HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda statement 1982/08/17 Item 10COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 10
Meeting Date 8/17/82
ITEM TI LE: Resolution ~Q9~~Setting a Public Hearing to Consider Mandatory
Refuse Collection and Disposal
SUBMITT D BY: City Manager (4/5ths Vote: Yes No )
The Cit Council has discussed on various occasions the concept of mandatory refuse
collection and disposal as a potential mechanism for reducing litter in the City and
minimizing the problem of non-subscribers depositing their refuse in containers owned
by othe s. Mandatory collection and disposal of refuse is not a unique practice in
Califor is cities, however, since it is an issue upon which we feel citizens will want
to expr ss their views before the Council makes its decision, it is my
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:
1.~ Adopt the resolution setting this matter for public hearing on September 7, 1982.
BOARDS/(COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N.A.
DISCUSSIION
Mandato y refuse collection and disposal is a proposal that would require all residents
in the ity to subscribe to the collection service offered by the City's franchisee,
Chula Vista Sanitary, Inc. Mandatory collection and disposal of refuse would tend to
help re uce litter within and without the City because residents would have little reason
to make periodic trips to the dump to dispose of their own refuse. Additionally, mandatory
collection should help to some degree eliminate an ongoing problem of individuals
utilizi g public and commercial rubbish containers to dispose of their refuse in order to
avoid p ying the monthly service charge or transporting and paying the required dump fees
at Coun y-owned facilities. Additionally, the proposal should help in stabilizing
Chula ista Sanitary's rate structure because the estimated 13% non-subscribers would
tend to generate more revenue for the franchisee than the additional cost of collection
and disposal. No determination has been made at this time whether or not the present
rate structure can be maintained if mandatory collection is required but we have been
advised that Chula Vista Sanitary, Inc. (CVSS) will be seeking a rate review with a
potenti 1 increase in the present rates desired to be effective October 1, 1982.
It woul be my suggestion that this rate review be conducted immediately to coincide
with th public hearing so that the impact of mandatory collection on the rate structure
would considered as a part of the hearing process on mandatory collection.
FISCAL (IMPACT
hlandat ry collection and disposal is estimated to generate approximately $5,500 to
$6,000 in additional franchise fees to the City based on an estimated 2,000 additional
subscribers. _.
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