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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO |
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| | | | | | | | MEETING DATE: | 10/12/2020 | DEPARTMENT: | Budget | DIRECTOR: | Karen Rhodes-Whitley, Director of Budget and Research | AGENDA ITEM: | Environmental Waste Services Rate Increase Ordinance | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | Adoption of Ordinances |
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| | | | | | | | ITEM SUMMARY Ordinance No. 2020-10-5: To amend the portion of Ordinance No. 2016-10-21 codified as Section 18-32 of Article II, Collection Charges, of Chapter 18, Solid Waste of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano, Texas, to increase: (1) the 68 gallon and 95 gallon single-family and duplex container rates, (2) the rate for additional 95 gallon containers for non-franchisee and residential customers, and (3) the rate for the delivery of compost and compost-related items adopted as a part of the Plano city budget on September 14, 2020, and the removal of a charge for the pick-up of household hazardous waste for residential and non-franchisee customers; and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, and an effective date. Adopted |
| | | | | | | | PREVIOUS ACTION/PRESENTATION The EWS rate increase was presented to City Council at the August 15th Budget Work Session. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND On the evening of Monday, October 12, 2020, the City Council is scheduled to adopt a residential rate increase effective November 1, 2020. The rate increase is the direct result of the loss of recycling revenue and increased contract cost from North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD). The $1 increase per month for both 68-gallon and 95-gallon containers will provide an additional $927,474 in revenue for FY 2020-21. The rate increase was presented to City Council at the August 15th Budget Work Session. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL SUMMARY/STRATEGIC GOALS This item will add additional revenue to the Sustainability & Environmental Services FY 2020-21 and future years budgets with the projected revenue of $927,474. These revenue increases are included in the FY 2020-21 Adopted Budget.
Approval of this agenda item supports the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of Excellent, Innovative, and Accountable City Government. |
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