TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: HYE JIN LEE, PE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
SUBJECT
Integrated Waste Management Services Rates Fiscal Year 2026-27.
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RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2026-037, establishing the integrated waste management service rates for Fiscal Year 2026-27, effective July 1, 2026, and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents on behalf of the City.
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FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed rates ensure full cost recovery for landfill disposal, green waste processing, collection services, utility billing, and the City's compliance with unfunded State-mandated recycling and diversion programs.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above further the City's values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
* Financial Stability
* Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships
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Expenditure: 5507380-43650
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BACKGROUND
On December 16, 2025, the City Council approved an Amended and Restated Agreement with USA Waste of California, Inc. (DBA Waste Management) for the provision of integrated waste management services, including refuse and recycling.
The Agreement allows for annual rate adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index ("CPI") for Garbage and Trash Collection published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. These adjustments apply to landfill disposal and collection services. Organics processing charges are treated as a direct pass-through based on rates established by Waste Management's third-party processor. In accordance with Proposition 218, the City conducted a public hearing on June 6, 2023, and approved a five-year schedule of potential rate adjustments.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
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