May 24, 2022 Item No. 6 - 22-1725
Adoption of a Resolution
Setting Rates for Overall
Solid Waste Services
and Annual Clean-up
Campaign in the
D0000000 Exclusive Franchise
Area
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THE MISSION CIT Public Hearing
Item # 6 - 22-1725
May 24, 2022
1 City of
Santa Clara
he Contero has Possible
Solid Waste Rates
• Services
-Garbage
-Yard Trimmings
- Residential Recycling
-Clean-up Campaign (CUC)
• Rates for each service that a customer subscribes
to get combined into a bundled rate
2 POST MEETING MATERIAL
1 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Compensation Adjustments
• Etfective July 1, 2022
- Recology increase @ 13.8% negotiated *
- MTWS increase @ 9.0% negotiated *
-GWR increase @ 4.24%
- Republic increase @ 3.1%
* Beginning July 1, 2023 annual adjustments based on year over change in the Water, Sewer, Trash Index with a 5%
cap and 2% floor
Bundled Solid Waste Rates
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Individual Rate Component Increases
Service Type/% of FY 2021/22 FY 2022/23 Change in
subscribers Rate Rate Rate
20-gallon garbage cart (10%) $17.37 $18.65 $1.28
32-gallon garbage cart (53%) $24.15 $25.95 $1.80
64-gallon garbage cart (31%) $44.91 $48.38 $3.47
96-gallon garbage cart (6%) $65.59 $70.67 $5.08
Yard trimmings $13.04 $13.56 $0.52
Recycling $5.58 $6.67 $1.09
CUC $6.28 $6.28
$0.00
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Santa Clara
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Rate Changes
FY 21/22 FY 22/23
Garbage Cart Size Bundled Bundled $ Change %Change
Rate Rate
20-gallon (SF) $42.27 $45.16 $2.89 6.8%
20-gallon (TH) $29.23 $31.60 $2.37 8.1%
32-gallon (SF) $49.05 $52.46 $3.41 7.0%
32-gallon (TH) $36.01 $38.90 $2.89 8.0%
64-gallon (SF) $69.81 $74.89 $5.08 7.3%
64-gallon (TH) $56.77 $61.33 $4.56 8.0%
96-gallon (SF) $90.49 $97.18 $6.69 7.4%
96-gallon (TH) $77.45 $83.62 $6.17 8.0%
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Front Load Bin Charges
• Loose front load bins increases range from 1.5% - 3.7% - Dependent on container size/frequency of service
- Lower increases because of increased subscriptions (+5% ) • Bin costs spread over a larger base
• Compacted front load bin rates (New Rate)
- 57% - 77% more expensive than loose front load bins
- 4 current customers
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Comparison with 2019 Estimates
FY 22/23 %
Garbage Service Type 2019 estimate Proposed Difference
| Difference
32-gallon single-family $57.50 $52.46 ($5.04) (8.8%)
32-gallon townhouse $39.90 $38.90 ($1.00) (2.5%)
3-CY bin commercial
business customer
(includes 96-gallons of $409.60 $398.92 ($10.68) (2.6%) recycling)
3-CY bin multi-family
customer (20 recycle $547.50 $532.32 ($15.18) (2.8%)
units)
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4 Countywide Rate Analysis
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Santa Clara
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Santa Clara
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Residential Cart Rate Comparison
20-gallon 32-gallon 64-gallon| 96-gallon
FY 2021/22
$32.92 $40.65 $70.09 $103.70
countywide avg.
FY 2022/23 CSC
single-family rate* $38.88 $46.18 $68.61 $90.90
FY 2022/23 CSC
townhouse rate*** $25.32 $32.62 $55.05 $77.34
* Excludes CSC Cleanup Campaign Cost
** No other city offers reduced townhouse rates
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Santa Clara
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Garbage Bin Rate Comparison
1-CY Bin 1-CY Bin 1-CY Bin 3-CY Bin 3-CY Bin 3-CY Bin
1 time 3 times 5 times 1 time per 3 times 5 times
per week per week per week week per week per week
FY 2021/22
countywide $170.78 $497.56 $822.40 $380.58 $1,115.54 $1,848.46 average
FY 2022/23
Santa Clara $155.53 $458.72 $740.22 $398.92 $1,165.04 $1,906.66 rate
• Most jurisdictions have a separate charge for organics collection service • Most jurisdictions anticipate rate increases in FY 2022/23 11 11
City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Public Hearing
• Solid waste customers may submit oral or written protests until the close of the Public Hearing
• At close of Public Hearing, protests are tabulated
-34,973 notices were sent on April 7, 2022
- If protests tabulated are 50 percent plus one (17,487), the proposed fees cannot be imposed
• If there is not a majority protest, Council can make and act on a motion to increase fees
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6 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Recommendation
1. Adopt a Resolution setting the overall rates to be charged to rate payers for the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, yard trimmings, recycling, and annual Clean-up Campaign in the exclusive franchise area, effective for the utility bills issued for services rendered on and after July 1, 2022
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Questions
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Santa Clara
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