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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06091992 - 2.8 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON = Contra DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ••�' Costa DATE: JUNE 9, 1992 County i ri SUBJECT: ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR CITIZEN REFUSE COLLECTION DISCOUNT SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Authorize the Community Development Department to advise the appropriate franchised haulers and develop the implementation mechanism to effect, within 60 days, an interim senior citizen refuse collection discount which includes the following: A. A discount of 20% to seniors 65 years or older based on an annual incomes of $15,000 or less for 1-2 person household or an annual income of $17,000 or less for a 3 person household. 2. Direct the Community Development Department to continue to review ongoing methods to provide the senior discount rate with the West Pittsburg Municipal Advisory Council (MAC)'. 3. Direct the Community Development Department to report back within 45 days on progress made to effect the interim senior discount. FISCAL IMPACT None to the County General Fund BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Board of Supervisors on February 5, 1991 directed the Community Development Department, as part of the Board Order approving franchise agreements for West Pittsburg, to draft procedures and eligibility criteria for a senior discount rate. Since that time meetings have occurred with the West Pittsburg MAC and demographic information has been reviewed. The MAC has expressed a number of concerns regarding the percentage of the discount, the criteria, and the method of offsetting costs. Establishing, within 60 days, an interim senior refuse collection discount will avoid delays in providing Buch a discount rate to low income seniors while still allowing discussion with the West Pitts r MAC on alternative approaches. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNAT RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMkNqfiT1ON OIPB ARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(8) : ACTION OF BOARD ON June 9 , 19514 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER ApPrOVe recommendations with. the understanding that the Community Development Department is to Pursue with- the Municipal Advisory Council other ways to offset the discount rate for low.-incor-e seniors . VOTE OF SUPERVISORS x I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS 18 A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT -COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. June 9 , 1992 Orig: Community Development Department (CDD) ATTESTED cc: West Pittsburg MAC (via B. Smith-CDD) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF Val Alexeeff, GMEDA THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BS: \ n. -Abo\seac;cu.K.t BY , DEPUTY