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FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon Contra
Director of Community Development Costa
DATE: March 16, 1989 Cnlmlhi
SUBJECT: Rate Regulation at Acme Transfer Station �+� ���
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize Chair to execute an agreement with Touche-Ross to
establish a rate review program which will require approval of
disposal rates by the County for fees charged at the Acme Interim
and Permanent Transfer Station.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The agreement is for $58,640. Cost for the rate review program
will be recovered from the Acme Fill Corporation. Acme' s cost
for the rate review program will be considered an eligible
expense to be incorporated into the disposal rate.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION%BACKGROUND
On December 15, 1987 the Board of Supervisors approved the Land
Use Permit for the Acme Fill Waste Recovery and Transfer Station
(LUP 2122-86) . Condition 8. / of the Land Use Permit states that
"The disposal rates charged by the transfer station operator
shall be subject to the approval of the County if the County
establishes a rate review program. " County Counsel has
determined that the County has the authority to require rate
approval for the interim, as well as the permanent, transfer
station.
The Community Development Department solicited qualifications
from three firms who have experllence in rate review at solid
waste facilities. The firm of Touche-Ross was selected to
prepare a proposal. County staff has reviewed the proposal and
recommends that Touche-Ross be selected to establish the rate
review program.
Establishment of the rate review program will take three to five
months and staff will provide regular updates to the Board of
Supervisors on the status of the rate review program. The Board
of Supervisors will be approving the final rate review program.
On a related matter, the Board � ot Supervisors has asked for
additional information on the closure costs for Acme Landfill.
Staff is preparing a separate report on this matter that will be
presented at a later date.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: /
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR I RECOMME ATION JF BO D COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 2.15, .1989 I APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
Supervisor Schroder abstained for the reason of a possible conflict
of interest .
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: I,I I,IV,V NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE M I NUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: III* OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Community Development (Orig. Dept . ) ATTESTED M r h 21^ 189
County Administrator -
Health Services Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Counsel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Solid Waste Commission
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