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Home My WebLink About105-O-23 Amending City Code Section 8-4-11 to Revise Sanitation Service Charges11/13/2023 AN ORDINANCE Amending City Code Section 8-4-11 to Revise Sanitation Service Charges WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Fund is an enterprise fund that accounts for all activity related to refuse, recycling, and yard waste collection and disposal. Activities necessary to provide such service include, but are not limited to: administration, operations and revenue collection; and WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Fund revenue derives from: charges for services (72.1%), property tax (20.7%) and other fees and miscellaneous revenue (7.2%); and WHEREAS, according to the City’s Financial Policies, the Solid Waste Fund should maintain a minimum of 16.6% of expenses as a reserve ($1.1 million). The Solid Waste Fund balance is projected to end 2024 more than $200,000 below its reserve target; and WHEREAS, the contractual services expenses, for collection and disposal of refuse and yard waste, comprise 47% of the fund expenses and the contracts for these services include automatic annual increases tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), with a minimum 1.5% increase and a maximum 3.5% increase; and WHEREAS, salary and benefits of City employees, for the collection of recyclable waste and administration, comprise 26.0% of the Solid Waste Fund expenses. In 2023 the Solid Waste Fund has paid an unbudgeted 11% retroactive pay increase mandated by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The CBA mandates Page 1 of 7 ~1~ Doc ID: 0b0f9894f246faef000baf8a794783378a0bf49d 105-O-23 further 3% annual increases in 2024 and 2025. WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Fund’s payments to the Fleet Fund are increasing by $92,000 per year in 2024 due to the Fleet Fund’s increased labor and fuel costs. WHEREAS, at the October 10, 2023 Finance and Budget Committee meeting, staff presented different scenarios and options to reach the target reserve balance; and WHEREAS, the Finance and Budget Committee discussed these different scenarios and recommended increasing service charges by 7.5% per year in 2024 and 2025. NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT: SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2: Section 8-4-11 “Imposition of Sanitation Service Charges” of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended (“City Code”), is hereby amended as follows: 8-4-11. – IMPOSITION OF SANITATION SERVICE CHARGES. (A) Refuse. There is hereby established the following fee structure for the collection and disposal of refuse, as defined in Section 8-4-1 of this Chapter, by the City: 1. Ten dollars and thirty-three cents ($10.33) Eleven dollars and ten cents Page 2 of 7 ~2~ Doc ID: 0b0f9894f246faef000baf8a794783378a0bf49d 105-O-23 ($11.10) per month per dwelling from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, and eleven dollars and ninety-four cents ($11.94) per month per dwelling thereafter for one (1) City-issued sixty-five (65) gallon roll out cart, only. 2. Twenty-three dollars and thirty-two cents ($23.32) Twenty-five dollars and seven cents ($25.07) per month per dwelling from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, and twenty-six dollars and ninety-five cents ($26.95) per dwelling thereafter for one (1) City- issued ninety-five (95) gallon roll out cart plus one (1) thirty (30) gallon or less trash bag. 3. Ten dollars and thirty-three cents ($10.33) Eleven dollars and ten cents ($11.10) per month per dwelling from January 1 through December 31, 2024, and eleven dollars and ninety-four cents ($11.94) per month per dwelling thereafter for any additional roll out cart regardless of size. The initial monthly fee shall be based on the largest roll out cart present at the location. 4. Ten dollars and zero cents ($10.00) Ten dollars and seventy-five cents ($10.75) per month per unit from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, and eleven dollars and fifty-six cents ($11.56) per month per unit thereafter for each townhome, row house, or multiple dwellings which are at least seventy-five percent (75%) owner occupied Page 3 of 7 ~3~ Doc ID: 0b0f9894f246faef000baf8a794783378a0bf49d 105-O-23 for the entire housing complex. (B) Food and Yard Waste. The fee structure for the collection and disposal of "compostable materials" as defined in Section 8-4-1 of this Chapter, by the City is: 1. Two dollars ($2.00) Two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) per yard waste sticker. Purchasers shall affix one (1) sticker to each bag of yard waste and/or branch and trimming bundle, regulated by Subsection 8-4- 3(D) of this Chapter, left for collection by the City. 2. Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) Thirty-seven dollars and sixty-three cents ($37.63) per year per yard waste cart from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, and Forty dollars and forty-five cents ($40.45) per yard waste cart thereafter. (C) Recyclable Materials. The fee for the collection and disposal of "recyclable material" as defined in Section 8-4-1 of this Chapter, by the City for only multi- family apartment buildings six (6) units and greater is: Two dollars and fifty-seven cents ($2.57) Two dollars and seventy-six cents ($2.76) per unit per month from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, and two dollars and ninety-seven cents ($2.97) per unit per month thereafter in the multi-family apartment buildings with six (6) units or greater. Page 4 of 7 ~4~ Doc ID: 0b0f9894f246faef000baf8a794783378a0bf49d 105-O-23 Disposition requirements for recyclable materials are outlined in Section 8- 4-4 and the proper receptacle for said materials is outlined in Section 8-4- 6 above. (D) Special Pick Up. The fee structure for the collection and disposal of "special pick up," as defined in Section 8-4-1 of this Chapter, by the City is set forth below: 1. One hundred dollars and no cents ($100.00) for the collection, transportation and disposal of up to three (3) cubic yards of municipal solid waste, compostable materials, or recyclable material. 2. Twenty-five dollars and no cents ($25.00) for the collection, transportation and disposal of each additional one (1) cubic yard of refuse, compostable materials, or recyclable material in excess of the initial three (3) cubic yards. (E) Purchase of a Food and Yard Waste Cart. The following fee is established for the purchase and delivery of each food and yard waste cart: 1. Eight-two dollars and fifty cents ($82.50) Eighty-eight dollars and sixty-nine cents ($88.69) for the purchase of a ninety-five (95) gallon roll out cart purchased through the office of the Public Works Director between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, and ninety-five dollars Page 5 of 7 ~5~ Doc ID: 0b0f9894f246faef000baf8a794783378a0bf49d 105-O-23 and thirty-four cents ($95.34) thereafter. (F) Purchase of an Additional Refuse Cart. The following fee is established for the purchase and delivery of each additional refuse cart in addition to the first ninety-five (95) gallon refuse cart. 1. Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) Eighty dollars and sixty-three cents ($80.63) for the purchase of either a sixty-five (65) gallon or ninety-five (95) gallon roll out cart purchased through the office of the Public Works Director between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, and eighty-six dollars and sixty seven cents ($86.67) thereafter. Page 6 of 7 ~6~ Doc ID: 0b0f9894f246faef000baf8a794783378a0bf49d 105-O-23 SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect beginning January 1, 2024. SECTION 5: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid application of this ordinance is severable. Introduced: _________________, 2023 Adopted: ___________________, 2023 Approved: __________________________, 2023 _______________________________ Daniel Biss, Mayor Attest: _______________________________ Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk Approved as to form: ______________________________ Alexandra B. Ruggie, Interim Corporation Counsel Page 7 of 7 ~7~ November 27 November 13 Doc ID: 0b0f9894f246faef000baf8a794783378a0bf49d November 29