DATE: April 3, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees - Solid Waste and Approval to Surplus Heavy Equipment
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinances by amending Subsection 2801 of Section 2800 - Solid Waste; and waive reading of the ordinance in its entirety; and set second hearing for April 17, 2018.
2. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed ordinance and direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code, section 25124(b)(1).
3. Declare an item of heavy equipment in American Avenue Disposal Site, Org 9026, with a scrap value exceeding $10,000, to be surplus and authorize the Purchasing Agent to sell the item at auction and direct that all proceeds of sale shall go to Enterprise Fund 0700 - American Avenue Disposal Site.
REPORT
Approval of the first and second recommended actions will initiate the process to revise existing fees in the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs based on Department of Public Works and Planning costs to dispose of green waste.
Approval of the third recommended action will allow the Department to surplus a wood grinder at American Avenue Disposal Site (AADS) and release the equipment for auction. All proceeds from the auction will remain within American Avenue Disposal Site, Org 9026.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may deny the recommended actions; however, if denied, AADS will not recover 100% of the costs to dispose of green waste and the wood grinder would remain as an asset within AADS.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost with recommended actions. The proposed fee for green waste disposal has been calculated to recover 100% of the cost for disposal.
The proceeds from the surplus...
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