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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Dennis M. Barry. AICP
Community Development Director County S'"�°°" `
DATE: September 19, 2006 l
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SUBJECT: ADJUSTMENT TO THE RATE SETTING SCHEDULE FOR PLEASANT HILL BAYSHORE
DISPOSAL/ALLIED WASTE SERVICES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
AUTHORIZE an adjustment to the rate setting schedule for Pleasant Hill Bayshore
Disposal, Inc./Allied Waste Services to utilize the Interim Year Rate setting process this
year consistent with recommendations in the report from NewPoint Group which was
accepted by the Board on December 6, 2005.
FISCAL IMPACT
No impact to the County General Fund.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION
The County has a solid waste collection franchise agreement with Pleasant Hill Bayshore
Disposal, Inc./Allied Waste Services (PHBD) for service to the following unincorporated
areas:
Alhambra Valley Concord, unincorporated
Bay Point (portion) Morgan Territory
Canyon Pacheco
Clyde Pleasant Hill, unincorporated
The County's PHBD Service Area includes portions of Supervisorial Districts II, III, IV
and V.
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Contact: Deidra Dingman (925/335-1224) ATTESTE ��`6�� ��� �ie-rI-49
cc: Community Development Department (CDD) JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE
Tim Argenti, Allied Waste Services BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY , DEPUTY
Adjustment to Rate Setting Schedule for Pleasant Hill Bayshore Disposal/Allied Waste Services
September 19, 2006
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS (CONTINUED)
Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors authorize a postponement of the Base Year
Rate Review until 2007. This adjustment to the schedule set forth in the Rate Setting
Methodology was mentioned in the NewPoint Group report attached to the Interim Year Rate
Adjustment approved by the Board of Supervisors on December 6, 2005.
The report summarized the justification for the deviation from the methodology:
"Following three interim years (2003 to 2005), for 2006 the County intended to conduct a
base year rate review in accordance with the Manual requirements. PHBD indicated to the
County that it has changed the timing of the comprehensive audit conducted for the entire
region. Consequently, for base year 2006, the County would have had to incur large costs
for a special County-only audit. Due to the potential rate impacts of the one-time audit costs
and the fact that.the County can wait one year to 2007 to share in the cost of the regional
audit (at a much lower effective cost to the County ratepayer), we recommend that the
County follow the Interim Year Rate Setting Procedure for 2006 and conduct the Base Year
in 2007."
If the Board authorizes this recommended rate setting schedule adjustment, staff would
return to the Board in December 2006 with recommended rate change resulting from Interim
Year Rate Review. Recommended rate change will also address proposed changes to
collection services which have been proposed by PHBD.
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