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CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />COUNTY OF ALAMEDA <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 78-313 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION APPROVING A REVISION TO THE GARBAGE RATES <br />CHARGED BY PLEASANTON GARBAGE SERVICE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the City of Pleasanton, pursuant to Article 9, Chapter 2, <br />Title IV of the Ordinance Code, has established an exclusive <br />franchise for the collection of refuse in the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City's exclusive franchisee cannot charge collection <br /> rates higher than those established by the City Council; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in August, 1978, Pleasanton Garbage Service, Inc. (the <br /> exclusive franchisee) applied for an increase to its refuse <br /> collection rates; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, said request was referred to the Garbage Committee for <br /> review and recommendations; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />this matter was considered by the City Council at its <br />December 21, 1978 meeting, at which time the rate increase <br />request was discussed and recommendations were made for <br />Council's consideration. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES <br />RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Approves an across-the-board residential, commercial and <br /> transfer station rate increase of 20.5% effective January 1, <br /> 1979. The breakdown of said increase is more particularly <br /> set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated <br /> herein by reference. <br /> <br />Section 2. The franchisee shall undertake and be subject to the <br /> following requirements in order to insure that the franchisee <br /> obtains a fair rate of return on investment but provides <br /> to City essential information justifying future rate <br /> increases: <br /> <br />Continue the use of a cash register at the Transfer <br />Station and institute accounting procedures which, in <br />the opinion of the City Manager and City Finance Officer, <br />establish a reliable "audit trail." <br /> <br />Have an annual audited. financial statement and <br />operating schedules prepared after March 31 of each <br />year. Franchisee shall select the auditor subject to <br />approval by the City Manager. The statement shall be <br />in a format acceptable to the City Manager. No future <br />rate increase shall be requested prior to the preparation <br />of said report and its submittal to the City. <br /> <br /> <br />