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Council Meeting: october 23, 1990 Santa Monica, California
(nmrest)
TO: Mayor and City council
FROM: City staff
SUBJECT: Request for Council to Direct city Attorney to Prepare
an Ordinance to Allow the Director of General Services
to Require More Frequent Collection of Refuse for
Certain Businesses.
Introduction
This report requests the City Council direct the city Attorney to
draft an ordinance which allows the Director of General Services
to require more frequent collection, up to and including six day
per week collection, of refuse generated by certain businesses
within the City of Santa Monica.
Background
section 5215 (SMMC) of the Santa Monica Municipal code states
that the frequency of collection of refuse shall not be changed
without a resolution from City Council. Currently, the city
provides a minimum of two times per week service to all
customers, both residential and commercial. Customers with larger
volumes of refuse have the option of requesting more frequent
service from the City (typically six days per week Monday
through Saturday service.)
Businesses within the city have the option of using the City
solid waste service or private service. There are no existing
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requirements for frequency of service for businesses contracting
with private refuse companies.
with the increase in the number of restaurants in the city there
have been an increasing number of complaints of foul odors
emanating from and putrid food waste being accumulated in the
refuse containers of restaurants that do not have daily refuse
collection. The odors of putrefied food wastes is the result of
this waste remaining in the refuse containers several days
between collections.
Therefore, staff recommends that an ordinance be prepared that
will allow the Director of General Services to require a minimum
of up to six days per week refuse service when the Director
determines that it is in the best interest of the community.
This ordinance would apply to businesses using City services as
well as those businesses contracting with private refuse haulers.
Budget/Financial Impact
Staff estimates that less than fifty business will be affected by
this ordinance. For each affected business, refuse charges could
increase a maximum of three fold in the case of restaurant using
city service at the current minimum service frequency of two
times per week. A typical small restaurant with twice per week
service using a two cubic yard bin currently pays $74.83 per
month. The requirement of a six day per week collection would
result in a monthly fee of $224.49. The financial impact on
businesses using private service is not known.
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It is likely that all of these fifty businesses will be required
to go from twice per week service to six times per week service.
Therefore assuming this ordinance becomes effective by January 1,
1990, additional revenues would be generated in the amount of
$44,898 (50 accounts times $149.66 additional per month times 6
months) . This additional revenue would be deposited in account
number 27-500-441-00000-0150-10000.
Recommendation
1. It is recommended that City Council direct the city Attorney
to prepare an ordinance that will allow the Director of
General Services to require more frequent collection of
refuse when necessary to reduce public nuisance.
2. It is recommended that budgeted revenues at account number
27-500-441-00000-0150-10000 be increased by $44,898 to
reflect the increased fees generated by this ordinance.
Prepared by: stan Scholl, Director of General Services
Neil Miller, Maintenance Manager
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