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<br />Iss12/15/08 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2009-002 <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 THIRD AMENDED <br />AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR THE COLLECTION <br />OF SOLID WASTE IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <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 <br />and declares as follows: <br /> <br />A. The City of Santa Ana currently contracts with USA Waste of California <br />Inc. a Delaware corporation dba Waste Management of Orange County <br />("Contractor"), whereby Contractor is the exclusive provider for the <br />collection, transportation, and disposal of solid waste within the limits of <br />the City of Santa Ana. <br /> <br />B. Pursuant to the exclusive contract, the City currently receives a 15.8 <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 />C. The cost to provide administration of the refuse and recycling program has <br />increased above the amounts currently collected pursuant to the program <br />surcharge. These increased costs to the City include but are not limited to <br />salaries of staff and fixed costs. <br /> <br />D. It is recommended that the surcharge on bin and roll-off container service <br />rates be increased 5 percent to support increased costs in administering <br />the refuse collection program. <br /> <br />Section 2. The City Council hereby increases the following refuse program <br />surcharge on bin services and roll-off services. <br /> <br />A. The refuse service surcharge increasing the amount of the solid waste <br />program surcharge established pursuant to section 10 of the Third <br />Amended and Restated Agreement for the Collection of Solid Waste in the <br />City of Santa Ana is hereby increased from 15.8 percent to 20.8 percent. <br /> <br />B. The Contractor shall commence collecting this refuse program surcharge <br />effective January 1, 2009. <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2009-002 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />