TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Maintaining Existing Rates for Collection of Solid Waste, Recyclables, Green Waste and Food Waste for the Unincorporated Area of Garbage Zone One
RECOMMENDATION
title
Authorization to maintain existing rates that were previously made effective October 1, 2024, for the residential and commercial operational cost associated with the collection of solid waste, recyclables, green waste, and food waste applicable to the Unincorporated Area of Garbage Zone One, a service which is provided by Napa County Recycling and Waste Services, LLC. (No Fiscal Impact)
body
BACKGROUND
This item is specifically exempt from the voting requirements of Article XIIIC of the California Constitution because these fees are imposed by a private third party, Napa County Recycling and Waste Services, LLC (NCRWS), under the Franchise Agreement as granted by the County to NCRWS on May 3, 2005 and amended and restated on December 19, 2017, and because a rate increase is not proposed.
NCRWS Rate Package - Summary:
On June 2, 2025 the Public Works Department received an application for an adjustment of rates for the operational cost associated with the collection of solid waste, recycling, green waste, and food waste from NCRWS in Garbage Zone One (Zone One), which serves much of the south county. The Public Works Department completed their review of the application, pursuant to Article 6 - Contractor Compensation and Customer Rates, of the amended and restated Franchise Agreement between the County and NCRWS. Under Article 6, NCRWS is entitled to request one rate adjustment annually. Per the amended and restated Franchise Agreement, the County shall adjust rates, either up or down, to reflect:
1. Contractor Compensation adjusted for agreed upon profit and inflation; and,
2. Actual changes in any of the pass-through components (Solid Waste Tip Fee, Green Waste...
Click here for full text