Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jim Eggemeyer, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Garbage and Recyclables Collection Rates in the Unincorporated Franchised Areas within the South Bayside Waste Management Authority
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution setting February 13, 2018 at 9:15 a.m. at the regularly scheduled Board meeting, as the time and place for a public hearing on the garbage and recyclables collection rates for the Unincorporated Franchised Area within the South Bayside Waste Management Authority service area, exclusive of County Service Area No. 8 (North Fair Oaks) and West Bay Sanitary District.
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BACKGROUND:
On October 20, 2009, your Board adopted Resolution No. 070423 which approved a franchise agreement with Recology San Mateo County (RSMC) to provide services for the collection of recyclable materials, organic materials, and garbage from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2020. The transition to RSMC collection services resulted in significantly expanded weekly collection of recyclable and organic materials and increased diversion of garbage from landfills. The increase in diversion of solid waste helps to achieve diversion goals for CSA-8 and the County Franchised Area (CFA).
Solid Waste collection services are provided to County Service Area No.8 (CSA-8) and the Unincorporated Franchised Area (County Franchised Area) within the South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA) service area (Burlingame to Menlo Park). The County Franchised Area is comprised of the following communities: Burlingame Hills, San Mateo Highlands and Baywood Park (Crystal Springs area of Baywood Park), Harbor Industrial, Devonshire Canyon, Palomar Park, Oak Knoll, Kensington Square, Emerald Lake Hills, Sequoia Tract, Peninsula Golf Club, and Trailer Rancho.
On February 23, 2016, your Board adopted Resolution No. 074365, approving a 2.7% increase in ...
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