CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET

Page 1 of 3 Item #4 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT August 20, 2024 City Manager TITLE: CONTINUED FROM JULY 16, 2024 - ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE WASTE AND RECYCLING MANAGER POSITION AND APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS IN THE PLEASANTON GARBAGE SERVICES RESERVE FUND SUMMARY The City Council recently approved a cost-based rate adjustment for solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials collection for Fiscal Year 2024/25. The approved resolution allocated a portion of the revenue generated by the rate adjustment to support a new Waste and Recycling Manager position to oversee the City’s waste and recycling team and the Garbage Franchise Agreement, as well as other waste and recycling related programs and projects. This resolution enacts the City Council’s direction by amending the FY 2024/25 operating budget to add the Waste and Recycling Manager position. This position is entirely funded by garbage rates and will therefore have no impact to the General Fund. As part of the restructuring of the Public Works Department to increase operational efficiency, the Waste and Recycling program, including this position, and other positions supporting the City's waste and recycling efforts, will be transitioned to the Public Works Department later this fiscal year. RECOMMENDATION Adopt a resolution approving the Waste and Recycling Manager position and approve budget amendments in the Pleasanton Garbage Services Reserve Fund. BACKGROUND At its meeting on May 21, 2024, the City Council approved a cost-based rate adjustment for solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials collection for Fiscal Year 2024/25. The resolution approved by the City Council included the introduction of $500,000 for City staff costs to facilitate compliance with SB 1383, which requires cities and waste facilities to implement, measure, and report organic waste activity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by diverting organic waste from landfills. Staffing identified to be funded included an existing Management Analyst and an existing Recycling Coordinator, as well as a new Waste and Recycling Manager position that had not yet been created. At the time of the approval, the staff report stated that once all position-related details had been finalized, staff would bring a recommendation to add the new Waste and Recycling Manager position, which will be 100 percent funded with non-General Fund dollars. DISCUSSION Adding three to five full-time staff to support the City’s waste and recycling program was outlined in the SB 1383 Action Plan adopted by the City Council on July 20, 2021. Currently, the City has 2.30 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff allocated to waste and recycling. This includes a portion of the Assistant to the City Manager position, a full-time Management Analyst and a Recycling Coordinator. With the City's waste and recycling program expanding to comply with new SB 1383 requirements, some of the revenue generated by the proposed Page 31 of 454