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HEMORANDUM November 19, 1975 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Honorable Mayor and Members Of the City Council City Manager Follow-up Report Re: Dump Rate increase At the time the City Council granted the last rate increase to Pleasanton Garbage Service, the staff was instructed to prepare a further reporting regarding the following matters. The feasibility of further increasing the dump rates to generate a revenue surplus to be used to offset further collection rate increases. Implement improved cash control procedures at the dump site. Develop a more precise dump rate schedule to clearly delineate the ratio levied. This report sets forth our recommendations on each of the above matters. I. Increasing Dump Rates As discussed, this matter would involve increasing the present dump rates(currently 65¢ minimum and $1.25 per cubic yard) in order to generate a revenue suL~lus. This surplus would be held in a special account until such time as the expenditures of Pleasanton Garbage Service increased to the point a further collection rate increase would be necessary. At that point, the surplus revenues generated previously at the dump would be used to offset the increased expenditures, thereby reducing the increase in the collection rates. The staff would recommend against further increasing the dump rates at this time for the following reasons: 1. Because financial data is not available from which to determine when a further collection rate increase would be necessary nor by what amount the collection rates might have to be increased, we are unable to accurately make recommendations as to what amount the dump rates should be increased in order to offset the future collection rate increase. 2. A substantial dump rate increase at this time might have a negative impact, i.e., discourage use of the dump (transfer station), thereby reducing current dump revenues. EXHIBIT