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BACKGROUND The City has been working in partnership with PGS and Alameda County Waste Management Authority, also known as StopWaste, to implement the Mandatory Recycling Ordinance (MRO). The MRO specifically addresses businesses, multi-family residences and self-haulers, and requires the proper sorting, processing, and disposal of mixed recycling and organics (green waste and food waste). The MRO was implemented with two phases: Phase 1 was for implementation of the mixed recycling program and Phase 2 was for implementation of the organics program. The City opted into Phase 1 of the MRO in October 2012 and Phase 2 of the MRO in February 2016, with the program beginning implementation on January 1, 2017. In addition to the MRO, as of January 1, 2019, State law AB 1826 requires that businesses that generate four cubic yards of commercial solid waste per week arrange for organic waste recycling services. The definition of "solid waste" as it relates to this law includes the total amount of trash, recycling, and organics. City, PGS and StopWaste staff have been working diligently to assist Pleasanton business and multi- family clients in complying with this law. To better assist customers in complying with AB 1826, PGS made a request to the City to add frequency of pick-ups allowed to the commercial and multi-family cart service which is currently set at a pick-up of only once per week. PGS, City staff, and consultants from HF&H agreed that increasing the frequency would be of benefit and would assist a customer's ability to comply with AB 1826 and the MRO. This request is allowable per the Franchise Agreement between the City and PGS as stated in Section 8.2 A. "The City shall be responsible for approving rates as described in this article. If at any time during the term of the agreement, the Contractor determines the need for a rate that does not appear on the City-approved Rate Schedule, Contractor shall immediately notify the City and request the establishment of such rate." On July 30, 2019, the City Council Refuse and Recycling Subcommittee - Vice-Mayor Brown and Councilmember Testa discussed the pilot program and rates, and unanimously agreed to recommend the City Council consider adopting a resolution to establish the proposed pilot program and rates. DISCUSSION A common challenge that is faced in trying to implement the required added service outlined in AB 1826 and the MRO is finding space to site additional carts and bins as many of the trash enclosures are too small or there are no trash enclosures to begin with, at places of business and at multi-family complexes. City staff, HF&H, and PGS have determined that increasing the frequency allowed for commercial cart service provides an additional option for clients to consider to meet the requirements of the law. Currently clients may subscribe to cart service for a 35-gallon or 96-gallon cart for solid Page 2 of 5