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council Meeting: November 13, 1990 Santa Monica, California
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TO: Mayor and city Council
FROM: City staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Direct city Attorney to Prepare
Ordinance Establishing Fees for Properties that store
Refuse Bins on city Property
Introduction
This is a request to direct the city attorney to prepare an
ordinance establishing fees for property owners who use City
property (usually alleys) to store refuse containers. A $15 per
month minimum fee per bin is proposed.
Background
Due to building and parking constraints many businesses and
residential properties do not have sufficient space on their
property to store refuse containers. Consequently, refuse
containers for these properties are placed and remain in City
alleys and parkway areas.
Previously, the City has not charged these property owners for
the use of City property. However, staff is currently making
many changes to the City's refuse service to improve efficiency
and to improve the appearance of the City's alleys and other
right-of-ways. staff believes that imposing a fee for use of
City property will provide some incentive for these property
owners to locate space on their property for the refuse bins,
thus resulting in less cluttered alleys and parkways. Those
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properties not relocating their trash bins from City property
will pay the city a fee calculated at the current use of public
property rental rate of 50 cents per square foot per month as
compensation. The fee also will apply to refuse bins for those
businesses that use private refuse service.
By establishing this fee, it is not the intent to give property
owners an option of using city property for refuse bin storage.
Rather, storage of these containers on City property will only be
permitted if there is no appropriate location on private
property.
BUdget/Financial Impact
It is estimated that there are approximately 200 locations where
property owners place refuse bins on city property. staff
assumes that 90% of the bins at these locations will remain on
public property after the adoption of this Resolution.
Therefore, assuming an effective date of March 1, 1990, revenues
in the amount of $10,800 (180 bins x $15 x 4 months) will be
generated and deposited in the General Fund Account
01-500-401-00000-0061-10000 during the FY 1990-91. The full year
impact in FY 1991-92 is estimated to be $32,400 (180 bins x $15 x
12 months).
Recommendation
It is recommended that Council direct the City Attorney to
prepare an ordinance establishing fees for property owners who
use City property to store refuse containers.
Prepared by: stan Scholl, Director of General services
Neil Miller, Maintenance Manager
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Resolution CCS
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR STORING REFUSE
BINS ON CITY PROPERTY
WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is in the best
interest of the city for property owners to provide adequate
storage area for refuse bins on their private property~ and,
WHEREAS, there are many properties that currently use
City property to store refuse containers provided by the City and
by private refuse companies~ and,
Whereas, other private uses of city property are required
to compensate the City for use of this property~ and,
WHEREAS, section 7151 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
allows fees to be established for the storage of refuse
containers on City property,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The charge for storing each refuse container up
to four cubic yard capacity on City property will be Fifteen
Dollars ($15) per month.
SECTION 2. This charge of Fifteen Dollars ($15) per month
per bin will apply to all properties using City property for this
purpose whether the bin is owned by the City or a private
company. This full monthly fee will apply for any portion of any
month that the bin is stored on City property.
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SECTION 3. This fee shall become effective on November 1,
1990, or upon its administrative implementation, whichever occurs
last.
SECTION 4. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be
in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Robert M. Myers
City Attorney
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