TO: Honorable Board of Directors
FROM: Chris Celsi, Executive Director
REPORT BY: Chris Celsi, Executive Director
SUBJECT: Increases to Tipping Fees Charged at the Devlin Road Transfer Station
RECOMMENDATION
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Conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution increasing tipping fees at the Devlin Road Transfer Station.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Authority owns and operates the Devlin Road Recycling and Transfer Station ("Transfer Station") for receiving, processing, and transporting solid waste and recovering recyclable materials from solid waste. The Authority generates revenue needed to pay for construction, operation, repair and maintenance of the Transfer Station by charging "tipping fees" to customers delivering solid waste to the Transfer Station for disposal or recycling, as authorized by Public Resources Code sections 40059 and 41901. The Board has not adopted an increase to tipping fees since 2011, when it adjusted the fees and set an automatic increase of $1.00 per year thereafter.
Over the years, this automatic increase has failed to keep up with inflation. The Authority needs to increase certain tipping fees to pay for increased costs associated with the Transfer Station, including the debt service on the proposed financing of about $20.2 million towards the cost of the new construction and demolition facility. The Authority proposes to increase the following fees for disposal of solid waste at the Transfer Station for Fiscal Years 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28:
Per Ton Tipping Fees
Category Fiscal Years
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Self-Haul (per vehicle)* $44.00 $45.00 $48.00 $50.00
Franchised Loads $73.00 $81.00 $87.00 $90.00
Non-Franchised Loads $77.00 $85.00 $91.00 $95.00
Clean Dirt $40.00 $45.00 $48.00 $50.00
Concrete - $32.00 $34.00 $35.00
* Self-haul load over 1,000 lbs. pays the per-ton rate for non-franchised loads.
Except for Franchised Loads, the fees for Fiscal Year 2025-26 will become e...
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