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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 1984 ORDINANCE NO. 1984 NEW SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AMENDING THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING CHAPTER 8.48 AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW CHAPTER 8.48, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND ESTABLISHING A DIRECT CHARGE THEREFOR. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1. That the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended by repealing Chapter 8.48 of Title 8, and substituting in lieu thereof a new Chapter 8.48, to read as follows: Chapter 8.48 REFUSE COLLECTION AND CONTROL AND CHARGE THEREFOR Sections: 8.48.010. Declaration of Policy. 8.48.020 Definitions. 8.48.030 Nature and Schedule of Refuse Disposal Charges. 8.48.040 Schedule "~' - Schedule of Monthly Charges for Detachable Bins. 8.48.050 Schedule "B" - Schedule of Monthly Charges for Standard Containers 8.48.060 Charge as Debt Against Occupant of Property - Penalty. 8.48.070 Defense to Prosecution for Failure to Dispose of Refuse. 8.48.080 Billing Property Owner. 8.48.090 Billing, Collection and Payment of Charges - Refunds. 8.48.100 Additional Powers and Duties. 8.48.110 Accumulation. 8.48.120 Required Refuse Containers. 8.48.130 Refuse Collection Points. 8.48.140 Preparation of Refuse. 8.48.150 Collection and Disposal. 8.48.160 Enforcement - Powers and Duties of Director of Public Works. 8.48.170 Penalty for Violation. 8.48.180 Severability. 8.48.010 Declaration of Policy. The accumulation, collection, removal and disposal of refuse must be controlled by the City of Bakersfield for t'he protection of the public 'health, safety and welfare. The Council of the City of Bakersfield finds that to give practical effect to this policy, a comprehensive system for the periodic collection, removal and disposal of refuse from all places and premises within t~he City is essential and that to accom- plish this purpose in the best interest and welfare of all t~he in- habitants of the City and for the general benefit of the community at large, it is necessary to provide t~hat such services Should be paid for directly by Occupants of all uses of property in the City, and that therefore, all such occupants are hereby made liable for t~he refuse charges imposed under this chapter. Every such occupant Shall pay t'he Charges herein provided whether or not they use the refuse collection service in all cases where such requirement is lawful. 8.48.020 Definitions. Whenever in this Chapter the following words and phrases set forth in t~his section are used, they shall, for the purpose of this Chapter, have the meanings ascribed to them in this section. (a) PERSON, When used in this chapter, includes and Shall be construed to mean any individual, firm, company, copartner- ship, association, public entity or corporation occupying the status or obligation of a person under and within the terms hereof. (b) COL'LECTOR, shall mean an agent or employee of the City of Bakersfield or any person, firm, corporation, or association or the agents of employees thereof licensed by contract or franchise to collect, transport, and dispose of refuse in the City of Bakersfield. (c) DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS shall mean the Director of Public Works of the City of Bakersfield or his authorized agent. (d) REFUSE, shall mean garbage, swill, or rubbish, but shall not include earth, dead animals, waste oil, industrial waste, nor building materials. (e) BUILDING MATERIALS, Shall mean bricks, stone, mortar, concrete, or other debris incident to the construction or demolition of buildings or structures. (f) GARBAGE shall mean the animal and vegetable waste result- ing from the handling, preparation, and use of foods including discarded food containers and wrappers. (g) SWILL shall mean all classes of putrefactive and easily decomposable animal or vegetable matter that is subject to immediate decay and which ~has some property value. (h) RUBBISH shall include waste paper, cardboard, rags, household ashes, lawn clippings, tree and shrubbery trimmings, leaves, wearing apparel, household goods, wooden containers, and all worthless, useless, unused, rejected and cast-off matter produced by and as the result of 'human habitation and the transaction of business within the City. (i) INDUSTRIAL WASTE means the waste by-products from the manufacturing process. (j) REFUSE CONTAINER means standard containers, detachable bin-boxes, and stationary refuse compactor and drop-off boxes. (k) STANDARD CONTAINER shall mean a metallic or plastic can or disposable polyethylene or plastic bag of sufficient strength to prevent them being broken under ordinary conditions. They shall have a maximum capacity of 32 gallons and such cans shall not exceed 80 pounds and such bags Shall not exceed 40 pounds When filled. Cans shall be equipped witch a fly-tight cover, cover handles, and side bails. Bags Shall be secured at the top. 3. (1) DETACHABLE BIN-BOX shall mean a portable container supported on casters and approved by the Director of Public Works for mechanical 'handling by the collection trucks. (m) STATIONARY REFUSE COMPACTOR and DROP-OFF BOX is a large metallic refuse container capable of being detached and hauled by mechanical means, which is connected to a stationary, mechanical, refuse compactor for compacting refuse in such container. (n) SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING shall mean any detached building or residential condominium unit, designed and used ex- clusively for occupancy by one family, excluding bunga- lows in a bungalow court and mobilehomes. (o) MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING shall mean a building designed for residential occupancy and shall include duplexes, triplexes, apartments of four or more units, bungalows in a bungalow court, apartment houses, flats and mobile- homes. (p) DWELLING UNIT shall mean a building or portion thereof containing but one kitchen, designed and/or used to ~house not more than one family. (q) OCCUPANT shall include and mean every owner, tenant, occupant, or person having the care or control of pre- mises subject to direct charge for services within the City. (r) MOBILEHOME is a vehicle designed and equipped for human habitation and for being drawn by a motor vehicle. (s) BUNGALOW COURT shall mean a group of two or more detached dwelling units located upon a single lot or building site. 8.48.030 Nature and Schedule of Refuse Disposal Charges. 1. The following charges are established for the collection, 4. removal and disposal of refuse from all places, premises and uses of property accumulating and generating refuse in the City of Bakersfield: A. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS (a) Charge: $2.00 per month. (b) Permitted Refuse Containers: One or more standard containers. (c) Service: Twice per week pick-ups. Bo MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS (a) Charge: $1.50 per month per unit, with use of standard containers; or the charge set fort'h in Schedule A, with optional use of detachable bins. (b) Permitted Refuse Containers: One or more standard containers per unit; or property owners have option to use detachable bins under Schedule A. (c) Service: Twice per week pick-ups of standard containers; or service under SChedule A if option exercised for use of detachable bins. C. ALL PLACES~ PREMISES OR USES OF PROPERTY OTHER THAN SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS AND MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. (a) Charge: $2.00 per month minimum, or $1.50 per month per unit, witlh use of standard containers; or the charge set forth in SChedule A, with optional use of detachable bins; or the charge set forth in Schedule B, with optional use of more than two standard containers and/or more than twice a week pick-up. (b) Permitted Refuse Containers: No more than two standard containers, unless user exercises option to use additional containers under Schedule B; users also have option to use detachable bins under Schedule A. (c) Service: Twice per week pick-ups of not more than two standard containers where neither Schedule A or B is used; or ser- vice under Schedule B, if option is exercised for additional pick-ups; 5. or service under Schedule A, if option is exercised for use of detachable bins. 2. Any place, premise or use of property using the Stationary Compactor and Drop-Off Box - $50.00 per collection. 3. Whenever any place, premise or use of property has accumu- lated refuse 'Which requires hand 'handling and is not prepared in accordance with Section 8.48.140 of this Chapter or which is not regularly collected and charged for under the provisions of this section or which has not been regularly collected due to obstruction or other factors impeding pick-up during scheduled collections, collection of such refuse shall be considered a special collection. (a) Charge: Charges for such special collection shall be $15.00 per hour with a minimum charge of $2.50 for the first 10 minutes or fraction thereof. Time charged after the first 10 min- utes shall be on the basis of 5 minute intervals calculated to the nearest 5 minutes. Such charges may be adjusted from time to time by the Director of Public Works, with t~he approval of the City Manager, to reflect the actual total cost of providing such service. 4. Industries in the City shall be responsible for t'he proper collection and removal of industrial waste from their premises. The Director of Public Works shall determine what is and what is not in- dustrial waste. Charges set forth in this section shall not apply to industrial waste. 8.48.040 Schedule "~', Schedule of Monthly Charges for Detachable Bins. 1. Units or Uses Using 1~ or 2 Cubic Yard Detachable Bins. Pick-ups Per Week Charge Per Month 2 $.8.00 per' bin 3 13.00 per bin 4 18.00 per bin 5 23.00 per bin 6 28.00 per bin Three or more bins on daily service rate is reduced to $23.00 per bin per month. 6. 2. Units or Uses Using 3 Cubic Yard Detachable Bins. Pick-ups Per Week Charge Per Month 2 $12.00 per bin 3 18.00 per bin 4 24.00 per bin 5 30.00 per bin 6 36.00 per bin Three or more bins on daily service rate is reduced to $32.00 per bin per month. 3. Units or Uses Using 4 Cubic Yard Detachable Bins. Pick-ups Per Week Charge Per Month 2 $15.00 per bin 3 21.00 per bin 4 27.00 per bin 5 33.00 per bin 6 39.00 per bin Three or more bins on daily service rate is reduced to $34.00 per bin per month. 4. Units or Uses Using 5 Cubic Yard Detachable Bins. Pick-ups Per Week Charge Per Month 2 $18.00 per bin 3 24.00 per bin 4 30.00 per bin 5 36.00 per bin 6 42.00 per bin Three or more bins on daily service rate is reduced to $37.00 per bin per month. 5. Units or Uses Using 6 Cubic Yard Detachable Bins. Pick-ups Per Week Charge Per Mont'h 2 $21.00 per bin 3 27.00 per bin 4 33.00 per bin 5 39.00 per bin 6 45.00 per bin Three or more bins on daily service rate is reduced to $40.00 per bin per month. 8.48.050 Schedule "B", Schedule of Mont'hly Charses for Standard Containers. SCHEDULE "B" SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY REFUSE CHARGES FOR STANDARD CONTAINERS NO. OF STD. NO. OF PICK-UPS PER WEEK CONTAINERS 2 3 4 5 ~6 1 or 2 $ 2.O0 $ 3.O0 $ 4.00 $ 5.00 $ 6.00 3 3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50 9.00 4 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 5 5.00 7.50 10.00 12.50 15.00 6 6.00 9.00 12.00 15.00 18.00 7 7.00 10.50 14.00 17.50 21.00 8 8.00 12.00 16.00 20.00 24.00 9 9.00 13.50 18.00 22.50 27.00 10 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 8.48.060 Charge as Debt A~ainst Occupant of Property - Penalty. A charge imposed by this Chapter shall be a civil debt owing to the City from the occupant of the property. Any service user who fails or refuses to pay t'he charges imposed by this Chapter shall be sub- ject to a penalty of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) or ten per cent (10%) of the charge due, whichever is larger, in addition to any interest due as a result of such failure or refusal. Said penalty shall be applicable only in the event that it becomes necessary for the City to commence legal action to collect the charge. 8.48.070 Defense to Prosecution for Failure to Dispose of Refuse. Compliance with the requirements of this Chapter necessary to procure the collection and removal of refuse shall be a defense to any pro- secution for failure to remove or dispose thereof. 8. 8.48.080 Billing Property Owner. In the case of multiple family dwellings or other places, premises or uses of property other t'han~ single family dwelling~ containing more than one unit, such charges may be billed to the property owner who shall collect such charges imposed against the occupants of such units located on such premises, and shall transmit the amount so collected to t'he City. In the event the property owner fails to collect such charges from any such occupant and remit the same to the City, the property owner shall be liable to the City for payment of such Charges. 8.48.090 Billins~ Collection and Payment of Charses~ Refunds. (a) The collection of the charges imposed under t~his.chapter shall be under the direction, supervision and control of the Director of Finance. (b) The Director of Finance may require billings to be paid quarterly in advance; provided, that the first quarterly Charges shall be prorated for t'he unexpired number of mont'hs or major part thereof in such quarter. (c) The Director of Finance may make refunds of advance pay- ments on the same prorata basis if requested in writing in affidavit form by the depositor wit'hin three months from t~he date of any ter- mination of an account, otherwise no refund Shall be made. Adjust- ments for any increase or decrease of service shall otherwise be made only on a quarterly basis. (d) All bills for the charges imposed under this Chapter are due and payable upon presentation. Bills not paid within thirty (30) days after the date of presentation shall be deemed delinquent. (e) Whenever t'he Director of Finance determines that a person billed has deliberately failed or refused to pay all or any part of the Charges imposed under this Chapter billed to said person, or has failed to pay charges for two o= more successive billing periods, or whenever ~the Director of Finance deems it to be in the best in- terests of the City, 'he shall serve notice on the person billed of his delinquency. (f) The notice shall be served on the person billed by handing it to 'him personally, or by deposit in t~he United States mail, postage prepaid t~hereon, to his last known address. If the person billed is delinquent and fails to pay the Director of Finance with- in fifteen (15) days from the date of service of the notice upon him, WhiCh shall be the date of mailing if service is not accomplish- ed by personal delivery, a penalty of twenty-five per cent (25%) of the amount of the delinquent charges imposed under this Chapter, but not less than $5.00, shall thereupon be imposed. The penalty Shall be required to be paid in addition to the delinquent charges. 8.48.100 Additional Powers and Duties. The Director of Finance shall have the power and duty, and is hereby directed to enforce t'he provisions of t'his Chapter relating to the billing and collection of charges for refuse services, and may make such rules and regulations as are consistent with the provisions of this Chapter as may be ne- cessary or desirable to aid in such administration and enforcement. 8.48.110 Accumulation. It shall be unlawful for any occupant to permit the accumulation of refuse to become or remain offensive, unsightly, or unsafe to public health or hazardous from fire, or to deposit, keep~ or accumulate, or permit or cause any refuse to be deposited, kept, or accumulated upon any lot or parcel of land, or any public or private place, street, lane, alley, or driveway, except as herein provided. 8.48.120 ~equired Refuse Containers. Every occupant and person shall at all places or premises in the City maintain sufficient clean containers, free from jagged edges and in good repair and strength to hold all refuse created, produced, or accumulated on the place or premises between regular twice a week collections, unless a more 10. frequent schedule has been approved by the Director of Public Works. 1. A sufficient number of containers Shall mean, but not be limited to the following minimum: (a) Single-family dwellings - one (1) standard container. (b) Multiple-family dwellings - detachable bin-boxes of capacity required by the Director of Public Works, but where not use~ a minimum of one (1) standard container per unit. (c) Other places, premises and uses of property - detach- able bin-boxes of capacity required by the Director of Public Works, but where not used, a minimum of one (1) standard container per unit. (d) If any place, premise or use of property accumulates or generates twelve (12) or more cubic yards of refuse per day, t'he Director of Public Works may require the occupant to provide and install a Stationary Compactor and Drop-Off Box of sufficient capacity to hold accumulated refuse, as determined by the Director of Public Works. 2. When not being filled or emptied all containers must be kept tightly closed, and it shall be unlawful for any person, not author- ized to do so, to open such containers to collect or to scatter the refuse stored therein. 8.48.130 Refuse Collection Points. For collection purposes every person shall place his refuse containers in accordance with t~he following rules and regulations: (a) In those portions of the City where there is an alley abutting the premises, all properly prepared refuse shall be placed adjacent to the alley as near as possible to the property line; ex- cept when impracticable, such containers shall be placed as directed by the Director of Public Works. (b) In those portions of the City where there are no alleys, properly prepared refuse, except grass clippings, leaves, or trimmings, 11. Shall be placed adjoining t'he private driveway as near t~he rear of the house as practicable but in no case more than one hundred (100) feet'distant from t~he property line adjacent to the street from which such driveway extends. Properly prepared grass clippings, leaves, or trimmings and any refuse contained in polyethylene or plastic bags shall be placed not more than ten (10) feet from the curb line. (c) Refuse containers shall be placed on near ground level, or if necessa'ry a rack, not to exceed two (2) feet above the ground, shall be constructed so that the containers will not tip over. (d) In no event shall collector be required to collect refuse through any gate not properly hinged or equipped with a self-locking device, nor shall such collector be required to collect refuse through or under any trellis, pergola, arbor, clot'hesline, carport or within any enclosed structure. It shall be t~he responsibility of the person receiving refuse collection service to provide free and proper access to refuse containers. 8.48.140 ~reparation of Refuse. For the protection of Collector and efficient ~handling, all refuse shall be placed~in some refuse containers unless ot~herwise provided for in this section; it shall be kept free of all liquids and further prepared in the following manner. (a) Garbage is to be securely wrapped with paper and placed in either a standard container or detachable bin-box. (b) Swill, when the Director of Public Works determines a premises is producing it in sufficient quantities so as to be sal- vageable, shall be separately accumulated in standard containers, ot'herwise it shall be prepared as garbage. (c) Animal or human excrement is to be wrapped securely in paper or placed in a covered box. (d) Grass clippings are to be placed in standard or sturdy 12. cardboard containers, provided such cardboard containers shall not exceed fifty (50) pounds in weight When served by the Collector. Cardboard containers will be taken unless otherwise indicated that they are to remain. (e) Shrubbery and brush trimmings with branches not over one and one half (1~) inches in diameter shall either be securely tied in bundles on both ends not exceeding four (4) feet in length or eighteen (18) inches in diameter, or be placed in cardboard contain- ers that, including their contents, do not exceed t'hree (3) cubic feet each. In no case shall they be placed in any refuse container. (f) Leaves but no other debris from about October 15 to and including the following January 15 may be deposited in the gutter adjacent to the depositor's front property line. At all other times leaves shall be prepared in the same manner as grass clippings. (g) Household ashes must be thoroughly cold by the day of collection and placed in a disposable cardboard box not to exceed fifty (50) pounds. Any refuse not prepared in accordance with this section need not be handled by Collector and if allowed to lie about and accumulate for any length of time shall be deemed in violation of Section 8.48.110 of this chapter. 8.48.150 Collection and Disposal. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to collect, remove or dispose or to enter into an agreement to collect, remove or dispose or to allow the collection, removal or disposal of, garbage or swill, unless such person making such collection, removal or disposal, be the Collector as defined above. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to collect, remove or dispose or to enter into an agreement to collect, remove or dispose or allow the collection, removal or disposal of any salvageable or recycleable material, unless such person making such collection, re- moval or disposal, be t'he Collector as defined above or has applied 13. for and been granted a permit for such purpose by t'he City Manager. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to collect, remove or dispose or to enter into an agreement to collect, remove or dispose or to allow the collection, removal or disposal of rubbish unless such person making such collection, removal or disposal, be t'he Collector as defined above or is the person from whoSe premises said rubbish is collected and removed; provided, however, that every per- son engaging in the business of gardening is authorized to collect, remove and dispose of garden trimmings as an incident to such business. (d) Any person in the City of Bakersfield authorized as a Collector shall collect at least twice per week or more frequently as required by the Director of Public Works all refuse accumulated at any premises in the City accumulating and generating such refuse. (e) Tramsportation of all garbage or swill by authorized Col- lectors, shall be in leak- and fly-proof containers or in leak-proof vehicle bodies or compartments fitted with sliding or hinged covers, Which shall be kept closed at all times except that one cover at a time may be open during loading. Ail such containers, vehicle bodies and compartments, must be kept clean at all times. (f) Transportation of all rubbish shall be in vehicles so con- structed and equipped t'hat said rubbish cannot be blown, sifted t~hrough, nor allowed to fall upon any street, lane, alley, or driveway. (g) Disposal. 1. It shall be unlawful at any time for any perso~ including Collector, to burn or bury any garbage within the City of Bakersfield except at the designated Sanitary Landfill,property or other approved areas and then only in accordance with the rules and regulations governing the use of these disposal areas. 2. It Shall be unlawful at any time for any person, in- cluding Collector, to dump refuse at any place within the City except at the designated Sanitary Landfill projects, unless such other places 14. have been approved by the City of Bakersfield 3. It shall be unlawful at any time for any person, in- cluding Collector, to bury any rubbish within t~he City of Bakersfield, except at designated Sanitary Landfill project or other approved areas. (h) Ail refuse shall otherwise become the property of the City upon the authorized collection thereof as herein provided. 8.48.160 Enforcement - Powers and Duties of Director of Public Works. (a) The Director of Public Works shall supervise the col- lection and removal of all refuse by t'he City and Shall enforce the provisions of t'his Chapter. He shall 'have the right to inspect any and all premises for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of this Chapter are being observed. Any person denying or obstructing such inspection shall be subject to the penalties herein provided. (b) The Director of Public Works shall establish routes and days for collection and may change same from time to time. When such routes and days are established or changed, he shall give such notice thereof as he may deem advisable. (c) In all cases where he shall find that practical difficulty in complying with t'he requirements of this Chapter as to the placing of refuse for collection by the City, he shall designate where such refuse shall be placed or kept for collection by the City and the con- ditions under which it shall be collected. (d) The Director of Public Works with the approval of the City Manager Shall make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter as may be necessary, reasonable and proper to effect the expeditious, economical and efficient collection and removal of refuse by the City. Such rules and regulations may also relate to the required frequency of refuse collections at various locations, the type and number of refuse containers required, and the vehicles used in making such collections. The determination of the 15. Director of Public Works with the approval of the City Manager Shall be conclusive. 8.48.170 Penalty for Violation. Any person violating any of the provisions of t'his Chapter or willfully and knowingly refusing to comply with the rules, regulations and determinations of the Director of Public Works shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, Shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not to exceed six months or by both fine and imprison- ment. 8.48.180 Severability. If any section, subsection, clause, or phrase of this Chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining sections of t'his Chapter. The Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional. Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective thirty days from and after the date of its passage and shall be operative on and after the 1st day of April, 1972. Chapter 8.48, in effect on August 30, 1971, shall be operative until the 1st day of April, 1972. o0o I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by t~he Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day of December, 1971, by the following vote: /~YES.. COUNCILMEN BLEECKER, HEISEY, MEDDERS, REES, ABSENT COUNCILMEN: ABSTAINING COUNCILMFN: ......... CITY CLERK and-Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield. APPRO~D thi~i3~ih, day ?of /~ecember, 1971. MAYOR of ~h~i~y~ o5 Ba%kersfield APPROVED: Affi av ! of r nan es STATE OF CALIFORNIA,[ SS. County of Kern ~ MARIAN S. IR¥IN, being duly sworn, deposes and sayS: That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that ~n~.t~.h.~.e.~.1~.4.j:..h~..d~.a.~.~.~.~.f.~.D.~.e..c.~.e...m...b~.e.~.r.~ ................. 19....7.:1.. she posted on the Bulletin Board at the City Hall, a full, true and co.rrect copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City at a meeting thereof duly held ~n~..t...h..e.~....1.~3...t...h..~.~d...a.~L....~..f.....I)..e...c..e...m...b..e...r..~ 19....7...1,. which ordinance was numbered ............ .1...9...8..4.. .................. New Series, and entitled: AN Ot~INANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AMENDING THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING CHAPTER 8.48 AND SUBSTITUTING IN L]iEU THEREOF A NEW CHAPTER 8.48, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND ESTABLISHING A DIRECT CHARGE THEREFOR. C I TY ~L ERK Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th ~ .... o D~cem~~ ~Q 71 ......... ::...~,,v u~. ........... I.~...-~.-,~:~::.:'.;.). ............. , ~ ......... Notary Public-in~ and for the County of Kern, State of ~lifornla ]J ~~ NOTARY PUBLIC* CALIF(i.N'n ]J K~ PRINCIPAL OFFICE tN Jl counTY ~J ~v COMM~ ~PmES JUNE ~, I~t~