Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jasneet W. Sharma, Director, Sustainability Department
Subject: Setting a Public Hearing for 2027 Garbage and Recyclables Collection Proposed Rates in County Franchised Area
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
Setting Tuesday, January 12, 2027, at 9:30 a.m. at the regularly scheduled Board meeting as the time and place for a public hearing on the proposed garbage and recyclables collection rates for County Franchised Area for calendar year 2027; and
Direct the necessary notices for said hearing.
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BACKGROUND:
RethinkWaste (South Bayside Waste Management Authority) is a joint powers authority formed by eleven local government jurisdictions, including the County of San Mateo. RethinkWaste owns and manages the Shoreway Environmental Center and provides oversight of the contractors that collect, process, and dispose of garbage and recyclables collected from the member agencies’ residential and commercial garbage generators. Recology San Mateo County (Recology) is the franchise operator that provides solid waste collection services to County Service Area No. 8 (CSA-8) and the County Franchised Area (CFA) within the RethinkWaste service area.
On October 20, 2009, the Board adopted Resolution No. 070423 approving a franchise agreement with Recology to provide collection of recyclables, organics, and garbage from January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2020. On June 4, 2019, the Board adopted Resolution No. 076641 approving the amended and restated Recology Franchise Agreement for an additional 15-year term expiring on December 31, 2035.
The Board approved annual rate increases ranging from 5% to 13.6% between years 2019 and 2025. There were no rate increases in 2021, 2022 and 2026.
The adoption of the annual garbage and recyclables collection rates follows a Proposition 218 rate setting process, which includes adopting a resolution of the pro...
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