2002/03/26 City Council Resolution (3)RESOLUTION NO. 2002 -?7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH
HILTON FARNKOPF & HOBSON TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES TO REVIEW
AND REVISE REFUSE RATES
WHEREAS, at its regular meeting on February 13, 2001, the City Council selected
Rohnert Park Disposal as the City's new refuse service provider, and the Mayor signed the new
Rohnert Park Disposal Refuse Agreement on June 19, 2001, which became effective on July 1,
2001; and
WHEREAS, the Rohnert Park Disposal Refuse Agreement reduced refuse and recycling
costs to the City, and City Council desires to pass on the cost reductions to its residential and
commercial rate payers; and
WHEREAS, the City reduced residential refuse can rates effective July 1, 2001, rolled out
free recycling services to business and multifamily users during 2001/2002, allowed time for
commercial refuses service levels to stabilize after implementing new recycling, and now desires
to equitably adjust commercial refuse rates; and
WHEREAS, City refuse rates have not been reviewed for a number of years, and Council
wishes in the process of rate reductions to assess the internal consistency, concurrence with City
goals and policies and equitability between various rate tiers and types of the current and
proposed refuse rates; and
WHEREAS, the City requires consulting services to review and analyze customer data
using a rate model, and to recommend an equitable rate structure which collects sufficient revenue
to pay hauler required contract compensation and helps City meet state law AB 939 diversion
requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Consultant is qualified and experienced to provide such services.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park that the Agreement between Hilton Farnkopf & Hobson and the City of Rohnert
Park to provide consulting services to review and recommend revised refuse rates is hereby
approved-and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park that the
Rohnert Park City Manager is hereby authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of City.
DULY AND REGULARL
this 26th day of March, 2002. end
ATTEST:
by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
MACKENZIE: AYE REILLY: AYE SPIRO: AYE VIDAK- MARTINEZ: AYE FLORES: AYE
AYES: (5) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (0) ABSTAIN: (0)