HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9265Resolution No. 9265
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Utility
Rate Schedule R-l for a Refuse Rate Increase
RECITIALS
A. Pursuant to Chapter 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, the City Council
may by resolution adopt rules and regulations governing utility services and the fees and
charges therefore; and
B. The Council has considered the need for an adjustment in refuse collection rates
to avoid a decrease in the Refuse Fund Rate Stabilization Reserve levels; and
C. Pursuant to Article XIIID Sec. 6 of the California Constitution, on June 18, 2012
the Council of the City of Palo Alto held a public hearing to consider all protests against the
proposed refuse rate fee increases; and
D. The total number of written protests presented by the close of the public
hearing was less than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of customers subject to the
proposed refuse rate fee increases.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code,
Utility Rate Schedule R-l (Domestic Refuse Collection) is hereby amended to read in accordance
with SheetsR-l-l, R-1-2 and R-1-3, attached hereto and incorporated herein. The foregoing
Utility Rate Schedules, as amended, shall become effective on July 1, 2012.
SECTION 2. The rates contained in the attached Rate Schedules shall be in
effect until Council adopts a new rate structure.
SECTION 3. The Council finds that the revenue derived from the authorized
adjustments of the refuse collection rates shall be used only for the purposes set forth in Article
VII, Section 2, of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto.
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