Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Governing Board of County Service Area No. 8
From: Jasneet Sharma, Director, Sustainability Department
Subject: Setting a Public Hearing to Adopt the Garbage and Recyclables Collection Service Charges Report in County Service Area No. 8 (North Fair Oaks Area)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of County Service Area No. 8, adopt a resolution setting Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 9:15 a.m. at the regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting as the time and place for a public hearing on the filing of the Garbage and Recyclables Collection Service Charges Report for County Service Area No. 8 (North Fair Oaks) for fiscal year 2025-26.
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BACKGROUND:
On October 20, 2009, this Board adopted Resolution No. 070423, which approved a franchise agreement with Recology San Mateo County (Recology) to provide services for the collection of recyclable materials, organic materials, and garbage from January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2020. On June 4, 2019, this Board adopted Resolution No. 076641, approving the amended and restated Recology Franchise Agreement for an additional 15-year term expiring on December 31, 2035.
On January 14, 2025, this Board adopted Resolution No. 080851, setting the garbage and collection rates for County Service Area No. 8 (CSA-8). The rates set by the Board action take effect July 1, 2025, for those properties that pay for garbage and collection services via the County tax roll.
DISCUSSION:
The County pays Recology for residential dwelling garbage services in CSA-8 by collecting fees from property owners, based on the required minimum residential garbage service levels for the property, as outlined in County Ordinance Code 4.04.220. These fees are defined and adopted each fiscal year in the Collection Service Charges Report (Charges Report) and placed on the subsequent County tax roll. The adoption of the 2025-26 Charges Report allows the fees to be placed on the FY 2025-26 tax roll. For those commercial and industrial customers that do not have the charges placed on the County tax roll, and customers receiving additional services pursuant to the franchise agreement, Recology bills the customers directly.
The County Ordinance Code requires this Board to hold a public hearing to consider public testimony prior to adopting the Charges Report. The recommended action, adopting a resolution setting the time and place for the public hearing, is the first step in the process and is procedural.
Adoption of the Charges Report for fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 and its filing with the Clerk of the Board will result in the user charges contained therein being placed on the County tax roll for CSA-8. These charges will appear on the FY 2025-26 tax bill of each affected property and will be collected in the same manner as property taxes. The rates adopted by this Board on January 14, 2025, will be used to perform the calculation for the FY 2025-26 residential and multi-family dwelling charges that will appear on the property owner’s FY 2025-26 tax bill. Commercial parcels and additional services provided to customers will continue to be billed separately based on the current rates by Recology.
The remaining unincorporated county areas covered by the franchise agreement are billed directly by Recology; the garbage and recyclables collection service charges are not placed on the tax bill.
The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed and approved the resolution as to form.
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
To ensure that all property owners are informed and can participate in the Proposition 218 process, public noticing will include multilingual information.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action of setting a public hearing.
Staff time involved in preparing the Charges Report for CSA-8, administrative documents, and public advertisement of the hearing is part of the administrative cost associated with managing the garbage collection and recycling services in CSA-8 and is financed from franchised fees.