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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 3.62% 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) Find that a 2.74% increase to the existing Material Recovery Facility and solid waste collection rates, both residential and commercial, in Franchise Areas A, B, and C, to cover the remaining construction cost overages of the new Material Recovery Facility, to be in accordance with the Sixth Amendment, Section 11 A of the Franchise Agreement;
3) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 093-2025 (Attachment B), adjusting the Material Recovery Facility rates by 6.36%: and
4) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 094-2025 (Attachment C), adjusting the residential and commercial solid waste collection rates for El Dorado Disposal Service, Areas A, B, and C by 6.36%, to become effective immediately and apply to the rates/billing cycles as of July 2025.
FUNDING: User Fees and Franchise Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On October 21, 2014 (Legistar file 14-1047), 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 ne...
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