1991/01/22 City Council ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 91-25
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
SETTING GARBAGE AND RUBBISH OR REFUSE COLLECTION RATES
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 366 adopted in August 1979 provided
that the City may make an annual adjustment in the rates then
established for garbage, rubbish and trash collection service to
adjust said rates for any change in the cost of living index or
such other standard as may be selected by the City Council, and
that such adjustments in the rates must be approved by the City
Council by resolution; and
WHEREAS, Empire Waste Management, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., the contract agent for this
city service, has submitted financial information and data to
support its request for an adjustment in the rates; and
WHEREAS, the last adjustment of rates charged to city
customers for this service occurred either on August 1, 1989 or
September 1, 1989, depending on the type of user; and
WHEREAS, members of the city staff have met with
representatives of the contract agent and staff has carefully
reviewed the data submitted to explain the increase in the
operating expenses of the contract agent, including an increase in
dumping fees charged by the County of Sonoma, fuel costs, and costs
associated with the automated service and curbside recycling
programs initiated in the fall of 1989, and have recommended to the
Rohnert Park City Council an adjustment in the collection rates
hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, a subcommittee of the City Council, to wit, Mayor Eck
and Councilman Hopkins, have reviewed staff's recommendation for a
rate adjustment and find it in order; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is cognizant of the fact that even
with the adjustment in the rates that will be approved by this
resolution that the rates for service in Rohnert Park are
comparable or lower than the rates charged for the same service in
many other cities in the Marin, Sonoma and Napa County areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Any persons from whom garbage, wet garbage, rubbish or refuse
is collected under the provisions of this article shall pay to the
City through the Finance Department the following fee for such
services:
A. Single Family Residences, Duplex, Triplex, and Fourplex.
For the 90 gallon container service a monthly charge of
eight dollars ($8.00) which shall include all garbage, wet
garbage, rubbish and refuse which has been placed within
the receptacles with the receptacles placed at the curb
for pick up. A monthly charge of four dollars and fifty
cents ($4.50) for a second 90 gallon container.
B. Commercial Establishments and Apartment Houses. These
rates are based on the total number of apartments, or
mobile homes whether occupied or vacant, subject to the
following provisions:
(1) If the entire premises is unoccupied, no charge is
made.
(2) Where thirty (30) gallon cans are used for collection
purposes by the apartment house, the rate shall be
eight dollars ($8.00) per month for each apartment
unit.
(3) Where thirty (30) gallon cans are used for collection
purposes by any commercial establishment, the rate
shall be eight dollars ($8.00) per month for the
first two cans and the same amount per month for each
additional can.
(4) The City Sanitation Officer may require the use of
bins, furnished by the Contract Agent, for any
commercial establishment or apartment house. When
bins are used the following rates shall be charged:
Size of Bin
1 -1/2 yard
2 yard
3 yard
4 yard
Number of
Collections
1 per week
1 per week
1 per
week
2 per
week
3 per
week
4 per
week
5 per
week
6 per
week
1 per week
2 per week
3 per week
4 per week
5 per week
6 per week
Monthly Rate
$58.00
76.00
109.00
161.00
214.00
264.00
316.00
369.00
129.00
199.00
264.00
333.00
400.00
465.00
6 yard 1
per
week
150.00
2
per
week
249.00
3
per
week
325.00
4
per
week
413.00
5
per
week
500.00
6
per
week
588.00
*Where a complete bin is not regularly utilized,
the rate may be adjusted with the consent of the
City Sanitation Officer. Where a type of bin
service is provided for which no rate is provided by
this resolution, a comparable rate may be
established by the Contract Agent with the written
consent of the City Manager.
(5) All business conducted in a residence must pay the
business rate for all garbage and refuse handled.
(6) The Contract Agent shall make available bins for
collecting of garbage, wet garbage, rubbish and
refuse to all business establishments and apartment
houses, when requested by the owners or required by
the City Sanitation Officer.
(7) The City Sanitation Officer shall have the right to
require that apartment houses, fourplexes,
condominiums, planned developments and other multi-
family residential units utilize bins for the
collection of garbage, rubbish and refuse.
C. Mobile Home Parks. The owners of all mobile home parks
shall pay a charges as follows:
(1) For each "adults only" mobile home park, a charge of
five dollars and ten cents ($5.10) for each occupied unit.
(2) For each mobile home park which is not restricted to
"adults ", a charge of six dollars and seventy cents
($6.70) for each occupied unit.
D. Special Collections. For a special collection of rubbish
or refuse, there shall be a charge of eight dollars and
seventy five cents ($8.75) for each cubic yard or fraction
thereof. A special collection of rubbish shall consist of
any collection not included within the established monthly
rate and shall include any bulky items which cannot be
placed within the regularly used collection receptacle.
E. Commercial Compactor. Large Industrial or Commercial: for
compacted garbage from commercial compactors the charge
for refuse collection shall be:
(1) For pick -ups and collection not more than one time
per week, an amount not to exceed sixteen dollars and
fifty cents ($16.50) per cubic yard.
(2) For pick -ups and collection more than one time per
week, rates shall be negotiated between the business and
Empire Waste Management subject to the written approval
of the City Manager of his designee.
F. Free Service to City. The Contract Agent shall provide
free service to all city owned facilities and bus stops.
The rates outlined in above section A for Single Family
residences shall become effective March 1, 1991.
The rates outlined in above sections B, C, D, and E shall be
effective February 1, 1991. (Billings of April 1, 1991)
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 22th day of January, 1991.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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