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May 10, 1995 Council Report: 95-83
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4It EXTRA REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE
CHARGES FOR 1995
proposed Action.
staff recommends adoption of the following motion: "Move to adopt
Resolution 95-39 establishing extra refuse collection service charges
for 1995."
Overview.
Legislative Policy aD Section 2.15 allows the city to accept extra
refuse, placed in the container by the resident at no extra cost. Also
it has occasionally become necessary, from a customer service
standpoint, to provide an additional call back service to some residents
which we have provided at no extra cost. In order to comply with the
"Volume based fee requirements" as well as the "Visible cost
requirements" outlined in the Waste Management Act, it has become
necessary to establish fees for providing these extra services.
This report will explain and establish those fees as well as restate
fees for other extra refuse services provided by the city.
Primary Issues to Consider.
4It 0 Why are the changes being proposed?
o What are the proposed changes?
o Are the proposed changes in line with other disposal services in
the area?
o How will these changes be administered?
supporting Information.
o Analysis of Issues
o Resolution 95-39
o Excerpts from the waste Management Act
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steven J. stadler, PUblic Works Director
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Council Rpt: 95-83
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. 0 Why are the changes being proposed?
In the Waste Management Act (WMA) , refuse haulers are required to
collect charges for solid waste that increase as the volume or
weight of the waste increases. The WMA also requires that any
political subdivision that provides or pays for the cost of
collection or disposal of solid waste shall make those costs
visible and obvious to the generator. The proposed changes are
being made to comply with the intent of these laws by setting
charges for all solid waste related collection activities.
0 What are the proposed changes?
The proposed changes will implement fees based on the size of
container located at the property. The fee will be charged each
time the container is emptied. This is outlined in Legislative
Policy No. aD section 2.14. The following fees are being
recommended:
30 gallon $3.00 per dump
60 gallon $6.00 per dump
90 gallon $9.00 per dump
The proposed changes will also implement a fee for when residents
. request an additional pick up during the week of household (food
type) refuse. This fee is to be charged in cases where residents
receive their normal weekly collection and have additional refuse
that will not fit in the container, and are not available to re-
fill the container when the driver is there on their regular
collection day. This requires us to make a special pick up and, in
keeping with the volume based fee and visible cost requirements, a
fee should be charged. The fees proposed will also incorporate an
added charge for those residents that have carry-out service. The
following fees are being recommended.
Call Back for any size container $15.00
Call Back for any size container
with carry-out service $20.00
Finally the proposed changes will re-define fees for extra Bulk
Item Collections. Fees for weekly Bulk Item Collection will remain
at $15.00 per stop/per bulk item/per each 3/4 cubic yard of
material. However, because of surcharges on air conditioner
disposal and the higher disposal cost on Hide-a-beds those two
items are being increased to $25.00 each.
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~ 0 Are the proposed changes in line with other disposal services in
the area?
Our fully automated refuse collection system makes our situation
unique compared to other refuse haulers. Our system would be
greatly compromised if the driver were required to get out of the
truck each time there was extra refuse along side the container.
It would slow down our operations considerably and increase our
liability by exposing the driver to greater risk of injury due to
in/out of cab movements. The current automated truck is designed
for one-person in-the-cab operations. Other haulers using a rear-
load system can take extra refuse which is placed along side the
container much easier than we can.
Staff contacted two local haulers and depending on the type of
service provided they both charge, per bag, for extra refuse. One
hauler charges $1.50 per 13 gallon bag (max. weight 40 lbs.)
another charges $2.50 per bag. The haulers also stated that they
charge a call back fee depending on what is to be picked up. One
stated that they will only go back if someone is in the area. They
quoted varying prices of $7.00, $10.00, and $25.00 for call back
fees.
A 30 gallon container will hold approximately two 13 gallon bags of
trash. The weight of each bag would depend on density. Using
. this comparison, our price of $3.00 for an additional filling of a
. 30 gallon container, makes us very competitive with one hauler and
much cheaper than the other hauler. Following is an approximate
breakdown of costs associated with container sizes:
30 gal. 2-13 gal. bags Max. wgt. 100 lbs. $1.50/bag
60 gal. 5-13 gal. bags Max. wgt. 180 lbs. $1.20/bag
90 gal. 7-13 gal. bags Max. wgt. 210 lbs. $1.29/bag
The proposed pricing is higher than what we charge for monthly
service. This makes it more economical for residents to request a
second container rather than use the refill option on a continual
basis. section 2.17 of Legislative Policy 8D gives the city the
option of requiring residents to upgrade to a larger container if
the one they select is insufficient to hold their weekly generation
of waste. In order to keep from compromising the efficiencies of
our refuse system, residents that use the refill option weekly
would be required to upgrade to a larger container.
o How will these changes be administered?
In the past when residents were present, and had extra refuse along
side their container the driver would wait for them to place the
additional refuse in the container. No fee was charged. With the
proposed changes the driver would be required to inform the
resident (if present), that there is a charge for extra refuse. He
. will then track these properties on a form which will be turned
into the Finance department. The Finance department will then bill
the resident on their utility bill. This same method is currently
used to bill residents for Extra Bulk Item Collection services.
. CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin county, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 95-39
EXTRA REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE CHARGE RATES
WHEREAS, Hopkins city Ordinance NO. 90-685, section 605.02, Subd. 4,
authorizes refuse collection service charge rates to be set forth
by Council resolution,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City council of the city of
Hopkins hereby sets the service charge rates, for extra refuse
collection services in the city service area at the following
rates to be paid to the City upon billing therefore as follows:
SERVICE CHARGE
30 gallon at site extra dump $3.00 per dump
60 gallon at site extra dump $6.00 per dump
90 gallon at site extra dump $9.00 per dump
Call-in bulk item pick-up $15.00 per stop or
each 3/4 cu yd or
each large bulk item
. Call-in bulk item pick-up for
Air conditioners & Hide-a-beds $25.00 each
Call Back for any size container $15.00
Call back for any size container
with carry-out service $20.00
That the effective date of the new rates be in force in
connection with all billing rendered hereunder from and after May
1, 1995.
Adopted by the city Council of the City of Hopkins this 16th Day of
May, 1995.
By
Charles Redepenning, Mayor
ATTEST:
e James Genellie, City Clerk
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. ~1ANDA TORY COLLECTION
llSA.941 SOLID W ASTEj REQUIRED COLLECTION.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), each city, and town described in section 368.01, with
a population of 1,000 or more, and any other town with a population of 5,000 or more shall
ensure that every residential household and business in the city or town has solid waste collection
service. To comply with this section, a city or town may organize collection, provide collection,
or require by ordinance that every household and business has a contract for collection services.
An ordinance adopted under this section must provide for enforcement.
(b) A city or town described in paragraph (a) may exempt a residential household or business in
the city or town from the requirement to have solid waste coHection service if the household or
I business ensures that an environmentally sound alternative is used.
(c) To the extent practicable, the costs incurred by a city or town under this section must be
incorporated into the collection system or the enforcement mechanisms adopted under this section
I by the city or town.
HIST: 1991 c 337 s 47; 1993 c ]49 s ]]
I VISIBLE COSTS
I 115A.94S VISIBLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COSTS.
Any political subdivision that provides or pays for the costs of collection or disposal of solid
I waste shall, through a billing or other system, make the prorated share of those costs for each
solid waste generator visible and obvious to the generator.
HlST: lSp1989 c j arT]O s Y
I RECYCLABLE MATERIALS PROHIBITION
I 115A.95 RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.
A disposal facility or a resource recovery facility that is composting waste, burning waste, or
I convening \vaste to energy or to materials for combustion, and is O\vncd or operated by a public
agency or supported by public funds or by obligations issued by a public agency, may not accept
~ source-separated recyclable materials, and a solid waste collector or transporter may not deliver
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I source-separated recyclable materials to such a facility, except for recycling or transfer to a
recycler, unless the director determines that no other person is willing to accept the recyclable
~ materials.
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, mST: 1985 c 274 s 13; 1987 c 348 s ]8: 1994 c 5R5 s 26
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! 115A.9301
(1) operates or contracts for the operation of a residential recycling program that collects more
categories of recyclable materials than required in section 115A.552:
(2) has a residential participation rate in its recycling programs of at least 70 percent or in
excess of the participation rate for the county in which it is located. whichever is greater:
0) is located in a county that has exceeded the recycling goals in section II5A.551: and
: ( 4) generates , by all waste generators in the city. an amount of mixed municipal solid waste
i that is managed by incineration. production of refuse-derived fuel. mixed municipal solid waste
composting. or disposal that is no greater. in proportion (0 the total amount of waste managed as
I listed above by all waste generators in the county in which the city is located, than it was for
I calendar year 1993.
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: 1992 c 593 art 1 s 27; 1994 c 585 s 25; 1994 c 585 s 25
] 115A.9302 WASTE DEPOSIT DISCLOSURE.
I Subdivision 1. Disclosure required. By January 1, 1994, and at least annually thereafter, a
I person that collects construction debris, industrial waste, or mixed municipal solid waste for
I transportation to a waste facility shall disclose to each waste generator from whom waste is
collected the name, location, and type of, and the number of the permit issued by the agency, or
I its counterpart in another state, if applicable, for the processing or disposal facility or facilities,
excluding a transfer station, at which the waste will be deposited. The collector shall note both
the primary facility at which the collector most often deposits waste and any alternative facilities
I regularly used by the collector.
Subd. 2. Form of disclosure. A collector shaH make the disclosure to the waste generator in
I- writing at least once per year or on any written contract for collection services for that year. If
an additional facility becomes either a primary facility or an alternative facility during the year,
the collector shall make the disclosure set forth in subdivision 1 within 30 days. A local
] government unit that collects solid waste without direct charges to waste generators shall make the
disclosure on any statement that includes an amount for waste management, provided that, at a
m1nimum, disclosure to waste generators must be made at least twice annually in a form likely to
J be available to all generators.
Subd. 3. Transfer stations. If the collector deposits waste at a transfer station, the collector
need not disclose the name and location of the transfer station but must disclose the destination of
1 the waste when it leaves the transfer station.
liST: 1993 c 249 s 1~
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