CC - Item 4F - Solid Waste Collection and Street Sweeping Evaluation - Updated 01-24-2023UPDATED 01/24/23
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BEN KIM, CITY MANAGER
DATE: JANUARY 24, 2023
SUBJECT: SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND STREET SWEEPING
EVALUATION
SUMMARY
At the December 13, 2022, City Council Meeting, Council Member Armenta requested that staff
evaluate the following information: 1) the number of cities that combine their solid waste
collection and street sweeping services through their franchise solid waste hauler; 2) for the cities
that combine services, how many of the waste haulers provide street sweeping services through
an internal operation versus subcontracting with an external street sweeping service provider,
and 3) the annual increase for the solid waste collection service rates for the cities that combine
services. The purpose of this report is to provide the results of staff's solid waste collection and
street sweeping services evaluation.
BACKGROUND
Staff evaluated seventy-seven (77) cities within Los Angeles County including thirty-one (3 1)
cities in the San Gabriel Valley (SGV) that contract their solid waste collection and street
sweeping services and identified at total of twenty-four (24) cities including eighteen (18) cities
in the SGV that currently combine solid waste collection and street sweeping services through
their franchise solid waste hauler. Details of the cities and combined services are summarized in
Table 1 below.
Table 1— Cities with Combined Solid Waste Collection and Street Sweeping Services
No.
City
Waste Hauler
Internal Street Sweeping Operation
1
Avalon
CR&R Environmental Services
Yes
2
Azusa
Athens Services
Yes
Bellflower
CR&R Environmental Services
Yes
Bradbury
Burrtec Waste Industries
No
5
Covina
Athens Services
Yes
6
Duarte
Burrtec Waste Industries
No
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Glendora
Athens Services
Yes
Table 1 Continued — Cities with Combined Solid Waste Collection and Street Sweeping Services
No.
City
Waste Hauler
Internal Street Sweeping Operation
8
Hermosa Beach
Athens Services
Yes
9
Industry
Valley Vista Services
Yes
10
Irwindale
Athens Services
Yes
11
La Mirada
EDCO
No
12
La Puente
Valley Vista Services
Yes
13
Monrovia
Athens Services
Yes
14
Monterey Park
Athens Services
Yes
15
Palos Verdes Estates
Athens Services
Yes
16
Pomona
Athens Services
Yes
17
Redondo Beach
Athens Services
Yes
18
San Gabriel
Athens Services
Yes
19
San Marino
Athens Services
Yes
20
Sierra Madre
Athens Services
Yes
21
South El Monte
Athens Services
Yes
22
South Pasadena
Athens Services
Yes
23
Temple City
Athens Services
Yes
24
Walnut
Valley Vista Services
Yes
In addition, staff performed outreach to several cities within the San Gabriel Valley requesting
monthly residential solid waste service rates and annual increases to these rates and was able
obtain information from five (5) cities between the years of 2018 and 2022. The basis for the
service rate increases were dependent on several variables including but not limited to Consumer
Price Index, specific solid waste programs, changes in law, franchise fees, and annual fees. The
results of staff's outreach are summarized below:
City
of San Gabriel (90 Gallon - Standard Residential)
Year
Monthly Service Cost
Percent Increase
2022
$44.28
7.2
2021
$41.31
13.5
2020
$36.41
7.2
2019
$33.95
3.3
2018
$32.85
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City of South Pasadena (90 Gallon - Standard Residential)
Year
Monthly Service Cost
Percent Increase
2022
$48.16
10.5
2021
$43.57
0.0
2020
$43.57
0.7
2019
$43.28
3.4
2018
$41.87
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Temple City (90 Gallon - Standard Residential)
Year
Monthly Service Cost
Percent Increase
2022
$46.47
9.5
2021
$42.44
11.3
2020
$38.13
3.2
2019
$36.95
2.9
2018
$35.91
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City of Monrovia (90 Gallon - Standard Residential)
Year
Monthly Service Cost
Percent Increase
2022
39.68
8.8
2021
36.47
4.5
2020
34.91
5.7
2019
33.03
4.8
2018
31.53
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City of Duarte (90 Gallon - Standard Residential)
Year
Monthly
Service Cost
Monthly Residential
Sweeping Fee
Percent Increase
2022
$34.91
$2.15
8.5
2021
$32.15
$2.01
16.3
2020
$27.43
$1.93
2.6
2019
$26.71
$1.90
11.2
2018
$23.89
$1.84
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the report be reviewed and filed.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact with this item.
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STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
None.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This item not defined as a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
therefore, the proposed plan is not subject to CEQA.
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
Prepared by:
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Public Works Fiscal and Project Manager
Submitted by:
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Michael Chung, P.E.
Director of Public Works