Community Workshop #1

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1 Community Workshop #1 PRESENTATION TO: Town of Windsor July 19, 2016

2 Agenda Introductions Overview of Solid Waste in Windsor AB 939 and other State mandates Current Services / Rates Potential Additional Services Next Steps SLIDE 2

3 Purpose of Workshop Discuss current state of the Town of Windsor s solid waste management services and rates Current contract for solid waste collection with Windsor Refuse & Recycling expires September 30, 2017 and no extensions can be granted Receive community input on: Current state of solid waste management services and rates Challenges / barriers to the success of current programs Potential new services to be provided SLIDE 3

4 Overview of Current Solid Waste System: Town s Role In Waste Management Services Windsor contracts with Windsor Refuse and Recycling (WR&R) for: Collection of garbage and green waste Collection and processing of recyclables The contract expires on September 30, 2017 Windsor is a member of the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency (SCWMA) SCWMA provides Windsor with Household Hazardous Waste collection, wood and yard waste processing, education and outreach support, motor oil collection Block Grant and state required reporting and planning Expires February, 2017 SLIDE 4

5 Overview of Current Solid Waste System: Facilities Disposal and Transfer: Through its agreements with the County and Republic Services, Windsor s garbage is required to be delivered to the Central Landfill system operated by Republic Services Yard and Wood Waste Processing: As a member of SCWMA, yard and wood waste are required to be delivered to SCWMA managed facilities SCWMA contracts for transportation and composting of yard and wood waste to various out-of-county sites Recycling Processing: WR&R is responsible for arranging for processing Use of a specific recycling facilities is not required SLIDE 5

6 Overview of Current Solid Waste System: Existing Contracting Structure Sonoma County Landfill System Owner Management Liability Republic Services - Disposal - Transfer Town of Windsor JPA Agreement SCWMA Services WR&R provides Collection of: - Garbage - Recyclables - Organic Waste - Provides Pub Education Organic Waste Transport Organic Waste Processing AB 939 Reporting & Planning HHW Services Pub Ed & Out Reach SLIDE 6

7 Overview of Current Solid Waste System: Current Composting Facilities SLIDE 7

8 AB 939 and Other State Mandates AB 939 State diversion requirement / goal SCWMA 70% diversion goal AB 341 Mandatory commercial recycling AB 1826 Mandatory commercial organics recycling AB 1524 Green waste as ADC for diversion credit ban SLIDE 8

9 Current Services Single Family Residential Customers Weekly collection of garbage, recyclables and green waste Variable cart rates Recyclables overages Holiday Tree collection Battery collection (part of recycling service) Town sponsored Community Clean-Ups Electronic Waste and Universal Waste Collection Street sweeping every other week SLIDE 9

10 Current Services Multifamily Residential Customers Weekly collection (or more) of garbage, recyclables and green waste Variable cart / bin rates Battery collection (part of recycling service) Street sweeping every other week SLIDE 10

11 Current Services Commercial Customers Weekly collection (or more) of garbage, recyclables and green waste (including some food waste) Variable bin / cart rates Battery collection (part of recycling service) Street sweeping once a week SLIDE 11

12 Current Services City Services Free garbage and recycling collection Town facilities, public areas and parks Windsor Unified School District and Schools Town Special Events Electronic Waste and Universal Waste collection Woodchip delivery Illegal dumping collection 2 Town-sponsored Community Clean-ups 45% diversion requirements with monetary liquidated damages Street sweeping once a week SLIDE 12

13 Current Services Compared Regionally Additional Services Jurisdiction Customer Billing Community Clean-Up Collection at City/Town Facilities Collection at Schools Street Sweeping Collection at Special Events Bulky Waste Collection Motor Oil Collection Sharps Collection Unused Medicine Collection Other HHW Collection Household Batteries Collection E-Waste Collection/ U-Waste Collection Holiday Tree Recycling Dead Animal Pick-Up FOG Collection Clayton San Anselmo San Rafael City of Napa Benicia Dixon Vallejo Cloverdale Cotati Healdsburg Petaluma Client Logo Rohnert Park Santa Rosa Sebastopol Count Windsor SLIDE 13 11

14 Current Residential Rates Monthly Rate $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 $10.00 $0.00 Average (not including Windsor) 20 gal gal gal gal Service Level Windsor Windsor residents are paying 32% less than the regional average for collection services Cities surveyed: Clayton Hercules Pinole Pleasant Hill San Ramon Mill Valley San Anselmo San Rafael Fort Bragg Ukiah American Canyon City of Napa Benicia Dixon Vallejo Cloverdale Cotati Healdsburg Petaluma Rohnert Park Santa Rosa Sebastopol City of Sonoma Windsor SLIDE 14

15 Current Commercial Rates Monthly Rate $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $0.00 Average (not including Windsor) 20 gal gal64-68 gal95-96 gal 1.5 CY 2 CY 3 CY 4 CY 6 CY Service Level Windsor Windsor businesses are paying 3% more than the regional average for collection services Cities surveyed: Clayton Hercules Pinole Pleasant Hill San Ramon Mill Valley San Anselmo San Rafael Fort Bragg Ukiah American Canyon City of Napa Benicia Dixon Vallejo Cloverdale Cotati Healdsburg Petaluma Rohnert Park Santa Rosa Sebastopol City of Sonoma Windsor SLIDE 15

16 Current Rates: What Is In A Customer s Bill? Street Sweeping Costs Customer Service Costs State Agency Fee Public Education Costs Customer Bill Franchise Fee Public Services Landfill Disposal Costs SCWMA Costs Organics Processing Costs Recycling Processing Costs Collection Costs

17 Rate Breakdown: 32-gal cart 2007 Customer Rate Breakdown $12.25/Month Total Cost 2017 Customer Rate Breakdown $17.20/Month Total Cost 10% 10.0% 19% 11.8% 71% 21.3% 56.9% Collection Green Waste Disposal Franchisee Fee

18 Rate Breakdown: 1.5 cubic yard bin 2007 Customer Rate Breakdown $171.19/Month Total Cost 2017 Customer Rate Breakdown $231.21/Month Total Cost 10% 10% 5% 31% 59% 36% 49% Collection Green Waste Disposal Franchisee Fee

19 Potential Additional Services Single Family Residential Customers Increased education and outreach 1 free Large Item pick-up / year Electronic Waste Universal Waste 2 free Move In / Move Out collections per customer contract Other recommendations? SLIDE 19

20 Potential Additional Services Multifamily Residential Customers Increased education and outreach Large Item collection option (for a fee) Electronic Waste Universal Waste Other recommendations? SLIDE 20

21 Potential Additional Services Commercial Customers Increased education and outreach Other recommendations? SLIDE 21

22 Potential Additional Services Services Provided to the Town Public Education Program School Recycling Program Part-time Diversion Coordinator Public Education Program School Recycling Program Commercial and residential assistance Focus on food waste 50% minimum diversion requirements with liquidated damages Other recommendations? SLIDE 22

23 Next Steps Next community workshop July 27, 2016 at 6pm Town Council Chambers 9291 Old Redwood Hwy, Bld. 400 Incorporate workshop comments into the RFP Tentative Schedule: 2 nd Community Workshop on Program Development July 27, 2016 Town Council Presentation on Draft RFP Document Aug. 17, 2016 RFP Released to Haulers Task Aug. 26, 2016 Proposals Due Oct. 26, 2016 Proposal Evaluation Completed Dec. 12, 2016 Town Council Presentation to Summarize Proposals Received Jan. 18, 2017 Complete Negotiations and Finalize Franchise Agreement February 2017 Town Council Presentation to Approve Final Franchise Agreement Mar. 15, 2017 Transition to New Services Apr. 1 Sep. 30, 2017 Begin Service Oct. 1, 2017 SLIDE 23

24 THANK YOU For additional questions, contact: Kristina Owens Town Project Manager (707) R3 Project Richard Tagore-Erwin R3 Project Manager (916)