DecemberNovember 218, 2025
Economic Development
DATE: November 18, 2025December 2, 2025
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Shasa Curl, City Manager
James Atencio, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Nannette Beacham, Director of Economic Development
Samantha Carr, Environmental Manager
Subject:
Bill Credit from Richmond Sanitary Service (dba Republic Services) for the Solidarity Strike in July 2025
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact on the General Fund.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
None.
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The City of Richmond has a Collection Franchise
Agreement for the collection of solid waste, recycling, and organic waste generated within City boundaries with the hauler, Richmond Sanitary Service (dba Republic
Services). Beginning on July 8, 2025, through July 19,
2025, Richmond Sanitary Service (dba Republic
Services) had service interruptions affecting the
collection of solid waste. In recognition of the
inconvenience caused by the delay in collection services, the hauler is offering a bill credit to residential customers.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ACCEPT and AUTHORIZE the City Manager or their
designee to sign the Memorandum of Understanding
between the City of Richmond and Richmond Sanitary
Service, Inc (dba Republic Services) settling claims for service interruptions that occurred during the solidarity strike in July 2025 – Economic Development (Samantha
AGENDA
REPORT
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DecemberNovember 218, 2025
Carr 510-620-5407/Nannette Beacham 510-621-
1306/Shasa Curl 510-620-6512).
DISCUSSION:
The City of Richmond’s solid waste and recycling services are provided by two agreements with Republic Services:
1. An exclusive Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement (Collection Agreement) managed by the City of Richmond; and
2. An exclusive Post-Collection Solid Waste Franchise Agreement (Post-Collection Agreement) managed by the West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority (RecycleMore).
The City of Richmond first entered into a collection franchise agreement with Richmond Sanitary Service (dba Republic Services) (“RSS”) in 1985. On July 1, 2025, the City and RSS entered into a new collection agreement (“Collection Agreement”) with RSS after completing a competitive procurement process. The Collection Agreement includes the collection of solid waste, recycling, and organic waste generated within City boundaries.
Beginning on July 8, 2025, through July 19, 2025, RSS incurred service interruptions affecting the collection of solid waste. Republic Services was in contract negotiations with the union representing some of Republic Services’ employees at Forward Landfill in Stockton. Those employees were engaged in a temporary work stoppage and picketing at other Republic Services Bay Area locations. As a result, there were temporary service delays for recycling and waste collection customers in the area.
In recognition of the inconvenience caused by the delay in collection services for most residential, some multi-family and commercial customers in the City in July 2025 and to resolve City claims arising from the work stoppage, RSS offered to provide a one-time credit to residential customers. The credit would be applied on or before the JanuaryDecember 1, 20265, RSS bill to residential customers. The amount of the one- time credits would be for the cost of collection services (Attachment 1, Exhibit A).
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Settlement of Work Stoppage Claims