HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-002 - Increasing the Amount of the Soild Waste Program
Iss12/15/08
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-002
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF THE SOLID
WASTE PROGRAM SURCHARGE ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 10 OF THE THIRD AMENDED
AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR THE COLLECTION
OF SOLID WASTE IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. The City of Santa Ana currently contracts with USA Waste of California
Inc. a Delaware corporation dba Waste Management of Orange County
("Contractor"), whereby Contractor is the exclusive provider for the
collection, transportation, and disposal of solid waste within the limits of
the City of Santa Ana.
B. Pursuant to the exclusive contract, the City currently receives a 15.8
percent surcharge from Contractor based upon its Gross Receipts. The
funds received pursuant to the surcharge are used in part to pay for the
costs of administering the refuse collection and recycling program and
supporting the federal clean water protection activities.
C. The cost to provide administration of the refuse and recycling program has
increased above the amounts currently collected pursuant to the program
surcharge. These increased costs to the City include but are not limited to
salaries of staff and fixed costs.
D. It is recommended that the surcharge on bin and roll-off container service
rates be increased 5 percent to support increased costs in administering
the refuse collection program.
Section 2. The City Council hereby increases the following refuse program
surcharge on bin services and roll-off services.
A. The refuse service surcharge increasing the amount of the solid waste
program surcharge established pursuant to section 10 of the Third
Amended and Restated Agreement for the Collection of Solid Waste in the
City of Santa Ana is hereby increased from 15.8 percent to 20.8 percent.
B. The Contractor shall commence collecting this refuse program surcharge
effective January 1, 2009.
Resolution No. 2009-002
Page 1 of 2
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 5th day of Januarv. 2009.
Iguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JOSEPH W. FLETCHER
City Attorney
By:
La ra Sheedy
Assistant City A
/]
AYES: Councilmembers: Alvarez. Benavides. Bustamante, Martinez.
Pulido, Sarmiento. Tinaiero (7)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Council members: None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2009-002 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on Januarv 5. 2009.
Date: 13/- b 1}-8 C;
v
Patricia E. Healy
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2009-002
Page 2 of2