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BACKGROUND The City has entered into a Refuse Collection Agreement (Franchise) with Pleasanton Garbage Service (PGS) for the collection and disposal of refuse and recycling material in the City of Pleasanton. As part of this Franchise, PGS may request adjustments to the refuse and recycling collection rates and amendments to address operational and/or regulatory matters. PGS has informed the City that it anticipates submitting a complete rate adjustment application in March of this year. Over the past three rate reviews, the City has utilized consultant services to provide technical assistance with analyzing refuse collection and recycling rate reviews and operations. In addition, recent rate reviews have included service adjustments requiring rate restructuring and staff anticipates similar activity for the upcoming rate review. Also, the City will be looking to determine the financial impacts of implementing both the State's and the Alameda County Waste Management Authority's mandatory commercial recycling legislation. The City has recently used NewPoint to conduct a recycling diversion study and found its work satisfactory. The firm has significant experience with assisting with collection and service rate reviews and is familiar with Alameda County wide services and rates. In addition, it has worked extensively with Stopwaste,Org, which will be beneficial for this process. The services to be provided include continuing to assist staff with its negotiations with PGS regarding collection rates and providing information regarding residential and commercial recycling programs that will assist the City with designing any new programs. The scope of work includes assistance with franchise renewal discussions (Task 6 @ $4,350) and preparation of a final rate review report (Task 7 @ $8,300) both of which are optional tasks/services that may not be performed as part of this process. The recommended service agreement is included as Attachment 1. DISCUSSION As detailed in Attachment 1, the NewPoint Group is proposing to provide a range of technical services related to refuse collection and recycling services and related collection rates. A summary of the key services is as follows: • Review financial audits and rate material submitted by PGS ▪ Provide assistance regarding potential rate structures and adjustment amounts • Conduct surveys of similar refuse services • Review requested rates for consistency with provided services • Participate in meeting with the City Council Refuse and Recycling subcommittee currently including Mayor Hosterman and Councilmember Sullivan. Page 2 of 3