REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 11, 2024
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Agreement with Kern County for Refuse Disposal Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 5 to Agreement No. 09-429 with Kern County for Kern County to continue to accept residential solid waste from the San Bernardino County communities of Four Corners, Red Mountain, and Windy Acres, for disposal at the Ridgecrest Sanitary Landfill and Randsburg Transfer Station, at a cost of $34,506.24 for 2024-25, to be adjusted each year based on Kern County's disposal fees, extending the term for five years, for a total term of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2029.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) is financed by fee revenue. SWMD establishes fees that are charged to the public and other agencies for utilization of the County's Waste Disposal System. The estimated total cost of this five-year extension is $172,531.20 ($34,506.24 annually), subject to future annual disposal fee rate adjustments approved by the Kern County Board of Supervisors. Sufficient appropriation has been included in the SWMD 2024-25 recommended budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Under the proposed amendment, SWMD will pay $179.72 for each of the 167 improved single-family residential parcels identified in the County Assessor's re...
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