RESOLUTION NO. 25-0050
A RESOLUTION OF THE MANHATTAN BEACH
CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL REFUSE COLLECTION RATES
AND THE CITY COST RECOVERY FEE FOR
THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2025 – JUNE 30, 2030
WHEREAS, the Manhattan Beach City Council awarded a contract for hauling and disposal of residential and commercial refuse to Waste Management, USA, Inc. and a majority protest was not reached during the Proposition 218 process, making the rates effective for five years from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025;
WHEREAS, the City Council approved a one -time extraordinary rate adjustment for Waste Management on December 3, 2024, as part of Amendment 2 to the franchise agreement due to COVID -related industry changes. This one -time adjustment was included in the rate sheets prepared for the Proposition 218 process.
WHEREAS, the City Council initiated the Proposition 218 process on March 18, 2025 and notices with the proposed rates were sent to all property owners and solid waste rate payers in Manhattan Beach;
WHEREAS, it is now appropriate to set rates for the hauling and disposal of residential and commercial refuse collection, and the City Cost Recovery Fee, for the period beginning July 1, 2025, with adjustments on July 1 in the years 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029;
WHEREAS, the City Council set May 20, 2025 as the date of a public hearing to consider the proposed rate and fees;
WHEREAS, the City Clerk provided notice of the time and place of the public hearing in accordance with law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a full and fair duly noticed public hearing on the proposed fee increases where all interested persons were afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard thereon, and the City Council considered all objections and protests thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE MANHATTAN BEACH CITY COUNCIL
HEREBY RESOLVES, FINDS AND DETERMINES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. No Majority Protest . Written protests with respect to the proposed rate and fee increases have not been presented by a majority of owners of the parcels subject to the proposed rate increases or tenants of such parcels directly responsible for the payment of the charges, and t herefore no majority protest exists.
All protests and objections to the proposed rate and fee increases are hereby overruled.
SECTION 2. Initial Rates. The City Council hereby adopts the City Cost Recovery Fee, and the rates for refuse related services, as set forth in the rate schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference herein.
SECTION 3. Rate Adjustments. The City Council hereby approves the following rate adjustments to be calculated administratively and is effective beginning on July 1, 2026:
(a) The rates for refuse-related services set forth in the attached rate schedule shall be adjusted annually by the percentage change in the average annual Consumer Price Index, for Trash and Garbage Collection (CUUR0000SEHG02), U.S. City average, for the prior calendar year.
(b) The City Recovery Cost Fee shall be adjusted annually based on the actual cost for administration of the solid waste program, but it will not exceed 5% annually.
1 SECTION 4. If any subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this Resolution and each and all of the provisions thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions may be declared invalid.
SECTION 5. The effective date of the new rates and fees is July 1, 2025.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution.
ADOPTED on May 20, 2025.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
AMY THOMAS HOWORTH
Mayor
ATTEST:
LIZA TAMURA
City Clerk
2 EXHIBIT A
Proposition 218 Proposed Rate Sheets:
FY2025-2026 Rates and
FY2026-2027 – FY2029-2030 Rate Adjustment Methodology
The following proposed rate sheets include customer rates for FY2025-2026.
T
he four outlying years’ (FY2026-2027, FY2027-2028, FY2028-2029 and FY2029-2030) rate fee increases are limited to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase for Garbage and Trash Collection (CUUR0000SEHG02), U.S. City average, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, between the calendar year ended the December prior to the Rate Year anniversary date, and the calendar year ended the prior December. The CPI adjustment each year will not exceed 8%.
P
er Amendment #2 dated December 3, 2024, in addition to the above-mentioned Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase, the City has approved a one-time special rate adjustment for FY2025-2026 only. This special rate adjustment includes a one-time rate increase of 2.51% for Residential Single-Family and Multi-Family Cart Customers, and a one-time 5.4% rate increase for Commercial Cart and Bin customers, including Multi-Family customers who utilize commercial bin services, and rates for Other Services. The one-time special rate adjustment excludes Temporary Bin, Optional C & D Rates and Roll-Off Bin services.
T
he City’s City Recovery Cost (CRC) is also adjusted annually and is based on actual cost for administration of the solid waste program but will not exceed 5% annually.
T
he rate adjustment is calculated administratively and is effective on July 1 each year. 6 Proposition 218 FY2025-2026 Proposed Manhattan Beach Rates:
Residential Single-Family and Multi-Family Cart
T
he FY2025-2026 rates are comprised of the following:
Contractor Rate + FY2025-2026 Special Adjustment + City Recovery Cost = Customer Rate S
ingle-family residents are charged a Standard Service rate for their FIRST (1st) gray trash cart.
Additional trash carts will utilize the "additional SFD trash cart" rate. Optional Backyard Service is available by request for an additional surcharge per dwelling unit (hauler retrieves carts from owner's private property, services carts and returns to original location - helpful for seniors, physically impaired, frequent travelers, etc.).
2025-26 Customer
City Rate
20 gal SFD gray trash cart $18.98
35 gal SFD gray trash cart $1 8.98
65 gal SFD gray trash cart $24.65
95 gal SFD gray trash cart $30.31
20 gal additional SFD gray trash cart $5.66
35 gal additional SFD gray trash cart $5.66
65 gal additional SFD gray trash cart $8.51
95 gal additional SFD gray trash cart $11.35
SFD backyard service surcharge $18.50
Blue Re cycling Cart for pape r, m e tal, glass & se le ct plastics (any size ) NO CHARGE Green Organics Recycling Cart for yard and food waste (any size) NO CHARGE 2025-26 Customer
City Rate
OPTIONAL
Backyard Service
Surcharge Rate
Multi-Fam ily Dwe lling - 2 units $44.37 $36.99
Mu
lti-Fam ily Dwe lling - 3 units $66.57 $55.47
Multi-Fam ily Dwe lling - 4 units $88.75 $73.97
Multi-Fam ily Dwe lling - 5 units $110.95 $92.46
Multi-Fam ily Dwe lling - 6 units $133.15 $110.95
Multi-Fam ily Dwe lling - 7 units $155.33 $129.45
Multi-Fam ily Dwe lling - 8 units $177.54 $147.95
Multi-Fam ily Dwe lling - 9 units $199.72 $166.45
Blue Re cycling Cart for pape r, m e tal, glass & se le ct plastics (any size ) NO CHARGE Green Organics Recycling Cart for yard and food waste (any size) NO CHARGE Cart Exchange (above one per year) $23.23
Trash Cart Overage (applies to both residential and multi-family cart customers) $7.78 Additional Residential Bulky Item Pick-up (once 18 items exceeded per unit) $33.46 Re side ntial Gravity Cart L ock Installation (pe r cart) $141.71 Residential Contamination Fee (per occurrence) $28.33
Automated Three-Cart Collection Service for Residential Cart Customers with 2 to 9 Units
Volume-Based Automated Three-Cart Collection Service for Single Family Dwelling (SFD)
7 Proposition 218 FY2025-2026 Proposed Manhattan Beach Rates:
Commercial Carts
T
he FY2025-2026 rates are comprised of the following:
Contractor Rate + FY2025-2026 Special Adjustment + City Recovery Cost = Customer Rate C
ommercial businesses determine rates through a tiered-rate structure. Commercial customers choose the size and quantity of cart and frequency of collection.
1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x
35 Gallon Trash Cart $35.60 $71.22 $106.81 $142.39 $177.98 $213.57 $249.21 $5.68 65 Gallon Trash Cart $69.76 $139.45 $209.20 $278.94 $348.65 $418.40 $488.13 $11.16 95 Gallon Trash Cart $104.61 $209.20 $313.83 $418.40 $522.97 $627.62 $732.20 $15.89 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x
35 Gallon Recycling Cart $17.79 $35.61 $53.40 $71.22 $89.01 $106.80 $124.60 $2.84 65 Gallon Recycling Cart $34.89 $69.72 $104.60 $139.48 $174.33 $209.21 $244.08 $5.57 95 Gallon Recycling Cart $52.31 $104.60 $156.91 $209.21 $261.49 $313.80 $366.10 $7.95 Commercial Tras h Cart
2025-26 Customer City Rate
Service
Commercial Recycling Cart
2025-26 Customer City Rate
Service
Frequency
Extra Pickup
Frequency
Extra Pickup
8 Proposition 218 FY2025-2026 Proposed Manhattan Beach Rates:
Commercial Bins
T
he FY2025-2026 rates are comprised of the following:
Contractor Rate + FY2025-2026 Special Adjustment + City Recovery Cost = Customer Rate C
ommercial businesses determine rates through a tiered-rate structure for both trash and recycling bins.
Commercial customers choose the size and quantity of bins and frequency of collection. Commercial businesses began paying for recycling services on July 1, 2020. Commercial customers choose the size and quantity of cart and frequency of collection. Public and private schools (pre-school through 12th grade) receive recycling services at no additional charge. Organics carts and services are provided at no additional charge.
1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x
2-Yard Trash Bin $197.52 $308.65 $411.44 $514.36 $617.23 $823.00 $1,028.67 $35.71 2-Yard Trash Compactor Bin $330.14 $515.78 $687.67 $868.76 $1,031.58 $1,375.64 $1,719.80 $59.69 2-Yard Split Bin $187.30 $299.66 $399.44 $499.30 $599.20 $796.95 $996.16 $35.71 2-Yard Recycling $98.77 $154.33 $205.74 $257.20 $308.63 $411.48 $514.34 $17.85 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x
3-Yard Trash Bin $253.68 $391.56 $522.06 $652.53 $783.03 $1,044.05 $1,305.11 $53.53 3-Yard Trash Compactor Bin $421.00 $657.98 $883.47 $1,096.39 $1,315.57 $1,754.19 $2,192.78 $88.80 3-Yard Split Bin $192.41 $303.96 $405.23 $506.54 $602.54 $808.43 $1,010.56 $53.53 3-Yard Recycling Bin $126.85 $195.76 $261.02 $326.26 $391.50 $522.05 $652.55 $26.75 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x
4-Yard Trash Bin $303.89 $475.03 $633.34 $791.69 $950.01 $1,266.68 $1,583.37 $71.37 4-Yard Trash Compactor Bin $512.53 $800.82 $1,067.81 $1,334.59 $1,601.67 $2,135.45 $2,669.65 $120.37 4-Yard Split Bin $197.52 $308.65 $411.44 $514.36 $617.23 $823.00 $1,028.67 $71.37 4-Yard Recycling Bin $151.96 $237.51 $316.66 $395.84 $475.00 $633.37 $791.69 $35.69 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x
6-Yard Trash Bin $390.73 $610.67 $814.25 $1,017.78 $1,221.33 $1,628.49 $2,035.61 $107.04 6-Yard Trash Compactor Bin $661.21 $1,033.36 $1,377.86 $1,722.25 $2,066.67 $2,755.63 $3,444.54 $181.16 6-Yard Recycling Bin $195.38 $305.33 $407.12 $508.88 $610.68 $814.23 $1,017.82 $53.53 Frequency
Extra Pickup
Frequency
Extra Pickup
Commercial 2-Yard Bin
2025-26 Customer City Rate
Commercial 3-Yard Bin
2025-26 Customer City Rate
Commercial 4-Yard Bin
2025-26 Customer City Rate
Commercial 6-Yard Bin
2025-26 Customer City Rate
Service
Service
Service
Frequency
Extra Pickup
Service
Frequency
Extra Pickup
9 Proposition 218 FY2025-2026 Proposed Manhattan Beach Rates:
Temporary Rental Bins
T
he FY2025-2026 rates are comprised of the following:
Contractor Rate ONLY (no special adjustment, no CRC) = Customer Rate A
ll customers may rent a temporary trash bin for up to ten days per rental. Temporary bins are useful when performing a garage clean-out, a large move-out, etc. Temporary bin rentals are not subject to the City Recovery Cost (CRC).
2025-26 Customer City Rate
$192.80
$116.11
$2.64
2025-26 Customer City Rate
$216.64
$173.30
$3.96
2025-26 Customer City Rate
$240.46
$230.50
$5.25
2025-26 Customer City Rate
$288.13
$346.61
$7.916 CY Temp Bin, daily rental > 10days
3 Cubic Yard Temporary Bin
3 CY Temp Bin, 10 days, 1 dump
3 CY Temp Bin, additonal dump
3 CY Temp Bin, daily rental > 10days
4 Cubic Yard Temporary Bin
4 CY Temp Bin, 10 days, 1 dump
4 CY Temp Bin, additonal dump
4 CY Temp Bin, daily rental > 10days
6 Cubic Yard Temporary Bin
6 CY Temp Bin, 10 days, 1 dump
6 CY Temp Bin, additonal dump
2 Cubic Yard Temporary Bin
2 CY Temp Bin, 10 days, 1 dump
2 CY Temp Bin, additonal dump
2 CY Temp Bin, daily rental > 10days
10 Proposition 218 FY2025-2026 Proposed Manhattan Beach Rates:
Optional C& D Rates (if City chooses to activate) and Commercial Roll-Off Box Rates T
he FY2025-2026 rates are comprised of the following:
Contractor Rate ONLY (no special adjustment, no CRC) = Customer Rate O
ptional C & D Rates do not include the City Recovery Cost (CRC) and would be utilized and effective only if City Council voted to franchise Construction and Demolition (C&D) hauling and recycling with Waste Management.
C
ommercial Roll-Off Boxes are generally utilized by large businesses. The rates are not subject to the one-time special adjustment and the City Recovery Cost (CRC).
Optional Construction & Demolition(C&D) Rates (if City chooses to activate) 2025-26 Customer City Rate
25 - 40cy C&D Roll Off Box, per pull $346.92
10cy Low Boy C&D Roll Off Box, per pull $346.92
Temporary Bin Service, first dump $248.55
Temporary Bin service, additional dump $248.55
Tonnage Charge - Mixed Loads of C&D Debris $110.83
Commerical Roll-Off Box Rates 2025-26 Customer
City Rate
Standard Box, any size $346.92
Compactor Box, any size $469.22
Standard or Compactor Box Rental, per week $43.49
Trash Disposal Per Ton Charge $83.78
Mixed Recyclables Per Ton Charge $60.46
Organics Waste Per Ton Charge $148.26
11 Proposition 218 FY2025-2026 Proposed Manhattan Beach Rates:
Other Services
T
he FY2025-2026 rates are comprised of the following:
Contractor Rate + FY2025-2026 Special Adjustment + CRC = Customer Rate O
ther Services are services and costs that fall outside standard service. For example, commercial bin customers can opt for a hasp and lock service to reduce illegal dumping issues. Commercial customers may utilize the bulky pick-up program for a fee. In the event of a major emergency, the City can hire the hauler at the emergency collection and disposal rate listed below to assist with clean up. Businesses can purchase in-house use Slim-Jim containers and lids through the hauler for break rooms, kitchen prep areas or bussing stations to assist with capturing food waste. The bin overage charge is part of the hauler's Snapshot program which helps businesses right-size their service levels; the charge is assessed by the hauler after the businesses third consecutive bin overage in the same calendar year (WM will send written warnings for the first two incidents).
Other Services 2025-26 Customer
City Rate
Hasp & Lock Charge (per bin per pick up per week) $12.34 Commercial Bulky Pick Up per Item, White Goods with CFCs $25.78 Commercial Bulky Pick Up per Item, All Other Items $17.18 Commercial Contamination Fee $72.78
Emergency Collection & Disposal per hour $120.25
Bin Cleaning or Exchange (above one per year) $50.95
Bin Overage Charge, per overage $55.67
Slim-Jim Organics Containers - 16-gal body $40.81
Slim-Jim Organics Containers - 20-gal body $41.64
Slim-Jim Organics Containers - 23-gal body $42.47
Slim-Jim Organics Containers - 32-gal body $60.81
Slim-Jim Solid Lid (16, 20, or 23-gal) $41.64
Slim-Jim Solid Lid (32-gal) $48.31
Slim-Jim Vented Lift Lid (16, 20, or 23-gal) $43.30
Slim-Jim Vented Lift Lid (32-gal) $49.97
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