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Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today MEMORANDUM Page 5 of 11 RWC_Memo_19Dec2024 the street trees to allow Recology’s safe collection of containers is borne by the City’s General Fund, captured under the Street Tree Maintenance Program. This total expense is $1,269,473. Recology is not the only beneficiary of the City’s street tree trimming operation. Maintenance of tree branches extending into the lanes of traffic benefit delivery drivers, postal workers, and the general public, as well. As a result, the annual costs to perform street tree maintenance to be recovered from Recology were reduced by roughly 50%. This reduction aligns with the ratio of residential curb miles relative to all City curb miles. Based on these assumptions and the FY 2023-24 budget, the portion applicable to street trimming hazard mitigation is $645,121 and can be recovered by the Fees. 5. Government Facilities Allocation. City staff utilizes certain facilities to manage (e.g., calls from customers, data analysis, program development), monitor, and enforce the Agreement, manage solid waste activities (e.g., tree trimming, trash capture device installation and maintenance), and approve solid waste rates. According to the City’s Cost Allocation Plan, costs associated with use of government facilities are apportioned among various departments, and reflected in program budgets. Therefore, no separate allocation is proposed to be recovered from Recology since the attributable portion is included in staffing costs included in Item #2 – Contract Administration and Enforcement. 6. Right of Way Encroachment Value. In addition to the services provided by the City, HF&H analyzed a reasonable fee that the City could charge for the use of its public right-of-ways. On-street collection requires temporary placement of containers in the public right-of-way. The access to containers afforded to Recology personnel serves as a temporary encroachment to on-street parking and other uses of the public right-of-way. Based on preliminary calculations, we have determined that the City could charge at least $507,383 for the use of public right-of-ways to place containers for the purpose of solid waste collection. This amount was determined using the following assumptions: • Land is valued at $88.74 per square foot as determined in the Nexus Analysis for Redwood City Parks Fee Update (2022), prepared by Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. in May 2022. • The rental realization rate for Redwood City is 44.81 based on August 2024 housing sales and rental information. • Solid waste collection occurs once per week. • The depth of the area perpendicular to the curb taken up by containers placed in the right of way is 8 feet. The placement of the containers in the right-of-way eliminates the same depth ATTY/RESO.0003/CC RESO 2025 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RATES & ADOPTING FRANCHISE FEE STUDY - EXHIBIT B REV: 01-14-25 MI Page 5 of 11