HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - November 15, 1989 (50)C 0 b N C I L C 0 M M U N I C A T 1 O N
TO: THE = COUNCIL
FROM: THE = MNAGER' S OFFICE
SUBJECT: GATE FEE IlVC1XASE - HARNEY LANE LANDFILL
PREPARED BY: City Manager
CJOUNC L MEETING DATE
NOVEMBER 15, 1989
RECOMMENDED ACTION None required. Information only.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City has been advised by the County of San Joaquin
of a recommended increase in the dump fee a t the
Harney Lane Sanitary Landfill, effective January 1,
1990. In addition, the County is required by Assembly
B i 11 939, "The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989," to levy an
additional tipping fee of 50 cents per ton to be deposited in the State's new
Integrated Waste Management Account. These monies will be used to fund the
State's various monitoring and testing programs to ensure compliance by local
agencies. These matters will come before the Board of Supervisors at its
regular meeting of Tuesday, November 28, 1989 at 10:00 a.m. The City of Lodi
will be represented at this public hearing.
As proposed, the combination of the recommended increase in the gate fee for
maintenance and operations of 88 cents per ton and the required AB 939 fee
(probably 50 cents per ton) translate to an approximate 2% increase in the
City's refuse rate schedule, or about 15 cents per can for residential customers.
For the City Council's information the per ton gate fees at the Harney Lene site
have been adjusted as follows:
W 15, 1978 - $10.00
September 1,1987 - 12.95
January 1, 1988 - 13.60
January 1, 1989 - 14.60
W will be receiving more specific information from the County early next week.
I will be prepared to discuss this matter in greater detail at Wednesday night's
meeti ng.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas A. Peterson
City Manager
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COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
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STOCKTON. CALIFORNIA 95201
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Thomas Peterson, City danager
City of Lodi
City Hall
211 West Pine Street
Lodi, CA 95240
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RE: GATE FEE INCREASE - HARNEY LANE LANDFILL
Dear Mr. Peterson:
EUGENE DELUCCHI
GMIEI DE•UTY DIRECTOR
TKOMAS R. FLINN
DEPUTV DIRECTOR
MANUEL LOPEZ
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
RICHARD C. PAYNE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
This latter is to inform you that the County Public Works
Department has determined that an increase in gate fees will be
required at County disposal sites during the 1989-90 Fiscal Year.
Therefore, the Department is recommending in the proposed budget
for the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund that the Board of
Supervisors approve gate fee increases for County disposal sites,
effective January 1, 1990. The recommended increase for the
disposal site used by the City of Lodi, is as follows:
CURRENT PROPOSED PERCENT
FEE FEE INCREASE
Harney Lane Landfill - Par Ton $14.60 $15.50 6.16
Since the new fee will be in effect for only six months of the
1989-90 Fiscal Year, the actual increase is 3.08% when annualized
over the entire Fiscal Year. If you have any questions
concerning this proposed increase, you may contact me at
(209)468-3066.
Sincerely,
Tom Horton
Solid Waste Manager
cc: County Administrator
Director of Public Works
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October 31. 1989
The Honorable Mayor John R. (Handy) Snider and
Members of The Lodi City Council
City of Lodi
222 West Pine Street
Lodi. California 95248
RE: Waste -To -Energy Alternative
Dear mayor Snider and Council Members:
California is facing a crisis -- a landfill crisis. Land-
fills throughout the state and nation are filling at a rapid
pace. By the mid 1990's eighty percent of all California land -
tills will be tilled to capacity. The Harney Lane Landfill wil)
be closing some time in 19961. Simultaneously. it is becoming
increasingly more difficult to site and permit neu landfills as a
result of justifiable environmental concerns. These factors have
driven and uill continue to drive landfilling costs up dramati-
cally.
As a nation, state and local community. we must seek out
alternatives to our throw away society. California Waste Removal
Systems is presently providing a comprehensive recycling, nom-
postina and resource recovery program in the City of Lodi and the
surrounding rural areas. However. there are additional means to
the end -- such as waste -to -energy facilities.
In the past. I have discussed the feasibility of such an
al,-ernative for the City of Lodi wit's you. I did in fact present
a waste -to -energy study to each of you in 1985. (An additional
copy is enclosed.) since that time, many new developments in
this area have occurred. The City of Modesto, for example.
recently constructed a waste -to -energy facility located west of
Modesto and Patterson. All the City's municipal waste is burned
at this location and used as an energy source. This then serves
as a landfill alternative to Stanislaus County as well as s cost
curtailment method of controllilg landfill fees.
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The Honorable Mayor John R. (Randy) Snider and
Members of the Lodi City Council
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I am not advocating that the City of Lodi construct a
waste—to—energy facility but, I certainly think that it i s an
alternative that is feasible: I think the City of Lodi. along
uith myself. should take another look at this option. Options
such as these. along uith our current programs. could have a
dramatic effect on escalating landfill fees. Landfill fees are
only going to go up.
I just thought this might be an opportunity to further dis—
cuss future alternatives. If you are interested in discussing
this further please feel free to contact me.
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City Clerk Alice M. Reirnche
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