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Refuse Collection & Disposal Fund 498
Fiscal Year 2024-25
Proposed Budget
City Council
May 7, 2024
Capital
Materials,
Supplies &
Services
Salaries &
Benefits
FUND 498 OVERVIEW
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FINANCIALS
4 CASH RESERVES
- Council approved a 6% increase for FY 2024-25.
5 - The increases shown are for a Single Family 64-gallon cart, which are the most abundant type in the City.
- These rate increases are necessary to meet the demands of state and local mandates and rising inflationary costs for materials, supplies and services.
REFUSE FUND RATES
BURBANK REFUSE RATES VS. INFLATION
6 FY 2023-24 REFUSE RATE COMPARISON
Monthly Single Family Residential
77 Proposed increase is $2.22
WHAT SERVICES DO FEES COVER?
Bulky Item Collection
- Solid Waste Collection
- Recycle Center Operations
- Landfill Operations
- Street Sweeping
8 - State and Local Mandate Compliance
- Relevant market rate compensation for 63 FTEs
- Programmatic replacement of vehicles and equipment
- Capital projects
- Funding of Landfill reserves
- Insurance Costs
REFUSE FUND BUDGET DRIVERS
9 PROJECTS
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10 – Pushing out the large $13M liner
expansion project to a later date
– Seeking permitting of
composting site on closed
Landfill No. 2
– Lining and Filling alternate area
on the Landfill’s top deck
(highlighted)
– Project Cost - $1,400,000
Landfill Side-Slope Liner Plan
LANDFILL SIDE SLOPE LINER PROJECT
11 – Able to provide much
better odor control
– Challenges
• Permitting
• Siting
• Funding
• Contamination
Covered Windrow Composting
LANDFILL COMPOSTING
12 QUESTIONS?
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