HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1985 - 248 - Establishing rates for the collection and removal of solid waste pursuant to the provisions of section 9.28.110 of the redding municpal code (2) 410
RESOLUTION NO. l - $,
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
ESTABLISHING RATES FOR THE COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF SOLID
WASTE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 9. 28 . 110 OF THE
REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE, AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 81-180
WHEREAS, Section 9. 28 . 110 of the Redding Municipal Code
provides that the City Council may establish by resolution the
rates for the collection and removal of solid waste, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the exist-
ing rates and charges do not produce sufficient revenue to pay all
the costs related to the collection and removal of solid waste, and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best
interests of the City and its citizens that all utility services of
the City of Redding be self-supporting and not subsidized as to
their operational costs by revenues raised through the imposition
of ad valorem taxes or other sources of revenue, and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that this matter is
categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Redding as follows :
1. That Resolution No. 81-180 is hereby repealed, upon
the effective date of this Resolution.
2 . That a flat rate of $4 . 00 per month shall be charged
to all occupied single family residences located within the City of
Redding for solid waste collection and disposal service by the
City, without regard to the use thereof by the resident.
3. That the same flat rate shall apply to each of
multiple residential units on any one parcel of real property with
the following exceptions:
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Rescinded by Resolution R-89-53
(a) If the landlord locates all the garbage containers
for all the multiple units on the particular parcel of real
property in a single location, and in addition, consolidates
the solid waste utility billing in a single customer account,
the rate shall be based on the cost of providing service as
discussed in 5 below.
(b) If, in addition to the provisions of subparagraph
(a) above, the landlord shall install in a single location
only approved containers with a capacity of one cubic yard or
greater each, the solid waste rate will be based upon the cost
of providing service as discussed in 5 below.
4 . That a minimum monthly charge of $4 . 00 shall be paid
by all commercial, industrial, or professional business locations
within the City to which garbage and refuse collection service is
made available by the City without regard to use.
5. Where the actual cost to the City for providing the
service to a particular establishment exceeds the minimum charge
provided for hereinabove, the Director of General Services shall
establish a rate by using time and motion studies or other methods
to determine the cost of collection and removal of the average
amount of solid waste generated by the particular establishment
involved.
6 . The minimum monthly charges established above apply
to all residential, commercial, industrial and institutional
establishments within the City and is limited to six (6) standard
size garbage cans of solid waste generated or collected and trans-
ported by the City and is established in part to offset the cost of
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