SR 06-13-2023 12B
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: June 13, 2023
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Rick Valte, Public Works Director, Public Works, Resource Recovery &
Recycling
Subject: Public Hearing and Adoption of Solid Waste Rate Resolution
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Hold a public hearing.
2. Receive public comment pursuant to Proposition 218 requirements.
3. Consider all protests against the proposed solid waste rate increases that have
been submitted in accordance with Proposition 218.
4. Adopt findings of Statutory Exemption pursuant to Public Resources Code
20180(b)(8) and Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15273 of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
5. Adopt the attached resolution establishing a five-year schedule of solid waste
rates effective August 1, 2023, for FY 2023-24 and July 1 every year thereafter
through July 1, 2027, for FY 2027-28.
Summary
The City’s Resource Recovery and Recycling Division (RRR) provides year-round
sanitation services to over 93,000 Santa Monica residents plus additional daytime
workers and visitors. These services, such as solid waste collection, recycling, organics
recycling, alley cleanup, street sweeping, household hazardous waste collection, and
zero waste education, are primarily funded through solid waste utility rates. The last
solid waste rate increase was approved by the City Council nine years ago in 2014.
In 2020, the City consciously paused a proposed solid waste rate increase at the
beginning of the COVID-19 global pandemic to avoid imposing additional financial
hardships on ratepayers. After a three-year rate freeze, RRR now relies on spending
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down reserves in its enterprise fund in order to sustain a $37 million sanitation operation
with 93.9 full-time-equivalent (FTE) essential workers who collected over 176 million
pounds of organics, recyclables, and landfill trash in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 while trying
to keep pace with escalating costs due to inflation, increasing community needs, and
State regulatory compliance. Without a rate increase, RRR would deplete its reserves in
2024. In order to preserve the City’s ability to provide residents and businesses with
reliable and cost effective municipal solid waste management services while ensuring
the RRR Fund remains financially self-sustaining, the proposed rate adjustments are
critical and necessary.
The 2023-2028 Five-Year Solid Waste Rate Study (Attachment A) recommends an 11
percent increase per year from Fiscal Year 2023-24 through Fiscal Year 2027-28.
Furthermore, a rate restructuring in the first year is recommended for multi-family and
commercial customers to eliminate the livable unit charges and water meter charges
and fold in street sweeping services into one bundled solid waste and recycling rate in
order to simplify and modernize the rate structure to meet solid waste industry standards.
These recommendations were presented and supported by the City Council during the
study session held on February 28, 2023. Even with the proposed increases, Santa
Monica’s solid waste rates are still among the lowest in Los Angeles County.
This report discusses the proposed solid waste rates and new or improved community
programs funded by the new rates, including the creation of a new income-qualified
Solid Waste Rate Assistance Program, a new Community Cleanup Program, and the
enhancement of the existing Bulky Item Illegal Dumping Response Program.
Pursuant to Proposition 218 legal requirements, staff recommends that the City Council
conduct a public hearing at the Council Meeting on June 13, 2023, receive community
comments, and approve the proposed solid waste rates for 2023-2028.
Background
In support of a clean, safe, and sustainable Santa Monica, the 2023-2028 Five-Year
Solid Waste Rate Study proposes new rates that will enable the City to meet increasing
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community needs including regulatory compliance with the new statewide mandatory
organics recycling law Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383), increase alley cleaning frequencies,
enhance bulky item and illegal dumping pickup services, support volunteer-organized
community cleanup activities, sweep the City’s increasing inventory of protected bicycle
lanes, and continue its sustainability efforts to achieve the City Council’s goal of zero
waste by 2030, which is defined as lowering the per capita landfill disposal rate to 1.1
pounds per person per day (PPD) by 2030 from the current rate of 3.5 PPD.
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Discussion
Clean and Safe
At the study session on February 28, 2023, staff presented two rate adjustment options
and one alternative outcome in detail (Attachment B) for the City Council’s discussion:
Table 1. Solid Waste Rate Option Summary
Option Additional
Staffing
Level
Proposed
Annual
Increase
Anticipated Outcome
One – Enhanced Clean and Safe
Services (RECOMMENDED)
15.12 FTE 11% Enhanced bulky item illegal dumping collection
Proactive weekly alley cleanup
Quarterly community cleanup program
Two – Right-Size Basic Services 8.12 FTE 10.2% Right-size existing basic services
No enhanced bulky item illegal dumping collection
No quarterly community cleanup program
Alternative (NOT RECOMMENDED) 0 FTE 9% Staffing shortages persist
Missed or delayed collections continue
City’s cleanliness degrades
City Council supported rate adjustment Option One, titled Enhanced Clean and Safe
Services, which supports a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable City by providing the
tangible community benefits summarized in Table 2.
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Table 2. Services Included in the Enhanced Clean & Safe Services Proposed Solid Waste Rates
Service Category Service
Frequency
Benefits to the Community
On-Site Organics Recycling for All Weekly All residential and business locations will be
provided with on-site organics collection and
recycling services of green waste, food waste, and
food-soiled papers at no additional charge
Reliable Curbside Collection Services Weekly On-time weekly collection of landfill trash (black
container), recyclables (blue container), and
organics (green containers)
Enhanced Bulky Item and Illegal Dumping
Collection Program
Weekly Proactive and frequent removal of illegally dumped
and abandoned items from alleys and sidewalks to
minimize undesirable behaviors and improve the
City’s overall cleanliness
Year-Round Recycling Events Monthly All residents have access to free recycling events
that rotate monthly, including compost and kitchen
pail giveaways, paper shredding and recycling,
collection and recycling of hard-to-recycle items
such as electronic waste, mattresses, box springs,
and carpets
New Community Cleanup Program Quarterly A new, volunteer-driven program that empowers
residents and businesses to play a part in cleaning
up their neighborhood with City-supported supplies
and resources
Enhanced Sweeping Program Year-Round
As Needed
Routine sweeping of all City streets, alleys, and
protected bike paths; increased removal of fallen
palm fronds from public right-of-way
Enhanced Zero Waste Education and Outreach Year-Round
As Needed
Increased capacity and frequency to provide waste
reduction and recycling education to residents and
businesses through all means, including social
media, mailers, in-person appointments,
inspections, and on-site technical assistance
On-Demand Household Hazardous Waste
(HHW) Collection
Year-Round
As Needed
All residents can request a HHW collection from
their doorstep at no additional charge
The proposed rates shown in Table 3 are for two months of service (the City bills bi-
monthly, or six times a year) for some of the most frequently chosen landfill trash
service levels by customer type. Recycling and organics recycling services are bundled
in the rates at no additional charge. RRR offers a wide variety of service levels, ranging
from one 65-gallon trash cart with once-a-week collection to multiple 4-cubic-yard trash
bins with seven-day-a-week collection. A complete set of proposed solid waste rates for
all service levels from 2023-2028 is attached (Attachment C) and posted online at
www.santamonica.gov/solid-waste-rates.
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Table 3. Proposed Rates of Typical Solid Waste Services
Customer Type
Current
Proposed
8.1.2023
Proposed
7.1.2024
Proposed
7.1.2025
Proposed
7.1.2026
Proposed
7.1.2027
Single-Family
One 65-gallon 1x per week collection $83.55 $92.74 $102.94 $114.26 $126.83 $140.78
One 95-gallon 1x per week collection $107.79 $119.65 $132.81 $147.42 $163.64 $181.64
Multi-Family
Four-unit apartment with two 95-gallon
1x per week collection
$198.56 $239.30 $265.62 $294.84 $327.28 $363.28
Ten-unit apartment with one 300-
gallon 2x per week collection
$445.16 $550.00 $610.50 $677.66 $752.20 $834.94
Commercial
One 2-cubic-yard 1x/week
collection with 0.75-inch water meter
$262.67 $309.38 $344.01 $382.45 $425.11 $472.46
One 3-cubic-yard 3x/week
collection with 3-inch water meter
$1,060.22 $1,411.11 $1,566.96 $1,739.94 $1,931.91 $2,144.97
For single-family customers, the proposed rate increase is 11% annually for all five
years. For multi-family and commercial ratepayers, the Year One increase on August 1,
2023, is greater than the subsequent years. A rate restructuring is required for these
customers in the first year to eliminate the livable unit charges and water meter charges
and fold in street sweeping services into one bundled rate to ensure the City’s rate
structure is consistent among all customer types and align with solid waste industry
standards. Year Two through Year Five increases are identical to single-family
customers at 11%.
With the proposed increases, Santa Monica’s solid waste rates for single-family
customers are slightly higher than some cities, but it is important to note the City also
provides more services to its residents at no additional charge, such as year-round
recycling events and on-demand door-to-door household hazardous waste collection.
On the other hand, the City’s multi-family and commercial rates are among the lowest in
Los Angeles County because some cities contract out the collection services for those
customer types to private haulers, while Santa Monica remains one of only three cities
in the County (including Culver City and Claremont) that provide municipal solid waste
management services to all customers. This demonstrates the benefits of a municipally-
run solid waste management operation.
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The new rates would be effective on August 1, 2023, and annually thereafter on the first
day of the fiscal year from July 1, 2024, through July 1, 2027. The additional revenues
generated from the rate increases are anticipated to keep the RRR Fund in a positive
fund balance, but the continued use of RRR reserve funds through FY 2025-26 are
anticipated to be required to keep the annual increase to 11% and not at a higher rate.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, over time, RRR Fund reserves are projected to
be restored to an industry best practice standard of a minimum 90-days of operating
expenditures.
Sustainability
Besides cost effectiveness, having full, local control of a municipal operation means
RRR maintains the flexibility in its service offerings and the ability to set priorities that
are important to the community, such as doubling down on bulky item illegal dumping
cleanup efforts while recovering recyclable items (e.g. cardboards dumped on the
ground) and diverting them from landfills, committing to sustainable waste management
strategies, including continued implementation of mandatory organics recycling of all
residents and businesses, and striving towards the City Council’s sustainability goal of
achieving zero waste by 2030, which is locally defined as reducing the landfill disposal
rate to 1.1 pounds per person per day (PPD). Currently, the City generates 3.5 PPD,
and much progress is needed in zero waste strategy implementation.
New: Solid Waste Rate Assistance Program
Council supported staff’s recommendation of allocating General Fund resources to
create an income-qualified Solid Waste Rate Assistance Program to minimize the
financial impacts on eligible ratepayers.
Staff recommends mirroring the eligibility criteria of the City’s existing water and
wastewater (sewer) utility rates low-income assistance program. Currently, income-
qualified customers who are enrolled in Southern California Edison and Southern
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California Gas Company’s California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE)1 program can
submit proof of CARE program enrollment to the City and apply for discounted water
and wastewater rates, which reduces the Tier 1 rate by $1 per hundred cubic feet. The
actual discount varies depending on water usage. Instead of creating a stand-alone
application process for the solid waste rate discount, staff proposes easing the burden
on customers and simplifying the administrative process by automatically enrolling all
CARE customers who qualify for the water and wastewater rate discounts in a 10%
discount on the solid waste rate. Currently, the City has 444 CARE customers.
Staff believes a 10% discount would provide a significant relief to CARE customers to
help offset the proposed 11% increase. Staff analysis indicates 64% of the CARE
customers are single-family residents and smaller multi-family building owners. New
discount applications are accepted and approved year-round, and the discount would
be reflected on the following billing cycle’s utility statement. Proposition 218 prohibits
one ratepayer class from subsidizing the utility rates of another ratepayer class, which
dictates such discounts must be funded outside of the RRR enterprise fund.
Accordingly, General Fund resource have been identified to support this program.
Enhanced: Bulky Item Illegal Dumping (BIID) Response Team
Collection and removal of abandoned items, bulky items, and illegal dumping from the
public right-of-way is one of the most frequently requested services in the City’s 311
system. Residents perceive the cleanliness of their neighborhood by not only how timely
the City collects the materials inside the trash, recycling, and organics containers, but
also items discarded outside the containers and on the ground, in the alleys, and by the
curb. RRR recognizes bulky item and illegal dumping collection is a community priority
but has not had the staffing to provide proactive daily cleanups of the City’s 200-plus
miles of streets and alleys after losing a significant number of contract and as-needed
workers during the COVID-19 budget cuts and restructuring in 2020.
1 California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program qualification is based on one of two criteria: 1) a
household member’s participation in a public assistance program, such as, but not limited to, Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC), CalFresh/SNAP (Food Stamps), Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
Medicaid, or Medi-Cal; or 2) the total combined gross annual household income does not exceed $36,620
for households with a 1-2 people, $46,060 for a 3-person household, and $55,500 for a 4-person
household.
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If the proposed new rates are approved, RRR would be able to hire more permanent,
full-time sanitation workers to fully restore and expand the Bulky Item Illegal Dumping
(BIID) team. The BIID team would proactively inspect “hot spots,” especially in highly
visible/high-traffic locations, because those areas have the greatest impact on our
residents and visitors’ perception of the City. The BIID team would also monitor the
streets and alleys of a different section of the City every day, removing items from the
ground and separating out recyclable items such as clean and dry mattresses and
cardboard and diverting them from the landfill. Simultaneously, RRR would launch a
community awareness campaign to promote reuse and anti-dumping. Given the
necessary time required to hire and train new City workers and establish a public
education campaign, it is anticipated the community should experience a noticeable
improvement in 311 response time for bulky item/illegal dumping collection and cleaner
streets and alleys by the first quarter of the 2024 calendar year.
New: Community Cleanup Program
The new rates would also provide the resources needed to create and support a new,
volunteer-driven Community Cleanup Program. Community members want to make a
difference in the neighborhood they live in and be part of the solution, and this program
would empower them to do that. Under the Community Cleanup Program, volunteers
from residents, businesses, schools, or community-based organizations can apply for a
neighborhood cleanup day on a specified date. RRR would provide volunteers with
gloves, bags, and trash pickers. At the end of the cleanup event, RRR sanitation
workers and collection trucks would remove the trash bags and any oversized items.
The BIID team mentioned in the previous section would support the Community
Cleanup Program, so the program is anticipated to launch in early 2024 at a quarterly
frequency after the BIID team is fully staffed and trained.
Public Outreach and Support from the Sustainability Commission
Since the February 2023 study session, RRR staff have presented to and/or shared the
rate study information with all seven neighborhood groups in the City; met twice with the
major business stakeholders including the Chamber of Commerce, Santa Monica Travel
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& Tourism, Santa Monica Pier Corporation, and Business Improvement Districts (BID)
leaders; advertised in SaMoNews and the Buy Local Newsletter; published a notice of
the public hearing in the Santa Monica Daily Press; mailed a full-color educational
Proposition 218 public notice to all residents and solid waste account holders; created a
website with all the pertinent rate study information and frequently asked questions at
www.santamonica.gov/solid-waste-rates; and created an email address for inquiries at
swrates@santamonica.gov. Additionally, staff presented twice to the Commission on
Sustainability, Environmental Justice, and the Environment. At its April 17, 2023, public
meeting, the Commission passed a motion to support RRR’s proposed rate increases
and the zero-waste programming funded by these rates (Attachment D).
Pursuant to Proposition 218 legal requirements, the City Council must hold a public
hearing at the conclusion of a 45-day notice period on June 13, 2023, to receive public
comments. Moreover, the City Clerk will tally the Proposition 218 protests received at
the public hearing. Absent a majority protest of one vote per property (50% plus one),
the Council can approve the proposed rate increases.
Environmental Review
The establishment of the new solid waste rates is exempt from CEQA pursuant to
Section 21080(b)(8) of the Public Resources Code and Section 15273 of the CEQA
Guidelines, which states that CEQA does not apply to the establishment, modification,
structuring, restructuring, or approval of rates, tolls, fares, and other charges by public
agencies which the public agency finds are for the purpose of meeting operating
expenses, including employee wage rates. The new solid waste rates would ensure that
the City has the ability to continue to provide municipal solid waste management
services, and therefore, are exempt from CEQA
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
The proposed new rates will impact the RRR (54) Fund as follows:
• Revenues: An estimated $6.1 million in additional utility billing revenues in FY
2023-24.
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• Expenditures: An estimated $3.7 million in additional operating and capital
expenditures in FY 2023-24.
• FTEs: An addition of 18 FTE permanent positions, offset by a deletion of 2.88
FTE as-needed positions, for a net increase of 15.12 FTE positions.
The proposed revenues, expenditures and positions are included in the FY 2023-25
Proposed Biennial Budget, and one-time vehicle expenditures of $1.2 million will be
including in a subsequent budget process.
The estimated subsidy required for the Solid Waste Rate Assistance Program is also
included in the FY 2023-25 Proposed Biennial Budget. The General Fund will reimburse
the RRR Fund for the subsidy amount annually based on actual need through an
interfund transfer. Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.
Prepared By: Yvonne Yeung, Resource Recovery and Recycling Administrator
Approved
Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028
B. Staff Report - Five-Year Rate Study 2023-2028 (Web Link)
C. Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028
D. Sustainability Commission Letter of Support
E. Resolution - Solid Waste Rates 2023-2028
F. Written Comments
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REPORT
City of Santa Monica
Submitted electronically: February 6, 2023
Five-Year Rate Study
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405 14th Street, Suite 350, Oakland, CA 94612 | p 916.782.7821 | f 916.782.7824 | www.r3cgi.com
February 6, 2023
Ms. Yvonne Yeung
Acting Resource Recovery and Recycling Manager
City of Santa Monica
2500 Michigan Ave, Building 9s, Santa Monica, CA 90404
submitted via email: Yvonne.Yeung@smgov.net
SUBJECT: Report – Five-Year Rate Study
Dear Ms. Yeung,
R3 Consulting Group (R3) is pleased to submit this Report to the City of Santa Monica (City) detailing our
analysis findings, and recommendations related to Santa Monica’s Resource Recovery and Recycling
(RRR) Divisions enterprise fund and solid rates for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 through FY 2027-28.
In 2019, the City engaged R3 to conduct a rate study forecasting revenues, expenses, and necessary
rate increases effective FY 2020-21 through FY 2024-25. The results of that rate study were completed in
March 2020, just prior to start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and were not brought forward for Council
adoption because of the economic uncertainty at the time.
This updated rate study follows up on that prior engagement, with findings and recommendations
including:
The City’s RRR Division provides comprehensive solid waste, recycling, street sweeping, and
other services necessary to fulfill unfunded State and other mandates.
The RRR enterprise fund is currently operating at a budgeted deficit due to not adjusting solid
waste rates since FY 2019-20.
The RRR enterprise fund will be nearly exhausted by the end of FY 20223-24 and will not be
able to continue operations into FY 2024-25 without immediate increases in rate revenues.
The City provides a comparably high level of service to its residents and businesses compared
to other publicly run solid waste operations.
After needed updates to the City’s rate structure and increases to rate revenues, the City’s rates
for single-family residents will remain appropriate given the level of service being provided, and
rates for multi-family residents and businesses will remain low compared to other communities.
* * * * *
We appreciate the opportunity to continue to be of service to the City. Should you have any questions on
our Report, please don’t hesitate to reach out directly.
Sincerely,
Garth Schultz | Principal
R3 Consulting Group, Inc.
510.292.0853 | gschultz@r3cgi.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
City of Santa Monica | Five-Year Rate Study – Report TOC
1. Executive Summary & Background
page 1
2. RRR Enterprise Fund Is At Risk
page 3
3. Five-Year Rate Study Overview
page 5
4. Revenue, Expense, & Reserve Projections
page 6
5. Five-Year Rate Projections
page 9
Supporting Figures
1 Cost Increases by Category for FY 2022-23 over FY 2021-22 ...............................................3
2 Expense Projections for Five-Year Rate Study ......................................................................7
3 History and Projections of Revenues, Expenses and Reserves by Year ...............................8
4 Comparison of Single-Family Bundled Monthly Rates (FY 2023-24 Projected) ................... 10
5 Comparison of Multi-Family Bundled Monthly Rates (FY 2023-24 Projected) ...................... 12
6 Comparison of Commercial Bundled Monthly Rates (FY 2023-24 Projected) ...................... 14
Supporting Tables
1 Single-Family 65-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates ........................................................................9
2 Single-Family 95-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates ........................................................................9
3 Annual Change in Single-Family 65-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates ..........................................9
4 Annual Change in Single-Family 95-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates ..........................................9
5 Multi-Family 95-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates (4-Units) .......................................................... 11
6 Multi-Family 2-CY 2x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (10-Units) ......................................... 11
7 Annual Change in Multi-Family 95-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates (4-Units) ............................ 11
8 Annual Change in Multi-Family 2-CY 2x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (10-Units) ........... 11
9 Commercial 3-CY 1x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (0.75” WM) ........................................ 13
10 Commercial 3-CY 2x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (1.5” WM) .......................................... 13
11 Annual Change in Commercial 3-CY 1x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (0.75” WM) .......... 13
12 Annual Change in Commercial 3-CY 2x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (1.5” WM) ............ 13
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & BACKGROUND
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Executive Summary
The City of Santa Monica’s Resource Recovery and Recycling Division (RRR) provides critical solid
waste and recycling, public health, sustainable materials management, short-lived climate pollutant
greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, and Clean & Safe community programs and services to residents and
businesses in the City of Santa Monica. Santa Monica is among the few public agencies that provides
these services to residents and businesses as a municipal operation, from which the primary benefit is
the City’s direct control over programs, flexibility in service, and ability to adapt in response to public
needs. 95% of RRR’s funding comes from rates charged via the City’s utility bill – those rates have not
been changed since fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 and are overdue for updates.
The City had previously planned to update rates in FY 2020-21, in order to provide the new programs
needed to address increasing demand for extra solid waste collection, combat illegal dumping, and fund
progress towards achievement of the City’s 2030 Zero Waste Goal. Additionally, important updates to
multi-family and commercial rates were needed to align with single-family residential rates and best
practices for solid waste rate structuring. Updates to rates were not implemented that year, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and the City remains without an approved plan to set rates in future years.
RRR is a well-managed operating providing high levels of service to the community, and had a history of
low-rate increases, well-controlled expenses, and stable reserves above target levels. However, since the
inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the available reserves in RRR’s enterprise fund have been
spent, despite RRR cutting staffing and programs, deferring capital replacements and projects, and
leveraging one-time revenues all in an effort to continue providing services while avoiding increases in
charges to ratepayers. Today, the RRR Fund is at a critical moment wherein rate increases are required
for RRR to continue operating for much longer – without rate increases in FY 2023-24, RRR Fund
reserves will be fully exhausted early in FY 2024-25 and RRR will not be able to function.
The results of the City’s new RRR rate study will achieve sustainable funding for operations, restore
operations to pre-COVID-19 levels, and replenish reserves to safe levels. Rate increases for single-family
rates effective August 1, 2023 and July 1 of 2024 through 2027 of 10.2% to 11% are recommended – with
these increases, the average annual increase over the last 15-years is just over 5%, which is directly in
keeping with solid waste industry trends. Updates to multi-family and commercial rates to bundle street
sweeping charges into solid waste rates is also recommended, resulting in varying changes (from
approximately 2% to 50%) in effective August 1, 2023 and 10.2% to 11% on July 1 of 2024 through 2027.
After update and adjustment, the City’s multi-family and commercial rates will remain well below most
other comparable agencies, and the City’s single-family residential rates will be comparable to other
agencies given the comparably high level of service the City provides.
Background and Services
RRR is an enterprise operation provides solid waste and recycling collection, processing and disposal,
and street sweeping services to residents and businesses in Santa Monica. Santa Monica is among a
small and unique set of public agencies in Los Angeles County that provide municipal solid waste
services to residents and businesses, with only two other cities (Claremont and Culver City) providing full
service solid waste programs to their constituents. Publicly provided solid waste services like Santa
Monica’s can provide a great deal of control, flexibility, and responsiveness to community needs
compared to private operations secured through long-term agreements.
Services and programs provided by RRR are critical to preserve public health and are also required to
fulfill State mandates for the reduction of GHG emissions. Per SB 1383 (The Short-Lived Climate
Pollutant Act of 2016) the City must implement a variety of programs and services to recover and recycle
organic waste (such as food scraps, yard trimmings and paper) and thus reduce GHG emissions from
landfills. In support of this objective, as well as the City’s Goal of Zero Waste for 2030, the City employs a
team of dedicated staff supporting Zero Waste outreach and education efforts, including in-the-field
training and technical assistance to businesses and multi-family dwellings.
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Executive Summary & Background
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The suite of services that RRR provides to residents and businesses exceed those provided by most
other jurisdictions in Los Angeles County and the State.
Unlike most cities, Santa Monica provides:
Trash, recycling and organic waste collection in a bundled package via one rate to all customers,
which provides a strong financial incentive to recycle and compost waste and is cost-effective for
rate payers.
Unlimited collection of bulky items from residents and businesses, dedicated clean-up and
removal of illegal dumping and alley clean-ups throughout the City, and quarterly community
clean-up events.
Convenient on-call door-to-door collection of household hazardous waste (“HHW” which includes
paints, cleaning chemicals, pesticides, etc.).
Regular and popular recycling events including paper shredding, electronic waste, carpet,
mattresses, compost giveaways, used oil collection, City-wide garage sale, and repair café.
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2. RRR ENTERPRISE FUND IS AT RISK
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The RRR enterprise fund (RRR Fund) is currently operating at a structural budget deficit of $10 million in
FY 2022-23 after a three-year rate increase suspension.
This deficit is primarily due to the combined result of $9.5 million in cost increases over the prior year, including:
$1.4 million - Normal increases in collection operations costs, including labor, vehicle
maintenance, fuel and other services, and which comprise nearly half (43%) of RRR’s overall
expenses.
$2.3 million - Anticipated increases in post-collection costs, including recycling, composting, and
processing of trash (instead of direct landfilling) to recover resources to meet State mandates and
the City’s Zero Waste Goal, comprising one quarter (25%) of RRR’s expenses.
$2.0 million – Increases in property, overhead and shared costs, including new salary deferrals
per labor agreements, new costs for debt service on the City Yards project, and increases in
RRR’s funding obligations to other City programs (OSE and 311), comprising 12% of RRR’s
expenses.
$3.8 million – Increases due to deferred capital replacements and projects, including collection
containers and vehicles and RRR’s operating facility, comprising 20% of RRR’s expenses.
Additional detail regarding the changes in cost for FY 2022-23 compared to FY 2021-22 by category are
shown in Figure 1, below.
Figure 1: Cost Increases by Category for FY 2022-23 over FY 2021-22
Salaries and Wages, $837,122
Vehicle Maintenance,
$78,889 Fuel, Supplies,
Professional Services,
$471,197
Recycling and Disposal Costs, $1,319,897
Transfer and Transportation Costs, $835,541
Household Hazardous
Waste Services,
$141,265 Salary and Benefit Commitments (MOU,
OPEB, EMPC Payout), $1,129,650 City Yard Debt Service, $496,268
Environmental Reimbursement to OSE, $148,615
311 Team Funding,
$223,534
Trucks and Equipment
Capital Costs,
$3,843,155
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior plans to update rates and increase effective July 1, 2020 by 15%
and annually thereafter by 4% were not implemented. Instead, RRR cut staffing (twelve as-needed
frontline employees were laid off plus four permanent positions were eliminated) and other expenses,
leading to service issues that remain today. RRR also deferred necessary capital truck replacements and
facility projects, leveraged one-time revenues, and drew down the RRR Fund balance in order to sustain
operations.
Under present operating conditions, the RRR Fund will nearly exhaust all of its reserves by the end of FY
2023-24. Without immediate increases to solid waste rates charged to residents and businesses, the
RRR Fund will run out of money in early FY 2024-25, which will have detrimental effects on the City’s
solid waste, recycling and street sweeping operations.
The City must increase solid waste rates in order to continue providing solid waste, recycling and street
sweeping services beyond FY 2023-24.
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The City typically conducts rate studies every five years in order to set rates for RRR’s operations. Rate
studies were completed in 2006 and 2014, each of which resulted in Council adoption of five-year rate
projections.
In 2019, the City engaged R3 to conduct a rate study forecasting revenues, expenses, and necessary
rate increases effective FY 2020-21 through FY 2024-25. The results of that rate study were completed in
March 2020, just prior to start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and were not brought forward for Council
adoption because of the economic uncertainty at the time.
The City re-engaged R3 to complete a rate study for the coming five (5) fiscal years, from FY 2023-24
through FY 2027-28. A summary of rate modeling projections is included in Attachment 1.
The objectives of this rate study were to:
Achieve financial stability in the RRR Fund by generating revenues to cover costs, fund required
capital replacement and projects (collection vehicles and containers) and rebuild healthy
reserves.
Rebuild and restore staffing and services that were cut during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Enhance and improve services to support Santa Monica’s Clean & Safe community objectives.
Update, modernize and simplify the City’s rate structure to meet current industry standards.
During the course of completing the rate study, R3 found RRR’s operations to be well-run,
comprehensive, and generally very stable.
For example, R3 found that, over the prior ten years from FY 2011-12 through FY 2021-22:
RRR’s annual expenses grew at a pace of 3.8% annually, which is below normal industry trends
of 4-5% annual expense growth.
RRR’s residential customer rates grew at a pace of 2.4% annually and commercial rates grew by
3.2% annually, both of which were below the rate of growth in expenses.
RRR successfully navigated downturns in recycling markets resulting from China’s National
Sword Policy (2017) while also navigating community compliance with new unfunded State
mandates for Mandatory Commercial Recycling (AB 341) and Mandatory Commercial Organics
Recycling (AB 1826), as well as the Short-lived Climate Pollutants Act (SB 1383).
The RRR Fund balance was very healthy, well above recommended 90-day operating reserves in
recent years.
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4. REVENUE, EXPENSE, & RESERVE
PROJECTIONS
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In completing the rate study, R3 evaluated and projected RRR’s revenues, expenses, fund reserves, and
necessary rate increases over the next five years.
Revenue Projections
The vast majority of RRR’s revenues (95%) are from bi-monthly rate charged to residents and businesses
via the City’s utility bills for solid waste and recycling collection, processing, recovery and disposal
services (projected to be $27 million in FY 2022-23). The remaining 5% of revenues (projected to be $2.3
million in FY 2022-23) are generated from other RRR services, such as construction and demolition
debris management planning, solid waste enclosure plan check review, services to other City
departments, events and other services.
RRR’s revenues do not change appreciably year-to-year and are thus projected to remain flat without
changes to the bi-monthly rates charged to ratepayers. Though there is the possibility of growth in the
number of ratepayers in the future (associated with projection of new housing units included in the City’s
new Housing Element), growth in accounts cannot be reliably projected at this time, and thus the rate
study does not include an expectation of growth in revenue resulting from growth in subscriptions.
Expense Projections
RRR’s expenses are projected to increase annually by an average of ~4% per year in the coming five years, in accordance with the following projections:
Net addition of 14.12 full time equivalent permanent positions in FY 2023-24 to replenish
positions lost during COVID-19 staffing reductions and to enhance the City’s clean, safe, and
zero waste programming, with projected increases in these expenses of 5% annually. This also
includes creation of a new illegal dumping and bulky item response team, that will increase
collection of illegal dumping and bulky items while also improving responsiveness time for these
services.
Labor costs (inclusive of salaries, wages and benefits) increasing overall by 3.4% to 5.5%, in
keeping with the City’s uniform cost-of-living-adjustment projections per labor MOUs.
Vehicle maintenance costs increasing by 2.4% per year.
Fuel, supplies and professional services increasing by 1.9% per year after one-year increases for
insurance, contractual and legal services in FY 2023-24.
Recycling and disposal costs increasing by 8.8% to 13.1% per year as per the terms and
conditions of recently procured agreements which include gradually increasing amounts of solid
waste processing to capture and recyclable recoverable materials to meet State mandates and
the City’s Zero Waste Goal.
Transfer and transportation costs increasing by 2.4% annually.
HHW costs increasing 2.3% to 3.5% annually.
City-wide cost allocation costs increasing 3% annually.
Anticipated doubling of RRR’s rental costs for use of City Yard.
General liability insurance costs increasing 3% to 14.8% annually in accordance with City’s
budget projections.
Environmental reimbursement to Office of Sustainability and Environment increasing 3% to 4%
annually in accordance with City’s budget projections.
Truck and equipment capital costs set based on replacement projections provided by City’s Fleet
Department.
Expense projections by year are shown in Figure 2, on the following page.
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Figure 2: Expense Projections for Five-Year Rate Study
Expense Allocations
RRR expenses are allocated by service container type – i.e., cart service or bin service – which
corresponds to the type of route truck used to perform solid waste collections. Annual expenses are
allocated to cart or bin service based on a blended allocation comprised of: revenue (20% weighting),
tonnage (65% weighting), number of subscriptions (7.5% weighting) and container lifts (7.5% weighting).
The result is that 38.75% of expenses are allocated to cart service and 61.25% are allocated to bin
service.
Fund Reserve Projections
The RRR Fund began FY 2022-23 with available reserves of $22.5 million, $10 million of which are
projected to be used to fund operations, resulting in a projected year-end fund balance of $12.5 million.
In order to phase-in rate necessary rate increases and avoid near-term spikes in rates, the City intends to
continue to use available fund balance to offset needed increases through FY 2025-26.1 This means that
expenses will continue to exceed revenues in FY 2023-24 through FY 2025-26 even if the City adopts
and implements recommended rate increases. As a result, R3 projects that the available fund balance will
1 Please Note: Prior rate study draft included larger rate adjustments in FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 than those
included in this Report – use of fund reserves is keeping near-term rate adjustments lower than they would otherwise be.
15,692,311 17,079,520 18,038,251 18,841,735 19,414,774 20,100,146 20,751,515
7,335,557 9,632,260 10,211,111 11,080,094 11,996,900 12,963,727 13,988,766
2,696,317 4,705,650
5,825,138 5,538,435 5,654,268 5,769,384 5,867,027
1,616,237 1,697,049 1,781,901 1,870,996 1,964,546
4,044,144
7,887,299
5,356,420 5,526,106 4,834,973 4,936,893 5,040,599
29,768,329
39,304,729 41,047,157
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FY 21/22 FY 22/23 FY 23/24 FY 24/25 FY 25/26 FY26/27 FY 27/28
Collection Operation Costs
Post-Collection Recycling and Disposal Costs
Property, Overhead and Shared Costs
Compliance Programs Costs
Vehicle Replacement and Capital Projects
Grand Total Costs
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decrease to $6.4 million by the end of FY 2023-24, $3.0 million by the end of FY 2024-2025, and $2.7
million by the end of FY 2025-26.
While spending down available fund balance to stabilize rates and phase-in rate increases is an
appropriate and advantageous, it is also important rebuild reserves to safe target levels. R3 strongly
recommends that the City set rates to achieve a 90-day operating reserve by the end of the five-year
projection period. The 90-day operating reserve is the best practice policy for other solid waste enterprise
funds through the state and is also the City’s adopted target for the Water Fund. The rate study measures
the 90-day operating reserve as 25% (90 divided by 365) of projected operating expenses (not including
truck replacement and capital project costs) and forecasts achievement of the reserve target by the end
of FY 2027-28, which is the final year of the rate study. Achieving the 90-day operating reserve in that
year would result in an ending available fund balance of $10.5 million.
The primary reason that the City should plan to achieve a 90-day operating reserve for the RRR Fund
within five years is due to the fact that expense projections are modest and do not reflect the possibility of
long-term inflation. Expenses as projected in the rate study generally use low 2% to 5% cost-of-living
adjustments, resulting in overall annual cost increases of approximately 4% per year. If inflation results in
higher annual cost increases in range of 5% to 6% per year (as was the case for many cost types in
2022) then actual costs will outpace rate study projections, resulting in precipitously low fund reserves.
To that end, planning to achieve a 90-day operating reserve serves as further rate stabilization and likely
avoiding the need for additional rate increases above those already contemplated for the coming five
years via the rate study. A history of and projections for RRR’s revenues, expenses and fund reserves by
year are shown in Figure 3, below.
Figure 3: History and Projections of Revenues, Expenses and Reserves by Year
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Fund Reserves as Percent of Expenses
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Using the aforementioned projections of revenues, expenses, and fund reserves, the rate study yields
recommended increases to RRR’s single-family, multi-family and commercial rates effective August 1,
2023 and July 1 of 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027. Two rate adjustment alternatives are presented for the
City’s consideration: Alternative A, which includes funding for all expense projections described on the
prior page and is recommended by RRR staff and R3, and Alternative B, which does not include the
creation of an illegal dumping and bulky item response team (IDBI-RT), and thus has marginally lower
rate increases. Though the City’s rates are listed in its rate sheets and billed to customers in utility bills on
a bi-monthly basis, the effective monthly rates are shown for easy reference. The complete set of
projected rates for each ratepayer classification is included as Attachment 2 (Five-Year Rate Sheets).
Single-Family Rates
The City’s single-family rates are based on trash container size (65-gallon and 95-gallon trash carts) but
cover the cost of all service provided to single-family customers. The “bundled” service package includes
weekly collection of trash, recycling, and organics, as well as street sweeping, bulky item pickups, on-call
door-to-door HHW collection, and access to periodic recycling events. Tables 1 and 2, below, show the
single-family rates for the five-year rate study period for 65-gallon and 95-gallon monthly rates for each of
the two alternatives.
Table 1: Single-Family 65-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates
Alternatives Current FY
2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $41.78 $46.37 $51.47 $57.13 $63.42 $70.39
B – No IDBI-RT $41.78 $46.04 $50.73 $55.91 $61.61 $67.89
Table 2: Single-Family 95-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates
Alternatives Current FY
2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $53.90 $59.83 $66.41 $73.71 $81.82 $90.82
B – No IDBI-RT $53.90 $59.39 $65.45 $72.13 $79.48 $87.59
Tables 3 and 4, below, show the annual increase in the monthly rates, which amount to 11% per year for
Alternative A and 10.2% per year for Alternative B.
Table 3: Annual Change in Single-Family 65-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates
Alternatives FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $4.60 $5.10 $5.66 $6.29 $6.98
B – No IDBI-RT $4.26 $4.70 $5.18 $5.70 $6.29
Table 4: Annual Change in Single-Family 95-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates
Alternatives FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $5.93 $6.58 $7.30 $8.11 $9.00
B – No IDBI-RT $5.50 $6.06 $6.68 $7.36 $8.10
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It is important to note that, considering the three years of frozen rates (FY 2020-21 through FY 2022-23),
the average annual 10-year increase through FY 2027-28 for Alternative A is 6.3% and for Alternative B is
6.0%. Likewise, the average annual 15-year increase from FY 2013-14 through FY 2027-28 is 5.3% per
year for Alternative A and 5.05% per year for Alternative B. That average annual rate of increase
compares well with industry standards, especially given changes in the recycling market places, new and
increasing unfunded State mandates, and the comparably high levels of service provided by RRR.
The City’s single-family rates are comparable to other cities in Los Angeles County that provide municipal
solid waste collection services themselves, as shown in Figure 4, below. This shows the recommended
FY 2023-24 City rates per Alternative A in comparison to projected FY 2023-24 rates for the seven other
municipally provided solid waste services in Los Angeles County for which comparable rates exist.2
Though Santa Monica’s single-family rates are somewhat higher than those charged by the comparable
agencies, single-family residents in Santa Monica have greater benefits in the form of street sweeping,
on-call door-to-door HHW collection, unlimited bulky item collection, periodic recycling events and funding
for Zero Waste Goal achievement, which are not common in most of the other agencies.
Figure 4: Comparison of Single-Family Bundled Monthly Rates (FY 2023-24 Projected)
Multi-Family Rates
Like single-family rates, the City’s multi-family rates are also based on trash container size and cover the
cost providing collection of trash, recycling, and organics, as well as bulky item pickups, on-call door-to-
door HHW collection, and access to periodic recycling events.
2 Please Note: CPI adjustments have been applied to FY 2022-23 rates for comparable agencies where
applicable. Additionally, while Beverly Hills also provides municipal solid waste services to single-family residents, that City collects solid waste rate revenues via tax rolls based on square footage with the amounts not
being publicly available or comparable. Finally, Culver City does not provide 95-gallon single-family service and Los Angeles does not provide 65-gallon single-family service.
$46.37
$35.89 $37.68
$53.49
$36.58
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$39.54 $37.60
$59.83
$56.68
$46.85
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$41.72
$36.32
$54.82
$38.93
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65 Gallons Once Weekly 95 Gallons Once Weekly
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Unlike the single-family rates, however, street sweeping is not currently included as a part of the bundled
trash rate and is instead charged separately on per living unit. The practice of separately charging for
street sweeping per living unit is inconsistent with standard solid waste rate-setting practice as well as the
City’s current practice for single-family ratepayers and is unnecessarily complicated and impractical to
continue given a recent Court of Appeals ruling that considered street sweeping to be solid waste
collection activity. Therefore, R3 and staff are recommending discontinuance of the separate street
sweeping charge based on living units and are instead recommending that street sweeping be included in
the bundled rate based on trash subscription.
Also unlike single-family rates, multi-family ratepayers can choose from a variety of subscription levels
and sizes, as shown in Attachment 1 (Five-Year Rate Sheets). Tables 5 and 6, below, show examples of
common multi-family subscription types (95-gallon of trash at a four-unit complex and 2-cubic yards of
trash collected twice weekly at a 10-unit complex) for multi-family rates for the five-year rate study period.
Table 5: Multi-Family 95-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates (4-Units)
Alternatives Current FY
2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $59.25 $59.83 $66.41 $73.71 $81.82 $90.82
B – No IDBI-RT $59.25 $59.39 $65.45 $72.13 $79.48 $87.59
Table 6: Multi-Family 2-CY 2x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (10-Units)
Alternatives Current FY
2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $230.60 $314.78 $349.41 $387.85 $430.51 $477.86
B – No IDBI-RT $230.60 $314.78 $346.89 $382.27 $421.26 $464.23
Tables 7 and 8, below, show the annual increase in the monthly rates. For the 95-gallon / 4-unit complex
rates, the projected increase is 1% in FY 2023-24 and 11% in each of the following years for Alternative
A, and 0.2% in FY 2023-24 and 10.2% per year in each of the following years for Alternative B. For the 2-
cubic yards twice weekly / 10-unit complex rates, the projected increase is 36.5% in FY 2023-24 and 11%
in each of the following years for Alternative A, and 36.5% in FY 2023-24 and 10.2% in each of the
following years for Alternative B.
Table 7: Annual Change in Multi-Family 95-Gal Bundled Monthly Rates (4-Units)
Alternatives FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $0.58 $6.58 $7.30 $8.11 $9.00
B – No IDBI-RT $0.14 $6.06 $6.68 $7.36 $8.10
Table 8: Annual Change in Multi-Family 2-CY 2x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (10-Units)
Alternatives FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $84.18 $34.63 $38.44 $42.66 $47.35
B – No IDBI-RT $84.18 $32.11 $35.38 $38.99 $42.97
As shown in Table 7, above, the effect of bundling street sweeping charges in with trash rates for a small
multi-family complex is minimal. Table 8, above, shows that the effect for larger multi-family complexes is
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somewhat larger in the first year, though it is important to understand that the City’s bundled multi-family
service rates are quite low in comparison to other agencies. Figure 5, below, shows the comparison of
Santa Monica’s rates via Alternative A (and inclusive of street sweeping charges) to other agencies.3
Figure 5: Comparison of Multi-Family Bundled Monthly Rates (FY 2023-24 Projected)
As shown in Figure 5, Santa Monica’s rates for multi-family customers (inclusive of street sweeping)
compare favorably to rates in other jurisdictions while also providing a high level of service including bulky
item pickups, on-call door-to-door HHW collection, and access to periodic recycling events.
Commercial Rates
As with the City’s single-family and multi-family rates, the City’s commercial rates are based on trash
container size and covers the cost providing collection of trash, recycling, and organics, as well as bulky
item pickups, although business don’t have access to on-call door-to-door HHW collection and periodic
recycling events and thus aren’t charged for those services (which is why the proposed commercial rates
are slightly lower than the single-family and multi-family rates for the same subscription levels –
commercial customers do not pay for HHW services and events through their solid waste rates).
Akin to the multi-family rates, street sweeping is also not currently included as a part of the bundled
commercial trash rates and is instead charged separately, based on water meter size. The practice of
separately charging for street sweeping by water meter size is inconsistent with standard solid waste rate-
setting practice as well as the City’s current practice for single-family ratepayers.
As with multi-family rates, it is unnecessarily complicated and impractical to continue this practice given a
recent Court of Appeals ruling that considered street sweeping to be solid waste collection activity.
3 Please Note: Claremont, Culver City, and Torrance did not have publicly available multi-family rates for the
purposes of this comparison and that Beverly Hills does not provide cart service to multi-family. Also note that multi-family service for all except Santa Monica are rates provided by private contractors, not municipal service.
$59.83
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$56.68 $41.72
$124.04 $77.74
$314.78 $363.29
$510.20
$744.80
$1,023.02 $975.33
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$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
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Therefore, R3 and staff are recommending discontinuance of the separate street sweeping charge based
on water meter (WM) size and are instead recommending that street sweeping be included in the bundled
rate based on trash subscription. Like multi-family ratepayers, commercial ratepayers can choose from a
variety of subscription levels and sizes, as shown in Attachment 1 (Five-Year Rate Sheets).
Tables 9 and 10, below, show examples of common commercial subscription types (2-cubic yards once
weekly with 0.75” water meter and 3-cubic yards twice weekly with 1.5” water meter) for rates over the
five-year rate study period.
Table 9: Commercial 2-CY 1x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (0.75” WM)
Alternatives Current FY
2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $131.34 $154.69 $172.01 $191.23 $212.56 $236.23
B – No IDBI-RT $131.34 $154.69 $170.75 $188.44 $207.93 $229.42
Table 10: Commercial 3-CY 2x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (1.5” WM)
Alternatives Current FY
2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $318.26 $469.47 $521.42 $579.08 $643.07 $714.09
B – No IDBI-RT $318.26 $469.47 $517.64 $570.71 $629.19 $693.65
Tables 11 and 12, below, show the annual increase in the monthly rates. For the 2-cubic yards once
weekly with 0.75” water meter, the projected increase is 17.8%% in FY 2023-24 and 11% in each of the
following years for Alternative A, and 17.8% in FY 2023-24 and 10.2% per year in each of the following
years for Alternative B.
For the 3-cubic yards twice weekly with 1.5” water meter, the projected increase is 47.5% in FY 2023-24
and 11% in each of the following years for Alternative A, and 47.5% in FY 2023-24 and 10.2% in each of
the following years for Alternative B.
Table 11: Annual Change in Commercial 2-CY 1x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (0.75” WM)
Alternatives FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $23.36 $17.32 $19.22 $21.33 $23.68
B – No IDBI-RT $23.36 $16.06 $17.69 $19.50 $21.49
Table 12: Annual Change in Commercial 3-CY 2x Weekly Bundled Monthly Rates (1.5” WM)
Alternatives FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28
A – Staff
Recommended $151.22 $51.95 $57.66 $63.99 $71.02
B – No IDBI-RT $151.22 $48.17 $53.07 $58.48 $64.46
As shown in Tables 11 and 12, above, the effect of bundling street sweeping charges in with trash rates
for commercial customers is higher in FY 2023-24 than in the following years.
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As with multi-family rates, it is important to understand that the City’s bundled commercial service rates
are quite low in comparison to other agencies. Figure 6, below, shows the comparison of Santa Monica’s
rates via Alternative A (and inclusive of street sweeping charges) to other agencies.4
Figure 6: Comparison of Commercial Bundled Monthly Rates (FY 2023-24 Projected)
4 Please Note: Claremont and Torrance did not have publicly available multi-family rates for the purposes of this
comparison. Also note that commercial service for all except Santa Monica and Culver City are rates provided by private contractors, not municipal service.
$154.69
$220.32
$399.30 $368.29 $372.40
$548.38 $588.18
$469.47
$665.74
$1,043.49
$848.80 $812.52
$1,109.16
$975.33
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$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
Santa Monica Beverly Hills Burbank Culver City Glendale Los Angeles Pasadena
2 Cubic Yards Once Weekly 3 Cubic Yards Twice Weekly
12.B.a
Packet Pg. 583 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
ACTUALSADJUSTED BUDGET12345FY 21/22 FY 22/23 FY 23/24 FY 24/25 FY 25/26 FY26/27 FY 27/28Starting Fund Balance21,169,728 22,549,276 12,569,720 6,420,809 3,005,343 2,679,323 5,033,898 Single‐Family Residential Rate Increase11.0% 11.0% 11.0% 11.0% 11.0%Multi‐Family Residential Rate IncreaseRESTRUCTURE11.0%11.0%11.0%11.0%Commercial Rate IncreaseRESTRUCTURE11.0%11.0%11.0%11.0%Revenues28,388,780 29,325,172 34,898,246 39,267,954 43,356,794 47,995,721 53,140,822 Salaries and Wages 10,854,075 11,691,197 12,249,833 12,924,498 13,367,071 13,918,971 14,433,795 Vehicle Maintenance 3,521,111 3,600,000 3,686,397 3,774,874 3,865,471 3,958,242 4,053,240 Fuel, Supplies, Professional Services 1,317,126 1,788,323 2,102,022 2,142,363 2,182,232 2,222,932 2,264,481 Collection Operation Costs15,692,311 17,079,520 18,038,251 18,841,735 19,414,774 20,100,146 20,751,515 Recycling and Disposal Costs 4,034,019 5,353,916 5,825,061 6,587,666 7,395,381 8,252,174 9,162,365 Transfer and Transportation Costs 2,998,414 3,833,955 3,925,970 4,020,193 4,116,678 4,215,478 4,316,650 Household Hazardous Waste Services 303,124444,389460,080472,235484,842496,074509,751Post‐Collection Recycling and Disposal Costs7,335,557 9,632,260 10,211,111 11,080,094 11,996,900 12,963,727 13,988,766 City‐wide Cost Allocation Plan 1,276,612 1,276,612 1,302,144 1,328,187 1,354,751 1,381,846 1,409,483 City Yard Rent (With Contingency) 681,022666,368 1,332,736 1,332,736 1,332,736 1,332,736 1,332,736 Salary and Benefit Commitments (MOU, OPEB, EMPC Payout) 77,490 1,207,140 1,283,413 1,121,523 1,140,810 1,176,880 1,214,139 City Yard Debt Service‐496,268776,587777,266777,209777,548777,096General Liability Insurance388,375414,295459,491527,285583,779621,443640,274Environmental Reimbursement to OSE272,818421,433438,290451,439464,982478,932493,300311 Team Funding‐223,534232,475‐‐‐‐Property, Overhead and Shared Costs2,696,317 4,705,650 5,825,138 5,538,435 5,654,268 5,769,384 5,867,027 Restore and Right‐size Collection Service ‐ ‐ 740,194 777,204 816,064 856,867 899,710 Illegal Dumping & Bulky Item Response Team‐‐641,355673,423707,094742,449779,571SB 1383 Mandatory Compliance & Zero Waste by 2030 Programs‐‐122,743128,880135,324142,090149,195Right‐Size Sweeping Services‐‐111,945117,542123,419129,590136,069Compliance Programs Costs‐‐ 1,616,237 1,697,049 1,781,901 1,870,996 1,964,546 Trucks and Equipment Capital Costs 4,044,144 7,887,299 5,356,420 5,526,106 4,834,973 4,936,893 5,040,599 Grand Total Costs 29,768,329 39,304,729 41,047,157 42,683,419 43,682,815 45,641,145 47,612,453 Surplus (Shortfall) (1,379,549) (9,979,557) (6,148,911) (3,415,466) (326,021) 2,354,575 5,528,369 Ending Fund Balance 22,549,276 12,569,720 6,420,809 3,005,343 2,679,323 5,033,898 10,562,267 Ending Fund Balance as % of Operating Expenses (Excluding Capital)40%18%8%7%12%25%Santa Monica RRR Fund 5‐Year Forecast and Rate StudyAttachment 1Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study112.B.aPacket Pg. 584Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
SSC 1-65 gallon 1x weekly $92.74 SB2 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $314.78
SSD 2-65 gallon cart 1xweekly $185.48 SSZ Shared Container Service $59.83
SSE 3-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $278.22
SSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $119.65
SSG 2-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $239.30 RFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00
SSH 3-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $358.95 RFX Inactive Account $0.00
SSK 1-65 & 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $212.39 CRC Recycling Container $0.00
SX3 300 gallon container 1x weekly $275.00 SYC Yard Waste Container $0.00
RUC Residence Under Construction $92.74
MSC 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $92.74 MCA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $472.17
MSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $119.65 MCB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $944.34
MCC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,416.51
MXQ 300 gallon Container 1x weekly $275.00 MCD 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,888.68
MXA 300 gallon Container 2x weekly $550.00 MCF 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,360.85
MXB 300 gallon Container 3x weekly $825.00 MCE 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,833.02
MCG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,305.19
MXC 300 gallon Container 4x weekly $1,100.00
MXE 300 gallon Container 5x weekly $1,375.00 MDA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $629.56
MXD 300 gallon Container 6x weekly $861.25 MDB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,259.12
MDC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,888.68
MSQ 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $314.78 MDD 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,518.24
MBA 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $629.56 MDE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,147.80
MBB 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $944.34 MDF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,777.36
MBC 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,259.12 MDG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,406.92
MBE 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,573.90
MBD 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $1,888.68 MBN Bin roll out 1x weekly $55.10
MBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,203.46 MBO Bin roll out 2x weekly $110.20
MBP Bin roll out 3x weekly $165.30
MFV Livable Unit Charge $0.00 MBQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $220.40
MFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00 MBS Bin roll out 5x weekly $275.50
MLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $27.68 MBR Bin roll out 6x weekly $330.60
MSY City Bin on City Property Per Bin $113.74 MDT Bin roll out 7x weekly $385.70
MSZ Share Bin/Cart Service $59.83
MCJ Bin truck roll out 1x weekly $62.32
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate MCK Bin truck roll out 2x weekly $124.64
MCL Bin truck roll out 3x weekly $186.96
MCM Bin truck roll out 4x weekly $249.28
MCO Bin truck roll out 5x weekly $311.60
MCN Bin truck roll out 6x weekly $373.92
MCP Bin truck roll out 7x weekly $436.24
MULTI-FAMILY CART/BIN RATES
MISCELLANEOUS
SINGLE FAMILY RATES SINGLE FAMILY RATES
BI-MONTHLY SINGLE/MULTI FAMILY RATES
Rates effective August 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISIONAttachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study12.B.a
Packet Pg. 585 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
SSC 1-65 gallon 1x weekly $102.94 SB2 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $349.41
SSD 2-65 gallon cart 1xweekly $205.88 SSZ Shared Container Service $66.41
SSE 3-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $308.82
SSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $132.81
SSG 2-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $265.62 RFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00
SSH 3-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $398.43 RFX Inactive Account $0.00
SSK 1-65 & 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $235.75 CRC Recycling Container $0.00
SX3 300 gallon container 1x weekly $305.25 SYC Yard Waste Container $0.00
RUC Residence Under Construction $102.94
MSC 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $102.94 MCA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $524.12
MSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $132.81 MCB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,048.24
MCC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,572.36
MXQ 300 gallon Container 1x weekly $305.25 MCD 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,096.48
MXA 300 gallon Container 2x weekly $610.50 MCF 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,620.60
MXB 300 gallon Container 3x weekly $915.75 MCE 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,144.72
MCG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,668.84
MXC 300 gallon Container 4x weekly $1,221.00
MXE 300 gallon Container 5x weekly $1,526.25 MDA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $698.82
MXD 300 gallon Container 6x weekly $861.25 MDB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,397.64
MDC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,096.46
MSQ 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $349.41 MDD 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,795.28
MBA 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $698.82 MDE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,494.10
MBB 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,048.23 MDF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,192.92
MBC 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,397.64 MDG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,891.74
MBE 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,747.05
MBD 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,096.46 MBN Bin roll out 1x weekly $61.16
MBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,445.87 MBO Bin roll out 2x weekly $122.32
MBP Bin roll out 3x weekly $183.48
MFV Livable Unit Charge $0.00 MBQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $244.64
MFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00 MBS Bin roll out 5x weekly $305.80
MLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $30.73 MBR Bin roll out 6x weekly $366.96
MSY City Bin on City Property Per Bin $126.25 MDT Bin roll out 7x weekly $428.12
MSZ Share Bin/Cart Service $66.41
MCJ Bin truck roll out 1x weekly $69.18
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate MCK Bin truck roll out 2x weekly $138.36
MCL Bin truck roll out 3x weekly $207.54
MCM Bin truck roll out 4x weekly $276.72
MCO Bin truck roll out 5x weekly $345.90
MCN Bin truck roll out 6x weekly $415.08
MCP Bin truck roll out 7x weekly $484.26
MULTI-FAMILY CART/BIN RATES
MISCELLANEOUS
SINGLE FAMILY RATES SINGLE FAMILY RATES
BI-MONTHLY SINGLE/MULTI FAMILY RATES
Rates effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISIONSanta Monica RRR 5-Year Rate StudyAttachment 2 12.B.a
Packet Pg. 586 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
SSC 1-65 gallon 1x weekly $114.26 SB2 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $387.84
SSD 2-65 gallon cart 1xweekly $228.52 SSZ Shared Container Service $73.71
SSE 3-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $342.78
SSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $147.42
SSG 2-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $294.84 RFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00
SSH 3-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $442.26 RFX Inactive Account $0.00
SSK 1-65 & 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $261.68 CRC Recycling Container $0.00
SX3 300 gallon container 1x weekly $338.83 SYC Yard Waste Container $0.00
RUC Residence Under Construction $114.26
MSC 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $114.26 MCA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $581.78
MSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $147.42 MCB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,163.56
MCC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,745.34
MXQ 300 gallon Container 1x weekly $338.83 MCD 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,327.12
MXA 300 gallon Container 2x weekly $677.66 MCF 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,908.90
MXB 300 gallon Container 3x weekly $1,016.49 MCE 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,490.68
MCG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,072.46
MXC 300 gallon Container 4x weekly $1,355.32
MXE 300 gallon Container 5x weekly $1,694.15 MDA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $775.70
MXD 300 gallon Container 6x weekly $861.25 MDB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,551.40
MDC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,327.10
MSQ 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $387.85 MDD 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,102.80
MBA 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $775.70 MDE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,878.50
MBB 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,163.55 MDF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,654.20
MBC 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,551.40 MDG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $5,429.90
MBE 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,939.25
MBD 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,327.10 MBN Bin roll out 1x weekly $67.89
MBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,714.95 MBO Bin roll out 2x weekly $135.78
MBP Bin roll out 3x weekly $203.67
MFV Livable Unit Charge $0.00 MBQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $271.56
MFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00 MBS Bin roll out 5x weekly $339.45
MLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $34.11 MBR Bin roll out 6x weekly $407.34
MSY City Bin on City Property Per Bin $140.14 MDT Bin roll out 7x weekly $475.23
MSZ Share Bin/Cart Service $73.71
MCJ Bin truck roll out 1x weekly $76.79
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate MCK Bin truck roll out 2x weekly $153.58
MCL Bin truck roll out 3x weekly $230.37
MCM Bin truck roll out 4x weekly $307.16
MCO Bin truck roll out 5x weekly $383.95
MCN Bin truck roll out 6x weekly $460.74
MCP Bin truck roll out 7x weekly $537.53
MULTI-FAMILY CART/BIN RATES
MISCELLANEOUS
SINGLE FAMILY RATES SINGLE FAMILY RATES
BI-MONTHLY SINGLE/MULTI FAMILY RATES
Rates effective July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISIONSanta Monica RRR 5-Year Rate StudyAttachment 2 12.B.a
Packet Pg. 587 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
SSC 1-65 gallon 1x weekly $126.83 SB2 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $430.50
SSD 2-65 gallon cart 1xweekly $253.66 SSZ Shared Container Service $81.82
SSE 3-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $380.49
SSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $163.64
SSG 2-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $327.28 RFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00
SSH 3-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $490.92 RFX Inactive Account $0.00
SSK 1-65 & 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $290.47 CRC Recycling Container $0.00
SX3 300 gallon container 1x weekly $376.10 SYC Yard Waste Container $0.00
RUC Residence Under Construction $126.83
MSC 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $126.83 MCA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $645.77
MSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $163.64 MCB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,291.54
MCC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,937.31
MXQ 300 gallon Container 1x weekly $376.10 MCD 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,583.08
MXA 300 gallon Container 2x weekly $752.20 MCF 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,228.85
MXB 300 gallon Container 3x weekly $1,128.30 MCE 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,874.62
MCG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,520.39
MXC 300 gallon Container 4x weekly $1,504.40
MXE 300 gallon Container 5x weekly $1,880.50 MDA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $861.02
MXD 300 gallon Container 6x weekly $861.25 MDB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,722.04
MDC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,583.06
MSQ 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $430.51 MDD 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,444.08
MBA 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $861.02 MDE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $4,305.10
MBB 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,291.53 MDF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $5,166.12
MBC 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,722.04 MDG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $6,027.14
MBE 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,152.55
MBD 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,583.06 MBN Bin roll out 1x weekly $75.36
MBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,013.57 MBO Bin roll out 2x weekly $150.72
MBP Bin roll out 3x weekly $226.08
MFV Livable Unit Charge $0.00 MBQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $301.44
MFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00 MBS Bin roll out 5x weekly $376.80
MLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $37.86 MBR Bin roll out 6x weekly $452.16
MSY City Bin on City Property Per Bin $155.56 MDT Bin roll out 7x weekly $527.52
MSZ Share Bin/Cart Service $81.82
MCJ Bin truck roll out 1x weekly $85.24
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate MCK Bin truck roll out 2x weekly $170.48
MCL Bin truck roll out 3x weekly $255.72
MCM Bin truck roll out 4x weekly $340.96
MCO Bin truck roll out 5x weekly $426.20
MCN Bin truck roll out 6x weekly $511.44
MCP Bin truck roll out 7x weekly $596.68
MULTI-FAMILY CART/BIN RATES
MISCELLANEOUS
SINGLE FAMILY RATES SINGLE FAMILY RATES
BI-MONTHLY SINGLE/MULTI FAMILY RATES
Rates effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISIONSanta Monica RRR 5-Year Rate StudyAttachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.a
Packet Pg. 588 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
SSC 1-65 gallon 1x weekly $140.78 SB2 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $477.86
SSD 2-65 gallon cart 1xweekly $281.56 SSZ Shared Container Service $90.82
SSE 3-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $422.34
SSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $181.64
SSG 2-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $363.28 RFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00
SSH 3-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $544.92 RFX Inactive Account $0.00
SSK 1-65 & 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $322.42 CRC Recycling Container $0.00
SX3 300 gallon container 1x weekly $417.47 SYC Yard Waste Container $0.00
RUC Residence Under Construction $140.78
MSC 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $140.78 MCA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $716.79
MSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $181.64 MCB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,433.58
MCC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,150.37
MXQ 300 gallon Container 1x weekly $417.47 MCD 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,867.16
MXA 300 gallon Container 2x weekly $834.94 MCF 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,583.95
MXB 300 gallon Container 3x weekly $1,252.41 MCE 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,300.74
MCG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $5,017.53
MXC 300 gallon Container 4x weekly $1,669.88
MXE 300 gallon Container 5x weekly $2,087.35 MDA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $955.72
MXD 300 gallon Container 6x weekly $861.25 MDB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,911.44
MDC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,867.16
MSQ 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $477.86 MDD 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,822.88
MBA 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $955.72 MDE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $4,778.60
MBB 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,433.58 MDF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $5,734.32
MBC 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,911.44 MDG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $6,690.04
MBE 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,389.30
MBD 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,867.16 MBN Bin roll out 1x weekly $83.65
MBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,345.02 MBO Bin roll out 2x weekly $167.30
MBP Bin roll out 3x weekly $250.95
MFV Livable Unit Charge $0.00 MBQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $334.60
MFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00 MBS Bin roll out 5x weekly $418.25
MLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $42.02 MBR Bin roll out 6x weekly $501.90
MSY City Bin on City Property Per Bin $172.67 MDT Bin roll out 7x weekly $585.55
MSZ Share Bin/Cart Service $90.82
MCJ Bin truck roll out 1x weekly $94.62
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate MCK Bin truck roll out 2x weekly $189.24
MCL Bin truck roll out 3x weekly $283.86
MCM Bin truck roll out 4x weekly $378.48
MCO Bin truck roll out 5x weekly $473.10
MCN Bin truck roll out 6x weekly $567.72
MCP Bin truck roll out 7x weekly $662.34
MISCELLANEOUS
MULTI-FAMILY CART/BIN RATES
SINGLE FAMILY RATESSINGLE FAMILY RATES
Rates effective July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028
BI-MONTHLY SINGLE/MULTI FAMILY RATES
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISIONSanta Monica RRR 5-Year Rate StudyAttachment 2 12.B.a
Packet Pg. 589 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
#REF! Rate Increase
CSA 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $87.34 CBA 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $309.38
CSB 1-65 gallon cart 2x weekly $180.08 CBB 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $624.16
CSC 1-65 gallon cart 3x weekly $272.82 CBC 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $938.94
CSE 1-65 gallon cart 4x weekly $365.56 CBD 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,253.72
CSF 1-65 gallon cart 5x weekly $458.30 CBG 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,568.50
CSD 1-65 gallon cart 6x weekly $205.43 CBE 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $1,883.28
CSG 1-65 gallon cart 7x weekly $239.67 CBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,198.06
CTA 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $114.25 CDA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $466.77
CTB 1-95 gallon cart 2x weekly $233.90 CDB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $938.94
CTC 1-95 gallon cart 3x weekly $353.55 CDC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,411.11
CTF 1-95 gallon cart 4x weekly $473.20 CDE 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,883.28
CTG 1-95 gallon cart 5x weekly $592.85 CDH 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,355.45
CTD 1-95 gallon cart 6x weekly $292.34 CDF 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,827.62
CTE 1-95 gallon cart 7x weekly $341.07 CDG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,299.79
CXA 300 gallon container 1x weekly $269.60 CEA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $624.16
CXB 300 gallon container 2x weekly $544.60 CEB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,253.72
CXC 300 gallon container 3x weekly $819.60 CEC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,883.28
CXD 300 gallon container 4x weekly $1,094.60 CED 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,512.84
CXG 300 gallon container 5x weekly $1,369.60 CEE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,142.40
CXE 300 gallon container 6x weekly $620.92 CEF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,771.96
CXF 300 gallon container 7x weekly $700.59 CEG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,401.52
CSX City bin on City Property Per Bin $113.74 CCN Bin roll out 1x weekly $55.10
CLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $27.68 CCO Bin roll out 2x weekly $110.20
CCP Bin roll out 3x weekly $165.30
CCQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $220.40
CCS Bin roll out 5x weekly $275.50
RCS .75"Per Unit $0.00 CCR Bin roll out 6x weekly $330.60
RCT 1.00"Per Unit $0.00 CCT Bin roll out 7x weekly $385.70
RCU 1.5"Per Unit $0.00
RCV 2.00"Per Unit $0.00
RCW 3.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDJ Bin Truck roll out 1x weekly $62.32
RCX 4.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDK Bin Truck roll out 2x weekly $124.64
RCY 6.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDL Bin Truck roll out 3x weekly $186.96
CDM Bin Truck roll out 4x weekly $249.28
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate CDN Bin Truck roll out 5x weekly $311.60
CDO Bin Truck roll out 6x weekly $373.92
CDP Bin Truck roll out 7x weekly $436.24
STREET SWEEPING RATES (based on water meter size)
BIN TRUCK ROLL OUT
MISCELLANEOUS BIN ROLL OUT
300 GALLON CONTAINERS 4 CUBIC YARD BINS
95 GALLON CARTS 3 CUBIC YARD BINS
65 GALLON CARTS 2 CUBIC YARD BINS
Rates effective August 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
BI-MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RATES
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISION
Attachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.a
Packet Pg. 590 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
CSA 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $97.54 CBA 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $344.01
CSB 1-65 gallon cart 2x weekly $200.48 CBB 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $693.42
CSC 1-65 gallon cart 3x weekly $303.42 CBC 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,042.83
CSE 1-65 gallon cart 4x weekly $406.36 CBD 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,392.24
CSF 1-65 gallon cart 5x weekly $509.30 CBG 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,741.65
CSD 1-65 gallon cart 6x weekly $205.43 CBE 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,091.06
CSG 1-65 gallon cart 7x weekly $239.67 CBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,440.47
CTA 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $127.41 CDA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $518.72
CTB 1-95 gallon cart 2x weekly $260.22 CDB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,042.84
CTC 1-95 gallon cart 3x weekly $393.03 CDC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,566.96
CTF 1-95 gallon cart 4x weekly $525.84 CDE 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,091.08
CTG 1-95 gallon cart 5x weekly $658.65 CDH 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,615.20
CTD 1-95 gallon cart 6x weekly $292.34 CDF 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,139.32
CTE 1-95 gallon cart 7x weekly $341.07 CDG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,663.44
CXA 300 gallon container 1x weekly $299.85 CEA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $693.42
CXB 300 gallon container 2x weekly $605.10 CEB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,392.24
CXC 300 gallon container 3x weekly $910.35 CEC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,091.06
CXD 300 gallon container 4x weekly $1,215.60 CED 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,789.88
CXG 300 gallon container 5x weekly $1,520.85 CEE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,488.70
CXE 300 gallon container 6x weekly $620.92 CEF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,187.52
CXF 300 gallon container 7x weekly $700.59 CEG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,886.34
CSX City bin on City Property Per Bin $126.25 CCN Bin roll out 1x weekly $61.16
CLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $30.73 CCO Bin roll out 2x weekly $122.32
CCP Bin roll out 3x weekly $183.48
CCQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $244.64
CCS Bin roll out 5x weekly $305.80
RCS .75"Per Unit $0.00 CCR Bin roll out 6x weekly $366.96
RCT 1.00"Per Unit $0.00 CCT Bin roll out 7x weekly $428.12
RCU 1.5"Per Unit $0.00
RCV 2.00"Per Unit $0.00
RCW 3.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDJ Bin Truck roll out 1x weekly $69.18
RCX 4.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDK Bin Truck roll out 2x weekly $138.36
RCY 6.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDL Bin Truck roll out 3x weekly $207.54
CDM Bin Truck roll out 4x weekly $276.72
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate CDO Bin Truck roll out 5x weekly $345.90
CDN Bin Truck roll out 6x weekly $415.08
CDP Bin Truck roll out 7x weekly $484.26
BIN TRUCK ROLL OUT
STREET SWEEPING RATES (based on water meter size)
MISCELLANEOUS BIN ROLL OUT
300 GALLON CONTAINERS 4 CUBIC YARD BINS
95 GALLON CARTS 3 CUBIC YARD BINS
2 CUBIC YARD BINS65 GALLON CARTS
Rates effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025
BI-MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RATES
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISION
Attachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.a
Packet Pg. 591 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
CSA 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $108.86 CBA 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $382.45
CSB 1-65 gallon cart 2x weekly $223.12 CBB 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $770.30
CSC 1-65 gallon cart 3x weekly $337.38 CBC 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,158.15
CSE 1-65 gallon cart 4x weekly $451.64 CBD 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,546.00
CSF 1-65 gallon cart 5x weekly $565.90 CBG 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,933.85
CSD 1-65 gallon cart 6x weekly $205.43 CBE 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,321.70
CSG 1-65 gallon cart 7x weekly $239.67 CBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,709.55
CTA 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $142.02 CDA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $576.38
CTB 1-95 gallon cart 2x weekly $289.44 CDB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,158.16
CTC 1-95 gallon cart 3x weekly $436.86 CDC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,739.94
CTF 1-95 gallon cart 4x weekly $584.28 CDE 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,321.72
CTG 1-95 gallon cart 5x weekly $731.70 CDH 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,903.50
CTD 1-95 gallon cart 6x weekly $292.34 CDF 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,485.28
CTE 1-95 gallon cart 7x weekly $341.07 CDG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,067.06
CXA 300 gallon container 1x weekly $333.43 CEA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $770.30
CXB 300 gallon container 2x weekly $672.26 CEB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,546.00
CXC 300 gallon container 3x weekly $1,011.09 CEC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,321.70
CXD 300 gallon container 4x weekly $1,349.92 CED 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,097.40
CXG 300 gallon container 5x weekly $1,688.75 CEE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,873.10
CXE 300 gallon container 6x weekly $620.92 CEF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,648.80
CXF 300 gallon container 7x weekly $700.59 CEG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $5,424.50
CSX City bin on City Property Per Bin $140.14 CCN Bin roll out 1x weekly $67.89
CLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $34.11 CCO Bin roll out 2x weekly $135.78
CCP Bin roll out 3x weekly $203.67
CCQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $271.56
CCS Bin roll out 5x weekly $339.45
RCS .75"Per Unit $0.00 CCR Bin roll out 6x weekly $407.34
RCT 1.00"Per Unit $0.00 CCT Bin roll out 7x weekly $475.23
RCU 1.5"Per Unit $0.00
RCV 2.00"Per Unit $0.00
RCW 3.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDJ Bin Truck roll out 1x weekly $76.79
RCX 4.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDK Bin Truck roll out 2x weekly $153.58
RCY 6.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDL Bin Truck roll out 3x weekly $230.37
CDM Bin Truck roll out 4x weekly $307.16
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate CDO Bin Truck roll out 5x weekly $383.95
CDN Bin Truck roll out 6x weekly $460.74
CDP Bin Truck roll out 7x weekly $537.53
BIN TRUCK ROLL OUT
STREET SWEEPING RATES (based on water meter size)
MISCELLANEOUS BIN ROLL OUT
300 GALLON CONTAINERS 4 CUBIC YARD BINS
95 GALLON CARTS 3 CUBIC YARD BINS
65 GALLON CARTS 2 CUBIC YARD BINS
Rates effective July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
BI-MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RATES
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISION
Attachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.a
Packet Pg. 592 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
CSA 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $121.43 CBA 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $425.11
CSB 1-65 gallon cart 2x weekly $248.26 CBB 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $855.62
CSC 1-65 gallon cart 3x weekly $375.09 CBC 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,286.13
CSE 1-65 gallon cart 4x weekly $501.92 CBD 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,716.64
CSF 1-65 gallon cart 5x weekly $628.75 CBG 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,147.15
CSD 1-65 gallon cart 6x weekly $205.43 CBE 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,577.66
CSG 1-65 gallon cart 7x weekly $239.67 CBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,008.17
CTA 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $158.24 CDA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $640.37
CTB 1-95 gallon cart 2x weekly $321.88 CDB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,286.14
CTC 1-95 gallon cart 3x weekly $485.52 CDC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,931.91
CTF 1-95 gallon cart 4x weekly $649.16 CDE 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,577.68
CTG 1-95 gallon cart 5x weekly $812.80 CDH 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,223.45
CTD 1-95 gallon cart 6x weekly $292.34 CDF 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,869.22
CTE 1-95 gallon cart 7x weekly $341.07 CDG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,514.99
CXA 300 gallon container 1x weekly $370.70 CEA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $855.62
CXB 300 gallon container 2x weekly $746.80 CEB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,716.64
CXC 300 gallon container 3x weekly $1,122.90 CEC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,577.66
CXD 300 gallon container 4x weekly $1,499.00 CED 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,438.68
CXG 300 gallon container 5x weekly $1,875.10 CEE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $4,299.70
CXE 300 gallon container 6x weekly $620.92 CEF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $5,160.72
CXF 300 gallon container 7x weekly $700.59 CEG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $6,021.74
CSX City bin on City Property Per Bin $155.56 CCN Bin roll out 1x weekly $75.36
CLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $37.86 CCO Bin roll out 2x weekly $150.72
CCP Bin roll out 3x weekly $226.08
CCQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $301.44
CCS Bin roll out 5x weekly $376.80
RCS .75"Per Unit $0.00 CCR Bin roll out 6x weekly $452.16
RCT 1.00"Per Unit $0.00 CCT Bin roll out 7x weekly $527.52
RCU 1.5"Per Unit $0.00
RCV 2.00"Per Unit $0.00
RCW 3.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDJ Bin Truck roll out 1x weekly $85.24
RCX 4.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDK Bin Truck roll out 2x weekly $170.48
RCY 6.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDL Bin Truck roll out 3x weekly $255.72
CDM Bin Truck roll out 4x weekly $340.96
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate CDO Bin Truck roll out 5x weekly $426.20
CDN Bin Truck roll out 6x weekly $511.44
CDP Bin Truck roll out 7x weekly $596.68
BIN TRUCK ROLL OUT
STREET SWEEPING RATES (based on water meter size)
MISCELLANEOUS BIN ROLL OUT
300 GALLON CONTAINERS 4 CUBIC YARD BINS
95 GALLON CARTS 3 CUBIC YARD BINS
65 GALLON CARTS 2 CUBIC YARD BINS
Rates effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
BI-MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RATES
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISION
Attachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.a
Packet Pg. 593 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
CSA 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $135.38 CBA 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $472.46
CSB 1-65 gallon cart 2x weekly $276.16 CBB 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $950.32
CSC 1-65 gallon cart 3x weekly $416.94 CBC 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,428.18
CSE 1-65 gallon cart 4x weekly $557.72 CBD 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,906.04
CSF 1-65 gallon cart 5x weekly $698.50 CBG 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,383.90
CSD 1-65 gallon cart 6x weekly $205.43 CBE 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,861.76
CSG 1-65 gallon cart 7x weekly $239.67 CBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,339.62
CTA 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $176.24 CDA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $711.39
CTB 1-95 gallon cart 2x weekly $357.88 CDB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,428.18
CTC 1-95 gallon cart 3x weekly $539.52 CDC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,144.97
CTF 1-95 gallon cart 4x weekly $721.16 CDE 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,861.76
CTG 1-95 gallon cart 5x weekly $902.80 CDH 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,578.55
CTD 1-95 gallon cart 6x weekly $292.34 CDF 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,295.34
CTE 1-95 gallon cart 7x weekly $341.07 CDG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $5,012.13
CXA 300 gallon container 1x weekly $412.07 CEA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $950.32
CXB 300 gallon container 2x weekly $829.54 CEB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,906.04
CXC 300 gallon container 3x weekly $1,247.01 CEC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,861.76
CXD 300 gallon container 4x weekly $1,664.48 CED 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,817.48
CXG 300 gallon container 5x weekly $2,081.95 CEE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $4,773.20
CXE 300 gallon container 6x weekly $620.92 CEF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $5,728.92
CXF 300 gallon container 7x weekly $700.59 CEG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $6,684.64
CSX City bin on City Property Per Bin $172.67 CCN Bin roll out 1x weekly $83.65
CLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $42.02 CCO Bin roll out 2x weekly $167.30
CCP Bin roll out 3x weekly $250.95
CCQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $334.60
CCS Bin roll out 5x weekly $418.25
RCS .75"Per Unit $0.00 CCR Bin roll out 6x weekly $501.90
RCT 1.00"Per Unit $0.00 CCT Bin roll out 7x weekly $585.55
RCU 1.5"Per Unit $0.00
RCV 2.00"Per Unit $0.00
RCW 3.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDJ Bin Truck roll out 1x weekly $94.62
RCX 4.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDK Bin Truck roll out 2x weekly $189.24
RCY 6.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDL Bin Truck roll out 3x weekly $283.86
CDM Bin Truck roll out 4x weekly $378.48
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate CDO Bin Truck roll out 5x weekly $473.10
CDN Bin Truck roll out 6x weekly $567.72
CDP Bin Truck roll out 7x weekly $662.34
BIN TRUCK ROLL OUT
STREET SWEEPING RATES (based on water meter size)
BIN ROLL OUT MISCELLANEOUS
4 CUBIC YARD BINS300 GALLON CONTAINERS
3 CUBIC YARD BINS95 GALLON CARTS
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISION
Rates effective July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028
BI-MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RATES
2 CUBIC YARD BINS65 GALLON CARTS
Attachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.a
Packet Pg. 594 Attachment: Solid Waste Rate Study 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
SSC 1-65 gallon 1x weekly $92.74 SB2 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $314.78
SSD 2-65 gallon cart 1xweekly $185.48 SSZ Shared Container Service $59.83
SSE 3-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $278.22
SSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $119.65
SSG 2-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $239.30 RFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00
SSH 3-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $358.95 RFX Inactive Account $0.00
SSK 1-65 & 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $212.39 CRC Recycling Container $0.00
SX3 300 gallon container 1x weekly $275.00 SYC Yard Waste Container $0.00
RUC Residence Under Construction $92.74
MSC 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $92.74 MCA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $472.17
MSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $119.65 MCB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $944.34
MCC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,416.51
MXQ 300 gallon Container 1x weekly $275.00 MCD 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,888.68
MXA 300 gallon Container 2x weekly $550.00 MCF 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,360.85
MXB 300 gallon Container 3x weekly $825.00 MCE 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,833.02
MCG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,305.19
MXC 300 gallon Container 4x weekly $1,100.00
MXE 300 gallon Container 5x weekly $1,375.00 MDA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $629.56
MXD 300 gallon Container 6x weekly $861.25 MDB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,259.12
MDC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,888.68
MSQ 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $314.78 MDD 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,518.24
MBA 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $629.56 MDE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,147.80
MBB 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $944.34 MDF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,777.36
MBC 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,259.12 MDG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,406.92
MBE 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,573.90
MBD 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $1,888.68 MBN Bin roll out 1x weekly $55.10
MBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,203.46 MBO Bin roll out 2x weekly $110.20
MBP Bin roll out 3x weekly $165.30
MFV Livable Unit Charge $0.00 MBQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $220.40
MFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00 MBS Bin roll out 5x weekly $275.50
MLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $27.68 MBR Bin roll out 6x weekly $330.60
MSY City Bin on City Property Per Bin $113.74 MDT Bin roll out 7x weekly $385.70
MSZ Share Bin/Cart Service $59.83
MCJ Bin truck roll out 1x weekly $62.32
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate MCK Bin truck roll out 2x weekly $124.64
MCL Bin truck roll out 3x weekly $186.96
MCM Bin truck roll out 4x weekly $249.28
MCO Bin truck roll out 5x weekly $311.60
MCN Bin truck roll out 6x weekly $373.92
MCP Bin truck roll out 7x weekly $436.24
MULTI-FAMILY CART/BIN RATES
MISCELLANEOUS
SINGLE FAMILY RATES SINGLE FAMILY RATES
BI-MONTHLY SINGLE/MULTI FAMILY RATES
Rates effective August 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISIONAttachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study12.B.c
Packet Pg. 595 Attachment: Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
SSC 1-65 gallon 1x weekly $102.94 SB2 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $349.41
SSD 2-65 gallon cart 1xweekly $205.88 SSZ Shared Container Service $66.41
SSE 3-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $308.82
SSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $132.81
SSG 2-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $265.62 RFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00
SSH 3-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $398.43 RFX Inactive Account $0.00
SSK 1-65 & 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $235.75 CRC Recycling Container $0.00
SX3 300 gallon container 1x weekly $305.25 SYC Yard Waste Container $0.00
RUC Residence Under Construction $102.94
MSC 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $102.94 MCA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $524.12
MSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $132.81 MCB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,048.24
MCC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,572.36
MXQ 300 gallon Container 1x weekly $305.25 MCD 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,096.48
MXA 300 gallon Container 2x weekly $610.50 MCF 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,620.60
MXB 300 gallon Container 3x weekly $915.75 MCE 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,144.72
MCG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,668.84
MXC 300 gallon Container 4x weekly $1,221.00
MXE 300 gallon Container 5x weekly $1,526.25 MDA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $698.82
MXD 300 gallon Container 6x weekly $861.25 MDB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,397.64
MDC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,096.46
MSQ 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $349.41 MDD 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,795.28
MBA 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $698.82 MDE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,494.10
MBB 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,048.23 MDF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,192.92
MBC 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,397.64 MDG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,891.74
MBE 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,747.05
MBD 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,096.46 MBN Bin roll out 1x weekly $61.16
MBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,445.87 MBO Bin roll out 2x weekly $122.32
MBP Bin roll out 3x weekly $183.48
MFV Livable Unit Charge $0.00 MBQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $244.64
MFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00 MBS Bin roll out 5x weekly $305.80
MLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $30.73 MBR Bin roll out 6x weekly $366.96
MSY City Bin on City Property Per Bin $126.25 MDT Bin roll out 7x weekly $428.12
MSZ Share Bin/Cart Service $66.41
MCJ Bin truck roll out 1x weekly $69.18
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate MCK Bin truck roll out 2x weekly $138.36
MCL Bin truck roll out 3x weekly $207.54
MCM Bin truck roll out 4x weekly $276.72
MCO Bin truck roll out 5x weekly $345.90
MCN Bin truck roll out 6x weekly $415.08
MCP Bin truck roll out 7x weekly $484.26
MULTI-FAMILY CART/BIN RATES
MISCELLANEOUS
SINGLE FAMILY RATES SINGLE FAMILY RATES
BI-MONTHLY SINGLE/MULTI FAMILY RATES
Rates effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISIONSanta Monica RRR 5-Year Rate StudyAttachment 2 12.B.c
Packet Pg. 596 Attachment: Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
SSC 1-65 gallon 1x weekly $114.26 SB2 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $387.84
SSD 2-65 gallon cart 1xweekly $228.52 SSZ Shared Container Service $73.71
SSE 3-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $342.78
SSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $147.42
SSG 2-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $294.84 RFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00
SSH 3-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $442.26 RFX Inactive Account $0.00
SSK 1-65 & 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $261.68 CRC Recycling Container $0.00
SX3 300 gallon container 1x weekly $338.83 SYC Yard Waste Container $0.00
RUC Residence Under Construction $114.26
MSC 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $114.26 MCA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $581.78
MSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $147.42 MCB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,163.56
MCC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,745.34
MXQ 300 gallon Container 1x weekly $338.83 MCD 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,327.12
MXA 300 gallon Container 2x weekly $677.66 MCF 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,908.90
MXB 300 gallon Container 3x weekly $1,016.49 MCE 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,490.68
MCG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,072.46
MXC 300 gallon Container 4x weekly $1,355.32
MXE 300 gallon Container 5x weekly $1,694.15 MDA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $775.70
MXD 300 gallon Container 6x weekly $861.25 MDB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,551.40
MDC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,327.10
MSQ 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $387.85 MDD 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,102.80
MBA 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $775.70 MDE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,878.50
MBB 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,163.55 MDF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,654.20
MBC 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,551.40 MDG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $5,429.90
MBE 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,939.25
MBD 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,327.10 MBN Bin roll out 1x weekly $67.89
MBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,714.95 MBO Bin roll out 2x weekly $135.78
MBP Bin roll out 3x weekly $203.67
MFV Livable Unit Charge $0.00 MBQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $271.56
MFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00 MBS Bin roll out 5x weekly $339.45
MLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $34.11 MBR Bin roll out 6x weekly $407.34
MSY City Bin on City Property Per Bin $140.14 MDT Bin roll out 7x weekly $475.23
MSZ Share Bin/Cart Service $73.71
MCJ Bin truck roll out 1x weekly $76.79
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate MCK Bin truck roll out 2x weekly $153.58
MCL Bin truck roll out 3x weekly $230.37
MCM Bin truck roll out 4x weekly $307.16
MCO Bin truck roll out 5x weekly $383.95
MCN Bin truck roll out 6x weekly $460.74
MCP Bin truck roll out 7x weekly $537.53
MULTI-FAMILY CART/BIN RATES
MISCELLANEOUS
SINGLE FAMILY RATES SINGLE FAMILY RATES
BI-MONTHLY SINGLE/MULTI FAMILY RATES
Rates effective July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISIONSanta Monica RRR 5-Year Rate StudyAttachment 2 12.B.c
Packet Pg. 597 Attachment: Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
SSC 1-65 gallon 1x weekly $126.83 SB2 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $430.50
SSD 2-65 gallon cart 1xweekly $253.66 SSZ Shared Container Service $81.82
SSE 3-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $380.49
SSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $163.64
SSG 2-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $327.28 RFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00
SSH 3-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $490.92 RFX Inactive Account $0.00
SSK 1-65 & 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $290.47 CRC Recycling Container $0.00
SX3 300 gallon container 1x weekly $376.10 SYC Yard Waste Container $0.00
RUC Residence Under Construction $126.83
MSC 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $126.83 MCA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $645.77
MSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $163.64 MCB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,291.54
MCC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,937.31
MXQ 300 gallon Container 1x weekly $376.10 MCD 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,583.08
MXA 300 gallon Container 2x weekly $752.20 MCF 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,228.85
MXB 300 gallon Container 3x weekly $1,128.30 MCE 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,874.62
MCG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,520.39
MXC 300 gallon Container 4x weekly $1,504.40
MXE 300 gallon Container 5x weekly $1,880.50 MDA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $861.02
MXD 300 gallon Container 6x weekly $861.25 MDB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,722.04
MDC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,583.06
MSQ 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $430.51 MDD 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,444.08
MBA 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $861.02 MDE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $4,305.10
MBB 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,291.53 MDF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $5,166.12
MBC 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,722.04 MDG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $6,027.14
MBE 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,152.55
MBD 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,583.06 MBN Bin roll out 1x weekly $75.36
MBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,013.57 MBO Bin roll out 2x weekly $150.72
MBP Bin roll out 3x weekly $226.08
MFV Livable Unit Charge $0.00 MBQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $301.44
MFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00 MBS Bin roll out 5x weekly $376.80
MLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $37.86 MBR Bin roll out 6x weekly $452.16
MSY City Bin on City Property Per Bin $155.56 MDT Bin roll out 7x weekly $527.52
MSZ Share Bin/Cart Service $81.82
MCJ Bin truck roll out 1x weekly $85.24
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate MCK Bin truck roll out 2x weekly $170.48
MCL Bin truck roll out 3x weekly $255.72
MCM Bin truck roll out 4x weekly $340.96
MCO Bin truck roll out 5x weekly $426.20
MCN Bin truck roll out 6x weekly $511.44
MCP Bin truck roll out 7x weekly $596.68
MULTI-FAMILY CART/BIN RATES
MISCELLANEOUS
SINGLE FAMILY RATES SINGLE FAMILY RATES
BI-MONTHLY SINGLE/MULTI FAMILY RATES
Rates effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISIONSanta Monica RRR 5-Year Rate StudyAttachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.c
Packet Pg. 598 Attachment: Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
SSC 1-65 gallon 1x weekly $140.78 SB2 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $477.86
SSD 2-65 gallon cart 1xweekly $281.56 SSZ Shared Container Service $90.82
SSE 3-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $422.34
SSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $181.64
SSG 2-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $363.28 RFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00
SSH 3-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $544.92 RFX Inactive Account $0.00
SSK 1-65 & 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $322.42 CRC Recycling Container $0.00
SX3 300 gallon container 1x weekly $417.47 SYC Yard Waste Container $0.00
RUC Residence Under Construction $140.78
MSC 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $140.78 MCA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $716.79
MSF 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $181.64 MCB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,433.58
MCC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,150.37
MXQ 300 gallon Container 1x weekly $417.47 MCD 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,867.16
MXA 300 gallon Container 2x weekly $834.94 MCF 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,583.95
MXB 300 gallon Container 3x weekly $1,252.41 MCE 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,300.74
MCG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $5,017.53
MXC 300 gallon Container 4x weekly $1,669.88
MXE 300 gallon Container 5x weekly $2,087.35 MDA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $955.72
MXD 300 gallon Container 6x weekly $861.25 MDB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,911.44
MDC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,867.16
MSQ 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $477.86 MDD 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,822.88
MBA 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $955.72 MDE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $4,778.60
MBB 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,433.58 MDF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $5,734.32
MBC 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,911.44 MDG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $6,690.04
MBE 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,389.30
MBD 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,867.16 MBN Bin roll out 1x weekly $83.65
MBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,345.02 MBO Bin roll out 2x weekly $167.30
MBP Bin roll out 3x weekly $250.95
MFV Livable Unit Charge $0.00 MBQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $334.60
MFE No Charge/2nd Meter $0.00 MBS Bin roll out 5x weekly $418.25
MLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $42.02 MBR Bin roll out 6x weekly $501.90
MSY City Bin on City Property Per Bin $172.67 MDT Bin roll out 7x weekly $585.55
MSZ Share Bin/Cart Service $90.82
MCJ Bin truck roll out 1x weekly $94.62
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate MCK Bin truck roll out 2x weekly $189.24
MCL Bin truck roll out 3x weekly $283.86
MCM Bin truck roll out 4x weekly $378.48
MCO Bin truck roll out 5x weekly $473.10
MCN Bin truck roll out 6x weekly $567.72
MCP Bin truck roll out 7x weekly $662.34
MISCELLANEOUS
MULTI-FAMILY CART/BIN RATES
SINGLE FAMILY RATESSINGLE FAMILY RATES
Rates effective July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028
BI-MONTHLY SINGLE/MULTI FAMILY RATES
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISIONSanta Monica RRR 5-Year Rate StudyAttachment 2 12.B.c
Packet Pg. 599 Attachment: Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
#REF! Rate Increase
CSA 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $87.34 CBA 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $309.38
CSB 1-65 gallon cart 2x weekly $180.08 CBB 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $624.16
CSC 1-65 gallon cart 3x weekly $272.82 CBC 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $938.94
CSE 1-65 gallon cart 4x weekly $365.56 CBD 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,253.72
CSF 1-65 gallon cart 5x weekly $458.30 CBG 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,568.50
CSD 1-65 gallon cart 6x weekly $205.43 CBE 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $1,883.28
CSG 1-65 gallon cart 7x weekly $239.67 CBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,198.06
CTA 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $114.25 CDA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $466.77
CTB 1-95 gallon cart 2x weekly $233.90 CDB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $938.94
CTC 1-95 gallon cart 3x weekly $353.55 CDC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,411.11
CTF 1-95 gallon cart 4x weekly $473.20 CDE 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,883.28
CTG 1-95 gallon cart 5x weekly $592.85 CDH 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,355.45
CTD 1-95 gallon cart 6x weekly $292.34 CDF 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,827.62
CTE 1-95 gallon cart 7x weekly $341.07 CDG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,299.79
CXA 300 gallon container 1x weekly $269.60 CEA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $624.16
CXB 300 gallon container 2x weekly $544.60 CEB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,253.72
CXC 300 gallon container 3x weekly $819.60 CEC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,883.28
CXD 300 gallon container 4x weekly $1,094.60 CED 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,512.84
CXG 300 gallon container 5x weekly $1,369.60 CEE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,142.40
CXE 300 gallon container 6x weekly $620.92 CEF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,771.96
CXF 300 gallon container 7x weekly $700.59 CEG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,401.52
CSX City bin on City Property Per Bin $113.74 CCN Bin roll out 1x weekly $55.10
CLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $27.68 CCO Bin roll out 2x weekly $110.20
CCP Bin roll out 3x weekly $165.30
CCQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $220.40
CCS Bin roll out 5x weekly $275.50
RCS .75"Per Unit $0.00 CCR Bin roll out 6x weekly $330.60
RCT 1.00"Per Unit $0.00 CCT Bin roll out 7x weekly $385.70
RCU 1.5"Per Unit $0.00
RCV 2.00"Per Unit $0.00
RCW 3.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDJ Bin Truck roll out 1x weekly $62.32
RCX 4.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDK Bin Truck roll out 2x weekly $124.64
RCY 6.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDL Bin Truck roll out 3x weekly $186.96
CDM Bin Truck roll out 4x weekly $249.28
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate CDN Bin Truck roll out 5x weekly $311.60
CDO Bin Truck roll out 6x weekly $373.92
CDP Bin Truck roll out 7x weekly $436.24
STREET SWEEPING RATES (based on water meter size)
BIN TRUCK ROLL OUT
MISCELLANEOUS BIN ROLL OUT
300 GALLON CONTAINERS 4 CUBIC YARD BINS
95 GALLON CARTS 3 CUBIC YARD BINS
65 GALLON CARTS 2 CUBIC YARD BINS
Rates effective August 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
BI-MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RATES
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISION
Attachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.c
Packet Pg. 600 Attachment: Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
CSA 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $97.54 CBA 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $344.01
CSB 1-65 gallon cart 2x weekly $200.48 CBB 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $693.42
CSC 1-65 gallon cart 3x weekly $303.42 CBC 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,042.83
CSE 1-65 gallon cart 4x weekly $406.36 CBD 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,392.24
CSF 1-65 gallon cart 5x weekly $509.30 CBG 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,741.65
CSD 1-65 gallon cart 6x weekly $205.43 CBE 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,091.06
CSG 1-65 gallon cart 7x weekly $239.67 CBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,440.47
CTA 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $127.41 CDA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $518.72
CTB 1-95 gallon cart 2x weekly $260.22 CDB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,042.84
CTC 1-95 gallon cart 3x weekly $393.03 CDC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,566.96
CTF 1-95 gallon cart 4x weekly $525.84 CDE 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,091.08
CTG 1-95 gallon cart 5x weekly $658.65 CDH 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,615.20
CTD 1-95 gallon cart 6x weekly $292.34 CDF 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,139.32
CTE 1-95 gallon cart 7x weekly $341.07 CDG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,663.44
CXA 300 gallon container 1x weekly $299.85 CEA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $693.42
CXB 300 gallon container 2x weekly $605.10 CEB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,392.24
CXC 300 gallon container 3x weekly $910.35 CEC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,091.06
CXD 300 gallon container 4x weekly $1,215.60 CED 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,789.88
CXG 300 gallon container 5x weekly $1,520.85 CEE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,488.70
CXE 300 gallon container 6x weekly $620.92 CEF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,187.52
CXF 300 gallon container 7x weekly $700.59 CEG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,886.34
CSX City bin on City Property Per Bin $126.25 CCN Bin roll out 1x weekly $61.16
CLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $30.73 CCO Bin roll out 2x weekly $122.32
CCP Bin roll out 3x weekly $183.48
CCQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $244.64
CCS Bin roll out 5x weekly $305.80
RCS .75"Per Unit $0.00 CCR Bin roll out 6x weekly $366.96
RCT 1.00"Per Unit $0.00 CCT Bin roll out 7x weekly $428.12
RCU 1.5"Per Unit $0.00
RCV 2.00"Per Unit $0.00
RCW 3.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDJ Bin Truck roll out 1x weekly $69.18
RCX 4.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDK Bin Truck roll out 2x weekly $138.36
RCY 6.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDL Bin Truck roll out 3x weekly $207.54
CDM Bin Truck roll out 4x weekly $276.72
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate CDO Bin Truck roll out 5x weekly $345.90
CDN Bin Truck roll out 6x weekly $415.08
CDP Bin Truck roll out 7x weekly $484.26
BIN TRUCK ROLL OUT
STREET SWEEPING RATES (based on water meter size)
MISCELLANEOUS BIN ROLL OUT
300 GALLON CONTAINERS 4 CUBIC YARD BINS
95 GALLON CARTS 3 CUBIC YARD BINS
2 CUBIC YARD BINS65 GALLON CARTS
Rates effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025
BI-MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RATES
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISION
Attachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.c
Packet Pg. 601 Attachment: Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
CSA 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $108.86 CBA 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $382.45
CSB 1-65 gallon cart 2x weekly $223.12 CBB 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $770.30
CSC 1-65 gallon cart 3x weekly $337.38 CBC 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,158.15
CSE 1-65 gallon cart 4x weekly $451.64 CBD 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,546.00
CSF 1-65 gallon cart 5x weekly $565.90 CBG 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $1,933.85
CSD 1-65 gallon cart 6x weekly $205.43 CBE 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,321.70
CSG 1-65 gallon cart 7x weekly $239.67 CBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $2,709.55
CTA 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $142.02 CDA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $576.38
CTB 1-95 gallon cart 2x weekly $289.44 CDB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,158.16
CTC 1-95 gallon cart 3x weekly $436.86 CDC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,739.94
CTF 1-95 gallon cart 4x weekly $584.28 CDE 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,321.72
CTG 1-95 gallon cart 5x weekly $731.70 CDH 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,903.50
CTD 1-95 gallon cart 6x weekly $292.34 CDF 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,485.28
CTE 1-95 gallon cart 7x weekly $341.07 CDG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,067.06
CXA 300 gallon container 1x weekly $333.43 CEA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $770.30
CXB 300 gallon container 2x weekly $672.26 CEB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,546.00
CXC 300 gallon container 3x weekly $1,011.09 CEC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,321.70
CXD 300 gallon container 4x weekly $1,349.92 CED 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,097.40
CXG 300 gallon container 5x weekly $1,688.75 CEE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,873.10
CXE 300 gallon container 6x weekly $620.92 CEF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,648.80
CXF 300 gallon container 7x weekly $700.59 CEG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $5,424.50
CSX City bin on City Property Per Bin $140.14 CCN Bin roll out 1x weekly $67.89
CLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $34.11 CCO Bin roll out 2x weekly $135.78
CCP Bin roll out 3x weekly $203.67
CCQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $271.56
CCS Bin roll out 5x weekly $339.45
RCS .75"Per Unit $0.00 CCR Bin roll out 6x weekly $407.34
RCT 1.00"Per Unit $0.00 CCT Bin roll out 7x weekly $475.23
RCU 1.5"Per Unit $0.00
RCV 2.00"Per Unit $0.00
RCW 3.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDJ Bin Truck roll out 1x weekly $76.79
RCX 4.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDK Bin Truck roll out 2x weekly $153.58
RCY 6.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDL Bin Truck roll out 3x weekly $230.37
CDM Bin Truck roll out 4x weekly $307.16
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate CDO Bin Truck roll out 5x weekly $383.95
CDN Bin Truck roll out 6x weekly $460.74
CDP Bin Truck roll out 7x weekly $537.53
BIN TRUCK ROLL OUT
STREET SWEEPING RATES (based on water meter size)
MISCELLANEOUS BIN ROLL OUT
300 GALLON CONTAINERS 4 CUBIC YARD BINS
95 GALLON CARTS 3 CUBIC YARD BINS
65 GALLON CARTS 2 CUBIC YARD BINS
Rates effective July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
BI-MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RATES
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISION
Attachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.c
Packet Pg. 602 Attachment: Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
CSA 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $121.43 CBA 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $425.11
CSB 1-65 gallon cart 2x weekly $248.26 CBB 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $855.62
CSC 1-65 gallon cart 3x weekly $375.09 CBC 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,286.13
CSE 1-65 gallon cart 4x weekly $501.92 CBD 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,716.64
CSF 1-65 gallon cart 5x weekly $628.75 CBG 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,147.15
CSD 1-65 gallon cart 6x weekly $205.43 CBE 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,577.66
CSG 1-65 gallon cart 7x weekly $239.67 CBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,008.17
CTA 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $158.24 CDA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $640.37
CTB 1-95 gallon cart 2x weekly $321.88 CDB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,286.14
CTC 1-95 gallon cart 3x weekly $485.52 CDC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,931.91
CTF 1-95 gallon cart 4x weekly $649.16 CDE 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,577.68
CTG 1-95 gallon cart 5x weekly $812.80 CDH 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,223.45
CTD 1-95 gallon cart 6x weekly $292.34 CDF 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $3,869.22
CTE 1-95 gallon cart 7x weekly $341.07 CDG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $4,514.99
CXA 300 gallon container 1x weekly $370.70 CEA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $855.62
CXB 300 gallon container 2x weekly $746.80 CEB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,716.64
CXC 300 gallon container 3x weekly $1,122.90 CEC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,577.66
CXD 300 gallon container 4x weekly $1,499.00 CED 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,438.68
CXG 300 gallon container 5x weekly $1,875.10 CEE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $4,299.70
CXE 300 gallon container 6x weekly $620.92 CEF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $5,160.72
CXF 300 gallon container 7x weekly $700.59 CEG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $6,021.74
CSX City bin on City Property Per Bin $155.56 CCN Bin roll out 1x weekly $75.36
CLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $37.86 CCO Bin roll out 2x weekly $150.72
CCP Bin roll out 3x weekly $226.08
CCQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $301.44
CCS Bin roll out 5x weekly $376.80
RCS .75"Per Unit $0.00 CCR Bin roll out 6x weekly $452.16
RCT 1.00"Per Unit $0.00 CCT Bin roll out 7x weekly $527.52
RCU 1.5"Per Unit $0.00
RCV 2.00"Per Unit $0.00
RCW 3.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDJ Bin Truck roll out 1x weekly $85.24
RCX 4.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDK Bin Truck roll out 2x weekly $170.48
RCY 6.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDL Bin Truck roll out 3x weekly $255.72
CDM Bin Truck roll out 4x weekly $340.96
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate CDO Bin Truck roll out 5x weekly $426.20
CDN Bin Truck roll out 6x weekly $511.44
CDP Bin Truck roll out 7x weekly $596.68
BIN TRUCK ROLL OUT
STREET SWEEPING RATES (based on water meter size)
MISCELLANEOUS BIN ROLL OUT
300 GALLON CONTAINERS 4 CUBIC YARD BINS
95 GALLON CARTS 3 CUBIC YARD BINS
65 GALLON CARTS 2 CUBIC YARD BINS
Rates effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
BI-MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RATES
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISION
Attachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.c
Packet Pg. 603 Attachment: Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
CSA 1-65 gallon cart 1x weekly $135.38 CBA 2 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $472.46
CSB 1-65 gallon cart 2x weekly $276.16 CBB 2 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $950.32
CSC 1-65 gallon cart 3x weekly $416.94 CBC 2 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $1,428.18
CSE 1-65 gallon cart 4x weekly $557.72 CBD 2 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $1,906.04
CSF 1-65 gallon cart 5x weekly $698.50 CBG 2 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $2,383.90
CSD 1-65 gallon cart 6x weekly $205.43 CBE 2 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $2,861.76
CSG 1-65 gallon cart 7x weekly $239.67 CBF 2 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $3,339.62
CTA 1-95 gallon cart 1x weekly $176.24 CDA 3 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $711.39
CTB 1-95 gallon cart 2x weekly $357.88 CDB 3 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,428.18
CTC 1-95 gallon cart 3x weekly $539.52 CDC 3 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,144.97
CTF 1-95 gallon cart 4x weekly $721.16 CDE 3 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $2,861.76
CTG 1-95 gallon cart 5x weekly $902.80 CDH 3 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $3,578.55
CTD 1-95 gallon cart 6x weekly $292.34 CDF 3 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $4,295.34
CTE 1-95 gallon cart 7x weekly $341.07 CDG 3 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $5,012.13
CXA 300 gallon container 1x weekly $412.07 CEA 4 cubic yard bin 1x weekly $950.32
CXB 300 gallon container 2x weekly $829.54 CEB 4 cubic yard bin 2x weekly $1,906.04
CXC 300 gallon container 3x weekly $1,247.01 CEC 4 cubic yard bin 3x weekly $2,861.76
CXD 300 gallon container 4x weekly $1,664.48 CED 4 cubic yard bin 4x weekly $3,817.48
CXG 300 gallon container 5x weekly $2,081.95 CEE 4 cubic yard bin 5x weekly $4,773.20
CXE 300 gallon container 6x weekly $620.92 CEF 4 cubic yard bin 6x weekly $5,728.92
CXF 300 gallon container 7x weekly $700.59 CEG 4 cubic yard bin 7x weekly $6,684.64
CSX City bin on City Property Per Bin $172.67 CCN Bin roll out 1x weekly $83.65
CLK Lock Charge/Per Bin $42.02 CCO Bin roll out 2x weekly $167.30
CCP Bin roll out 3x weekly $250.95
CCQ Bin roll out 4x weekly $334.60
CCS Bin roll out 5x weekly $418.25
RCS .75"Per Unit $0.00 CCR Bin roll out 6x weekly $501.90
RCT 1.00"Per Unit $0.00 CCT Bin roll out 7x weekly $585.55
RCU 1.5"Per Unit $0.00
RCV 2.00"Per Unit $0.00
RCW 3.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDJ Bin Truck roll out 1x weekly $94.62
RCX 4.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDK Bin Truck roll out 2x weekly $189.24
RCY 6.00"Per Unit $0.00 CDL Bin Truck roll out 3x weekly $283.86
CDM Bin Truck roll out 4x weekly $378.48
TBD Compacted Waste Per Bin 2x Bin Rate CDO Bin Truck roll out 5x weekly $473.10
CDN Bin Truck roll out 6x weekly $567.72
CDP Bin Truck roll out 7x weekly $662.34
BIN TRUCK ROLL OUT
STREET SWEEPING RATES (based on water meter size)
BIN ROLL OUT MISCELLANEOUS
4 CUBIC YARD BINS300 GALLON CONTAINERS
3 CUBIC YARD BINS95 GALLON CARTS
RESOURCE RECOVERY & RECYCLING DIVISION
Rates effective July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028
BI-MONTHLY COMMERCIAL RATES
2 CUBIC YARD BINS65 GALLON CARTS
Attachment 2 Santa Monica RRR 5-Year Rate Study 12.B.c
Packet Pg. 604 Attachment: Five Year Solid Waste Rate Table 2023-2028 [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
Memo
To: City of Santa Monica City Council and City Manager’s Office
From: Dean Kubani, Chair, Commission on Sustainability, Environmental
Justice and the Environment
Signature:
Date: April 18, 2023
Re: City of Santa Monica Commission on Sustainability, Environmental
Justice, and the Environment Motion Regarding the Solid Waste
Rate Study
At the April 17, 2023 regular meeting, the Commission on Sustainability,
Environmental Justice, and the Environment discussed and took action on the
following agenda item:
Waste Rate Study
i) Yvonne Yeung (Resource Recovery and Recycling Manager)
presented on the Five-Year Solid Waste Rate Study with rate
adjustments for enhanced “Clean and Safe” services. Rates have
not been adjusted since 2019.
ii) The rate adjustments will help the City hire more sanitation
workers, right-size sweeping services, further SB 1383 mandatory
organics recycling implementation, restore bulky item pick-up
staff, and develop a volunteer community cleanup program.
iii) The proposed rate adjustments would be a 11 percent rate
increase for all customers (single, multi-family, commercial).
Additional discounts are being developed for low-income
households similar to water rates.
iv) The rate study will be presented to Council in June. If adopted, the
new rates will go in effect in August 2023.
After discussion, the Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice,
and the Environment made the following motion:
12.B.d
Packet Pg. 605 Attachment: Sustainability Commission Letter of Support [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
The Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice and the
Environment recommends Council support the findings in the proposed
Solid Waste Rate Study. Understanding the environmental, economic, social
and regulatory importance of achieving zero waste, the Commission
supports the proposed rate increase of 11 percent associated with the
Enhanced Clean and Safe Services option.
The motion was made by Chair Kubani, and seconded by Member Sokol.
The motion was approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Chair Kubani
Vice Chair Mearns
Member Lempert
Member Sokol
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Member Pettit and Member Tower
12.B.d
Packet Pg. 606 Attachment: Sustainability Commission Letter of Support [Revision 1] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
City Council Meeting: June 13, 2023 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER ______ (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MOINCA, CALIFORNIA,
REVISING SOLID WASTE RATES
WHEREAS, Government Code section 54344 and Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 5.08.250 allows the City Council to establish by resolution the rates of municipal
solid waste services; and
WHEREAS, the City provides comprehensive solid waste services to its
residential, commercial, and municipal customers using sustainable waste diversion
strategies with the goal of achieving zero waste, locally defined as 1.1 pounds per
person per day (PPD) of landfill disposal, by 2023; and
WHEREAS, the rates established by this resolution are no more than necessary
to recover the costs of the services provided, including the establishment of a 90-day
(24.7%) operating reserve level; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica, in accordance with Article XIII D Section 6
of the California Constitution, mailed a notice of the proposed solid waste rate increases
for a five-year period beginning August 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028, to the owner of
record of each parcel in Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk gave notice of the proposed solid waste rate
increases by publishing once a week for two weeks prior to the public hearing in the
Santa Monica Daily Press in accordance with Government Code section 54354.5; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on June 13, 2023, to consider
the proposed solid waste rate increases; and
12.B.e
Packet Pg. 607 Attachment: Resolution - Solid Waste Rates 2023-2028 [Revision 2] (5650 : Solid Waste Rate Adoption)
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all written and oral testimony
presented at the public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Effective August 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter practical, solid waste
rate shall be increased as follows:
BI-MONTHLY RATE SCHEDULE
(All rates are based on the landfill trash service level. Recycling and organics services are bundled in the rates below at no additional charge.)
Single-Family Residential Customers
Service Description 8.1.2023 7.1.2024 7.1.2025 7.1.2026 7.1.2027
One 65-gallon cart 1x/weekly $92.74 $102.94 $114.26 $126.83 $140.78
Two 65-gallon cart 1x/weekly $185.48 $205.88 $228.52 $253.66 $281.56
Three 65-gallon cart 1x/weekly $278.22 $308.82 $342.78 $380.49 $422.34
One 95-gallon cart 1x/weekly $119.65 $132.81 $147.42 $163.64 $181.64
Two 95-gallon cart 1x/weekly $239.30 $265.62 $294.84 $327.28 $363.28
Three 95-gallon cart 1x/weekly $358.95 $398.43 $442.26 $490.92 $544.92
One 65- and one 95-gallon cart 1x/weekly $212.39 $235.75 $261.68 $290.47 $322.42
One 300-gallon cart 1x/weekly $275.00 $305.25 $338.83 $376.10 $417.47
One 2-cubic-yard bin 1x/weekly $314.78 $349.41 $387.84 $430.50 $477.86
Shared container service $59.83 $66.41 $73.71 $81.82 $90.82
Residence Under Construction $92.74 $102.94 $114.26 $126.83 $140.78
Multi-Family Residential Customers
Service Description 8.1.2023 7.1.2024 7.1.2025 7.1.2026 7.1.2027
One 65-gallon cart 1x/weekly $92.74 $102.94 $114.26 $126.83 $140.78
One 95-gallon cart 1x/weekly $119.65 $132.81 $147.42 $163.64 $181.64
One 300-gallon cart 1x/weekly $275.00 $305.25 $338.83 $376.10 $417.47
One 300-gallon cart 2x/weekly $550.00 $610.50 $677.66 $752.20 $834.94
One 2-cubic-yard bin 1x/weekly $314.78 $349.41 $387.85 $430.51 $477.86
One 2-cubic-yard bin 2x/weekly $629.56 $698.82 $775.70 $861.02 $955.72
One 2-cubic-yard bin 3x/weekly $944.34 $1,048.23 $1,163.55 $1,291.53 $1,433.58
One 2-cubic-yard bin 4x/weekly $1,259.12 $1,397.64 $1,551.40 $1,722.04 $1,911.44
One 2-cubic-yard bin 5x/weekly $1,573.90 $1,747.05 $1,939.25 $2,152.55 $2,389.30
One 2-cubic-yard bin 6x/weekly $1,888.68 $2,096.46 $2,327.10 $2,583.06 $2,867.16
One 2-cubic-yard bin 7x/weekly $2,203.46 $2,445.87 $2,714.95 $3.013.57 $3,345.02
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Service Description 8.1.2023 7.1.2024 7.1.2025 7.1.2026 7.1.2027
One 3-cubic-yard bin 1x/weekly $472.17 $524.12 $581.78 $645.77 $716.79
One 3-cubic-yard bin 2x/weekly $944.34 $1,048.24 $1,163.56 $1,291.54 $1,433.58
One 3-cubic-yard bin 3x/weekly $1,416.51 $1,572.36 $1,745.34 $1,937.31 $2,150.37
One 3-cubic-yard bin 4x/weekly $1,888.68 $2,096.48 $2,327.12 $2,583.08 $2,867.16
One 3-cubic-yard bin 5x/weekly $2,360.85 $2,620.60 $2,908.90 $3,228.85 $3,583.95
One 3-cubic-yard bin 6x/weekly $2,833.02 $3,144.72 $3,490.68 $3,874.62 $4,300.74
One 3-cubic-yard bin 7x/weekly $3,305.19 $3,668.84 $4,072.46 $4,520.39 $5,017.53
One 4-cubic-yard bin 1x/weekly $629.56 $698.82 $775.70 $861.02 $955.72
One 4-cubic-yard bin 2x/weekly $1,259.12 $1,397.64 $1,551.40 $1,722.04 $1,911.44
One 4-cubic-yard bin 3x/weekly $1,888.68 $2,096.46 $2,327.10 $2,583.06 $2,867.16
One 4-cubic-yard bin 4x/weekly $2,518.24 $2,795.28 $3,102.80 $3,444.08 $3,822.88
One 4-cubic-yard bin 5x/weekly $3,147.80 $3,494.10 $3,878.50 $4,305.10 $4,778.60
One 4-cubic-yard bin 6x/weekly $3,777.36 $4,192.92 $4,654.20 $5,166.12 $5,734.32
One 4-cubic-yard bin 7x/weekly $4,406.92 $4,891.74 $5,429.90 $6,027.14 $6,690.04
Bin roll out 1x/weekly $55.10 $61.16 $67.89 $75.36 $83.65
Bin roll out 2x/weekly $110.20 $122.32 $135.78 $150.72 $167.30
Bin roll out 3x/weekly $165.30 $183.48 $203.67 $226.08 $250.95
Bin roll out 4x/weekly $220.40 $244.64 $271.56 $301.44 $334.60
Bin roll out 5x/weekly $275.50 $305.80 $339.45 $376.80 $418.25
Bin roll out 6x/weekly $330.60 $366.96 $407.34 $452.16 $501.90
Bin roll out 7x/weekly $385.70 $428.12 $475.23 $527.52 $585.55
Bin truck roll out 1x/weekly $62.32 $69.18 $76.79 $85.24 $94.62
Bin truck roll out 2x/weekly $124.64 $138.36 $153.58 $170.48 $189.24
Bin truck roll out 3x/weekly $186.96 $207.54 $230.37 $255.72 $283.86
Bin truck roll out 4x/weekly $249.28 $276.72 $307.16 $340.96 $378.48
Bin truck roll out 5x/weekly $311.60 $345.90 $383.95 $426.20 $473.10
Bin truck roll out 6x/weekly $373.92 $415.08 $460.74 $511.44 $567.72
Bin truck roll out 7x/weekly $436.24 $484.26 $537.53 $596.68 $662.34
Lock charge per container $27.68 $30.73 $34.11 $37.86 $42.02
Shared container service $59.83 $66.41 $73.71 $81.82 $90.82
City container on City property $113.74 $126.25 $140.14 $155.56 $172.67
Commercial Customers
Service Description 8.1.2023 7.1.2024 7.1.2025 7.1.2026 7.1.2027
One 65-gallon cart 1x/weekly $87.34 $97.54 $108.86 $121.43 $135.38
One 65-gallon cart 2x/weekly $180.08 $200.48 $223.12 $248.26 $276.16
One 95-gallon cart 1x/weekly $114.25 $127.41 $142.02 $158.24 $176.24
One 95-gallon cart 2x/weekly $233.90 $260.22 $289.44 $321.88 $357.88
One 300-gallon cart 1x/weekly $269.60 $299.85 $333.43 $370.70 $412.07
One 300-gallon cart 2x/weekly $544.60 $605.10 $672.26 $746.80 $829.54
One 2-cubic-yard bin 1x/weekly $309.38 $344.01 $382.45 $425.11 $472.46
One 2-cubic-yard bin 2x/weekly $624.16 $693.42 $770.30 $855.62 $950.32
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Service Description 8.1.2023 7.1.2024 7.1.2025 7.1.2026 7.1.2027
One 2-cubic-yard bin 3x/weekly $938.94 $1,042.83 $1,158.15 $1,286.13 $1,428.18
One 2-cubic-yard bin 4x/weekly $1,253.72 $1,392.24 $1,546.00 $1,716.64 $1,906.04
One 2-cubic-yard bin 5x/weekly $1,568.50 $1,741.65 $1,933.85 $2,147.15 $2,383.90
One 2-cubic-yard bin 6x/weekly $1,883.28 $2,091.06 $2,321.70 $2,577.66 $2,861.76
One 2-cubic-yard bin 7x/weekly $2,198.06 $2,440.47 $2,709.55 $3,008.17 $3,339.62
One 3-cubic-yard bin 1x/weekly $466.77 $518.72 $576.38 $640.37 $711.39
One 3-cubic-yard bin 2x/weekly $938.94 $1,042.84 $1,158.16 $1,286.14 $1,428.18
One 3-cubic-yard bin 3x/weekly $1,411.11 $1,566.96 $1,739.94 $1,931.91 $2,144.97
One 3-cubic-yard bin 4x/weekly $1,883.28 $2,091.08 $2,321.72 $2,577.68 $2,861.76
One 3-cubic-yard bin 5x/weekly $2,355.45 $2,615.20 $2,903.50 $3,223.45 $3,578.55
One 3-cubic-yard bin 6x/weekly $2,827.62 $3,139.32 $3,485.28 $3,869.22 $4,295.34
One 3-cubic-yard bin 7x/weekly $3,299.79 $3,663.44 $4,067.06 $4,514.99 $5,012.13
One 4-cubic-yard bin 1x/weekly $624.16 $693.42 $770.30 $855.62 $950.32
One 4-cubic-yard bin 2x/weekly $1,253.72 $1,392.24 $1,546.00 $1,716.64 $1,906.04
One 4-cubic-yard bin 3x/weekly $1,883.28 $2,091.06 $2,321.70 $2,577.66 $2,861.76
One 4-cubic-yard bin 4x/weekly $2,512.84 $2,789.88 $3,097.40 $3,438.68 $3,817.48
One 4-cubic-yard bin 5x/weekly $3,142.40 $3,488.70 $3,873.10 $4,299.70 $4,773.20
One 4-cubic-yard bin 6x/weekly $3,771.96 $4,187.52 $4,648.80 $5,160.72 $5,728.92
One 4-cubic-yard bin 7x/weekly $4,401.52 $4,886.34 $5,424.50 $6,021.74 $6,684.64
Bin roll out 1x/weekly $55.10 $61.16 $67.89 $75.36 $83.65
Bin roll out 2x/weekly $110.20 $122.32 $135.78 $150.72 $167.30
Bin roll out 3x/weekly $165.30 $183.48 $203.67 $226.08 $250.95
Bin roll out 4x/weekly $220.40 $244.64 $271.56 $301.44 $334.60
Bin roll out 5x/weekly $275.50 $305.80 $339.45 $376.80 $418.25
Bin roll out 6x/weekly $330.60 $366.96 $407.34 $452.16 $501.90
Bin roll out 7x/weekly $385.70 $428.12 $475.23 $527.52 $585.55
Bin truck roll out 1x/weekly $62.32 $69.18 $76.79 $85.24 $94.62
Bin truck roll out 2x/weekly $124.64 $138.36 $153.58 $170.48 $189.24
Bin truck roll out 3x/weekly $186.96 $207.54 $230.37 $255.72 $283.86
Bin truck roll out 4x/weekly $249.28 $276.72 $307.16 $340.96 $378.48
Bin truck roll out 5x/weekly $311.60 $345.90 $383.95 $426.20 $473.10
Bin truck roll out 6x/weekly $373.92 $415.08 $460.74 $511.44 $567.72
Bin truck roll out 7x/weekly $436.24 $484.26 $537.53 $596.68 $662.34
Lock charge per container $27.68 $30.73 $34.11 $37.86 $42.02
City container on City property $113.74 $126.25 $140.14 $155.56 $172.67
SECTION 2. Resolution Number 10806 (CCS) is hereby repealed as of the
effective date of this resolution.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adopt of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__________________________
DOUGLAS SLOAN
City Attorney
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From:Amanda Grossman
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 12b - Solid Waste Rate Study
Date:Monday, June 12, 2023 3:58:03 PM
Attachments:23.04.17_RRRWasteRateStudy.docx
image001.png
Good afternoon,
Attached is a motion from the Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice, and the
Environment regarding Item 12b – Solid Waste Rate Study. Please let me know if you need any
additional information. Thank you.
Amanda Grossman (She/Her)
Sustainability Analyst
LEED Green Associate, TRUE Advisor, ENV SP
(310) 458-2201 x 2406
Sustainablesm.org
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Memo
To: City of Santa Monica City Council and City Manager’s Office
From: Dean Kubani, Chair, Commission on Sustainability, Environmental
Justice and the Environment
Signature:
Date: April 18, 2023
Re: City of Santa Monica Commission on Sustainability, Environmental
Justice, and the Environment Motion Regarding the Waste Rate
Study
At the April 17, 2023 regular meeting, the Commission on Sustainability,
Environmental Justice, and the Environment discussed and took action on the
following agenda item:
Waste Rate Study
i) Yvonne Yeung (Resource Recovery and Recycling Manager)
presented on the Five-Year Waste Rate Study with rate
adjustments for enhanced clean and safety services. Rate studies
are typically conducted every five years in the City. Rates have not
been adjusted since 2019.
ii) The rate adjustments will help the City right size waste and
recyclable staff levels, right size sweeping services, further SB 1383
implementation, restore bulky item pick-up staff, and develop a
volunteer community cleanup program.
iii) The proposed rate adjustments would be a 11 percent rate
increase for all customers (single, multi-family, commercial).
Additional discounts are being developed for low-income
households similar to water rates.
iv) The rate study will be presented to Council in June. If adopted, the
new rates will go in effect in August 2023.
After discussion, the Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice,
and the Environment made the following motion:
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The Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice and the
Environment recommends Council support the findings in the proposed
Solid Waste Rate Study. Understanding the environmental, economic, social
and regulatory importance of achieving zero waste, the Commission
supports the proposed rate increase of 11 percent associated with the
Enhanced Clean and Safe Services option.
The motion was made by Chair Kubani, and seconded by Member Sokol.
The motion was approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Chair Kubani
Vice Chair Mearns
Member Lempert
Member Sokol
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Member Pettit and Member Tower
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From:City of Santa Monica
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: To the Manager of Recycling, Solid Waste Management, RRR Division Managers
Date:Tuesday, June 13, 2023 9:30:22 AM
Attachments:image001.png
To submit a 311 request please visit 311.santamonica.gov, email 311@santamonica.gov, or call (866)
311-7266
City of Santa Monica
1685 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 458-8411
From: wallachjs@aol.com <wallachjs@aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 1:07 AM
To: City of Santa Monica <info@santamonica.gov>
Subject: To the Manager of Recycling, Solid Waste Management, RRR Division Managers
EXTERNAL
June 13, 2023
To Yvonne Yeung, Manager of Recyclingand all the Policy Managers of the RRR Division of Santa Monica:
The comprehensive "Rate Study for Solid Waste Review" fails to fully, fairlyconsider individual customer's actual production of solid waste. Over recent years,
Santa Monica has engaged its residents in pro-active participation in various
programmatic and educational efforts to reduce the creation of solid waste, including
the new Organics Recycling Program to accelerate the City's goal to achieve "Zerowaste for pounds per day per person of landfilled trash by 2030." My whole family
has pro-actively accepted the challenge of Zero Waste, and most months we come
very close to achieving this goal.
Between the Green Organics and the Blue Recycle bins, sometimes we have nothing
to put out in the black bin, and often it goes out for collection with just one lonely
paper bag in the bottom, or does not even go out to the curb for collection at all. For
years I have called RRR to see if there is a tiny refuse option available that would
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reflect our family's actual production of solid waste, always to be rebuffed that "the
65-gallon bin" is the smallest size available." 65-gallons is obscenely large for a zero
waste by 2030 goal. I would think that any serious plan to incentivize the "Zero
Waste Goal" would include encouraging effortful reduction of single-family solid
waste through offering the option of much smaller-capacity bins. I don't need a 65-
gallon bin, and in all fairness should not be charged for making that obscene amount
of solid waste.
It is indeed disappointing to see that Santa Monica's new glossy Prop 218
Notification, "Proposed Rate Increases for Solid Waste Services," does not offer or
even consider incentivizing reduced capacity options accompanied by
correspondingly reduced rates. Uncreatively, 65-gallons remains the smallestcapacity available, which ignores the actual needs and efforts of some families, and
thus the proposed plan falls short of being an inclusive project. Moreover, the front-
page, bold heading, Ways to Lower Your Bill, after stating the obvious that "the
more landfill trash a customer generates, the higher the bill," then describes/offers NOrate reduction plan for customers who have worked to successfully achieve "zerowaste by 2030." Nada, zippo, nothing is offered for residents like myself who have
taken to heart and implemented the "zero waste by 2030" reality. So it is not quite
true or fully honest to state that "the more landfill trash the higher the bill" when zerolandfill trash does not equal a zero bill. In my opinion, this is a glaring omission, and
admission really that Santa Monica is not serious about truly incentivizing behavioral
change to achieve the goal to which it pays lip service.
Moreover, it is very disappointing to see this meager section, "Ways to Lower Your Bill," as
an insincere afterthought to the real goal of jacking increased rates across the board. The
little paragraph is void of any substantive ways to lower the bill by conforming to the
programmatic goal the objectives of which, we as a single family have already achieved.
Although RRR services claims to "modernize and simplify the rate structure," the actual
rate schedule does not rationalize or correspond to reflect the stated goal of ZERO WASTE
BY 2030. With no rate or use option to fit my household's ZERO WASTE, my household
(and other similarly actively participating residents in the City's collective solid waste goal)
is thus effectively excluded from a fair rate and use option offered by all the RRR Services
Plans, past and present, and future as now proposed.
I don't need a 65-gallon black bin, do not use it, do not want it, and do not want to be
compelled to pay for it. In all fairness, Solid Waste Policy and Collection pricing options
need to reflect Santa Monica residents' actual production/participation of solid waste
production. Have faith that as policy and in practice, the Zero Waste by 2030 effort does
actually work.
Over the years, and long before the articulated goal of "zero waste by 2030," I have called
the RRR Administration many times to raise my voice and concerns, always have been told
"there are no other service subscription options" for you, "you must pay for the minimum
65-gallon bin." RRR has never been helpful to "assess my disposal activities to choose the
right service subscription" as stated in the Proposition 218 Notification. Finally, after all
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these 25 years, I would appreciate being heard, and receiving a response. Thank you.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Aleta Wallach, owner of
355 25th Street
Santa Monica, Ca 90402
wallachjs@aol.com
Assessor's ID # 4278004015
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