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7.A. - Page 11 of 18 Redwood CityI California 7 Founded 1887 Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Solid Waste Rate Increases City Council Chambers 1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, California Monday, January 27, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. On Monday, January 27, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., at City Council Chambers, 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California, the City Council of the City of Redwood City will hold a public hearing to consider: (1) a 4% increase for commercial regular solid waste collection rates and residential regular solid waste collection rates for 64 -gallon and 96 -gallon bins; (2) a flat -rate increase of $3.00 for residential regular solid waste collection rates for 20 -gallon bins; (3) a flat -rate increase of $2.00 for residential regular solid waste collection rates for 32 -gallon bins; and (4) a 2.26% increase for unscheduled solid waste services. If approved, these increases will be effective on February 1, 2020. The purpose of this notice is to describe the proposed rate increases and to notify you of the public hearing. THE PROPOSAL The City Council will consider the following proposed solid waste rate increases at the City Council meeting on January 27, 2020: • 4% increase for regular, scheduled, basic collection of commercial solid waste and recyclable materials and residential solid waste and recyclable materials for 64 -gallon and 96 -gallon bins, • $3.00 increase for regular, scheduled, basic collection of residential solid waste and recyclable materials for 20 -gallon bins, • $2.00 increase for regular, scheduled, basic collection of residential solid waste and recyclable materials for 32 -gallon bins, and • 2.26% increase for unscheduled solid waste services. The proposed solid waste rates are calculated to recover the cost of providing solid waste services to each commercial and residential customer class. These services are provided by Recology San Mateo County under contract with the City. The proposed rate increases are designed to ensure that the revenue collected from the solid waste rates is sufficient to cover Recology's full costs of providing solid waste services. REGULAR SERVICE The proposed increases are necessary to fund increased collection costs, including, but not limited to disposal and processing fees, labor costs, fuel and power costs, and other associated operating and maintenance costs. Even with the proposed increases, rates for Redwood City customers will remain less than the average in San Mateo County. For residential customers with 20 -gallon or 32 -gallon carts (approx. 86% of Redwood City customers), the increase amounts to 3 dollars or less per month. .O