2020 Solid Waste Utility Rates Phil Bates, Manager, Engineering - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Phil Bates, Manager, Engineering Services Emily Willobee, Policy and Programs Planner

2020 Solid Waste Utility Rates

December 2, 2019

• Overview of Solid Waste Utility
• Main Program Areas
• Changes for 2020
• Proposed Rate Changes
• Summary of Revenues and Expenditures
• Highlights from 2019
• Solid Waste Statistics
• Community Engagement Activities
• Recommendations

Presentation Outline

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Residential Collection Program

• Single & Multi-family

Public Realm Collection Program

• Civic Facilities
• Streetscape
• Parkscape
• Special Events

Recycling Area at NS Transfer station

Main Program Areas

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• Moving to direct service for recycling by Recycle BC;
• Fully consumer funded model
• Contractor selected is WCS (Our current SF garbage &
• rganics contractor)
• Same contractor for both SF & MF recycling collection;
• Same collection day, same level of service;
• Residents will get an additional calendar.

Major Changes for 2020

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• Single Family
• Garbage & Organics – no change ($180.87 net)
• Public Realm Refuse – no change ($42.52 net)
• Recycling – reduce fee ($9.00 net)
• Multi-Family
• Public Realm Refuse – no change ($42.52 net)
• Recycling – reduce fee ($9.00 net)

Proposed Rate Changes

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Revenues

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$2,321,600 $176,100 $823,300 $1,361,140 $13,000 $362,026

2020 Revenues

Quarterly - Waste Fee Quarterly - Recycling Fee Quarterly - Public Realm Refuse Fee Recovery - Recycling Contract Admin. Tag Sales PPP Revenue $2,507,400 $0 $889,200 $0 $13,000 $0

2021 Revenues

Quarterly - Waste Fee Quarterly - Recycling Fee Quarterly - Public Realm Refuse Fee Recovery - Recycling Contract Admin. Tag Sales PPP Revenue

Expenses

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$2,629,275 $2,018,740 $1,096,965

2020 Expenses

SF Waste (Garbage & Organics) SF & MF (Recycling) Public Realm Refuse $2,751,375 $0 $1,144,522

2021 Expenses

SF Waste (Garbage & Organics) SF & MF (Recycling) Public Realm Refuse

Expense Detail

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Collection Contracts $3,364,525 46% Tipping Fees $826,500 23% Park Collection $605,895 16% Admin $772,160 10% Civic Buildings Collection $73,500 2% Recycling Depot $25,300 1% Other $77,100 2%

2021 Expenses

• Garbage generation rate

continues to decline;

• Increased community

engagement;

• Streetscape recycling bin

program fully implemented;

• Deployment of additional bear

resistant containers in upper parks;

Highlights from 2019

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Historical ‘flagship’ statistics

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Disposal Rate - 2018

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Community Engagement

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Finance Committee, at the November 5, 2019, passed the following recommendations to be forwarded to Council: 1. THAT Solid Waste Utility fees be adjusted for 2020 to the amounts set out in Schedule A of the proposed “Solid Waste Utility Bylaw

• No. 4740, 2012, Amendment Bylaw No. 5036, 2019”; and

2. Proposed “Solid Waste Utility Bylaw No. 4740, 2012, Amendment Bylaw No. 5036, 2019” be read a first, second and third time; and 3. Staff be directed to review the fees and charges bylaw for consideration of increasing dog licence fees to recover some of the costs of dog waste collection.

Finance Committee Recommendations

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1. That Solid Waste utility fees be adjusted for 2020 to the amounts set out in Schedule A of the proposed “Solid Waste Utility Bylaw No. 4740, 2012, Amendment Bylaw No. 5036, 2019” as attached; and 1. Proposed “Solid Waste Utility Bylaw No. 4740, 2012, Amendment Bylaw No. 5036, 2019” be read a first, second and third time.

Staff Recommendation

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