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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of November 5, 1991 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Leslie Keane Stratton, City Manager SUBJECT: l Date: 10/31/91 Modifications To Refuse Collection Regulations And Franchise Requirements BACKGROUND: The City of Colton has its own Refuse Collection Department, but for numerous years has also issued franchises to private haulers who wish to do business in the City. The City currently has the exclusive right to collect residential refuse unless it determines that the service can be provided better by a private hauler. The City must compete, however, for commercial and industrial business. Apartment and condominium complexes are considered commercial accounts. In April 1990, the City notified existing haulers that effective April 1995 it would modify the way it issued refuse collection franchise, and that such modifications might include exclusive City collection or a single franchisee. DISCUSSION• The adoption of AB 939 requires the City to assume an active role in regulating refuse collection, both public and private collection. This is difficult to accomplish with multiple haulers who are consistently competing for business and changing their client base. The City's current refuse collection franchise regulations promotes open and continuing competition. Staff is proposing (Ordinance #1 attached) to limit current haulers to their existing client base. New development and/or service changes would be handled by City services or by specific contract between the City and an individual hauler. Currently three refuse haulers are licensed to operate in the City of Colton; in its 1990 action Council directed staff not to issue additional franchises. The City's initial decision to give a five year notifica- tion of its intent to modify the refuse collection franchise process was based on State Public Resources Code Section 49520. Section 49521of the Public Resources Code, however, provides an exception to the five year notice in instances where a city does not periodically review or set rates charged by refuse haulers. Staff believes the City of Colton qualifies for this exception. Attachments: 2 Page 1 of----- Item No. CENTRAL REC ORDS EiLE NO. .1Z.�©_............ ..jj