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RESOLUTION 2025-###
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING A RATE STABILIZATION EXPENDITURE OF $2 43,000 FROM FUNDS RECEIVED
FROM WEST CONTRA COSTA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (SPECIAL REVENUE FUND 209) TO OFFSET SOLID WASTE COLLECTION INCREASES FROM JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2026
WHEREAS, the City is a member of the West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority (Authority) along with the cities of El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole and Richmond;
WHEREAS, in 2016 and 2019, the Authority Board of Directors voted to disburse excess reserves to member agencies and San Pablo received a total of $566,016.51;
WHEREAS, Resolution 2016 -144 authorized the Finance Director to create Special Revenue Fund 20 9-Solid Waste Management to earmark funds that further the purpose of the Authority, and to record the disbursement as special revenue in Fund 209;
WHEREAS, the City of San Pablo has had a solid waste Franchise -Collection Agreement with Richmond Sanitary Services, Inc. (RSS), a subsidiary of Republic Services, Inc., that expires on June 30, 2025;
WHEREAS, the City Council approved a new agreement with RSS (Resolution 2024-140) that will provide new and enhanced solid waste collection services to San Pablo businesses and residents from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2040;
WHEREAS, as part of the new agreement with RSS , staff recommended that the City Council use $243,000 from the Special Revenue Fund 209-Solid Waste Management as rate -stabilization to off set customer rate increases from July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, staff have determined that solid -waste rate stabilization furthers the purpose of the Authority and is therefore an authorized use of these special revenue funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo hereby authorizes the use of $243,000 from Special Revenue Fund 209 -Solid Waste Management as payment to RSS for solid waste rate stabilization to offset customer rate increases from July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds will be drawn from the following accounts:
From Account Code Amount
209-0000-22900 $232,094.53
209-0000-44000 $10,905.47
TOTAL $243,000
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing recitations are true and correct and are included herein by reference as findings.
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ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 2025, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Arturo Cruz, Mayor