1998-04 - RESOLUTION NO. 98-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING SOLID
WASTE COLLECTION FEES
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace, through Ordinance 162 and subsequently
adopted Franchise Agreements has the right and responsibility for adopting Solid Waste
Collection Rates for Residential, Commercial and Industrial customers within the
corporate limits of the City of Grand Terrace; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace has adopted Franchise Agreements which
require the adoption of rates, by Resolution, for customers within the Franchise Area.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE,
AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1. Rates and charges for Residential customers as indicated in Exhibit A;
2. Special Services rates as indicated in Exhibit B;
3. Commercial Bin Collection Rates as indicated in Exhibit C.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of March, 1998.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace and May r of the City of Grand Terrace
of the City Council thereof and of the City Council thereof.
I, Brenda Stanfill, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 12th day of March, 1998, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hilkey, Singley, and Garcia; Mayor Pro Tem
Buchanan; Mayor Matteson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION NO. 98-04
Page No. 2
City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
City Attorney
EXHIBIT "A"
SCHEDULE OF RATES
1. SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RATE
Single family service rates shall be based on the following formula.
FORMULA: Contractor(s)'s pick-up fee + Landfill Fee (Based upon average tons per
home) + Green Waste Charge + Recycling Charge + Household
Hazardous Waste Fee + Franchise Fee
The Franchise Fee Calculation will be 12.5% of the Contractor(s)s pick-up Charge +
Landfill Fee + Green Waste Charge + Recycling Charge
Beginning June 1, 1998 the Single Family Residential Rates will be as follows:
64 Gallon Container: $17.10 based on the following:
Contractor(s)s Pick-up Fee $10.64
Landfill Charge ' $1.86
(Based upon .78 tons per home per year at $28.50 per ton)
Green Waste Charge $.65
(Based upon 30% or .48 tons per year diversion at $16.25 per ton)
Recycling Charge $1.87
Franchise Fee $1.88 (12.5% of Gross)
Household Hazardous Waste Fee $.20
96 Gallon Container: $18.00 per month based on the following:
Contractor(s)s Pick-up Fee $10.64
Landfill Charge $2.66
(Based upon 1.12 tons per home per year at $28.50 per ton)
Green Waste Charge $.65
Recycling Charge $1.87
Franchise Fee $1.98 (12.5% of Gross)
- Household Hazardous Waste Fee $.20
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2. MULTI-FAMILY SERVICE RATE:
Bin service rates for multi-family units shall be the same as adopted for
commercial bin service as indicated in Exhibit C.
3. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL SERVICE RATES.
A. "On Demand" appliance and bulky item pickup at ground level - first item $25.00
and $15.00 for each additional item.
B. All persons qualifying as handicapped by the City shall be entitled to free
carryout service to the collection vehicle. The operator may charge for such
carryout service for any other customer who requests it at the rate of $12.00 per
month.
C. Special enclosure cleanup service as described in Franchise Agreement, shall be
charged at the rate of $45.00 per hour, portal to portal. Special cleanup service
by pickup truck requested by any customer shall be charged at $45.00 per hour
plus any applicable landfill fees. If a compactor refuse truck is necessary, the
charge shall be $45.00 per hour plus any applicable landfill fees.
D. Individuals shall be entitled to a reasonable discount of the operators service
pickup fee in accordance with the Ordinance. Contractor(s) may, at its
discretion, offer low income customers the same discount offered by Southern
California Edison.
E. Exemption from mandatory service shall be in accordance with the Ordinance
162. Contractor(s) may, at its discretion, credit the*landfill component of the
monthly bill for customers who are on vacation for at least 30 consecutive days.
Contractor(s) may, at its discretion, charge no monthly rate for a home that is
uninhabited and receives no service. Contractor(s) may require property owners
to sign a "Vacancy Certificate" at least every six months. If Contractor(s)'s field
audit discovers that a house certified to be vacant, is inhabited, Contractor(s)
may retroactively charge the property owner to the date of the Vacancy
Certificate.
F. A "Service Change" fee in the amount of $20.00 may be charged each time a
customer changes to a different service level. The operator will select one
calendar month per year, during which month, "Service Change" fees will be
waived for any customer requesting a change in their service level. Customers
will be notified by operator regarding the availability of this change option.
4. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF RATES.
As of July 1st of each year, the above refuse rates shall be adjusted as follows:
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A. The landfill fee portion of each rate designated above shall be adjusted in
accordance with an increase or decrease percentage to correspond with any
increase or decrease percentage in the landfill fee charged by the County of San
Bernardino.
B. The Contractor(s)'s pickup fee designated above shall be adjusted in accordance
with the San Bernardino County refuse rate adjustment policy. Any adjustment in
excess of 5% shall be subject to approval by the City Council before
implementation by the operator. If the San Bernardino County refuse rate
adjustment policy is hereafter discontinued or significantly amended, the
operator's pickup fees shall be adjusted by 90% of the annual change in
successive indexes as of the month of March, per the "Consumer Price Index,
Los Angeles-Anaheim (unadjusted), All Urban Consumers, All Items" as
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5. EXTRAORDINARY ADJUSTMENT OF RATES.
Subject to the approval of City Council, the operator may request special rate
adjustments in the event its operating conditions significantly change, i.e., the
County of San Bernardino or the City directs the operator to a different landfill,
there is a change in State or Federal laws applicable to the operators refuse
business, or there is a significant change in the County's collection of tipping fees
and fees to operate the Household Hazardous Waste program.
6. SCHEDULE OF FRANCHISE FEES.
A. Beginning June 1, 1998 Contractor(s) shall pay a Franchise Fee of 12.5% of
gross revenues for Residential business, minus the Household Hazardous Waste
fee. The Franchise Fee for Residential business shall be 15% of gross revenues
beginning July 1, 1999. This adjustment will result in a corresponding rate
adjustment.
7. NON-PAYMENT.
Contractor(s) reserves the right to stop service after the customer is 60 days late
or longer. Contractor(s) will then have the option to confiscate the container.
Reinstatement of the account along with delivery of the container will be $20.00.
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EXHIBIT "B"
SPECIAL SERVICES AND RATES
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
1. SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SERVICE:
Single family residential rates shall be as approved and modified by the City Council and
outlined in EXHIBIT "A."
The Base Service Level for single family residential households shall be a separate container
(cart) for each of the following services: Refuse
Recycling
Green Waste.
Additional carts are available for the following rates:
(to a maximum of three (3) additional carts per service)
Refuse: $7.00 per month per cart.
Recycling: $1.95 per month per cart.
Green Waste: $1.95 per month per cart.
Exchanges in excess of one time per year: $15.00 per container
Back yard/ Side Yard collection: $ 12.00/month
No charge for elderly or disabled
On-call Curbside Bulky Item Pick-Up- $25.00 per item, $15.00 each additional
(This is separate from the one free annual residential clean-up at the curbside)
Temporary Bin Service: (up to 5 days) $50.00
(includes one dump upon removal of the bin)
Scout Collection: 1.5 times the regular residential rate
(this service would be needed for residential properties when
a regular collection vehicle could not collect at the curbside
and a special small vehicle would be needed due to accessibility
of collection)
2. COMMERCIAL BIN SERVICE
All commercial bin customers shall be charged monthly rates as outlined in EXHIBIT "C",
attached. Collection service shall be at a minimum of one time per week and more often to
satisfy the demand of waste generated on the site.
Rates for commercial service have two components: Service and Disposal
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The Service component includes the container on-site and the actual labor to collect and haul
refuse to the landfill.
The Disposal component is the actual pass-through cost of disposing refuse at the landfill. This
component shall initially be based upon 110 pounds per cubic yard and shall be subject to annual
review when compared to the actual collection data.
Both of these components shall include the appropriate franchise fee for the City of Grand
Terrace.
Unscheduled Extra bin dumps:
while on-site $35.00 each
separate trip $50.00 each
3 cubic yard Tempor Bin(up to 5 dam $50.00 each
(one dump at collection)
Commercial Can Service: Optional service only and subject to Contractor(s) approval.
Basic service for commercial and industrial properties shall be Bin Service as outlined in the
attached Exhibit" C".
In special cases where there is either not appropriate space on site or with neighboring businesses
for the placement of commercial bins,the Contractor(s) may allow Commercial Can Service to
- ' satisfy the requirement of refuse removal service. This may also be allowed if is demonstrated
that the commercial business produces a very small amount of refuse and that the smallest
commercial bin would be inappropriate.
Said Commercial Can Service shall be collected via a typical 96-gallon residential type
container(one for refuse and one for recycling) and shall be placed at the curbside by the
commercial business on collection day. Extra containers shall be available at the established
residential rate, up to a maximum of three (3)refuse and three recycling containers.
Commercial Can Monthly Rate $29.95 /month
Bin Exchange in Excess of one time per year: $59.00
Lost or Stolen Bin: $500.00
Burned Bin: $280.00
Bin Repair(other than normal wear and tear)Actual cost of repair
Locking $12.00 per month, multiplied by the number
of collections/week
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Replacement Lock: $25.00
Replacement Key: $5.00
Commercial Bin Push Charges: (monthly per container)
Dismount 1/week 2/week 3/week
Distance
0-25' 0 0 0
26'-50'7.00 14.00 21.00
51'-75'9.00 18.00 27.00
76'-100' 10.00 20.00 30.00
101'-125' 11.-- 22.00 33.00
126'-150' 12.00 24.00 36.00
151;-175' 13.00 26.00 39.00
176'-200; 14.00 28.00 42.00
Over 200' 15.00 30.00 45.00
Commercial Bin Recycling Rates: The same as the established bin rates as outlined in
EXHIBIT "C", less the landfill disposal component of the rate.
Commercial and Industrial Bulky Item Service:
1 to 3 items $25.00 for the first item and $15.00 for each
additional item.
over 3 items Quoted and contracted by USA Waste
Services
Commercial Bin Compaction Charges: The monthly rate for compacted refuse shall be the
landfill component of the adopted standard bin rate (EXHIBIT "C")times 3. Ancillary bin
services shall also be multiplied by 3 for compacted bin service.
3. ROLL-OFF BIN SERVICE
The Contractor(s) shall charge a service rate (haul charge) and a landfill rate (tipping fee) based
upon the following:
Service Rate for 10-40 cubic yard containers: $170.00
Service Rate for Compactor- Type containers: $190.00
Landfill Rate: $ 38.82/ton
(includes $28.50 per ton tipping fee and 15% City Franchise Fees)
Additional Roll-off Charges:
Delivery: $ 59.00
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EXHIBIT "C"
CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE
MONTHLY COMMERCIAL BIN COLLECTION RATES
BIN SIZE- 2 CUBIC YARD 3 CUBIC.YARD 4 CUBIC YARD 6 CUBIC YARDS 3 CUBIC YARD
RATE BAND RATE BAND RATE BAND RATE BAND TEMPORARY
CONSTRUCTION
NUMBER OF
COLLECTIONS
PER WEEK
1 $40.25- $70.50 $65.90-$93.70 $119.65-$123.90 $145.00- $179.00 $50
2 67.75- 128.00 119.25- 174.75 226.50-235.00 275.00-345.00 100
3 108.00- 198.50 185.00-268.50 346.25-359.00 422.50- 524.50 150
4 148.25-269.00 251.00-362.00 466.00-483.00 567.50- 703.00 200
5 188.50- 339.00 217.00-456.00 585.50- 607.00 712.50- 882.00 250
6 228.75-409.75 382.75- 549.50 705.00- 730.00 858.00- 1,061.00 --
Note: Bin rental charge is eliminated on multiple collections per week.
Includes 15%City Franchise Fee.
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