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TO: BOARD O +
FROM: Sunne Wright McPeak and Tom Torlakson Contra
Costa
DATE:
Introduced April 4 , 1989 , County
For Action on April 11 , 1989
SUBJECT: Rate Increases at Acme Fill
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOM4ENDATION
Impose a freeze on Acme Fill rate increases until the study
initiated by the Board of Supervisors regarding rate review
and regulation for the existing and future landfills and
interim and permanent transfer station can be completed.
The Board of Supervisors should conduct a public hearing and
determine a reasonable rate for Acme Fill related to closure
costs and then impose a freeze on that rate until the new
rate review and regulation study can be completed and
implemented.
BACKGROUND
Acme Fill is increasing its rates significantly. without
public review. This in turn forces the garbage collecting
companies to seek increases from the cities and sanitary
districts. While the customers have not paid in past bills
for the ultimate closure of Acme Fill and we all will have
to share in that cost, there is no existing public data
justifying the huge rate increases. Until the rate review
and regulation process initiated by the Board of Supervisors
can be completed, it is prudent for the county to impose a
freeze on the rate increases and cap the rate at a
reasonable level.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON Apri 1 18, 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER XX
The Board FIXED May 16, 1989 at 10:00 a.m. for hearing on the results of the Touche-Ross
study on the Acme Fill closure and post-closure plans; and AUTHORIZED Community Development
Director to send a letter on- behalf of the Board to Acme Fill requesting them not to make
any rate changes while the study is underway. The Board agreed that there is a need to
oversee rates for closure costs for the Richmond Sanitary and Garaventa GBF landfills also.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Community Development Department ATTESTED April 18. 1989 _
County Counsel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
County Administrator Supervisors and GountyAdministrator
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY