| | | | | | | | REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BOARD MEETING DATE: June 20, 2017
CATEGORY: Scheduled Hearings - Public Works-4.
SUBJECT:
Siskiyou County Transfer Station Parcel Charges |
| | | | | | | | Supervisorial District No. : 4
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Pat Minturn, Public Works Director, (530) 225-5661
STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY: Pat Minturn, Public Works Director
Vote Required?
Simple Majority Vote | General Fund Impact?
No General Fund Impact |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
Take the following actions regarding Siskiyou County Transfer Station parcel charges: (1) Conduct a public hearing; and (2) adopt a resolution which, effective July 1, 2017, extends parcel charges to pay tipping fees at Siskiyou County Transfer Station. |
| | | | | | | | SUMMARY
Northern Shasta County residents use Siskiyou County’s Transfer Station. Siskiyou County subsidizes the tipping fees at the transfer station. By agreement, northern Shasta County residents reimburse Siskiyou County. It is recommended that the Board establish parcel charges at the same rate as for the past 27 years. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
Since 1959, John Smith Sanitation has been providing garbage collection services in Siskiyou County and northern Shasta County. John Smith Sanitation hauls to Siskiyou County’s Transfer Station. In 1987, Siskiyou County implemented a parcel charge to subsidize tipping fees. Shasta County entered into an agreement for Castle Rock Union Elementary School District residents to pay an equal amount. The proceeds are forwarded to Siskiyou County.
Since 1990, the parcel charge has been $5.25 per month for residential parcels. Per the agreement, Shasta County parcel charges are set 15% higher than the Siskiyou County parcel charges to offset the General Fund portion of Siskiyou County’s subsidy. It is recommended that the Board hold a public hearing, and extend last year’s parcel charge ($6.04 per month for residential). Notice of this public hearing has been published in the Record Searchlight and the Mount Shasta Herald. |
| | | | | | | | ALTERNATIVES
The Board may elect to cancel the agreement and/or decline to renew the parcel charges. The Board may then direct staff to renegotiate the agreement, and/or reconstitute solid waste collection and disposal arrangements. |
| | | | | | | | OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
Siskiyou County has established similar parcel charges. The resolution has been approved by County Counsel as to form. The County Administrative Office has reviewed this recommendation. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCING
Funds from this fee will be transferred to Siskiyou County. There is no General Fund impact. |
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