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<br />Mr. Young then went over the major changes in the ordinance which pertains to the keeping,
<br />collecting and disposal of refuse for the Council members.
<br />Mr. Young said the major changes in the ordinance imposing the business license tax is to
<br />eliminate those sections which were of a regulatory nature, however, the amount of the tax
<br />was unchanged.
<br />Mr. Young stated a draft resolution has been prepared pertaining to the permit application,
<br />permit fees and other regulations. Mr. Young said the permit fee is imposed to cover the
<br />cost of processing the application and will only be issued for a period of one year.
<br />Mr. Young continued another resolution pertaining to refuse rates was developed after careful
<br />consideration of the prevailing rates in surrounding areas and the needs of the service. Mr.
<br />Young said the City's present refuse rates were adopted in July, 1969, and, of course, the
<br />costs for fuel, supplies and equipment have increased substantially since that time. Mr.
<br />Young advised that during the fiscal year, 1973-74, the General Fund had to subsidize the
<br />refuse collection system by approximately $97,654., not including administrative costs for
<br />billing and supportive services.
<br />Mr. Young said that Staff would, therefore, recommend revising the refuse rates as follows:
<br />Residential - $3.00 per month.
<br />Commercial (bins) - $.90t per cubic yard per dump, plus $8.00 per month rental charge per
<br />1 cubic yard bin or $10.00 per month rental for 2 cubic yard.
<br />Commercial (cans) - Minimum $3.00 per month plus the equivalent of $1.00 per cubic yard per
<br />dump.
<br />Mr. Young advised that a survey of surrounding cities indicated that the City of Colton has the
<br />lowest refuse rates for both residential and commercial service, therefore, not only are the
<br />proposed refuse rate revisions in line with thos charged in surrounding areas, but also, the
<br />proposed rates will provide sufficient funds to allow the refuse collection system to be
<br />self -supportive.
<br />Mr. Young said if Council concurs, Staff would recommend approving first reading of Ordinance
<br />No. 1457, regulating the keeping, collecting and disposal of garbage, rubbish and refuse in
<br />the City; approving first reading of Ordinance 1458, amending Ordinance No. 412; adopt Resolu-
<br />tion No. 3435, regulating the operation of a refuse -collector -commercial, and establishing
<br />procedures for the issuance of permits with an effective date of December 1, 1974, to coincide
<br />with the issuance of business licenses during the 1975 calendar year; and adopt Resolution No.
<br />3436, setting the City's refuse rates for residential and commercial collection, with an ef-
<br />fective date of September 1, 1974.
<br />Councilman Hayes asked if there would be any loss of jobs with the new system.
<br />Mr. Young answered no, none at all.
<br />Councilman Gonzales questioned alley pickups, and felt this service should not be discontinued.
<br />Mr. Young stated the alley pickups created more work for the refuse crews because of the con-
<br />tinual running back and forth, and the unsightly condition of the alleys because of spilled
<br />garbage and people leaving the refuse cans in the alleys. Mr. Young said it is felt that by
<br />having the residents bring their trash to the front lots on the main streets will alleviate
<br />these problems and help to maintain a neater neighborhood.
<br />Councilman Rehrer stated that if the City is going to increase the refuse rates, then he feels
<br />the City should also continue with the twice weekly refuse pickup, as they have in the past.
<br />Councilwoman Spragins stated the City will still have the twice a week pickup, that will not be
<br />changed, however, one pickup will be for garbage and the other will be for rubbish, such as grass,
<br />tree trimmings, etc.
<br />Mr. Young stated this is correct, the residents will still be serviced twice weekly, the first
<br />pickup will be for garbage - accumulations of animal, vegetable or other material wastes, and
<br />the second will be for rubbish - such as paper, tree or shrub trimmings, metals, and other similar
<br />materials, as had been discussed previously with the Council members during study sessions on the
<br />Refuse Study.
<br />Mr. Young further advised that most of the surrounding cities, and private refuse collectors, have
<br />a once a week pickup only.
<br />Councilman Gonzales said it was also his understanding that when the new equipment arrived and
<br />was put into use, the City would try the twice weekly pickup, based on the first one for garbage
<br />and the second one for rubbish, and if this did not work out they would possibly have to revert
<br />back to the old system. Mr. Gonzales said he felt this is what had been discussed and agreed
<br />upon at the Refuse Study Session.
<br />Councilwoman Spragins said this was correct and it was also her understanding.
<br />Mayor Huntoon said it was his understanding that this new system would definitely increase the
<br />efficiency of the Refuse Department and decrease the costs of operation, etc., to the City, and
<br />therefore, he would not be in favor of increasing the refuse rates at this time.
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