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HEARING - Environmental Management Department recommending the Board consider the following regarding Material Recovery Facility and solid waste collection rates for Waste Connections of California, Inc., doing business as El Dorado Disposal Service, Franchise Areas A, B, and C:
1) Find that a 4.07% Consumer Price Index increase to the existing Material Recovery Facility and solid waste collection rates, both residential and commercial, in Franchise Areas A, B, and C, to be in accordance with the interim year rate-setting process as outlined in the Solid Waste Rate Setting Policies and Procedures Manual;
2) Acknowledge and approve rate increases to the Material Recovery Facility incorporated herein, to which the 4.07% is added, as were approved by the Board in Interim Year 2020 to incrementally increase fees over a three-year period to align with increasing costs of new WERS facility;
3) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 090-2022 (Attachment B), adjusting the Material Recovery Facility rates by 4.07%; and
4) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 091-2022 (Attachment C), adjusting the residential and commercial solid waste collection rates for El Dorado Disposal Service, Areas A, B, and C by 4.07%, for the 2022 Interim year to become effective July 1, 2022.
FUNDING: User Fees, Franchise Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On October 21, 2014 (Legistar 14-1047, Item 32), the Board adopted Resolution No. 187-2014 authorizing a new Solid Waste Services Agreement (Franchise Agreement) between the County and Waste Connections of California, Inc., doing business as El Dorado Disposal Service (El Dorado Disposal), for the collection of solid waste throughout the franchise area and operation of the Material Recovery Facility (MRF). In addition to significant changes from the previous agreement, this Franchise Agreement also incorporated a new Solid Waste Rate Setting Policies and Procedure Manual (Rate Manual) developed by NewPoint Group ...
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