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JUN 9 1981
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FRO M : City S t a f f
SUBJECT: Recommendation for Refuse Rate Increase
Introduction
This report presents information on the revenues and expenses for
the
City I s
refuse
collection and disposal activities and
recommends the adoption of a combined refuse service, street
sweeping and recycling rate increase.
Description of the Services
1. Refuse Collection
Residential refuse collection and disposal service is provided by
the Sanitation Division of the General Services Department. It
provides a high level of service through twice weekly collection
(except during holidays weeks) for single-family residences, and
either twice weekly or daily collection (six times per week) for
multi-family
residential
units,
depending on need.
Daily
collection is charged at a proportionately higher amount for the
increased level of service. There are 28,000 residential stops,
including 19,600 alley stops and 8,400 curb stops.
Commercial/Industrial refuse collection is performed in open
competition with several private collectors.
The City provides
service to about 70 percent of the commercial/lndustrial firms.
Private collectors provide service to the remainder of the firms.
This
competitive
situation
encourages efficiency and cost
effectiveness on the part of the Clty service as well as the
private collectors.
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Service is provided by 14 trucks per day. Eleven two-man rear
loading
trucks
service
bins
and
containers
in
the
multi-family/commercial/industrial areas, and three one-man side
loading trucks serve the single-family residential areas.
City refuse disposal methods include the operation of a transfer
station at the City Yard. This facility was built in 1960 to
replace the incinerator WhlCh was removed because of air pollution
problems. Approximately 220 tons of refuse per day are compacted,
loaded, and hauled to the Los Angeles County Mission Canyon
landfill.
The
proposed
1981/82
budget for the Refuse operation is
$2,913,284.
This is a $5~6.683 increase over the 1980/81 budget.
The increase is based primarily on anticipated increases in dump
fees and costs to transport refuse to a more distant landfill due
to the closing of the Mission Canyon landfill.
Dump fees
increased $1 d ton which amounts to a 562,000 increase over last
year.
In additlon, total vehicle operating costs for 1981/82 are
$654,620 which is an increase of $208~728 over last year. This
increase is due to the anticipated closure of the Mission Canyon
landfill.
Closure will mean increased distance traveled which
will result in additional wear and tear on refuse vehicles.
Increased labor costs and considerable overtiMe will also be
incurred. There are three potentlal landfill alternatives, all of
which are at least 20 miles farther from Santa Monica than Misslon
Canyon.
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2. Street Sweeping
The Clty'S street sweeping operation is done by five motor
sweepers.
Residential areas are swept once a week.
Most
commercial areas, including the Central Business District, are
swept six times a week. Other commercial areas are only swept
three times a week.
All streets are posted with the hours of
street sweeping and are vigorously enforced by the parking
checkers to ensure an effective job.
In addition to the regular street sweeping act1vities, the
sweepers are used to sweep up spills on an emergency basis such as
traffic accidents and around construction sites.
The Street Sweeping/Cleaning Budget for 1981/82 15 S351,641. This
is a reduction from the 1980/81 budget of $129,494. This
reduction is due primarily to the transfer of Mall Maintenance
personnel to the Streets Division.
3. Recycling
On May 15, the City received notice it had received a $263,000
recycling grant from the State. This grant will enable the City
to recycle some of its refuse through the use of separation bins
located throughout the City and a separtion center at the Transfer
Station.
The proposed budget for recycling is $390,254.* The City will be
responsible for funding the personnel and maintenance portion of
the budget.
The grant will fund the cap1tal equipment and
projects. It is anticipated the City will recover approx1mately
*It' was originally anticipated that the recycllng grant would be for $293,000.
All figures 1n the proposed 1981/82 budget book reflect this bellef. The proposed
1981/82 recycling budget wlll be cut by $30,000 to reflect thlS change.
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$100,000 the first year in recycled materials and will be able to
reimburse the General Fund for a substantial portlon of the
initial funds loaned.
Financial Status of Refuse Collection and Disposal Operations
The present refuse rates have been effective since August 7,1980.
The City's new cost allocat1on system, implemented last fiscal
year, has added substantially to the actual cost of the refuse and
administrative
operations.
overhead.
This system allocates
workers. compensation, general liability costs and City overhead
to each enterprise department.
The Refuse Division will end fiscal year 1980/81 on a break-even
basis. There will be no fund balance at July 1, 1981. Therefore,
if the refuse operation is to be self-sustaining, a substantial
rate increase is required. A projection of estimated expenses and
revenues for the refuse enterprise is listed below.
Expenses
Total Refuse Budget
Total Budgetary Requirement
$2,913,284
351,641
390,254
$3,655,179
Total Street Sweeping Budget
Total Recycll ng Budget
Revenues
Garbage/Refuse Charges
Debris Removal
Recycling Grant
Material Recovery (Recycling)
Total Revenues
52,357,727
17,000
263,000
100,000
$2,737,727
$ 917,452
Projected Deficit
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Proposed Rate Increase
The proposed rate change is a substantial increase (See AttachMent
A); however, it only provides enough funds to finance the Refuse
Enterprise for fiscal year 1981/82. Again, there is no projected
fund balance at June 30, 1982. The rate increase takes into
account the varying levels of service received in the different
areas of the City. for example, commercial areas that receive six
day a week refuse collection pay three times more than a single
family residence which receives the same type of collection twice
a week..
If the rate schedule is not adopted by the Council,
contlnuing the current levels of service to customers will require
either appropriations from the General Fund or reductions in the
level of service in order to maintain a balanced budget.
Recommendation
It is recommended City Council adopt the attached resolution
mOdifying the refuse collection rates and direct the City Attorney
to prepare an ordinance amending Section 5228 to allow bin rental
and rollout charges to be set by resolution and to prepare a
resolution reVising the current bin rental and rollout rates.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl
Neil Miller
Marsha Hafkemeyer
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RESOLUTION NO. 6279
(Clty Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA REVISING FEES CHARGED FOR
GENERAL CITY SANITATION FEES
WHEREAS. Sectlon 5233 of the Santa Monlca Munlcipal Code allows
fees for general city sanitatlon services to be set by resolution, and
WHEREAS, a study has determlned the need to lncrease refuse fees;
NOWt THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The charges for sanitatlon collectlon, as provlded for In
Section 5233 of the Santa Monica Munlcipal Code, shall be as follows:
Type of Servlce
Residential
Single Family
Mul ti -Family
Apartments, 2-50 units
Apartments, 51-100 units
Apartments, 100 or more units
Monthly Charge
S 6.25
5 3.80 j u nl t
S 3.50junlt
S 3.20/units
Buslness and Commerclal
Customers Wlthout Bln Rental
1/2 Yard, Twice Weekly
1/2 Yard. Three Times Wee~'y
1/2 Yard. SlX Tlmes Weekly
Customers Renting Clty Blns
2 Yard Bin, Twice Weekly
2 Yard Bin, Three Times Weekly
2 Yard Bin, Six Tlmes Weekly
3 Yard Bin, TWlce Weekly
3 Yard Bin. SlX Tlmes Week1y
S 8.60
511. 40
519.80
525 .40
54 7 .80
570.20
536.60
5103.80
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Boarding Houses, Sleepln9 Rooms 3.20/room
and Miscellaneous Service
Water Accounts not using City Refuse 4.55
Service
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adaptloB af_th1s
resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force
and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ADOPTED AND APPROV:D THIS
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOl~G RESOLUTIO~J
rw I 62'79 J \iAS DU L Y ADOPTED BY THE CITY CO~UC Il_ OF
CITY OF SANTA t10rncA AT ,q REGULA~ ;lEETlrIG THEREOF HEG m~
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June 16
1981 BY THE FOLl_OIJ I iJG courle I L VOTE:
AYES:
com~c I U1H1BEQS :
Conn, Edwards, Press, Zane
and Mayor Yannatta Goldway
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