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HEARING - Community Development Agency, Environmental Management Division, recommending the Board conduct a public hearing to consider adopting and authorizing the Chair to sign Resolution 203-2016 adjusting the solid waste collection rates for South Tahoe Refuse Co., Inc., Area B, by 4%, to become effective January 1, 2017. (Est. Time: 15 Min.)
FUNDING: N/A - Collection Rate Funding.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Agency, Environmental Management Division (EMD), finds a four percent (4%) increase to the existing rates to be appropriate and recommends the Board adopt Resolution 203-2016 adjusting the solid waste collection rates for South Tahoe Refuse Co., Inc., Area B, effective January 1, 2017.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On December 2, 2014 (Item 29), the Board:
1) Adopted Resolution 227-2014 authorizing the consolidation of the American River Disposal Service (ARD) Franchise Agreement into the South Tahoe Refuse (STR) Franchise Agreement;
2) Authorized the Chair to sign the First Amendment to the STR Franchise Agreement consolidating ARD into STR’s Agreement; and
3) Adopted Resolution 228-2014 authorizing the rate increase of 4% for ARD, now referred to as Area B of the STR Franchise Agreement (Area B), to become effective January 1, 2015.
The First Amendment to the STR Franchise Agreement also authorized a series of two additional 4% increases in Area B, to become effective January 1, 2016, and January 1, 2017.
On December 15, 2015 (Item 33), the Board adopted Resolution 209-2015 authorizing the first 4% rate increase to become effective January 1, 2016.
On October 28, 2016, EMD received an email from STR requesting the second 4% increase to become effective January 1, 2017. EMD has approved STR’s written notification to each Area B ratepayer. The table below provides a comparison of rates for either a thirty-two gallon can (32 Gal Can) or thirty-five gallon cart (35 Gal Cart) for each Franchise effective January 1, 2017....
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