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RESOLUTION NO. 2003-052 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF THE SOLID <br />WASTE PROGRAM SURCHARGE ESTABLISHED <br />PURSUANT TO SECTION 10 OF THE SECOND <br />AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR THE <br />COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE GENERATED AND/OR <br />ACCUMULATED IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br /> <br />MV: 05/23/03 <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br />declares as follows: <br /> <br />The City of Santa Aha is currently engaged in a contract with USA Waste <br />of California Inc. formally Great Western Reclamation a division of Waste <br />Management Collection and Recycling, Inc. ("Contractor"), whereby <br />Contractor i s t he exclusive provider o f t he collection, transportation, and <br />disposal of solid waste within the limits of the City of Santa Ana. <br /> <br />Pursuant to the exclusive contract, the City currently receives a 10.6 <br />percent surcharge from Contractor based upon its Gross Receipts. The <br />funds received pursuant to the surcharge are used in part to pay for the <br />costs of administering the refuse collection and recycling program and <br />supporting the federal clean water protection activities. <br /> <br />The cost to provide administration of the Federal Clean Water Act <br />requirements has increased above the amounts currently collected <br />pursuant to the program surcharge. It is recommended that the surcharge <br />be increased by 1.2 percent to support increased costs in the federal clean <br />water protection fund. <br /> <br />The increase in the program surcharge established by this resolution is <br />estimated to collect $240,000 per year to help pay the cost of the clean <br />water protection program. <br /> <br />The increased costs to the City include but are not limited to salaries of <br />staff and fixed costs. The estimated costs of the program are set forth in <br />the Federal Clean Water Protection Resource Sheet, located in the Public <br />Works Agency as incorporated herein as Exhibit A by this reference as <br />though fully set forth. <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2003-052 <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />