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Increases -- Refuse Collection
From:
Manuel P. Moreno, Jr.
Date: May 5, 1987
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
The current rate schedule for refuse collection and disposal service was adopted
in 1983.
Recommended motion:
That the schedule of proposed rate increases submitted by the Director of Public
Services be referred to the Ways and Means Committee for study and that the matter
be set for public hearing and adoption.
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Contact person:
Manuel P. Moreno, .Jr.
Phone:
5140 or 5053
Supporting data attached:
Staff Report and Resolution
Ward:
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FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
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STAFF REPORT
The City of San Bernardino's refuse collection fees have not been increased
since 1983. Inthe interim, there have been increases in the dumping fees
at County landfill sites as well as inflationary increases in the costs of
labor, parts and equipment, refuse containers and other operating materials,
services and supplies.
In order to maintain present service levels, it is necessary that fees be
increased effective July 1, 1987. Resolution 83-245 establishing the fee
structure has been amended from time-to-time to accomodate the need for
increased revenue: however, the bases for assessing the fees are outdated
and in need of revision. The attached resolution clarifies certain Sections
which have been sources of confusion to both staff and the public in the
administration of the fee structure.
The attached memorandum addressed to the City Administrator contains addi-
tional details regarding the necessity for the increases recommended.
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May 5, 1987
QITY OF SANBERJARDINO J- MEMORANDUro
To Raymond D. Schweitzer, City Administrator
From Manuel P. Moreno, Jr.,
Director of Public Services
Date May 5, 1987
Subject Rate Increase Justification - Refuse Collection
Approved
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It will be necessary to increase refuse collection fees by 15% - 20% in order to
produce the shortfall required between revenue and expenditures. Refuse rates
have not been raised since 1983, and the increase should probably have occurred
last year.
Based on figures available, estimated revenue for 1986-87 should be approximately
$4,984,000, as opposed to projected expenditures of approximately $5,900,000.
The Department's 1986-87 Budget was balanced by using the Refuse Fund reserve.
The balance in the reserve on July I, 1986, was $1,173,279; the sum of approximately
$916,000 has been used to offset the known difference between current revenue and
expected expenditures for 1986-87.
Additional costs during 1986-87, chief among which was an increase in the County
Landfill dumping fee from $6.00 per ton to $8.60 per ton,required the use of the
additional reserve funds. If the total amount remaining in the reserve were to
be applied toward the 1987-88 Budget (and exhausting the reserve is not reCOll1llended),
there would still be a shortfall of more than $375,000.
The primary reasons for the required increase in rates are as follows:
County Landfill rate increase
S.W.A.T. Monitoring Program
Salary Increases
5-Year EquiI;llll!nt Purchases
$361,250
50,000
115,000
94,000
The proposed monthly rate increases are as follows and should produce an additional
$570,000 in revenue.
1. Single-family Residential
a. Removal from below ground
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15%
15%
2. Multiple Dwellings
a. Two Units
b. Three units
c. Four Units
d. Five Units
e. More than five
$ 7.54 8.65 15%
10.98 12.65 15%
14.31 16.45 15%
17.47 20.10 15%
17.47/+3.05 20.10/+3.50 12%
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3. Small-businesses (non-bin)
a. One time per week $ 4.45 $ 6.00 35%
b. Two times per week 5.80 7.00 21%
c. Three times per week 8.90 10.75 21%
d. Four times per week 14.70 17.78 21%
e. Five times per week 22.50 27.23 21%
4. Bin Service (one collection per week)
a. 2 cu. yds. $15.20 $17.20 13%
b. 3 cu. yds. 22.70 25.80 14%
c. 4 cu. yds. 30.30 34.40 14%
d. 5 cu. yds. 38.00 43.00 13%
e. 6 cu. yds. 45.50 51.60 13%
f. 8 cu. yds. 60.70 68.80 13%
(No change in City bin rental rates of $8.00, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 12.00 and 15.00)
5. Medimum-size compactor-type containers
a. 3 cu. yds. $30.50 $32.25
b. 4 cu. yds. 40.70 43.00
c. 5 cu. yds. 50.85 53.75
d. 6 cu. yds. 61.05 64.50
e. 8 cu. yds. 81."0 86.00
6. Large compactor-type containers and commercial drop-bodies
a. 10 cu. yds. $45.00 $52.50
b. 20 cu. yds. 47.00 72.00
c. 30 cu. yds. 52.50 80.00
d. 40 cu. yds. 65.00 90.00
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38%
These proposed rate increases will be on the Council Agenda for the meeting of
May 18,1987, to set a public hearing (and adoption) on June 1st, with an effective
date of July I, 1987. Since the Water Department is on a daily billing basis,
and bills in arrears, the rate increases will start producing additional revenue
about the middle of August (figures 10~ IIIOnths .... $488,726). If the rate increase
were to be in effect for the entire year, the revenue increase would be $570,000.
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RESOLUTION NO.
2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO FIXING AND
DETERMINING THE FEES AND CHARGES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE COLLECTION
3 AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE, AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 83-245
AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
5 OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
6 SECTION 1. The fees and charges set forth herein shall
7 apply to refuse collection services provided by the City.
8 SECTION 2. A minimum twenty-five dollar ($25.00) deposit
9 shall be required for each new commercial refuse account. Said
10 deposit must be paid prior to the City commencing refuse collection
11 service. This deposit shall be retained by City and applied
12 to any closing bill upon termination of service. Any excess
13 amount above the closing bill shall be refunded.
14 SECTION 3. Collection and Disposal of Refuse - SingYe Family
15 Residences. For collection and disposal of refuse the owner,
16 or authorized agent, of any single-family residential premises,
17 or portions th~reof, located within the territorial limits of
18 the City of San Bernardino, shall pay the following fees:
19 $7.00 per month for regular curbside or alley service,
20 $7.60 per month for service where containers must be
21 removed from below ground level.
22 SECTION 4. Collection and Disposal of Refuse - Multiple
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A artments, Etc. For collection and disposal of
24 refuse the owner, or authorized agent, of any apartment house,
25 court, mobile home park, trailer court, duplex or other multiple
26 dwelling unit complex shall pay the following fees:
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NUMBER OF UNITS AND TOTAL FEE PER MONTH
2 units $ 8.65
3 units $12..65
4 units $16.45
5 unit~J $20.10
More than 5 units: $20.10 plus $3.50 for each
7 unit over 5.
8 It sh~ll be the duty of the Director of Public Services
9 to determine the number of units actually used, or capable of
10 being used, for housekeeping purposes and to adjust the assessment
11 for such use according 1 y.
12 SECTION 5. collection and Disposal of Refuse - Hotels,
13 Offices, Etc.
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(a) For collection of refuse the owner, or authoriz<,d agent,
15 of any hotel, office building, restaurant, shop, store, hospital,
16 auto court, motel or other similar place shall pay the following
17 fees, based on the placement for collection. of not more than
18 two (2) thirty-two (32) gallon containers p~r collection:
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FE!': PER MONTH
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$ 6.00
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$ 7.00
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$10.75
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$17.78
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26 SECTION 6. Collection and Disposal of Refuse utilizing
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2 week. A monthly rental fee shall be charged for the use of
3 City-owned bins and shall be in addition to the collection and
4 disposal fee.
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6 BIN CAPACITY FURNISHED BINS OWNED BINS* BIN RENTAL FEE
7 2 Cu. Yd. $17.20 $25.20 $ 8.00
8 3 Cu. Yd. $25.80 $33.80 $ 8.00
9 4 Cu. Yd. $34.40 $43.40 $ 9.00
10 5 Cu. Yd. $43.00 $53.00 $10.00
11 6 Cu. Yd. $51.60 $63.60 $12.00
12 8 Cu. Yd. $68.80 $83.80 $15.00
13 *Includes monthly Bin rental fee.
14 (b) All fees pursuant to this section shall be reviewed
15 periodically and, on the basis of findings, monthly fees shall
16 be adjusted to maintain conformance with the fee schedule set
17 forth in Subsection (a) above, except that monthly fees shall
18 not be adjusted in relation to temporary variations of refuse
19 due to seasonal factors, where such variations from the average
20 do not extend beyond a three-month period.
21 (c) When a City-owned bin is requested for use on a temporary
22 basis, a special delivery charge of ten dollars ($10.00) shall
23 be made for each such bin, in addition to the regular monthly
24 bin rental fee; said monthly rental fee shall be prorated for
25 the period of such use, in increments of not less than one (1)
26 week. A service fee equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the
27 regular monthly collection and disposal fee for the size of
28 bin so-utilized shall be charged for each time the bin is serviced.
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1 SECTION 7. Collection and Disposal of Refuse utilizing
2 compaction-type containers with a capacity 3 - 8 cubic yards.
3 When the service performed by the City is the collection and
4 disposal of refuse placed for collection in City-approved
5 compaction-type containers having a capacity from three (3)
6 to eight (8) cubic yards, the monthly fee, for one time per
7 week collection, shall be as follows:
8 CONTAINER CAPACITY FEE PER MONTH
3 Cu. Yds. $32.25
9 4 Cu. Yds. $43.00
10 5 Cu. Yds. $53.75
11 6 Cu. Yds. $64.50
8 Cu. Yds. $86.00
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SECTION 8. Collection and Disposal of refuse utilizing
compaction-type containers and commercial drop-bodies.
(a) When the service performed by the City is the collection
and disposal of refuse placed for collection in City-approved
compaction-type containers or commercial drop-bodies, having a ca-
pacity of 10, 20, 30 or 40 cubic yards, the fee for each time
of collection shall be as listed below. A monthly rental fee
shall be charged for the use of City-owned containers and shall
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CONTAINER CAPACITY VIDP.S CONTAINER VI DES CONTAINER* RENTAL FEE
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20 Cu. Yds. $72.00 $107.00 $35.00
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30 Cu. Yds. $80.00 $130.00 $50.00
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40 Cu. Yds. $90.00 $155.00 $65.00
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(b)
In the event the City is eequieed to pay a disposal
2 chaege foe consteuction mateeial, oe othee eefuse which is
3 classified as "Hard to Handle", the amount of any such additional
4 disposal charge, oe foe weight chaeges in excess of eight (8)
5 tons, shall be a debt of the customee and shall be added to
6 the base fee due the City.
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SECTION 9. The Directoe of Public Seevices, upon eequest,
8 may provide for the special collection and eemoval of refuse
9 feom any place or premises at any time, in addition to oe beyond
10 the regular collection service schedule, or in a manner different
11 from normal collection practice and procedure~. The rate for
12 any such special service shall be thirty dollars ($30.00) per
13 hour with a minimum charge of seven dollars and fifty cents
14 ($7.50).
15 SECTION 10. All fees and charges set forth in this resolu-
16 tion shall be collected monthly.
17 SECTION 11. Any service for the collection and disposal
18 of eefuse as set forth in this resolution may be discontinued
19 by the Director of Public Services if any fees or charges, as
20 levied herein, are not paid within ninety (90) days from the
21 date said assessment is billed.
22 SECTION 12. The Mayor and Common Council may exempt from
23 the fee provisions and charges of this resolution certain non-
24 profit events in the public interest. The exemption shall be
25 subject to any conditions imposed by the Director of Public
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27 SECTION 13. The Director of Public Services may provide
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2 is necessary to correct fire hazards, or other conditions which
3 present an imminent threat to health and safety.
4 SECTION 14. Resolution No. 83-245 and amendments thereto
5 and any other resolution in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
6 SECTION 15. This resolution shall be effective
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8 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
9 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
10 Bernardino at a
meeting thereof, held
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The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this
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Mayor of the City of San Bernardino
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RESOLUTION NO. f 3 -02'1S-
RESOLU'l'rON OF TilE CITY O~' SAN OERNARDINO FIXmG AND
DE'l'ERHINING TilE F~~ES AND CHAHGJ,:S TO IlE CIIARGED FOR '1'111=: COl.LI':C'rrON
I\ND DISPOSAL OF GARDAGE AND RUllBISII, AND REPEALING RI,f,OLU'r 10lJ NO.
13570 AND M1ENOMENTS THERETO.
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DE IT RESOLVED BY TilE MAYOR AND conNON COUNCIL m' TilE CITY O~.
SAN DERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION l. The fees and charges set forth hcrein shall ui:lPly
7 to all rubbish and garbagc collcction serviccs provided by the
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SECTION 2. A twenty-five -dollar ($25.00) deposit shall be
10 required for each new commercial refuse account. Said deposit
11 must be paid prior to the City commcncing refuse collcction
12 servicc. This deposit shall bc retained by City and applied to
13 any closing bill upon termination of service. Any excess amount
14 abovc the closing bill shall be rcfunded.
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SECTION 3. Collection and Disposal of Garbage or Rubbish -
16 Single Family Residences. For collection and disposal of garbage
17 or rubbish, the owner, or authorized agent, of any single-family
18 residential premises, or portions thereof, located within the
19 territorial limits of the City of San Bernardino, shall pay the
20 following fees:
21 $6.10 per month for regular curb side or alley service,
22 $6.60 per month for service where containers must be
23 removcd from below ground level.
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SECTION 4. Collection and Disposal of Garbage or Rubbish -
Multiple Dwellings, Apartments, Etc.
For collection and disposal
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authorlzed agent, of any
of garbage or rubbish the owner, or
apartment houses, courts, mobile homcs, trailer courts, c1uplexcn
and other multiple dwelling units shall pay the following fees:
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NUHnER O~. UN!'!'S AND 'l'O'!'AL FE I': 1'Im MON'l'1I
2 units $ 7.54
3 units $lO.!>8
4 units $14.31
S units $17.47
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Hore than 5 uni ts: $17.47 plus $3.05 for cach unit
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It shall be the duty of the superintendent'of Public
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9 Services to determine the number of units actually used, or
10 capable of being used, for housekeeping. purposes and to adj ust the
11 assessment for such use accordingly.
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SECTION 5. Collection and Disposal of Garbage or Rubbish -
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(a) For collection of garbage or rubbish,' the owner, or
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IS authorized agent, of any hotel, office building, restaurant,
16 shop, store, hospital, auto court, motel or other similar places
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Less Than Six Man-Minutes Each Week
$ 4.45 I ;<wt!..
Six or More Man-Minutes Each'Week
Man-Minutes Per Week:
14 to 17 inclusive
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6 to 8 inclusive
9 to 13 inclusive
Where more than 17 man-minutes per we~k are required,
2S cents per man-minutc for each man-minutc per month
shall be charged, based upon periodic' review.
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(c) All fees pursua~t to this section shall bc periodically
reviewed, and on basis of findings, monthly charges shall bc
adjusted to maintain conformance with the rate 'schedule set forth
in subsection (al above, except that monthly charges shall not be
adjusted in relation to temporary variations of rubbish due to
seasonal factors where such variations from the average do not
extend bey~nd a three-month period.
SECTION 6.- (a) When the serv ice performed by the City is
the collection and disposal of refuse placed for collection in
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City-approved compaction-type containers, the fee for such service
for each time of collection, shall be at the rate of two dollars
and thirty-five cents ($2.35) per cubic yard of capacity of each
container.
(bl When any garbage or rubbish service is performed by
16 means of bins and automatic-loading City equipment, the fee shall
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17 be one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) per cubic yard of
18 container size for each time of collection. In addition, the
19 monthly rental of bins shall be paid as per schedule below, except
20 when City-approved bins are furnished by the place of business
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I to 3 cubic yards $ 8.00
4 cubic yards $ 9.00
5 cubic yards $10.00
6 cubic yards $12.00
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(c) When'thc servicc pcrformed by the City is for the
collection and disposal of construction, remodeling or hard-to-
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capacity, the fee for such scrvicefor each time of collcction
shall be at the rate of $3.00 per cubic yard of capacity of each
containcr containing said material, plus the monthly .ental of
bins as per schedule under Section 6 Subsection (b), except when
City-approved bins are furnished by the place of business being
serviced.
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for construction material or other rubbish which is classified as
"hard to handle", the additional amount of the dumping charge over
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eight tons for commercial drop bodies shall be a debt of the
customer and shall be added to said total fee due to the City.
(e) Whenever a three or four cubic yard bin is requested for
18 use on a temporary basis, a special delivery charge of ten dollars
19 ($10.00) shall be made in addition to the regular monthly bin
20 rental rate, which said rental rate shall be prorated for the
21 period of such use in increments of not less than one week. A
22 service fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per pickup shall be charged
23 for each time said bin is serviced.
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SECTION 7. The Public Services Superintendent may provide
2S for the special collection and removal of garbage or rubbish [rom
26 any place or premises at any time in addition to or beyond the
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2 minimum charge of scven dollars and fifty ccnts ($7.50).
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SECTION 8. All fees and charges as set forth in this
4 rcsolution shall be collected monthly.
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SECTION 9. Any servicc for the collection and disposal of
6 garbage or rubbish as set forth in this resolution may be
.7 discontinued by the Public Services Superintendent if any fees or
8 charges, as lcvied herein, are not paid within 90 days from the
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SECTION 10. The Mayor and Common Council may exempt from the
11 rate provisions and charges of this resolution certain nonprofit
12 events in the public interest. The exemption shall be subject to
13 any conditions imposed by the Superintendent of Public Services.
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SECTION 11. The Superintendent of Public Services may
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16 when necessary to correct fire or health hazards or other
17 emergencies.
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SECTION 12. Resolution No. 13570 and amendments thereto and
19 any other resolution in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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The foregoing resolution is hercby approvcd this
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