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Page 1 of 5 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />DATE: March 7, 2022 <br />SUBJECT <br />Adopt 2022 solid waste rates for regular and unscheduled services provided by Recology San Mateo <br />County <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Hold a public hearing and adopt a resolution establishing 2022 solid waste collection rates. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLE <br />Excellence in Government Operations <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City Council annually sets rates for solid waste collection services, which includes garbage, recycling, <br />organics collection, disposal, and processing. Services are provided by Recology San Mateo County <br />(Recology) through a franchise agreement with the City. <br />The City is one of eleven member agencies of the Joint Powers Authority, South Bayside Waste <br />Management Authority (SBWMA). SBWMA provides oversight, support and management of solid waste <br />collection services for the member agencies and annually reviews and audits Recology’s Compensation <br />Application, which outlines costs for solid waste and agency services for the year. Once the application is <br />approved by SBWMA, it becomes the basis for setting solid waste collection rates for the member <br />agencies. In November 2021, the proposed new solid waste rates were reviewed by the City Council’s <br />Utilities Sub-Committee (Vice Mayor Reddy, Councilmember Howard, and Councilmember Espinoza- <br />Garnica), which recommended adoption by the City Council. As has been the City’s practice for several <br />years, the Committee has recommended regular, modest increases in rates to address increased <br />operating costs, rather than infrequent, sharp rate increases. If the City Council approves the proposed <br />7.B. - Page 1 of 14 <br />179