HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14887 (Marin Sanitary Service Rates and Fees for 2021)
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RESOLUTION NO. 14887
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING THE
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE INCREASING THE REFUSE IMPACT FEE, TO BE
EFFECTIVE RETROACTIVELY TO JANUARY 1, 2021
WHEREAS, the City Council first adopted a Master Fee Schedule on January 5, 2004, by
Resolution 11473, Ordinance No. 1818, which included a Refuse Impact Fee based upon a Refuse
Vehicle Street Maintenance Cost Analysis conducted by HF&H Consultants, LLC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council updates the Master Fee Schedule from time to time to reflect
changes in the costs of providing services to the public; and
WHEREAS, the City’s average annual street maintenance budget in the Department of
Public Works is $2,000,000 with a 2020 deferred street maintenance amount of $25,803,042; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is in receipt of, and accepts a new Solid Waste Collection
Vehicle Impact Fee Study dated December 7, 2020 conducted by R3 Consulting Group, Inc. (the
“R3 Study”); and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council to amend the Master Fee Schedule to
include a revised Refuse Impact Fee based on the City’s budgeted and projected costs reasonably
borne through the annual street maintenance budget, as supported by and detailed in the R3 Study;
and
WHEREAS, on January 19, 2021 the City Council held a public hearing duly noticed
pursuant to Government Code Sections 66018 and 6062a, to consider the proposed amendment of
Master Fee Schedule; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that such fee adjustment is proper, in the best
interest of all citizens, and will promote public health, safety and welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
hereby amends the existing Master Fee Schedule to revise the Refuse Impact Fee, as shown in
Table 1, Section 09.03.00, to increase the fee from $443,600 per year to $789,267 effective January
1, 2021; increasing to $1,134,933 effective January 1, 2022; and increasing to $1,480,600 effective
January 1, 2023.
I, Lindsay Lara, City Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of San Rafael, held on Tuesday, the 19th day of January 2021 by the following vote, to
wit:
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AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk