Drafter
Clerk 09/24/2012
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AN ORDINANCE relating to solid waste fees charged at recycling and transfer facilities and at the Cedar Hills regional landfill; and amending Ordinance 12564, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 10.12.021 and Ordinance 11196, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 10.12.040.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The solid waste division provides essential public services that protect human health and the environment and the quality of life in our region.
2. The solid waste division is modernizing the region's transfer system with new recycling and transfer stations to meet green building, safety and environmental standards, accommodate projected growth in the region, and incorporate best practices in transfer and transport operations. All garbage loads will be compacted and weighed before leaving the facility, which will reduce the total number of loads needing to be transported, saving transport costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and effectively eliminating under- or over-loaded trailers. Expanded recycling will be a significant element of the new transfer system, allowing for additional and more efficient collection of many materials.
3. The solid waste division is proposing to increase the basic fee for disposal of municipal solid waste from $109.00 to $121.75 per ton, effective January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2014.
4. The impact on the average single-family household with garbage collection would be approximately sixty-five cents per month, which is estimated to represent a less than four percent increase on the average monthly residential solid waste bill.
5. The current basic fee of $109.00 was intended for a one-year period of 2012 and will not support the expenses of the system beyond 2012.
6. New fees for 2013 and 2014 will provide the funds necessary to:
a. Continue renovation of the nearly fifty-year-old urban transfer system;
b. Cover any mitigation payments required under state law for wear and tear on c...

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