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Council Agenda Item Cover <br />______________________________________________________________________ <br />MEETING DATE: <br /> June 15, 2009 <br />AGENDA ITEM TITLE: <br /> Substituting a Small Cart/Dumpster Rental Fee for the <br />Current One-time Replacement Fee <br />AGENDA SECTION: <br /> New Business <br />CAN THIS ITEM BE RESCHEDULED? : <br />No <br />BACKGROUND REVIEW: <br />Prior to the revamping of the solid waste ordinance, <br />residents received new carts at no cost when they complained of the poor condition of <br />their current cart. The full cost of the carts was subsidized by the General Fund. In <br />January 2008, the ordinance was changed to require residents to pay an amount toward <br />a needed replacement cart which was $40 for a trash cart and $25 for a recycling cart. <br />Residents have been quite negative about the City charging the replacement fee, even <br />though it was lower than the actual cost of the replacement cart. Refuse haulers use <br />either the replacement charge method or a small monthly rental fee to fund the cost of <br />replacement carts. <br />With the experience of the negative public relations found on the cart replacement fee, <br />staff believes a monthly cart rental fee is an easier method for residents and it provides a <br />satisfactory amount into a designated account for the purchase of replacement carts. <br />Since the City has significant grant funding for carts in FY10, the proposed monthly fee <br />will only be $0.40. The attached ordinance provides the allowance of this administrative <br />fee. Please see the attached memo with further information on this topic. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends adding a cart/dumpster rental fee on <br />residential accounts to fund replacement carts. <br /> <br />