HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - 60BThe City of Santa Ana May 20, 2020
Attention: City Clerk 2020 JUN _9
P.O. Box 1988, M31 pH 5..
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Santa Ana, CA 92702 CITY
OF SANrTA ANA
CLERK Of COUNCIL
Re: Written Protest to Waste Management Proposed Rate Increase
To Whom It Concerns;
Thank you for allowing us, the tax payers of Santa Ana, to voice our concerns and offer
solutions to the budget problems the City of Santa Ana is experiencing. I am aware that these
budget problems are not due totally to poor management, but are being levied on the city due
to state regulations that were probably a good idea, but now there are unintended
consequences due to the good intentions of trying to manage waste that goes into the land fill.
My proposal is similar to that utilized by SMUD, Sacramento Municipal Utility District. In that
large metropolitan area, that covers over 100 square miles, garbage and yard waste is
collected weekly, however, recycling is only twice a month (every other week).
With the new and improved recycling guidelines recently sent to all of us customers here in
Santa Ana, there is less recycling materials and probably does not need to be collected weekly.
If the recycling trucks only collected recycling materials twice a month rather than weekly, that
would be a reduction in man hours by 50%, and therefore a rate increase would not be
necessary at this time. I realize this is a 50% reduction in `recycling" services, but I seriously
doubt weekly recycling services are necessary, especially with the new guidelines being
implemented.
If the contract with Waste Management needs to be renegotiated, I think this might be a good
time for the bidding process to be opened up to other companies as well. I would hope that
someone from the city procurement department would be willing to fight for lower prices for
the citizenry of Santa Ana.
In summary, I am against the "rate adjustment' that is proposed because I believe there are
other options that could be implemented and overt the need for a `rate increase."
Respectfully,
Tim STRIPE
1139 Cabrillo Park Dr
Santa Ana, CA 92701
The City of Santa Ana May 20, 2020
Attention: City Clerk 2Np JUN -9 PH 5. 01
P.O. Box 1988, M31
Santa Ana, CA 92702
CITY OF Sr=,<<T'+ ANA
CLERK F COUNCIL
Re: Written Protest to Waste Management Proposed Rate Increase
To Whom It Concerns;
Thank you for allowing us, the citizens of Santa Ana, to voice our concerns and offer solutions
to the budget problems the City of Santa Ana is experiencing. I am aware that these budget
problems are not due totally to poor management, but are being levied on the city due to state
regulations that were probably a good idea, but now there are unintended consequences due
to the good intentions of trying to manage waste that goes into the land fill.
My proposal is similar to that utilized by SMUD, Sacramento Municipal Utility District. In that
large metropolitan area, that covers over 100 square miles, garbage and yard waste is
collected weekly, however, recycling is only twice a month (every other week).
With the new and improved recycling guidelines recently sent to all of us customers here in
Santa Ana, there is less recycling materials and probably does not need to be collected weekly.
If the recycling trucks only collected recycling materials twice a month rather than weekly, that
would be a reduction in man hours by 50%, and therefore a rate increase would not be
necessary at this time. I realize this is a 50% reduction in "recycling" services, but I seriously
doubt weekly recycling services are necessary, especially with the new guidelines being
implemented.
If the contract with Waste Management needs to be renegotiated, I think this might be a good
time for the bidding process to be opened up to other companies as well. I would hope that
someone from the city procurement department would be willing to fight for lower prices for
the citizenry of Santa Ana.
In summary, I am against the "rate adjustment' that is proposed because I believe there are
other options that could be implemented and overt the need for a "rate increase."
Respectfully,
Ben STRIPE
2206 Richmond St
Santa Ana, CA 92705
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