CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

AGENDA BILL

AB 1066
November 30, 2015
Orders Calendar

TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

FROM:

Sharon Friedrichsen, Director of Budget and Contracts

SUBJECT:

Workshop : Receive an update on the transition of solid waste and recycling services and
on the development of a model solid waste ordinance and provide preliminary direction

AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURE

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AMOUNT BUDGETED
APPROPRIATION REQUIRED

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$ N/A

RECOMMENDATION

Receive update.
SUMMARY

Representatives of GreenWaste Recovery (GWR), Rob Hilton of HF&H Consultants, and City staff will
facilitate a workshop regarding the transition to a new solid waste hauler and seek input on some
outstanding implementation items, such as the collection of non-containerized materials like cardboard
within the commercial district. In addition, the City is participating in a regional effort to develop a model
solid waste ordinance that aligns with the current franchise agreement; provides clearer direction on
services; modernizes definitions and incorporates State requirements. The presentation will introduce
some of the ordinance concepts, such as vacation holds and service for part-time residents, and seek
input. Both the options pertaining to cardboard collection and the solid waste ordinance will be brought
forth as agenda items at future Council meetings for additional discussion and action.
The presentation will include the following topics :
1. Summary of hauler evaluation and selection process and development of the rate model;
2. Summary of transition ; first quarter performance report and GWR services and programs;
3. Update on GWR cost for providing services and options to address the collection of cardboard
from the City's sidewalks in the commercial district;
4. Discussion on universal service and scope, including rentals and vacation homes, and possible
exceptions to the universal service requirement;
5. Discussion on vacation holds, including frequency and length of holds;
6. Discussion on recycling requirements of residents, multi-family, businesses, construction
projects and large events and venues;
7. Discussion on regulation of non-franchised haulers.
In particular, the workshop will focus on possible options to address the issue of cardboard collection.
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The City's Municipal Code (8.16.030) states that "No garbage, commingled recyclable materials or
yard waste material receptacles in the commercial districts shall be placed at curbside for collection at
any time unless on-site garbage, commingled recyclable materials or yard waste receptacles storage is
not available. If on-site garbage, commingled recyclable materials and yard waste receptacles storage
is not available, receptacles in the commercial districts shall be placed at curbside the morning of or the
evening preceding scheduled pickup and removed immediately following collection." However, largely
due to spatial constraints, some businesses have historically placed cardboard and other materials on
the sidewalk for collection, often throughout the day.
As part of the transition to GWR, commercial customers are charged for recycling services, which were
previously included within the mixed waste rate . However, in order to accurately charge for recycling,
recycling materials must be containerized . GWR is currently collecting non-containerized cardboard;
however, this is neither consistent with the Franchise Agreement nor are customers being charged for
these non-containerized collections. Consequently, the workshop will discuss some options to address
this situation, including shared container collection and "curbside" collection.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION

Council received an update on transition planning and efforts on 2 June 2015.

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Michael Ca houn, Interim C1ty Adm1mstrator

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