RESOLUTION NO. 6591-2024
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL AUTHORIZING ADJUSTMENTS TO SOLID WASTE RATES CHARGES BY RECOLOGY SONOMA MARIN EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024 WHEREAS, on December 16, 2008, City Council adopted Resolution 5723 and entered into a Franchise Agreement (Agreement), effective January 1, 2009, with a local solid waste collection and hauling firm, Redwood Empire Disposal, also known as “The Ratto Group; and WHEREAS, the Agreement covered solid waste, recyclable and compostable materials collection and street sweeping services; and
WHEREAS, subsequently, on September 19, 2017, City Council approved the assignment of the Agreement from Redwood Empire Disposal to Recology Sonoma Marin (RSM); and WHEREAS, the Agreement was set to end by December 31, 2023 and has since been extended through June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Section 7.3 of the Agreement provides for annual adjustments to solid waste rates via Refuse Rate Index (RRI); and
WHEREAS, the City received a letter from RSM dated April 24, 2024 (copy attached to this Resolution) requesting an RRI adjustment to solid waste rates effective July 1, 2024; and WHEREAS, the City engaged R3 Consulting Group, Inc. (R3) to review RSM’s RRI adjustmentrequest for accuracy and adherence to the terms and conditions of the Agreement; and WHEREAS, upon review, R3 found the requested adjustment to solid waste rates to be calculated accurately and per the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing for said RRI adjustmentwas conducted on June 4, 2024 to receive public comments.
NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, ORDERED AND FOUND by the City Council of the City of Sebastopol, as follows:
1. Solid Waste Rates charged by Recology Sonoma Marin as listed in the April 24, 2024 letter from Recology Sonoma Marin, are hereby authorized and effective July 1, 2024.
The above and foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted at a meeting by the City Council on the 4th day of June 2024.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City of Sebastopol City Council by the following vote:
VOTE:
Ayes:
Noes:
Councilmembers Hinton, Maurer, McLewis, Vice Mayor Zollman and Mayor Rich None
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Absent:
APPROVED: _______________________________________
Mayor Diana Gardner Rich
ATTEST: ______________________________________________________________________ Mary Gourley, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________________________________________________ Larry McLaughlin, City Attorney
Attachment:
• Letter from Recology Sonoma Marin dated April 24, 2024 None
None
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