DATE: September 25, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Present Findings on Impacts of Recycling Market Conditions
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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1. Receive presentation regarding the impacts of recycling market conditions, based on data provided by four of the nine Exclusive Service Area Program Haulers; and delay further action for approximately one year.
2. Direct Department of Public Works and Planning staff to continue monitoring recycling market conditions and return to your Board periodically with additional information for consideration.
REPORT
On June 5, 2018, your Board directed Department of Public Works and Planning staff to assess the impacts of recycling market conditions on the Exclusive Service Area Program (ESAP) haulers (Haulers) in response to a request from the Haulers to address increased recycling processing costs. Only four of the nine Haulers submitted the requested data for this report, and of the remaining five Haulers - three declined to provide the data for the analysis, and two submitted data that was inapplicable or incomplete. Therefore, the report is partial and does not provide a full picture of the impacts of recycling market conditions to the local Haulers. To determine the full impact, the nine haulers must provide the data requested. Abbe and Associates, the County's consultant (Consultant) has analyzed the information provided and prepared the report included as Attachment 1. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Alternatives to Recommended Action. Your Board may choose to consider and elect to implement one of the following:
1. Determine that the finding, as summarized in the Consultant's report, would qualify as an Unforeseen Rate Adjustment circumstance, as defined by the applicable provisions of the Amended and Successor Excusive Service Area Program Agreement.
2. Direct Department staff to negotiate a limited am...
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