HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/18/2025 Item 6a, Floyd and Buckingham - Staff Agenda CorrespondenceCity of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum
City of San Luis Obispo
Council Agenda Correspondence
DATE: March 18, 2025
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Aaron Floyd, Utilities Director
Prepared By: Meg Buckingham, Solid Waste and Recycling Program Manager
VIA: Whitney McDonald, City Manager
SUBJECT: ITEM 6A – INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES TO RESTATE THE CITY’S
EXISTING SOLID WASTE, RECYCLING, AND ORGANICS FRANCHISE
AGREEMENTS WITH SAN LUIS GARBAGE COMPANY AND AMEND
SECTION 8.04.070 OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL
CODE
Staff received the following question, regarding the introduction of an ordinance amending
section 8.04.070 of the City’s Municipal Code. The question is below with staff’s response
shown in italics:
1) Why doesn’t the draft ordinance amending section 8.04.070 describe the new
5-year or $50,000 limits (whichever comes first) for setting a hearing on
delinquent fees? I see this is in the agreement, but does this change need to
be notated in the ordinance?
The proposed municipal code change would make collecting delinquent solid
waste accounts less frequent, which is currently identified as an annual process.
Meanwhile, the franchise agreement would set stricter limits, requiring collection
every five years or when overdue amounts exceed $50,000. Keeping the franchise
agreement stricter ensures that future adjustments to the timeline or dollar
threshold could be done during future franchise agreement amendments
processes, such as amendments directed by state law, and would not require also
changing the municipal code.