From: Karen Hitchcock < karen. hitchcock. 1788174@muster. com> Date: January 11, 2022 at 3: 05: 02 PM PST
To: Andrea Cardenas < acardenas@chulavistaca. gov>
Subject: Help Our Properties with Trash Backlog
Reply- To: khoceanranchmgmt@gmail. com
Dear Council Cardenas,
As a commercial property manager, I am writing to ask the Mayor and Council to take necessary steps to address trash and recycling pick up for all properties in the City of Chula Vista. The City's contracted franchise hauler is unable to address the needs of the community, therefore, the City needs to come up with an equitable solution as soon as possible. Further, Republic Services knew about this imminent strike for months and should have had a third party vendor all set up to avoid the nightmare trash situation that we find ourselves in.
Rental properties throughout Chula Vista are dealing with overly full dumpsters which is leading to tenant complaints and in some cases, vermin, and other health issues. While some single family homes have received pick up on their regularly scheduled day, most commercial rental properties have only received sporadic pick up on a day outside of their normal schedule. Many property owners and managers are now paying for costly private haulers to remove waste from their properties to ensure the health and safety of their renters.
Please take action to remedy the situation as soon as possible so that my tenants may continue to enjoy a clean and safe property. My tenants pay Trash as part of their common area maintenance charges. Republic Services has informed me that they will not credit the missed trash pick ups. We would like your assistance in requesting that they offer a credit for the missed trash pick ups, as well as the inconvenience, hassle, and all of the extra costs that my clients and tenants are absorbing to pay our maintenance man to haul away trash, and clean up the mess on a nightly basis ( 7 days a week). Further, we would like to request that you return to putting the trash contract out to bid, so we have more than one vendor that we can get competitive quotes from. Many years ago it was set up like that, and it was a much better system. Thank you for your consideration and assistance.
Sincerely,
Karen Hitchcock
P.O. 2434
92088
7604688399
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From: Simon Dang < simon. dang. 1684066@muster. com>
Date: January 11, 2022 at 3: 11: 53 PM PST
To: Andrea Cardenas < acardenas@chulavistaca. gov>
Subject: Help Our Properties with Trash Backlog
Reply- To: 3672parkplace@gmail. com
Dear Council Cardenas,
As a Rental Housing Provider, I am writing to ask the Mayor and Council to take necessary steps to address trash and recycling pick up for all properties in the City of Chula Vista. The City's contracted franchise hauler is unable to address the needs of the community, therefore, the City needs to come up with an equitable solution as soon as possible.
Rental properties throughout Chula Vista are dealing with overly full dumpsters which is leading to resident complaints and in some cases, vermin, and other health issues. While some single family homes have received pick up on their regularly scheduled day, most rental properties have only received sporadic pick up on a day outside of their normal schedule. Many property owners and managers are now paying for costly private haulers to remove waste from their properties to ensure the health and safety of their renters.
Please take action to remedy the situation as soon as possible so that my residents may continue to enjoy a clean and safe property.
Sincerely,
Simon Dang
3672 Georgia Street
San Diego, CA 92103
7186352949
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From: Mayra Swanson < mayra. swanson. 1755334@muster. com> Date: January 11, 2022 at 3: 13: 10 PM PST
To: Andrea Cardenas < acardenas@chulavistaca. gov>
Subject: Help Our Properties with Trash Backlog
Reply- To: mayra@moneypropertyinc. com
Dear Council Cardenas,
As a Rental Housing Provider, I am writing to ask the Mayor and Council to take necessary steps to address trash and recycling pick up for all properties in the City of Chula Vista. The City's contracted franchise hauler is unable to address the needs of the community, therefore, the City needs to come up with an equitable solution as soon as possible.
Rental properties throughout Chula Vista are dealing with overly full dumpsters which is leading to resident complaints and in some cases, vermin, and other health issues. While some single family homes have received pick up on their regularly scheduled day, most rental properties have only received sporadic pick up on a day outside of their normal schedule. Many property owners and managers are now paying for costly private haulers to remove waste from their properties to ensure the health and safety of their renters.
Please take action to remedy the situation as soon as possible so that my residents may continue to enjoy a clean and safe property.
Sincerely,
Mayra Swanson
355 Third Avenue, Suite 101
Chula Vista, CA 91910
6194220177
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From: Marilyn Morrin < paralegal. marilyn@gmail. com>
Date: January 11, 2022 at 10: 20: 05 AM PST
To: Andrea Cardenas < acardenas@chulavistaca. gov>
Subject: RE REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. - - OWNED BY BILL GATES Warning: External Email
City Councilmember Ms. Cardenas: Attached in sequential email please find photos from this morning of
the dumpster behind my house in the alley in North Park. No trash pick up by Republic in 4 weeks ( private residential contract with Republic). ONLY ONE DUMPSTER - - there are many...... Please note the box with fresh human feces. In the midst of a covid pandemic????? This is a dire health and safety issue...... accumulation of trash.
Mr. Padilla, we property owners appreciate your UT articles re Republic strike. However, today' s article was a tiny bit incorrect.
To wit: " The city of San Diego is currently being serviced for trash containers only." There is NO SERVICE BY REPUBLIC for private homeowners in the City of San Diego; nor in East County, outside of the city limits of El Cajon, either.
The share value of Republic Services, Inc., a publicly traded company on the NYSE, according to SECfilings, increased in share price 24% in 2021. Yet, Mr. Gates cannot pay his drivers a living wage??? THIS NEEDS TO BE A MEDIA STORY.
I would attend tonight' s Chula VIsta City Council meeting re agenda item No. 8, Republic Services, and I would speak. However, I have Omicron, I am assuming from symptoms, and am quarantined.
Thank you. SIncerely, Marilyn Morrin, cell 619- 917- 5058; email paralegal. marilyn@gmail. com
YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO USE ANY OF ATTACHED PHOTOS OR DOCUMENTS AT TONIGHT' S MEETING OR YOU MAY SHARE WITH OTHERS. THANK YOU. MARILYN
JEFF C. MONEDA
DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
5510 OVERLAND AVENUE, SUITE 410
SAN DIEGO, CA 92123- 1237
858) 694-2212
www. sdcounty. ca. gov/ dpw/
January 10, 2022
Allied Waste Industries dba Republic Services
8364 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92111
REPUBLIC SERVICES STRIKE NOTICE
Mr. Kross:
This letter is a formal notification that Republic Services ( Republic) is in violation of its Non- Exclusive Franchise Agreement for Discarded Materials Management ( NEFA) and Section
68.501 et seq. of the San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinances (“ Solid Waste Ordinance”).
The NEFA requires Republic to collect solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials once per week ( NEFA Exhibits C.1.B, C.6.C, D.1.B, D.5.B.5, and D.8). This is supported by Solid Waste Ordinance Section 68.550 Service Requirements. Additionally, Collectors are required “to transport and deliver all recyclable materials, organic materials, and C&D collected under this agreement to a collector- designated facility for recycling, processing, or composting as applicable for each material type” ( NEFA Exhibit G.2.A) and their work under the NEFA “ shall be accomplished in a manner so that the residents and businesses receiving services from Collector are provided reliable, courteous, and high- quality Collection and/ or Diversion services at all times NEFA 5.1.C).
For the last three weeks, Republic has failed to collect solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials in accordance with NEFA and Solid Waste Ordinance requirements from approximately 6,800 single- family, multi- family, commercial, and industrial customers in the unincorporated County.
Please note that a strike is not an excuse for nonperformance under the NEFA, which provides:
Labor unrest, including but not limited to strike, work stoppage, or slow down, sick- out, picketing, or other concerted job action conducted by Collector’s employees or directed by the Collector is not an excuse from performance and Collector shall be obligated to continue to provide service notwithstanding the occurrence of any or all of such events…( NEFA Section 9.5).
Thus, Republic is in violation of its obligations under the NEFA and the Solid Waste Ordinance.
The County’s immediate concerns are to ensure that Republic’s customers are provided collection services for solid waste, recyclable materials, and organics materials in such a manner that discarded materials do not accumulate, do not cause safety and public nuisance issues, and Allied Waste Industries dba Republic Services
Mr. Kross
January 10, 2022
recyclable materials are not degraded by weather conditions. For these reasons, the County requires Republic to prioritize provision of collection services to its customers in the unincorporated County areas and provide the County with a comprehensive description of its strategy to comply with all of its NEFA service requirements in the unincorporated County areas during the strike period.
The County specifically requires Republic to present a short- term work plan covering the next two weeks and a long- term work plan covering weeks three and four should the strike continue beyond the next two weeks. Each work plan should provide a comprehensive description of how Republic is going to fulfill its NEFA collection service requirements and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Description of how Republic will staff its collection operations to service single- family, multi- family, and commercial customers
Anticipated time frame for collection of solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials from unincorporated customers, including the dates when the following will occur:
o Date when all customers in the unincorporated county will have received at least one pickup of solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials o Date when the second pick- ups of materials will be performed for all customers for solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials o Date when regular weekly service will resume in a manner consistent with service provided prior to the period of the strike
o If the timing differs for single- family, multi- family, or commercial customers or for different geographic areas of the unincorporated County, Republic shall describe these differences in the work plan and present different dates as needed.
Description of Republic’s approach to providing refunds or credits to customers for the period of time when Republic failed to collect materials from the customers.
Failure to provide plans that demonstrate to the County’s satisfaction that the issues will be promptly resolved may result in the County’s exercise of available remedies under the NEFA and the Solid Waste Ordinance, including but not limited to:
Assessment of liquidated damages ( NEFA Section 9.6);
Board of Supervisors’ review and regulation of Republic’s rates ( Solid Waste Ordinance Section 68.544);
Suspension/ termination of NEFA ( NEFA Section 9.2).
The County requires Republic’ s response to this letter and detailed short- term and long- term work plans be submitted on or before January 17, 2022. We appreciate Republic’s timely response to this request for information and ongoing commitment to fulfilling its NEFA obligations.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Michael Wonsidler, Solid Waste Planning & Recycling Program Manager, at ( 858) 694-2465 or email at Michael. Wonsidler@sdcounty. ca.gov.
Sincerely,
RICHARD L. WHIPPLE, III, Deputy Director
Department of Public Works
cc: Michael Wonsidler – Department of Public Works
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Dear Councilmember Cardenas,
I might not be able to attend this evening' s meeting of the City Council, but I want to express my 100% support for the hard working men and women at Republic Services. I' m hoping that you and the other Council members will put pressure on Republic Services to offer what the members of Teamsters Local 542 are asking. They deserve it, and Republic Services certainly has the resources to pay them. My guess is the raise they' re asking for will simply help to keep up with the rising cost of living, if that. I speak for many residents that I' ve discussed this with.
Thank you,
Frank Luzzaro
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The mayor was not candid. She said trash will be picked up starting Monday and it has not been. Please do your job cancel the contract with Republic and get a trash company that pays its workers a proper wage.
James Armstrong
349 Greenwood Place
Bonita 91902
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In support of the Republic Service Workers currently on strike.
I keep hearing mumbles about firing the workers that are exercising their rights to organize and to collectively bargain their contract. I urge you to have a conversation with these workers and see why they are willing to walk the line. It’s not about the money, if it were, they would be working! These workers are at the strike line, day in and day out without pay. They are a good group of people that actually like their job and are very loyal to a company that is very disrespectful to them. Imagine if they company cared for their own employees back. They go to work regularly and work overtime and continue to do so in unsafe working conditions. They are a part of the community. They live and work within the community. They love their customers and want to go back to work. We stand with the workers.
The company should have more respect for their employees and bargain in good faith.
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Good evening
I was having trouble submitting an ecomment.
Pls note or pass my comment below:
I was able to view the live stream regarding the city’s inability to pick up recycling and green waste.
I saw a lot of people give sympathetic stories as to reasons why the strike should continue or the reason for the conflict between the employees and republic management.
Those sympathetic stories or comments should be saved for the negotiations. The city council/city management isn’t doing their job. Find a way forward to manage the city services and get these services restored. It’s been 4 weeks with this issue. It needs to end. Thank you.
Paul Tuazon