ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 13, Article II, Sec. 13-60 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Pertaining to the REFUSE FEE.
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BACKGROUND: On October 8, 2019 the City Manager presented to Council a balanced 2020-2021 Biennial Budget. As part of the budget presented, an increase in the refuse fee was included to cover the cost of refuse collection and disposal. The amount of the fee proposed is $21.00 for 2020, $22.00 for 2021, $23.00 for 2022, $24.00 for 2023 and $25.00 for 2024 and beyond per dwelling unit per month for single-family detached residences, single-family attached residences and two-to-four family residences. The fee will also increase for stacked condominiums to $9.00 for 2020, $10.00 for 2021 and 2022, and $11.00 for 2023 and beyond.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The increase in fees will provide additional revenue of approximately $1.1 million in 2020 and an additional $440 thousand per year through 2024 to offset the cost of collection and disposal.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS:
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The refuse fee will be increased to $21.00 per month effective January 1, 2020.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The refuse fee will increase to $19.00 per month and an additional $750 thousand will need to be provided by the General Fund as subsidize to the Refuse Collection Fund. As a result, the General Fund will not meet the increase in fund balance established by Council Policy without and additional revenue source or expenditure reduction.
ALTERNATIVES: Provide an alternate rate or reduction in expense.
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City
2. Beautiful Peoria
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Have an efficient government.
2. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
3. Support sustainability.
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office