HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-70 - Recycling Service FeeRESOLUTION NO. 92- LO
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH IMPOSING A RECYCLING SERVICE
FEE AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 91 -71.
• WHEREAS, the State of California has determined that the amount
of solid waste generated in the State, coupled with the diminishing landfill
space and the potential adverse environmental impacts of landfilling,
create an urgent need for State and Local agencies to enact and
implement aggressive new integrated waste management programs;
and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has mandated each City and County to
reduce the amount of solid waste disposed of in landfills by recycling at
least 25% of the solid waste stream; and
WHEREAS, the Newport Beach City Council has enacted an
ordinance which authorizes the imposition of a recycling service fee
subject to certain limitations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has entered into a written
contract with CRT, Inc. pursuant to which the latter will accept the City's
waste stream, recycle at least 25% of the contents, and transport the
remaining waste to a disposal site approved by law. The City Council
has determined that contracting with a private recycler represents the
most economical way of satisfying recycling requirements, will ensure
that more waste is recycled than pursuant to curbside programs which
require resident's sorting of recyclables, and is much less costly than
acquiring the equipment and hiring the personnel necessary to
Implement a curbside recycling program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that approximately
36,000 tons of solid waste will be generated during fiscal year 1992 -93, that
the cost of collecting, hauling, recycling, and disposing of that amount of
• solid waste would be $3,381,061, that the fees to be paid to CRT pursuant
to the Recycling Agreement will be $1,324,440, and that the additional
cost attributable solely to recycling is $538,560; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the residential solid
waste stream collected by City personnel is generated by, at most,
26,093 households. Accordingly, the additional costs incurred by the City
in conjunction with the recycling program can be recovered by
imposing a fee of $ 1.72 per month per household. This fee represents the
minimum amount the City could charge with the expectation of
deferring all, or substantially all, of its recycling expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach as follows:
1. Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.30 of the Newport
Beach Municipal Code, a recycling service fee of $1.72 per month is
hereby imposed, effective August 1, 1992.
2. The recycling service fee of $1.72 per month shall be the
obligation of the person or persons responsible for the payment of water
service if water is supplied to the property by the City of Newport Beach
and, if water is not supplied by the City of Newport Beach, the fee shall
be the responsibility of the owner of the property; and
3. The recycling service fee shall not be paid by persons or
businesses whose rubbish is collected by private haulers or shall any
portion of the fee collected be used to defray expenses that would be
incurred by the City in collecting, hauling, and disposing of refuse absent
a recycling program.
4. Resolution No. 91 -71 is hereby rescinded.
ADOPTED this 22nd day Of .Tune 1992.
MAYOR
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