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Table 2 Cart/Bin Size Current Rate Rate increase of 5.8% 96 gallon $ 48.12 $ 50.91 1 cubic yard once per week $ 123.49 $ 130.65 1 cubic yard three times per week $ 392.01 $ 414.75 3 cubic yards once per week $ 370.45 $ 391.94 3 cubic yards three times per week $ 1,154.44 $ 1,221.40 4 cubic yards once per week $ 493.94 $ 522.59 PGS submitted a list of new items with suggested rates for consideration to be included in rate period five. City staff and the City Council Waste and Recycling Subcommittee (Brown/Balch) reviewed items listed in Table 3 and determined not to include them in rate period five. Table 3 Item I Recommended Rate Additional areenwaste cart (residential) Additional recvclina cart (residential Lock charge _ Lock service for bins/enclosures (i.e. 1 time per week pick-up/Monthly charge) $36.09 $36.09 eliminate $85.93 Additional greenwaste and recycling cart. The franchise agreement stipulates that the City Council may set a rate for an additional residential greenwaste or recycling cart. In the first year of implementation of the contract, the 13.3 percent reduction in annual operating costs negotiated into the franchise agreement was applied through various residential and commercial rate categories. In creating the initial rate structure, the City Council determined not to set a rate for an additional cart. The census data and associated costs provided by PGS in order to set rate period one rates included the costs of the additional residential carts for greenwaste and recycling, and PGS is being compensated through the existing rates for these costs. Additionally, City staff expressed concern that setting a rate for an additional greenwaste and recycling cart could disincentive residents' participation in recycling and potentially impact compliance' with SB 1383 and proper sorting requirements. Lock charge and lock service for bins/enclosures. The agreement stipulates that PGS must provide the services outlined below to Multi -Family and Commercial accounts. "Contractor shall open and close gates, push and/or pull containers, lock and unlock containers, or perform other services necessary to access and empty the containers and shall not charge customers an additional fee for such services." This is stipulated in the agreement (Section 5.2.3 and Section 5.2.5) and was known to PGS at the time it prepared its census data and associated costs for the preparation of Page 3 of 7