Rio Dell council directs staff to pursue universal collection and update franchise agreement under SB 1383

RIO DELL — City officials moved to begin updating the city’s solid waste franchise agreement and pursue universal collection to comply with state organics-diversion rules and related franchise changes.

City Manager Kyle told the City Council the current solid waste franchise agreement expires Dec. 31, 2026, and that staff had retained CSG Consultants using a CalRecycle grant to assist negotiations and SB 1383 compliance. Kathleen Gallagher of CSG Consultants summarized options for mandatory collection of garbage, recycling and organics and saidSB 1383 “is a behemoth of a new law. It is an unfunded mandate.”

The council provided direction to staff to pursue full implementation (option A) as the baseline for negotiations and asked staff to return with Recology cost proposals and an updated franchise agreement package for council consideration.

Why it matters: SB 1383 requires jurisdictions to expand organics collection and track contamination and participation; local franchise agreements and ordinances must be updated to reflect new collection standards. Council members said coordinated implementation with neighboring jurisdictions will reduce per-jurisdiction costs and ease public outreach.

Key decisions and next steps - Direction to pursue universal (mandatory) weekly collection for garbage, recycling and organics in the franchise agreement: council consensus to move forward with implementation…