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7.B. - Page 1 <br />REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />January 9, 2017 <br />SUBJECT <br />Adopt 2017 Rates for Unscheduled Solid Waste Services (Such as Return Trip, Key <br />Service, Additional Containers, and Container Cleaning) Provided by Recology San <br />Mateo County <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Hold a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution for 2017 Rates for Solid Waste Collection <br />Services provided by Recology San Mateo County <br />BACKGROUND <br />A presentation was made to the Utilities Committee on October 19, 2016 by City staff <br />and representatives of the South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA) <br />regarding trash rates for 2017. The recommendation of the Utilities Committee is to <br />make no changes to regular collection rates and to increase rates for Unscheduled <br />Solid Waste Service Requests by .51%. Unscheduled Solid Waste Service Requests <br />include items such as Return Trip, Key Service, Additional Containers, and Container <br />Cleaning. The existing rates for regular collection will generate sufficient revenue to <br />allow the City to pay Recology for their services in 2017. The proposed increase of <br />.51% to Unscheduled Solid Waste Service Request rates is to cover the costs of <br />providing services above and beyond regular collection service. <br />The City Council annually sets the maximum rate to be charged for solid waste, <br />recycling and compost collection. The total cost of the solid waste program includes the <br />cost of the collection services, processing and disposal costs, and agency fees. <br />Recology has been contracted by the City of Redwood City to provide collection <br />services in Redwood City. Redwood City is a member agency of South Bayside Waste <br />Management Authority (SBWMA) along with other cities, the County of San Mateo and <br />West Bay Sanitary District. Recology provides to SBWMA an annual Compensation <br />Application for the collection services, processing and disposal costs, and agency <br />services it provides each year. SBWMA reviews and audits the Application and, if <br />approved by the Board, the Application becomes the basis for setting rates for the <br />upcoming year. <br />ANALYSIS <br />For 2017, Recology's approved Application requires no increase in rates for Regular <br />solid waste and recycling collection services, and a .51% increase for Unscheduled <br />Solid Waste Service Requests. <br />