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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-39 6 ? 8 9 10 11 15 16 18 19 20 21 25 26 RESOLUTION NO. 92-39 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH ADOPTING REVISED METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING AND ADJUSTING RATES FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICE WHEREAS, the City Council, under terms of its franchise with Solid Waste Systems, Inc., must periodically revise and establish rates for garbage collection services within the City of Ukiah; and WHEREAS, rates for such service must provide for costs of service of said franchisee; and WHEREAS, as Solid Waste Systems, Inc., and City of Ukiah have prepared a revised contract combining the garbage and recycling services; and WHEREAS, Section 4, Payment, of the revised contract provides for a new method for establishing and adjusting rates for such; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has considered said revised method and made his recommendation; and WHEREAS, The City Council did duly notice and make available the City Manager's report and recommendation for public inspection, all in accordance with the requirements of the Ukiah City Code, and did consider in a public hearing the proposed method for establishing and adjusting rates, and the recommendation of its City Manager at its regular meeting of February 19, 1992. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby approves the following: Solid Waste Systems, Inc., shall be paid based on rates that will increase each year for the next two years by an amount equivalent to 75% of the percentage change from the previous year in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Bureau of 1 6 ? 9 10 11 lO. 1:~ 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 26 27 25 Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI), U.S. Cities Average, March to March (Contract CPI). In addition, the City shall add to the garbage rate any amounts necessary to fully compensate Solid Waste Systems, Inc., for any increase in the gate fee charged to them for disposing of refuse at the city owned landfill. Thereafter, unless the City Council should determine otherwise at any rate hearing conducted pursuant to Ukiah City Code sections 3950-3957, the rates shall automatically increase annually every two years by the Contract CPI and any increase in the gate fees charged to Solid Waste Systems, Inc., at the landfill. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council shall conduct a rate hearing in every third year pursuant to Ukiah City Code sections 3950-3957; and that the revised method for establishing and adjusting rates adopted by this Resolution shall be effective July 1, 1993. Ail prior rate schedules in conflict herewith are repealed upon the effective date of the new schedule. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19 th day of February ,1992, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers McMichael, Wattenburger, Shoemaker, and NOES: None Mayor Henderson ABSENT: Councilmember Schneiter ABSTAIN: None R: RES2 RATES ~en B. Henderson Mayor