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Council Agenda Item Cover <br />________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: <br /> August 20, 2007 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM TITLE: <br /> Rate Increase for Refuse Collection <br /> <br />AGENDA SECTION: <br /> New Business <br /> <br />CAN THIS ITEM BE RESCHEDULED? : <br />No, new rates are effective 9/1/07 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND REVIEW: <br /> During budget discussions, there became <br />awareness for the need to increase refuse collection rates to maintain the current <br />level of service. Reductions were also made to expenditures to reduce program <br />costs. The attached schedule below outlines current expenditures and current <br />projected revenue with a 6% rate increase <br />. <br /> <br />Estimated Expenditures FY 08 <br />Solid Waste Division$2,285,796 <br />Public Works Administration$58,233 <br />Finance - Billings & Collections$101,121 <br />$2,445,150 <br />Projected Revenue FY 08 <br />Billings less Non-payment (13%)$2,272,262 <br />Salvage$39,200 <br />Dumping Fees Revenue$36,000 <br />Yard Waste & Mulch$72,000 <br />$2,419,462 <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends increasing refuse fees by 6% to help <br />stabilize this program, with the rates for public and private institutions being <br />determined based on their individual service needs. Rates were last increased one <br />year ago. Staff are still reviewing alternatives to enhance collection results. Also <br />attached is a schedule of actual revenue and expenditures for FY 03 through FY <br />07, along with projected revenue and expenditures for FY 09 through FY 16. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />RATE COMPARISON <br />J-1-a <br />August 20, 2007 <br /> <br />