HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-71 - Recycling Service FeeRESOLUTION NO. 91- 71
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH IMPOSING A RECYCLING SERVICE
FEE AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 90 -47.
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 250 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
1991 -92 that the cost of collecting, hauling, recycling and
• disposing of that amount of solid waste would be $3,248,865.00,
that the fees to be paid to CRT pursuant to the Recycling Agreement
will be $1,294,200.00, and that the additional cost attributable
solely to recycling is $500,200.00; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the residential
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solid waste stream is generated by, at most, 26,998 households.
Accordingly, the additional costs incurred by the City in
conjunction with the recycling program can be recovered by imposing
a fee of $1.54 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 $1.54 per month is
hereby imposed, effective July 1, 1991.
2. The recycling service fee of $1.54 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 and garbage absent a recycling program.
4. Resolution No. 90 -47 is hereby rescinded.
ADOPTED this 24th day of June , 1991.
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CITY CLERK
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MAYOR
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