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Home My WebLink AboutRES NO 091-2022RESOLUTION NO. 091-2022 RESOLUTION ADOPTING INCREASES TO FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 REFUSE AND RECYCLING RATES WHEREAS, Chapter 8.32 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code authorizes the City Council of the City of Bakersfield (City) to establish and increase fees and charges to recover costs for refuse and recycling services rendered; and WHEREAS, City contracted the services of HF&H consultants to prepare a cost -of -services analysis to ensure the Refuse Enterprise can equitably sustain solid waste operations; and WHEREAS, on February 28, 2022 consultant presented its findings to the Budget and Finance Committee. Consultants recommended a rate increase for the next five years to fund the operating expenses needed to maintain current service levels; and WHEREAS, on March 16, 2022, the presentation and proposed Proposition 218 ratepayer notice was presented to City Council; and WHEREAS, City staff prepared and mailed a notice of public hearing to residential and commercial users as required by Proposition 218 notifying them of the proposed rate increases (Cal. Constitution Article XIIID, section 6); and WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council was advertised twice in the Bakersfield Californian, a newspaper of general circulation; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held in order to receive evidence and hear all persons interested in or objecting to the proposed rate increases; and WHEREAS, the adoption of solid waste increases is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under the California Public Resources Code Section 21080(b) (8); and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the staff report, public comments, and information presented at the public hearing, and written protests; and WHEREAS, Exhibit "A" summarizes both residential and commercial rates proposed for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 including flat rate fees (collected on property tax bill). ,bAK,e, April 4, 2022 p< c1 RESOLUTION ADOPTING INCREASES TO FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 REFUSE AND RECYCLING RATES >� S:\FILING\100 ADMIN\Residential\PROP 218 FY22/23_ ORIGINALS NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: 1. The above recitals and findings are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference. 2. The Council finds that insufficient written protests were presented to prevent the proposed changes. 3. The Council ratifies the Proposition 218 process followed by the City. 4. The Council adopts the fees and changes established in Exhibit "A". 5. This Resolution is effective July 1, 2022. HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted, by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on JUN 0 12022 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, GRAY, PARLIER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER _ i JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROV KAREN GOH Mayor of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED as to form VIRGINIA GENNARO City Attorney gP2 -'�-. JOHUA RUDNICK uty City Attorney II Attached: Exhibit "A" - Schedule of Rates April 4, 2022 RESOLUTION ADOPTING INCREASES TO FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 REFUSE AND RECYCLING RATES S:\FILING\100 ADMIN\Residential\PROP 218 FY22/23 ORIGINAL f I3AK@RS EXHIBIT "A" O • BAKERSFIELD c,4W; `P FY2022-23 9LIFOR REFUSE & RECYCLING RATES, PER MONTH COMMERCIAL Number of Collections Per Week BIN SERVICE 1 2 3 4 5 6 City Hauling Fee 1.5 $112.23 $152.47 $241.37 $336.68 $438.33 $548.42 Bins with compacted County Gate Fee $19.49 $38.97 $58.46 $77.94 $97.43 $116.91 material are charged Total $131.72 $191.44 $299.83 $414.62 $535.76 $665.33 THREE TIMES the standard bin rate. City Hauling Fee 2 $140.31 $190.55 $301.77 $420.30 $547.41 $683.93 County Gate Fee $25.98 $51.96 $77.94 $103.92 $129.90 $155.88 Illegal container impound Total $166.29 $242.51 $379.71 $524.22 $677.31 $839.81 fee and storage fee: Transportation of container City Hauling Fee 3 $168.31 $228.69 $362.10 $503.95 $656.41 $819.43 is $108.46 per container. County Gate Fee $38.97 $77.94 $116.91 $155.88 $194.85 $233.82 Storage fee of $1.00 per day. Total $207.28 $306.63 $479.01 $659.83 $851.26 $1,053.25 Organic Waste Bin Haul 3 $168.31 $228.69 $362.10 $503.95 $656.41 $819.43 Organic Composting Fee $36.92 $73.81 $110.73 $147,63 $184.54 $221.43 Total $205.23 $302.50 $472.83 $651.58 $840.95 $1,040.86 Blue Recycling Bin Haul 3 $168.31 $228.69 $362.10 $503.95 $656.41 $819.43 Blue Recycling Bin Haul 6 $210.39 $280.94 $440.45 $608.41 $787.02 $976.17 Solid Waste Division Rate $108.46 per hour COMMERCIAL CART SERVICE Unscheduled Bin Service $54.23 for each bin serviced Small Cart (1 x per week) $22.34 Unscheduled Cart Service $28.83 for each cart serviced County Gate Fee $4.12 Manual Bin/Cart Handling $10.67 per pickup $26.46 or Locking Fee Split Billing Fee $10.29 per mo. per business to share containers Large Cart (1 x per week) $27.94 Service Restart Fee $54.23 restart fee to return containers County Gate Fee $6.17 Organic Composting Fee $54.64 per ton $34.11 IBulkyMaterial Rec clin Fee $61.31 perton COMPACTOR SERVICE Organic Cart (1 x per week) $37.29 Compactors/Refuse $379.56 per haul Organic Composting Fee $13.73 County Gate Fee $58.00 per ton $51.02 County Gate Fee (C&D material only) $80.00 per ton Compactors/Recycling $108.46 per hour Blue Cart Every Other Week PU $18.44 OPEN TOP ROLLOFF FOR REFUSE One -Time Delivery $129.13 Haul, per Load to Landfill $320.19 BIN RENTAL RATES - MONTHLY County Gate Fee $58.00 per ton Refuse Bin (all sizes) $26.01 County Gate Fee (C&D material only) $80.00 per ton Recycling Bin (3 Yd) $16.88 Rental After 7 Days $9.50 per day Recycling Bin (6 Yd) $19.68 OPEN TOP ROLLOFF FOR RECYCLING Automatic locking bin option (add to bin rent) $8.63 One -Time Delivery $129.13 Manual locking bin option (add to bin rent) $2.46 Haul, per Hour to Recycler $108.46 per hour Gate Fee varies Rental After 7 Da s $9.50 per day SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS $264.00 per year $22.04 per month Wall Street Alley Shared City Bins =1 CY County Fee/Unit for 1 to 4 Units each $160.00 per year $13.33 per month WSA $38.14 WSAG $11.31 MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNITS $237.91 peryear $19.83 per month $49.45 County Fee/Unit for 4 Units or less $160.00 per year/unit $13.33 per month County Fee/Unit for 5 Units or more $128.00 per year/unit $10.67 per month ADDITIONAL CART FEE $129.66 per year $10.81 per month NOTES 4.33 Average number of weeks per month (52/12) 64 gallons = (2) 32-gallon cans or 1 small cart $3.00 Landfilling per cubic yard 96 gallons = (3) 32-gallon cans or 1 Large cart 202 Number of gallons per cubic yard 128 gallons = (4) 32-gallon cans or 2 small carts $0.015 Landfill cost per gallon 192 gallons = 2 Large carts 13.00% FY 2022-2023 Increase (commercial fee) 13.00% FY 2022-2023 Increase (residential fee) N/A FY 2022-2023 Increase (commercial gate fee) N/A FY 2022-2023 Increase (residential gate fee) Maximum Recommended Increases: FY23 24 FY24 25 FY25 26 FY26 27 Flate Rate $264.00 + CPI FY 23/24 + CPI FY 25/26 + CPI FY 26/27 + CPI Multi Dwelling 2 units $475.81 + CPI FY 23/24 + CPI FY 25/26 + CPI FY 26/27 + CPI p Multi Dwelling 2 units $713.72 + CPI FY 23/24 + CPI FY 25/26 + CPI FY 26/27 + CPI> Multi Dwelling 2 units $951.62 + CPI FY 23/24 + CPI FY 25/26 + CPI FY 26/27 + CPI-" Commercial Refuse and Recycling See above rates FY 23/24 + CPI FY 25/26 + CPI FY 26/27 + CPI OR11 Rates P� NAL