25F - AGMT EXTENSION OF THE SOLID WASTE SERVICES

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Approve a Two-year Solid Waste Agreement Extension Receive and File RFP Timeline and Draft Scope of Work October 17, 2017 Page 3 Pricing Establishes rates for State mandate AB 1826 organics collection services. (See Exhibit "C" Rates of Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement [Exhibit 1].) • Establishes rates for State mandate AB 341 recycling collection services. (See Exhibit "C" Rates of Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement [Exhibit 1].) • Establishes a 1.12% surcharge for commercial and roll -off service in Year One, and a 2.64% surcharge in Year Two. This surcharge will recover program start-up costs for State mandates AB 1826 and AB 341, including the education and outreach campaigns. • Adjusts the Residential solid waste extra cart rate from $2 to $10 per month to encourage recycling, while providing extra recycling (grey cart) and green waste carts (green cart) at no charge. • Establishes a Commercial Cart Rate for those businesses with limited space and/or minimal solid waste collection needs. • Establishes a Contamination Fee of $10 per occurrence for Residential customers, and $50 per occurrence for Commercial customers, to encourage proper recycling, reduce contamination, and achieve State mandate AB 939 waste diversion goals. Fees to be assessed only after customer fails to adhere following three notifications (residential) or two notifications (commercial), and verification. NEW SOLID WASTE SERVICES RFP PROCESS Staff anticipates the remainder of the RFP Process and new contract roll-out period to take approximately 15 to 18 months. As such, staff is providing the attached Timeline (Exhibit 2),draft Scope of Work (Exhibit 3), and draft RFP Framework (Exhibit 4), to ensure an open and transparent process, and allow for discussion in advance of the full RFP coming forward for future City Council consideration. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #4 — City Financial Stability, Objective #1 (maintain a stable, efficient and transparent financial environment). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. However, increased recycling activity will divert materials from the landfill, thus extending the life of the landfill system and recovering valuable recyclable resources. 25F-3