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7.A. - Page 3 Public Notice and Outreach. Many public agencies follow the procedural provisions of Proposition 218 when increasing solid waste rates, though there is some legal uncertainty regarding whether these charges are truly property-related charges subject to the requirements of the Proposition. Pursuant to the procedural requirements of Proposition 218, the City mailed notices of the proposed 2013 rate increase and public hearing to property owners and ratepayers, posted the Notice at official posting sites and published in the local newspaper. ALTERNATIVES 1. Council may elect not to approve this proposed increase, but in doing so may create the need for the City to subsidize payments for garbage in order to comply with the terms of the Franchise Agreement; the City will incur interest charges as the proposed rate increase is based on a methodology contained in the Franchise Agreement. 2. Council may elect to delay this proposed increase and direct staff to develop an alternative schedule for implementing the solid waste rate increase. However, a delay in establishing the new rates would likely result in an increase greater than the currently proposed rate increase in order to cover the additional revenue losses and interest charges that will be owed to Recology under the Franchise Agreement. FISCAL IMPACT Since the City, in accordance with the respective Franchise Agreement does not pay Recology for solid waste and recyclable material collection services from the General Fund, there will be no cost impact to the City if this rate increase is approved. This practice is consistent for all SBWMA Member Agencies. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW No Environmental Review is required to establish rates for solid waste collection services. 1��cz�� i��'� MIKE GIBBONS PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT � BILL EKERN DIRECTOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT