REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Debra Jubinsky, Senior Management Analyst
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REVISED - Approve Changes to Residential and Commercial Trash Collection Services and to Residential Trash Collection Rates by A) Adopting Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise (WISE) Agreement Between County of Orange and City of Huntington Beach; B) Approving for Introduction Ordinance No. 4348 Adopting the First Amendment to the Revised and Restated Refuse Collection and Disposal Services Franchise Agreement Between City of Huntington Beach and Rainbow Disposal Company, Inc.; and C) Conducting a Public Hearing to Adopt Resolution 2026-11 Increasing Residential Trash Rates Effective July 2, 2026 and Ratifying the Methodology for Future Rate Adjustments
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Statement of Issue:
The City of Huntington Beach is required to update its residential and commercial trash collection services and adjust its residential rates to ensure long-term landfill disposal capacity at preferred rates, comply with state law (SB 1383, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Act of 2016), and maintain a balanced Refuse Fund.
The City Council is asked to consider approval of the 10-year Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise (WISE) Agreement with the County of Orange with an increase to cost of landfill disposal; approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4348 adopting the First Amendment to the Revised and Restated Refuse Collection and Disposal Services Franchise Agreement (Franchise Agreement) with Rainbow Disposal Company, Inc.; and adopt Resolution No. 2026-11 increasing residential trash rates $7.58 per household per month effective July 2, 2026 and ratifying the methodology for future rate adjustments. This topic was the subject of a City Manager's Report presented on March 17, 2026.
Financial Impact:
If the rate is approved as propose...
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