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Brea council weighs solid-waste rate increases, Republic Services package to meet SB 1383
Summary
City staff and Republic Services presented a package of rate adjustments and contract changes intended to bring Brea into compliance with California’s SB 1383. Council members objected to an extra 0.75% commercial surcharge and debated timing of the index change; no final vote was taken.
Brea City Council spent the largest portion of its Feb. 18 meeting reviewing proposed solid-waste and recycling service rate adjustments and a revised franchise agreement with Republic Services intended to bring the city into compliance with California’s Senate Bill 1383.
Senior management analyst Matt told the council the revised proposal would shorten the transition from the consumer price index to a garbage/trash collection index for residential accounts and accelerate the commercial transition, while also asking for an additional 0.75 percentage point on commercial rates for years two through six. Matt said staff’s recommended residential curbside rate would rise from about $27.80 to $31.27, an increase the staff estimated at roughly 17%, and…
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