Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carolyn Bloede, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Setting a Public Hearing for 2023 Garbage and Recyclables Collection Rates in Unincorporated Franchised Area
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution setting Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. at the regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting, as the time and place for a public hearing on the garbage and recyclables collection rates for Unincorporated Franchised Area for calendar year 2023.
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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.
Solid Waste collection services are provided to County Service Area No. 8 (CSA-8) and the Unincorporated Franchised Area (CFA) within the South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA) service area (Burlingame to Menlo Park).
On February 11, 2020, this Board adopted Resolution No.077213, approving a 5 percent (5%) rate increase for calendar year (CY) 2020, for the 20-,32-gallons size garbage carts for CFA, which were effective on February 1, 2020.
On February 23, 2021, this Board adopted an Appropriations Transfer Request (ATR) No. ATR21-040 appropriating $31,847 from Non-General Fund General Reserves to Services and Supplies to offset any increases for Recology in garbage and recycling rates in CFA for CY 2021. The effective rates were reaffirmed for CY 2021, and these same rates were also used in CY 2022.
The process to be followed for adopting the garbage and recyclables collection rates inclu...
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