PROPOSITION 218 PROCESS
• CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED PROPOSITION 218 PROCESS AND SET DATE FOR
PUBLIC HEARING
• NOTICES MAILED TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS OR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REFUSE BILL 45 DAYS BEFORE PUBLIC HEARING
• STAFF PLACED REQUIRED LEGAL ADS
• FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND FULL TEXT OF RATE ADJUSTMENT FORMULAS FILED WITH CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
• WRITTEN REPORT OF PARCELS SUBJECT TO REFUSE RATE LEVIED ON COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL WAS FILED WITH CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
CURRENT SOLID WASTE AGREEMENT
RATES
• ATHENS SERVICES CONTRACT FIRST AMENDMENT SIGNED IN JUNE 2019 FOR
NINE YEARS WITH ON OPTION TO EXTEND FOR TWO YEARS
• FY2024-25 IS YEAR 6 OF THE AGREEMENT
• NO CHANGE TO FORMULA TO PRESCRIBED IN THE ATHENS AGREEMENT • AS PRESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT AND TO BE RATIFIED BY THE PROPOSITION 218 PROCESS THE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT IS THE INDICES RATE CHANGES PLUS 1%
• THE CALCULATED RATE CHANGE FOR NEXT FY IS 0.9% (BASED ON -0.1% + 1%)
RATE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS
FORMULA TO BE RATIFIED VIA THE PROPOSITION 218 PROCESS
• ANNUAL CHANGES IN INDUSTRY COSTS AS OUTLINED IN ATHENS SERVICES AGREEMENT:
• LABOR
• FUEL
• EQUIPMENT
• DISPOSAL
• OTHER
(PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED WASTE-TO-ENERGY NO LONGER AN OPTION FOR ATHENS SERVICES)
CITY ADMINISTRATION FEE INCREASE
(IN ADDITION TO CALCULATED RATE CHANGE)
• ANY FEES RELATED TO REFUSE RATES ARE GOVERNED BY THE PROPOSITION 218
PROCESS
• LAST ADJUSTMENT TO CITY FEES WAS IN 2012
• INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSITION 218 NOTICE IS A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE
CITY ADMINISTRATION FEE FOR RESIDENTS AND MULTI-FAMILY UNITS • PROPOSAL TO INCREASE FROM $0.86 PER MONTH TO $0.99 PER MONTH • IF APPROVED THE TOTAL MONTHLY CITY FEES WILL INCREASE FROM $2.10 TO $2.23
TOTAL RECOMMENDED REFUSE RATE
INCREASE FOR FY 2024-25
Cost Component Residential (Monthly) Typical Commercial (Monthly)
Calculated Rate Change +$0.25 +$1.99
City Fee Change +$0.13 +$0.27
Total Rate Change +$0.38 +$2.26
New Rate $29.78 $253.44
SINGLE FAMILY MONTHLY REFUSE RATES*
FY 23-24
City Rate
Inglewood $23.64
Hawthorne $26.19
Gardena (Proposed FY24-25) $26.22
Carson $26.28
Manhattan Beach $26.79
Redondo Beach (Proposed) $29.78
Hermosa Beach (Proposed FY24-25) $31.03
Lawndale $35.58
* Price comparison of 95 gallon carts
COMMERCIAL MONTHLY REFUSE RATES*
FY 23-24
City Rate
Manhattan Beach (Proposed FY24-25) $218.25
Hawthorne (FY2020-21) $220.00
Carson $220.42
Gardena (Proposed FY24-25) $238.17
Lawndale $245.88
Redondo Beach (Proposed) $253.44
Inglewood $253.99
Hermosa Beach (Proposed FY24-25) $312.14
RECOMMENDATION
1. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY; AND
2. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING; AND
3. CONFIRM NO THERE IS NO MAJORITY PROTEST (CITY CLERK); AND
4. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2406-048, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING CONTRACTOR’S CHARGES AND CORRESPONDING CITY FEES FOR RESIDENTIAL, MULTI-FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL REFUSE COLLECTION FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR AND ORDERING THE ANNUAL REFUSE CHARGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024- 25 TO BE COLLECTED ON THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TAX ROLL