RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION:

1. SETTING DECEMBER 7, 2010 AT 9:00 A.M. AT YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING, AS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE GARBAGE AND RECYCLABLES COLLECTION RATES FOR THE UNINCORPORATED FRANCHISED AREA WITHIN THE SOUTH BAYSIDE WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY SERVICE AREA, EXCLUSIVE OF COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 8 (NORTH FAIR OAKS) AND WEST BAY SANITARY DISTRICT; AND 2.  DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO SEND A NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED COLLECTION RATE TO EACH AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNER

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, on October 20, 2009, this Board adopted Resolution No. 070423 which approved a new franchise agreement with Recology San Mateo County (RSMC) to provide services for the collection of recyclable materials, organic materials, and solid waste in CSA-8, and in the Unincorporated Franchised Area within the South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA) service area (Burlingame to Menlo Park), exclusive of CSA-8 and West Bay Sanitary District (the “County Franchised Area”) from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the County Franchised Area is comprised of the following communities: Burlingame Hills, San Mateo Highlands and Baywood Park [Crystal Springs area], Harbor Industrial, Devonshire Canyon, Palomar Park, Oak Knoll, Kensington Square, Emerald Lake Hills, Sequoia Tract, Peninsula Golf Club, and Trailer Ranchero; and

WHEREAS, RSMC will begin service in the SBWMA service area on January 1, 2011.

WHEREAS, the County has not previously set garbage and recyclables collection rates (rates) in the County franchised area as these areas were not previously covered by a franchise agreement; and

WHEREAS, rates for this area must be established before RSMC begins providing collection service on January 1, 2011; and

WHEREAS, on July 14, 2009, this Board adopted Resolution No. 070189, which set the garbage and recyclables collection rates in County Service Area No. 8 for FY 2009-10 and FY 2010-11; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works has recommended garbage and recyclables collection rates in Exhibit “A” and Unscheduled Service fees (Attachment Q of the Franchise Agreement) in Exhibit “B”, and this Board finds it necessary and desirable to adopt said rates and fees contained in Exhibits “A” and “B” as the proposed rate and fee schedules; and

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of California requires that written notice of any proposed new or increased fees or property related charges be provided by mail to the record owners of each parcel upon which the charges are proposed for imposition; and

WHEREAS, in light of the proposed garbage and recyclables collection rates contained in Exhibit “A”, written notice of the rates must be provided to the record owner of each parcel within the County Franchised Area.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED as follows:

1.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at 9:00 am in the Chambers of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, in the Hall of Justice and Records, Redwood City, California, is hereby fixed as the time and place of the hearing on the garbage and recyclables collection rates for the County Franchised Area effective January 1, 2011.

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IT IS HEREBY FURTHER DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Director of Public Works shall cause a copy of the "NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING", attached hereto, to be published once a week for two successive weeks prior to the date set for the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation.

3.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Director of Public Works shall prepare a written notice of the proposed garbage and recyclables collection rates in Exhibit “A” for the area, which will be the basis for the imposition and collection of charges by Recology San Mateo County and that the notice be sent by mail to the record owner of each parcel within the County Franchised Area.

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