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Redondo Beach staff brief commission on proposed second amendment to Athens Services contract
Summary
Staff told the commission the city will pursue a second amendment with Athens Services to meet state organics rules, add bundled commercial/multifamily services and propose an eight-year contract extension; staff said single-family residential service and rates would not change.
Redondo Beach public works staff on Tuesday briefed the Public Works, Safety and Sustainability Commission on a proposed second amendment to the city—each's exclusive franchise agreement with Athens Services, saying the changes respond to new state requirements for organic-waste collection and industry disruptions.
Public Works Director Andy Wingie opened the presentation and introduced solid-waste staff. The presentation summarized the city's three-stream collection (trash, recycling and organics), special programs such as free bulky-item pickup and household hazardous-waste events, and the city's 100% franchise coverage for curbside residential service.
"Redondo Beach collects three streams of trash in our city: trash, recycling and organics," staff said, adding that the city has partnered with Athens Services since 2011 and is currently in year seven of a nine-year extended contract. Staff said the council had directed them to pursue a proposed second amendment with Athens Services to meet state mandates and address changes in disposal options.
Staff outlined three key provisions under discussion: changes to rate structure for multifamily and commercial accounts, bundled service options for businesses and larger multifamily properties, and a proposed eight-year extension of the current contract. Staff said the state mandate SB 1383 (referred to in the presentation) drives much of the organics and edible-food recovery requirements.
Commissioners asked how lid-flipping checks work and who performs them. Staff said Athens personnel in uniform and badge will perform curbside spot checks, photograph the cart contents and leave a tag if contamination is found. For commercial and large multifamily sites, staff said Athens and city recycling specialists would engage property managers directly.
Staff also addressed funding and customer billing: single-family residential service and rates are billed through a property-tax line item (refuse rates), and staff said there is no proposed change to single-family residential rates under the amendment. Multifamily properties of five units or more and commercial accounts would contract and be billed directly by Athens for selected, possibly-bundled services.
The commission approved a motion to receive and file the staff update.
Staff said they will continue negotiations with Athens and will return with more detailed contract provisions and financial impacts for commercial and multifamily customers as those discussions progress.
