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FROM: THE CITY MANAGER'S ;OFFICE February .27," 1986. t
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RECOWEMED ACTION: That the Cit Council direct the to conduct
an iri=depth review and analysis of solid waste _
collection and disposal in the City of Lodi.
BACKGROUND INF0170 TION:. At its regular meeting of February 25, 1986, the
Board of"Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin
took action to apply-.ttj existing gate* "fee at the;
Harney. Lane Sanitary Landfill of $2.00 per cubic yard to all solid waste
brought to the landfill. This gate fee was to apply to the.Iodi:industrial
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cmnunity. because .;industri 1. customers are not included in the franchise_
agreement.,the-City has with the refuse'collector,'Sanitary. City Disposal
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This means that .the atefee, . effective march 1, ,1986 will be
charged on all solid waste brought to the', landfill with the exception of
g by ;the Lodi :res idenial and camriercial 'communities.
generated solid: waste
Lodi' industries that haul: solid waste to the landfill on their own, have:.
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been charged -the $2.00 per cubic yard -gate fee xor several years. The gate
fee,does at this time apply to these segments of our City because they are
covered by the franchise agreement which includes a'dump fee paid to the
County. In addition, the County's action of February 25, 1986 also reduced
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the charge to.,autmidbiles entering the -landfill from $3.00"to $2.00,., and
pick-up ; trucks from $3.00 to $2.50. '
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' At its regular meeting of February 19, 1986, -the City Council directed me
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to, request of the County a,60 -da dela in the
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charge.to the Lodi . industri al customers ' in order to permit . the City , to
conduct: the analysis noted above. :This request was made and the County
agreed to the delay.
I will be.prepared to discuss this in more detail and answer any questions
CounciZmmb:rs may have.
Respectfully subautted,
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Thomas A. Peterson
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City Manager
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