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HEARING - The Community Development Services, Environmental Management Department recommending the Board:
1) Conduct a hearing to consider the annual report of delinquent mandatory refuse collection fees; and
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 149-2018 confirming the annual report of delinquent mandatory refuse collection fees for South Tahoe Refuse Company, Inc., establishing the delinquent amounts as special assessments for the 2018/2019 fiscal year, and providing for the collection thereof in the same manner as the County’s ad valorem property taxes. (Est. Time: 20 Min.)
FUNDING: Community Development Services charges for service.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The Community Development Services, Environmental Management Department recommend the Board 1) conduct a public hearing to consider the annual report of delinquent mandatory refuse collection fees for South Tahoe Refuse Company, Inc., and 2) adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 149-2018 confirming the annual report of delinquent mandatory refuse fees, establishing the delinquent amounts as special assessments for the 2018/2019 fiscal year, and providing for the collection thereof in the same manner as the County’s ad valorem property taxes.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Solid waste refuse and garbage collection has been mandatory in the Tahoe Basin since December 31, 1970, when the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency approved an ordinance prohibiting issuance of a building permit for any Lake Tahoe occupancy unless solid waste collection and disposal was provided by a licensed or franchised solid waste hauler or by a public agency.
In October 1972, El Dorado County voters passed a mandatory collection ordinance for all residential units in the unincorporated area of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The goals of mandatory refuse collection are to: a) reduce illegal disposal; b) provide for expanded disposal, recycling, and yard waste programs which support the County’s compliance wi...
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