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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-70 - Recycling Service FeeRESOLUTION NO. 92- LO A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH IMPOSING A RECYCLING SERVICE FEE AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 91 -71. • WHEREAS, the State of California has determined that the amount of solid waste generated in the State, coupled with the diminishing landfill space and the potential adverse environmental impacts of landfilling, create an urgent need for State and Local agencies to enact and implement aggressive new integrated waste management programs; and WHEREAS, the Legislature has mandated each City and County to reduce the amount of solid waste disposed of in landfills by recycling at least 25% of the solid waste stream; and WHEREAS, the Newport Beach City Council has enacted an ordinance which authorizes the imposition of a recycling service fee subject to certain limitations; and WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has entered into a written contract with CRT, Inc. pursuant to which the latter will accept the City's waste stream, recycle at least 25% of the contents, and transport the remaining waste to a disposal site approved by law. The City Council has determined that contracting with a private recycler represents the most economical way of satisfying recycling requirements, will ensure that more waste is recycled than pursuant to curbside programs which require resident's sorting of recyclables, and is much less costly than acquiring the equipment and hiring the personnel necessary to Implement a curbside recycling program; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that approximately 36,000 tons of solid waste will be generated during fiscal year 1992 -93, that the cost of collecting, hauling, recycling, and disposing of that amount of • solid waste would be $3,381,061, that the fees to be paid to CRT pursuant to the Recycling Agreement will be $1,324,440, and that the additional cost attributable solely to recycling is $538,560; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the residential solid waste stream collected by City personnel is generated by, at most, 26,093 households. Accordingly, the additional costs incurred by the City in conjunction with the recycling program can be recovered by imposing a fee of $ 1.72 per month per household. This fee represents the minimum amount the City could charge with the expectation of deferring all, or substantially all, of its recycling expenses. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach as follows: 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.30 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, a recycling service fee of $1.72 per month is hereby imposed, effective August 1, 1992. 2. The recycling service fee of $1.72 per month shall be the obligation of the person or persons responsible for the payment of water service if water is supplied to the property by the City of Newport Beach and, if water is not supplied by the City of Newport Beach, the fee shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property; and 3. The recycling service fee shall not be paid by persons or businesses whose rubbish is collected by private haulers or shall any portion of the fee collected be used to defray expenses that would be incurred by the City in collecting, hauling, and disposing of refuse absent a recycling program. 4. Resolution No. 91 -71 is hereby rescinded. ADOPTED this 22nd day Of .Tune 1992. MAYOR ATTEST: • J '