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ATTY/RESO.0003/CC RESO 2025 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RATES & ADOPTING FRANCHISE FEE STUDY REV: 01-14-25 MI Page 1 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. 16276 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY APPROVING MAXIMUM 2025 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RATES AND ADOPTING THE FRANCHISE FEE STUDY WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 14.31 of the Municipal Code of the City of Redwood City, the City Council approves maximum rates for charges for solid waste collection services; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Franchise Agreement Between the City of Redwood City and Recology San Mateo County (“Agreement”), Recology pays the City a franchise fee and certain other fees (collectively “franchise fees”) to compensate the City for its costs to provide services, privileges, and benefits to Recology and for the value of City property used by Recology for solid waste services; and WHEREAS, the City has conducted a review of said franchise fees and produced a study that demonstrates that the franchise fees do not exceed the City’s estimated reasonable costs of providing solid waste-related services, privileges and benefits to Recology and the reasonable value of City property used for solid waste-related services (“Franchise Fee Study”); and WHEREAS, notices were sent pursuant to Government Code Section 53755, a hearing was held in accordance with the requirements of Article XIII D, Section 6 of the California Constitution (Proposition 218), no majority protest exists, and the proposed maximum rates comply with the limitations for use in Article XIII D, Section 6(b); and WHEREAS, by adopting this resolution, the City does not intend to impose any rates, fees, or charges on solid waste customers pursuant to Articles XIII C or D of the California Constitution. However, to the extent that the adoption of this resolution results in the City’s imposition of any fees, rates, or charges on solid waste customers for services or facilities in connection with a solid waste system, those solid waste charges, including any charges retained by the City, are adopted pursuant to California Health and Safety Code section 5471. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS: 1.This resolution has been reviewed with respect to applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines. The resolution is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) because the City is setting maximum rates for solid waste collection to be charged to fund on-going solid waste collection services by Recology San Mateo County, and as such, the action involves a funding mechanism or fiscal activity within the meaning of the CEQA Guidelines. 2.The schedule of maximum charges for solid waste collection services in the City of Redwood City is hereby approved as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein. 3.The City Council accepts and adopts the Franchise Fee Study, set forth in Exhibit B, and finds and determines that the City’s franchise fees comply with Section 1 of Article XIII C of the California Constitution and are justified by the City’s costs of providing solid waste-related