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Agoura Hills approves 3% solid-waste rate adjustment tied to CPI; council seeks more WM cost transparency
Summary
After a technical presentation and lengthy questioning of Waste Management and consultant Solid Waste Solutions, the council approved a CPI-capped 3% increase plus a subcommittee-recommended 3% SWRA (where allowed), estimating a roughly $1.03 monthly increase for typical level-1 households; council asked WM for a clearer cost comparison between the Calabasas and Simi Valley landfills and required continued senior and organics outreach.
Agoura Hills City Council voted 5–0 Thursday to approve a measured solid-waste rate adjustment package that combines the franchise agreement’s CPI provision (capped at 3%) and a subcommittee-recommended 3% discretionary SWRA where allowed.
Assistant City Manager Ramiro Adeva and consultant Kim Nilsen of Solid Waste Solutions presented Waste Management’s SWRA request and supporting documentation. Adeva explained that the franchise agreement allows a CPI-based increase annually (for the 12-month period ending Sept. 30) and that the discretionary SWRA requires WM to document operational cost increases such as fuel, equipment repairs, landfill tipping fees and processing costs.
WM’s submission included a scenario that would have applied the 2025 rate plus CPI plus the company’s operational cost changes, yielding higher increases (SWS staff…
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