch and repair holes, or install or repair any safety
devices necessary to ensure safe transport of the compactor. The City shall prepare an estimate for
labor and materials and submit the estimate to the customer prior to commencing repairs. The
customer shall authorize said repairs in writing, prior to commencement. The rate for said repairs
shall be $45.00 per hour, plus materials and supplies. A minimum of one hour shall be charged to
the customer for any repairs.
SECTION 16. Miscellaneous Services and Charges The following rates and
schedules shall apply to the services described.
Automated Residential Collection Service Late Set-out Charge. The City of San
Bernardino hereby establishes that collection of refuse, recyclables and green wastes shall be
accomplished between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the collection day as determined by
the Director of Public Services or his designee. All residential carts shall be placed at the
designated collection location on the collection date no later than 6:00 a.moo An automated
residential collection service late set-out shall be defined as any owner or authorized agent at a
lawfully established service address who fails to place the automated carts in the designated manner
and place in order to permit the City to service the automated carts by 6:00 a.m. For the purposes
of further clarification, a report of "missed service" shall not be considered valid and shall be
considered to be a late set-out, unless additional service locations and the same color-coded cart
have been missed within the same physical street block, as determined by field investigation. In
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receives more than three reports of a late set-out at a single service location or address during any
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one hundred-and-eighty day (180) period, each subsequent report of a late set-out shall result in a
charge to be billed to the customer's account. The charge for a late set-out shall be $25.00 per
occurrence.
"Quick Clean-up" Service. The City shall offer to all owners and authorized agents a
"Quick Clean-up" service at any location within the City. Said service shall be defined as a manual
collection service designed to handle any miscellaneous refuse services not accommodated through
other collection methods. Said service shall be offered in fifteen (15) minute blocks, billable to the
customer. The City shall provide an estimate to the customer of the amount of time required and
the cost, prior to provision of the service. The customer shall pay, in advance of the service, the
estimated cost. In the event that said estimate is less than the actual cost of providing the service,
the customer shall be billed the difference. In the event that said estimate is higher than the actual
cost of providing the service, the customer shall be provided a refund of the difference.
The rate for a refuse collection special service shall be $25.00 per fifteen minutes.
Provision of City Issued Locks for Refuse Bins and Enclosures.
At the request of owner or authorized agents, the City shall provide a standard lock with
two keys to the customer for use in securing the refuse, recyclable or green wastes bins or bin
enclosures. A charge of $12.00 shall be billed the customer for each lock provided by the City.
Used and Waste Tire Collection Service Program. The City may provide for the
collection, manifesting and disposal of used and waste tires at any commercial establishment that
sells, installs or repairs new and! or used tires and that generates used and waste tires for disposal
as regular part of their business activities. The rate for tire disposal shall be $1.00 per each tire
disposed through the City's program. The City will provide a special waste tire disposal rack at the
rental rate of $20.00 per month to each customer using this program. Tires shall be kept separate
from regular refuse service. Said service shall be rendered one day per week, and may be scheduled
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either by appointment or by regular schedule. This rate shall not be applicable to residential
customers.
Special Assistance Program. The City shall provide a special assistance program to
elderly or disabled residents who are unable to move their automated carts to the curb for servicing
and who do not have any able-bodied individual living with the resident. Subscription to this
program requires a letter from a doctor or other medical professional, stating that the individual is
unable to move their automated carts to the curb and that there is no caregiver or other able-
bodied individual available to perform this activity at this address or location. Said subscription
must be renewed on an annual basis in order to remain on the special assistance program. There is
no charge for this program.
Refuse Bin Enclosure and Bus Stop Cleaning Service. The City may provide, upon
request, broom and steam cleaning of any refuse bin enclosure or bus stop located within the City
on either an on-call or scheduled service. The rate for this service shall be $25.00 per cleaning.
Charge for Late Payment. All charges for collection services are due and payable no later
than thirty (30) calendar days after issuance of a claim, bill or invoice by the City of San Bernardino
Public Services Department. Payments not received by the due date shall be assessed a late charge
of twelve percent (12%) per year, divided into a monthly late charge of one percent (1 %) on the
outstanding balance. Accounts which are delinquent more than ninety days may be turned over to
a collection agency for collection.
SECTION 17. Designation of Party Responsible For Payment of Regular Refuse
and Recyclable Collection Services at Regional Shopping Malls. The Mayor and Common
Council do hereby declare that the responsible party for the purposes of payment for regularly
scheduled refuse and recycling collection services at designated regional shopping malls shall be the
owner or their designated agent of each regional shopping mall. The City shall no longer be
responsible for billing individual tenants within a designated regional shopping mall, effective as of
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September 1, 1998. It shall be further declared that the owner of each regional shopping mall
shall be billed directly for all refuse and recycling collection services ordered by the regional
shopping mall's property manager or their designee necessary to provide for refuse and recyclable
collection services to their tenants. Nothing in this section shall preclude, limit or otherwise
restrict the rights, options or authority of the owner or their designated agent from billing,
allocating or otherwise collecting said costs for regularly scheduled refuse and recycling collection
services from an individual tenant. This section shall not be applicable to refuse or recyclable
collection services directly arranged for between a tenant of a regional shopping mall and the City;
such services shall be billed at the rates set forth herein.
SECTION 18. Emergency Waiver of Collection Fees. The Director of Public Services
may provide collection and disposal service without charge in emergency situations and when, in
the opinion of the Director, such action is necessary to correct immediately health and safety
hazards.
SECTION 19. Mayor and Common Council Authorized To Exempt Non.Profit
Events. The Mayor and Common Council may exempt for the fees and charges of this resolution
certain not-for-profit events in the public interest. Such exemptions may be include any conditions
recommended by the Director of Public Services regarding the provision of collection services.
SECTION 20. Repeal of Resolutions 92.192 and 95-383. Resolutions 92-192 and 95-
383, and any amendments thereto as related to the fees for collection services or in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 21. Effective Date. The rates set forth herein shall be effective September 1,
1998.
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE FEES AND RATES TO BE
CHARGED FOR THE COLLECTION OF REFUSE, GREEN WASTES AND
RECYCLABLES, AND REPEALING RESOLUTIONS 92-192 AND 95-383, AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
5 Cornman Council of the City of San Bernardino at a regular
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meeting thereof, held on
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, 1998, by the following vote, to wit:
Council Members:
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ESTRADA
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LIEN
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ARIAS
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SCHNETZ
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DEVLIN
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ANDERSON
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MILLER
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The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this
July , 1998.
Approved as
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James F.
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