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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11021999 - SD15 { Contra �} Casty TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County FROM: DENNIS M. BARRY, AICP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR GATE: November 2, 1999 SUBJECT: Direct the Community Development Department to Institute Changes In the Solid Waste Collection Service In the Unincorporated County Area Served by Richmond Sanitary­Service RSS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION DIRECT the Community Development Department to require RSS to expand curbside recycling services to include greenwaste and mixed paper recycling. FISCAL IMPACT No impact to the general fund. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE I)�� mj�'w :t RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMIT EE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES : ACTION OF BOARD ON Noyhex 2 . 7 99a APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER SEE THE ATTACHED EXHIBITS VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE xxUNANIMOUS (ABSENT #I I I } AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ABSENT:, ABSTAIN: BOARD) OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Linda Moulton (925-335-1238) ATTESTED „ November 2 . 1999 cc: Community Development Department (CDD) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF WCCIWMA (via CDD) THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RSS (via CDD) AND COUNTY''ADMINISTRATOR B t_ , DEPUTY s:conservAndat11-2-99bo Direct Community Development to Institute Changes November 2, 1999 Page 2 BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION On October 6, 1998 the Board of Supervisors directed Community Development staff to work with RSS and the West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority (WCCIWMA) to coordinate an inaugural greenwaste program in selected areas in the unincorporated area served by RSS. In February 1999 the curbside greenwaste program began. The cost of the inaugural greenwaste program was balanced by the overall cost saving from the introduction of curbside solid waste service. On July 27, 1999 the Board of Supervisors directed staff to have RSS continue the inaugural greenwaste program while coordinating with RSS and the WCCIWMA to develop a collection program which includes greenwaste and mixed paper recycling. A copy of the July 27, 1999 Board Order is attached as Exhibit A. MIXED PAPER RECYCLING RSS is prepared to start a mixed paper recycling program in January 2000. The mixed paper program would continue the collection of newspaper and cardboard while adding mixed paper and chipboard. Mixed paper and the other recyclables would be collected every other week. The cost of the program will be $1.00 per month per household. This cost will be offset because the WCCIWMA Board reduced the residential IRRF rate by $1.08 per household per month primarily as a result of refinancing the IRRF bonds. This reduction will more than offset the increase in the cost of the addition of mixed paper recycling. Exhibit B is from the proposed budget for WCCIWMA and shows a decrease in IRRF rates of$1.04 per household per month. However Scott Hanin, Executive Director of WCCIWMA, has revised the estimated reduction to $1.08. The city councils of San Pablo and Richmond have already endorsed the addition of mixed paper collection for their residents. GREENWASTE PROGRAM RSS is prepared to start a greenwaste program by April 2000 . Greenwaste would be collected in a 64 gallon cart every other week, while paper products, glass, plastics and cans would be collected on alternate weeks. RSS estimated the monthly per account cost for greenwaste service to be $1.77 a month. However, there are several offsets which will reduce the monthly cost of the program to rate payers. These offsets are as follows: a. The WCCIWMA Board authorized the Executive Director to purchase the greenwaste carts upon approval of the program by member agencies and the County. The authority will purchase the greenwaste carts using Authority reserves. (Exhibit C is item 8.0 from the WCCIWMNs October 14, 1999 agenda which was unanimously endorsed by the WCCIWMA Board). The Authority's purchase of the greenwaste carts using reserves will decrease the rates by $.42 per month. b. There is the possibility that there may be revenue loss to RSS if the residents who currently have second cans switch to only one can. If this is the case, any revenue loss during 2000 would have to be included and adjusted for in 2001. However since approximately 93% of County residents currently have only one can, the maximum adjusted cost is estimated to be $0.44 per household. This would only occur if all customers who currently have multiple can service would decide to change to 32 gallon service. Direct Community Development to institute Changes November 2, 1999 Page 3 C. When RSS began automated curbside service, the County elected to use the $.75 per household reduction in monthly rates to fund the inaugural greenwaste program in selected areas in unincorporated West County. The County can use this reduction in rates to offset the cost of the new greenwaste program. The monthly cost of the greenwaste service is estimated to be $.91. This will be further offset with the $0.75 curbside service reduction so that the net cost per household would be $.16 for the greenwaste program. SUMMARY OF COMBINED PROGRAM COSTS The following calculations show the proposed changes in rates for residents with 32-gallon service: Current rate $21.61 Cost for the addition of mixed paper +$1.00 Estimated reduction in IRRF rate -1108 08 Net rate with mixed paper $21.53 Net cost of greenwaste service +$0.91 Decrease in cost attributed to automated curbside service -$0.75 Net rate with both mixed paper and greenwaste programs $21.69 The net increase for both programs is estimated to be $.08 per month per household for residents in unincorporated West County being served by RSS. If commercial IRRF rates are increased by the WCCIW1r'IA, the additional cost per household could be even lower. If persons currently using larger cans elect to decrease their service to 32-gallon► cans, there could be an adjustment in the year 2001. The maximum adjustment would be $0.44 per can. There should be no increase costs related to cart costs for at least 10 years because of the purchase of the carts by WCCIWMA. Exhibit D is a letter from Alan Klein, controller for RSS, which states the cost of the mixed paper service will be$1.00 per month per can and that the greenwaste program for County rate payers will be partially offset by $.75. CONCLUSION Currently there is a unique opportunity in West County which allows significant expansion of curbside recycling programs at an extremely low price. However to take advantage of this opportunity, it is the responsibility of the County and the member agencies to approve the greenwaste program. Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the addition of greenwaste and mixed paper recycling in the RSS service area and direct staff to return to the Board to obtain approval for the change in rates. s:lconserv141nda/11-2-99bo EXHITA -a TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: DENNIS M. BARRY, AICP County COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR DATE: July 27, 1999 SUBJECT: DIRECT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO INSTITUTE CHANGES IN THE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE IN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY AREA SERVED BY RICHMOND SANITARY SERVICE (RSS) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPT the report concerning the inaugural greenwaste program in selected unincorporated areas of West County served by RSS. DIRECT the Community Development Department to coordinate with RSS and West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority (WCCIWMA) to develop a solid waste program which includes greenwaste/composting and mixed paper and chipboard recycling. FISCAL IMPACT No impact to the general fund. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: V YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMI E APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES : TION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED — OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION :FAKEN AYES: NOES: D ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: B&AP�D OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHO Contact, i a Moulton (925) 336-1238 ATTESTED ABSENT: ABSTAIN. W Contact. - da Moulton (925) 336.1 2 ATTESTED rr cc* mmunity Development Department (CDD) PHIL BAT ELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD UPERVISORS AND COUNTY AD I ISTRATOR BY D UTY Changes in RSS Solid Waste Collection Service Page 2 BA K RO NDIREA ON F R RECOMMENDATIONS On October 6, 1998 the Board of Supervisors directed Community Development staff to work with RSS and the WCCIWMA to coordinate an inaugural greenwaste program in selected areas in the unincorporated area served by RSS. In February 1999 the curbside greenwaste program began. The cost of the inaugural greenwaste program was balanced by the overall cost saving from the introduction of curbside solid waste service. Customers could request 64 gallon carts or use their own cans for which stickers were supplied that identified the cans as greenwaste containers. Table 1 shows data for the two areas served by the inaugural program. There are 848 households in the Rancho Road and Sherwood Forest areas and 1088 households on the Montalvin and Bayview areas. The setouts in the Rancho Road and Sherwood Forest areas rose from 10% in February 1999 to 32% in June of 1999. However this was an increase from 26% to 68% of those customers who had indicated they would participate in the program. In the Montalvin and Bayview areas the percent of subscribers participating rose from 25% to,75% from February to June and participation of all households rose from 8% to 23%. Graph 1 shows Green Material set-out from February through June 14, 1999. Setouts went from 167 to 519. Graph 2 shows the percentage increase in participation for those who had "subscribed" (said they would participate) and the percentage of participation for the entire service area. RSS has indicated a willingness to continue the current inaugural program until a greenwaste program can be instituted to cover the entire area in unincorporated West Contra Costa County served by RSS. On October 6, 1998 the Board directed staff to return to the Board with a status report after six months of operation of the greenwaste and curbside programs and make a recommendation regarding the preferred method of continuing or modifying the program. Staff requests direction from the Board to coordinate the development of greenwaste for the entire unincorporated service area. Staff would work with RSS and WCCIWMA and with residents before making recommendations to the Board concerning a permanent greenwaste program. WCCIWMA has the capability of sorting mixed paper at its facility. Staff from WCCIWMA and RSS have been working on the expansion of recycling services to include mixed paper in the beginning of the year 2000. Staff also requests direction from the Board to work with RSS and WCCIWMA to include mixed paper in the materials recycled in the County's service area and to coordinate the inclusion of mixed paper recycling with the greenwaste program. The additions of greenwaste and mixed paper to the County's curbside recycling programs should substantially help the County to achieve its AB939 diversion goals. The goal for instituting the two programs is January of the year 2000, Word:s:conserviiinda 7-27-99.bo.doc TABLE 1 ro C� co -,e O m CO mco C) cs o ao arc' r' J` t� as m rn ar rn C r tolco m 40 ael 0 co co cn co N co o co 00 � 1„44 AJtf9 r a) CS w (v }4 th wt 03 f„ p M r a N � 't t- tV 03 N M 96 r M C M t`V tC} tp t4 M tk7 C9 '7 ems- to to w m r- tY7 to �R 0 CO {D r M2 00 � LSM1 kf? 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The residential IRRF portion for the per cart rate should decrease by at least $1.00; Commercial and industrial rates would not increase; 100% of the Authority's share of the recyclable materials sales revenue would be used to offset IRRF expenses; and, Authority reserves would be used as little as possible for rate subsidies because one time revenues should only be used to offset one time expenses. Authority staff project that the Year 2000 monthly canlcart IRRF rate in the RSS Service Area is $5.68, $1.05 less than the current rate of $6.73. In El Cerrito, the IRRF rate is projected to decrease by $0.94, to $3.03 per household per month. Additionally, commercial and industrial rates are proposed to stay constant, even though the commercial and industrial allocation of the IRRF expenses has increased proportionately to the residential sector, which could have resulted in non-residential rate increases. The budget also assumes that 100% of the Authority's share of the Year 200 recycling revenues and approximately $150,000 in Authority reserves will be used to offset IRRF expenses. YEAR 2000 IRRF RATE Based on the projected expenses described in Chapter 3, Authority staff project the Year 2000 monthly residential can/cart IRRF rate in the RSS Service Area at$5.68, $1.05 less than the current rate of$6.73. The IRRF rate is calculated based on the number of tons processed at the IRRF and disposed of through franchised collection operations in West County. The overall IRRF Revenue Requirement(the amount of revenue needed to be generated by the rates to cover all expenses)is allocated between. ❖ Fixed and variable expenses; 20 West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority DRAFT Year 2000IRR1=Bud et Review Allocation of Revenge Requirement Once the Revenue Requirement is determined, it is allocated between the RSS and EBS service areas and between the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Table 3.4 below illustrates the allocation of the above Revenue Requirement. Table 3.4 Allocation of Year 2000 Revenue Requirement IRRF" RSS Service Area EBS Service Area Categories Expenses Residential Commercial Industrial Sub-total Residential Commercial Industrial Sub-total SW Expense $5,395,091 $1,729,200 $1,138,321 $2,055,482 $4,923,503 $241,017 $144,154 $86,417 $471,587 Green Waste 188,000 140,000 140,000 48,000 48,000 Recycling 2,613,338 1,568,003 1,045,335 2,613,338 Fixed Costs 2,435,115 786,250 517,584 934,835 2,238,669 102,794 57,654 35,998 196,446 HHW 352,799 113,077 74,438 134,446 321,961 16,137 9,051 5,651 30,838 Total $10,984,342 1$4,336,530 $2,775,677 $3,125,264 $10,237,471 1 1407,948 $210,858 $128,065 $746,871 The Revenue Requirement is then used to calculate the per ton collection rate as described in Chapter 4. West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority 15 DRAFT Year 2000 IRRF Budget Review ❖ Solid waste and recycling; and ❖ Between the residential,commercial and industrial sectors. Because the City of El Cerrito does not bring recyclables to the IRRF, they are not allocated any costs directly associated with recycling,nor do they share in any of the revenue from the materials processed at the IRRF. This results in a reduced rate impact to El Cerrito and an overall lower residential IRRF rate.. Table 4-1 below describes the IRRF rate setting for 2000: Table 4-1 Year 2000 IRRF Rate Calculation RSS Service Area EES Service Area Residential Commercial Industrial Residential Commercial industrial Revenue Requirement $4,336,530 $2,775,677 $3,125,264 $407,948 $210,858 $128,065 Less:Composting $48,000 Charges Less:Authority ($673,500) ($663,000) ($13,500) Offset' Required Tipping $3,663,030 $2,112,677 $3,111,764 $359,948 $210,858 $128,065 Fees 2000 Per Ton $92.10 $92.10 $69.15 $67.76 $67.76 $69.15 Tipping Fee Collection Units 53,749 336,156 44,966 9,908 29,400 1,890 (cans or yarns) Proposed Year $5.68 $6.29 $69.15 $3.03 $7.18 $69.15 2440 Rats; Current Rate $6.73 $6.29 $69.15 $3.97 $7.18 $69.15 Change ($1.05) ----- ----- ($0.94) ----- -•--- 'The offset is made up of 100%of the Authority share of the projected recycling materials sales revenue and an additional$150,000 of Authority reserves. As Table 4-1 describes, the residential can rate for the year 2000 will be reduced by $1.05 in the RSS service area and $0.94 in the EBS service area. Because of the significant decrease in residential disposal due to new programs, the allocation of expenses to the non-residential sectors increased significantly which could result in commercial rate increases. However, as described elsewhere, we have kept the non- residential rates stable, which results in the projected residential can rate. In order to provide this decrease, the Authority must contribute approximately $1,350,000 from its recycling revenue reserves. This number exceeds the Authority portion of the Year 2000 projected recycling revenues by approximately $150,000. BFI related revenues and expenses are outside of the rate model. Additionally, West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority 21 DRAFT Year 2000 IRRF Budget Review because of the change in the collection method for recyciables, it is difficult to predict the actual recycling revenues. What's in the IRRF Rate? An illustration of the composition of the IRRF rate appears in Table 4-2 below. Table 4-2 IRRF Rate Composition Debt Service 15°le Authority Expenses County Fees H 7I° 00/0 1% Profit Green Waste i 12% 2% Disposal Operating 35% Expenses 28% As Table 4-2 describes, the largest part of the IRRF Revenue Requirement is for disposal (35%).That is a primary reason that increased diversion is important, particularly when it becomes necessary to begin transferring solid waste to the Potrero Hills Landfill for disposal. As expected, IRRF operating expenses are the next largest portion (28%) of the IRRF Revenue Requirement, followed by debt service (15%n), WCRR profit (12%), Authority expenses (7%) and finally green waste processing, HHW operating costs and the County solid waste fee and host mitigation fee. From the ratepayers' perspective, it is most important to view the IRRF rate and components as a proportion of the overall rate charged to the ratepayers. To give an example, Table 4-3 below breaks out the total rate for the typical 35-gallon cart customer,which is almost every household in West County. 22 west Contra Costa integrated waste Management Authority DRAFT" Year 2000 IRRF Budget Review Table 4-3 IRRF Rate Components Hercules Pinole Richmond San Pablo County El Cerrito Operating Expenses $ 2.34 $ 2.34 $ 2.34 $ 2.34 $ 2.34 $ 0.42 Disposal Charges 2.01 2.01 2.01 2.01 2.01 1.41 Green Waste 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.40 HHW Permanent Facility 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.06 Debt Service Costs 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.53 Authority Expenses 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.20 Host Mitigation and County fees 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 Operator's Profit 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.39 Franchised Collection Charges 11.38 12.17 13.31 12.74 14.88 15.58 Authority Rate Offset (1.04) (1.04) (1.04) (1.04) (1.04) 0.00 Total Collection Rate $ 17.06 $ 17.85 $ 18.99 $ 18.42 $20.56 $ 19.00 Table 4-3 includes the collection rate increases associated with the franchise extensions in the RSS service area, which have already occurred. Please note that the Authority's operating budget is a small (2%) component of the overall rate. Table 4-4 graphically displays the major components of the overall rates. West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority 23 DRAFT t Year 20001RRF Budget Review Table 4.4 Major Rate Components 104%] 90%-� p{�q CJQ 1q 70% :63% :64% :66% :66% � ,69/0 60% :82% 50%- 40% o40°lq 20 j % 2% 2°1 2°l0 30%—Z11% 11% 1010 0 910 20% 10 10%— / 0 0 :21% :2201a ,20% 7 l0 glq 23 i0 s r r 9% 0%lo Karculea Pinole Richmond San Pablo County 8i Cerrito MIRRF Expenses 13DIsposai Charges ■Authority Expenses ®collection Charges Bath of the above Tables are based on the proposed Year 2000 TRRF rate, current collection rates in Pinole,Hercules and the County and the neve collection rates in Richmond and San Pablo. 24 West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority DRAFT EXHIBIT CAgenda item No. s_a Agenda Report Date: October 14, 1999 To* West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority Board From: Scott Hanin,Executive Director subject: Green Waste Collection in the RSS Service Area ACTION REQUESTED CONSIDERATION OF ONE OR MORE MOTIONS addressing Authority staff questions as contained in the attached presentation to the Board. BACKGROUND All jurisdictions are required to divert 50% of their waste stream from landfill disposal by the Year 2000. Through 1998, 'West County was only at a 29% diversion level. In West County, approximately 30%d of the residential waste stream is made up of green waste. In most other jurisdictions in the Bay Area(over 9001o),green waste collection and processing or composting programs have been implemented to address this large portion of the waste stream. Staff believes that the implementation of a residential green waste collection program will result in a 5 to 10% increase in overall diversion in West County. Without the program, it is questionable whether West County will be considered by the State to be making a"good faith effort" to achieve the diversion goal. Finally, it is not clear how the diversion goal will be achieved without the program. As the attached staff presentation describes, the immediate rate impact of the program will only be approximately $0.91 under the Staff scenario. Because of the possibility that second can revenues will be lost as a result of this program, an additional amount of up to$0.44 may need to be added in January 2001,however,staff believes that the amount of that increase will be much less than the $0.44 and may not be necessary. This rate also assumes that the Authority purchases and owns the green waste cart.It will be the responsibility of the Member Agencies however to approve the program. Please see attached staff presentation. FISCAL IMPACT The Authority may be required to utilize approximately $1,500,000 of recycling reserves to purchase the green waste carts. Staff does not believe that this action alone will result in a rate Agenda Item No.8.0 Page 1 0:1AGENDA10Cr199918-0.doc ....................... Agenda Item No. 8-0 impact for at least four years and if the carts are financed, the rate impacts will be minimal. The green waste program will result in a collection rate increase of approximately $0.91 in January and a possible increase of between$0.00 and$0.44 in January 2001. RECOMMENDED ACTION Consideration of one or more.Motions in response to the questions raised in the attached staff presentation. Specifically, Approval of a .Motion authorizing the Executive Director to purchase the green waste carts upon approval of the program by a Member Agency or the County and to present the merits of the program to each Member Agency and the County in the RSS Service Area. Submitted by: Approved by: Scott Hanin Scott Hanin Executive Director Executive Director Attachments =Green Waste Presentation Agenda Item No.8.0 Page 2 0:\AGENDA\0CCr1999\8-0.doc i 0 ou MA NU ma w 02 roA 0 • U-I&::Nmm w U) t v) F 43 c cn cc0 E CD fo Ln L. 0 CL � � a � 0 :�+ � uJ cn 0 . r-- a) it'l'f tt3 E u- �. , �` LTJ > :36 0 >0 L- ce. 0 - > (D 3) UJ LU m Cf) o 0 W � E C) u > z 0 � � LM . . ♦ . o C") L Wo Ln CL 0 0 0 a LO Ca LM CO CA cc0 cc o 4 3 c� c Ch 0 191- U-) r,14 Lno 141- C; C7 C7 C7 O C7 iA- Vl- 4d!lr iA- am fo 4-J u u 4w 0 co c C: a) 06 > V) u 0 fu 4) LM u CL 0 Ile 0V) 0 ................................ ............................... ................... .......................................... ....... ................. t�3 C n. all aL Z rr` to O101) ryi ui C) m � iA- 1-4. - 4d)- i mC C) cv r� CD c) C - AA- cn tt� L" fo cn L. U M C U U (D �--- t tr tp lz- 2 00 �. U co- �1+P yrs N 00 4-J CL un CL4- 0 u Z. �= C� 0 �r wrrrw 1 U. ' 0 0 0 , -cm" :� Cts 4-J cn � L. -1 (1) CU .. (o 4-J LO Ul irwr -0 0 1. +� ■ : cry A... w C ro 4.- 0 E ��-- ► r r rrrrr irr� ■*rir `0u ro lowT C: 4-J &. 4.- cn r4 � > EXHIBIT D RICHMOND SANITARY SERVICE 5250 BLUME DRIVE * RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA 94806 October 19, 1999 l�Is. Linda Moulton Contra Costa County Community Development Department 651 `line Street, 0 Floor,Nortb Wing Martinez,CA 94553-0095 Dear Linda, As we have previously discussed, Richmond Sanitary Service has been working with the entire West County Community and the staff of the IPS, to develop solutiozzs for our long term recycling and disposal needs. We are pleased to be able to propose automating our entire feet of collection and recycling vehicles, with very little rate impact. In our ongoing collaboration with the County and with the JPA,we have developed a new and improved recycling program that will give every customer a 65 gallon cart which will hold mixed recyclables including all of the materials currently collected plus junk nail,cardboard, and additional plastics. The 65 gallon cart will be picked up every other week. Each customer will receive twice as much recycling storage capacity(from 16 gallons every ureek to 65 gallons every other week) and will be able to recycle virtually all paper, plastics and metal. Based on industry trends, the unproved recycling program could double the volume of recycling and be a material help to Nest County in achieving AB 939 goals. The total increased collection cast for this state of the art system will only be $1.00 per month per can. The proposed IRRF rate for year 2000 is expected to decrease by more than this amount due to savings froze refinancing and from the increased revenue.from the sale of'recyclable$ in the expanded program. In addzton, the JPA has recently recommended a green waste program beginning zzx the spring of 2000. Please note that any increase to the collection rates for this program will be partially offset by the$0.75 the County ratepayers are already paying for the test program. As always, call if you have any additional questions. Sincer , A n in, Controller MAILING ADDRESS: P,O, BOX 4100, RICHMOND, CA 948004-0100 DEPARTMENTS: AREA CGDE (510) ADMINISTRATION 282-1840 • ENGINEERING 282-1650 ACCOUNTING 282-1880 FAX 220-1591