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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20070305 - VIII-C-4VIII-C-4 MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Dave Osberg, City Administrator DATE: March I, 2007 SUBJECT: I" Reading and Schedule Public Hearing Regarding Ordinance Amendments Relating to the Method of Adjusting Residential Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Rates RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION It is recommended that the City Council take action approving the 1 S` reading and scheduling public hearings regarding the Ordinance amendments relating to the methods of adjusting residential solid waste collection and recycling rates. BACKGROUND At the City Council meeting on Monday February 5, 2007 the City Council approved four actions regarding the residential solid waste collection license request for proposal process, including directing: "City Staff to prepare the necessary Ordinance amendments for City Council consideration at a future meeting, that properly reflect the method for implementing residential solid waste collection rate adjustments, based on a consumer price index and fuel clause adjustment factor." The February 5, 2007 City Council meeting also included action that resulted in Waste Management being awarded the residential solid waste collection license. The Utility Committee of the City Council had reviewed each of the proposals submitted, and in particular reviewed closely those submitted by Violia and Waste Management. Each company had included in its proposal documents, provisions for a rate adjustment that would be based on a fuel clause adjustment and a consumer price index adjustment. Current Ordinance does not allow a rate adjustment in the first year of a license, with future adjustments approved by the City Council. As the City Council will note, the ordinance amendments essentially state that rate adjustments shall be incorporated in the written agreement between the City and ]icensed hauler (Waste Management). Thus, should fuel prices reach certain levels (both increases and decreases) the rates will adjust accordingly. It is fair to conclude there may be an annual adjustment based on the CPI. All of this will be clearly spelled out in the proposed agreement between the City of Hastings and Waste Management, which is scheduled for presentation to the full City Council for consideration at the meeting on Apri12, 2007; coinciding with the public hearing and second reading of~e attached ordinances. David M. Osberg City Administrator H. The city shall establish the rates for residential solid waste collection. The council shall establish the rates by written agreement with the licensed hauler. Such rates may include an automatic price increase or fuel surcharge when based on an ascertainable standard described in the written agreement. A residential hauler cannot request a rate adjustment during the first year of a residential hauler's license. (New proposed city code Title V, Section 50.06, (B) (8). Section 5.44 RECYCLING HAULERS Subd. 2. Licensed Required. It is unlawful for any person to pick up recyclable materials from residences or commercial buildings without a license from the city. There shall be issued by the city one residential recycling license until such time as the council determines, by ordinance approved by a 2/3 majority of the entire city council, that additional residential recycling licenses are necessary. The holder of a residential recycling license shall be able to collect recyclable material from residential or commercial buildings as part of an authorized recycling program. Application shall be made in the same manner as required by ordinance for a garbage and refuse hauler in the city. New Proposed City Code Section Title V, Section 50.08(B) Section 5.44 Subd. 8 Fees. The city council shall establish the rates for residential recycling collection. The council shall establish the rates by written agreement with the licensed hauler. Such rates may include an automatic price increase or fuel surcharge when based on an ascertainable standard described in the written agreement. A residential hauler cannot request a rate adjustment during the first year of a residential hauler's license. New Proposed City Code Section Title V, Section 50.08 (H) MARCH SESQUICENTENNIAL EVENT: Please note change in time! March 19, 2007, 6:15 p.m. prior to the City Council start time. Celebrating the incorporation of the City of Hastings in 1857 and its election as County Seat, we will be packing a time capsule. This time capsule will be placed in the new north entrance* to City Hall which will be installed later this summer. Coffee, cake and apple cider will be served. *This "new" north entrance will actually be a renovation to make the entrance look more like the original entrance when the building was built in 1869-71. The current appearance of the north entrance is from the 1912 renovation. NOTE: If you have suggestions on what to include in the time capsule, please feel free to call the Pioneer Room (480-2367) and leave a message. The Hastings Star Gazette has agreed to publish a story on the time capsule asking our citizens for their suggestions.